[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 136 (Monday, July 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 41240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14023]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance 
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing 
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to 
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, 
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, 
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of 
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. 
Currently, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments 
concerning the proposed new collection of the ``Current Population 
Survey (CPS) Disability Questions Test,'' to be conducted in February 
2006. A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can 
be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the Addresses 
section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or before September 16, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, 
Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 
2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC 20212, telephone number 
(202) 691-7628. (This is not a toll free number.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, 
telephone number (202) 691-7628. (See ADDRESSES section.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The February 2006 CPS Disability Questions Test will be conducted 
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The Test will gather 
information on the disability status of CPS respondents. The BLS will 
use the data to assess the effectiveness of new questions designed to 
identify persons with disabilities within the context of the CPS. 
Additionally, the BLS will be able to evaluate the effect that adding 
these questions to the CPS on a monthly basis will have on that 
survey's response rates. Other groups who may find these data to be of 
interest include veterans groups, educational associations, and 
disability advocacy groups.
    Because the Disability Questions Test is part of the CPS, the same 
detailed demographic information collected in the CPS will be available 
on respondents to the Test. Data concerning disabled persons will be 
possible across characteristics such as sex, race, age, and educational 
attainment of the respondent.

II. Current Action

    Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the 
CPS Disability Questions Test.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Title: CPS Disability Questions Test.
    OMB Number: 1220-NEW.
    Affected Public: Households.
    Total Respondents: 22,500.
    Frequency: Once.
    Total Responses: 43,500.
    Average Time per Respondent: 2 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 750 hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.

III. Desired Focus of Comments

    The Bureau of Labor Statistics is particularly interested in 
comments that:
     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 submissions of responses.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
approval of the information collection request; they also will become a 
matter of public record.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 12th day of July, 2005.
Cathy Kazanowski,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. 05-14023 Filed 7-15-05; 8:45 am]
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