[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 73 (Monday, April 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20176-20177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7688]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

April 8, 2005.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of 
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
contacting Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) 
or e-mail:[email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
(BLS), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503, 202-395-7316 (this is not a toll-free number), within 30 days 
from the date of this publication in the Federal Register.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
     Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Consumer Price Index Commodities and Services Survey.
    OMB Number: 1220-0039.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; and State, Local, or Tribal Government.

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                                                                                     Hours per
            Activity               Total number      Frequency     Total annual      response        Estimated
                                  of respondents                     responses       (average)     burden hours
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Pricing.........................          42,314        Monthly/         385,904             .33         127,348
                                                       Bimonthly
Outlet and Item Rotation/                 12,634          Annual          12,634            1.0           12,634
 Initiation.....................
Item Re-initiation..............             440          Annual             440            1.0              440
Test pricing....................           1,900          Annual           1,900             .65           1,235
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    Totals:.....................          57,288  ..............         400,878  ..............         141,657
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    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The collection of prices directly from retail 
establishments is essential for the timely and accurate calculation of 
the commodities and services component of the Consumer Price Index. 
Respondents include retail establishments throughout the country.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-7688 Filed 4-15-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-24-M