[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1773-1774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-149]


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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. The 
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments concerning the 
proposed new collection of the ``CES Supplemental Form on Temporary 
Help, Leased, and Other Contracted Work.'' 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 March 13, 2006.

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 Current Employment Statistics (CES) Survey is a Federal/State 
program of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It produces monthly 
estimates of employment, hours, and earnings based on U.S. 
nonagricultural establishment payrolls. Information for these estimates 
is derived from 265,000 reports (representing 135,000 UI accounts and 
350,000 individual worksites), as of December 2004. Each month, these 
firms report their employment, payroll, and hours on forms identified 
as BLS-790. All of these reports are collected under a probability 
based sample design.
    The CES Supplemental Form on Temporary Help, Leased, and Other 
Contracted Work will focus on the use of temporary help, leased 
employees, and other contracted workers in all non-farm industries. Use 
of these types of employees are an important leading indicator of 
trends in the U.S. labor market and a better understanding of hiring 
patterns will help quantify gains and losses in payroll employment. 
Data will be collected for the reference period of April 12, 2006, and 
will include the

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comparable CES all employees figure, temporary help agency workers, 
leased workers, independent contractors, and other workers not 
classified elsewhere. The BLS plans to re-contact 100 of the 16,000 
respondents to verify the quality of the responses received.
    Reporting for the CES survey is voluntary under federal law, but is 
mandatory under state law in five States. The supplemental survey will 
not be using the State mandatory reporting authority.
    The BLS may conduct additional supplemental surveys in the future, 
depending on the availability of resources and the significance of the 
topic. The BLS is requesting approval for collection through December 
31, 2006.

II. Current Action

    Office of Management and Budget Clearance is being sought for the 
CES Supplemental Form on Temporary Help, Leased, and Other Contracted 
Work.

III. Desired Focus of Comments

    The BLS 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.
    Type of Review: New Collection.
    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Title: CES Supplemental Form on Temporary Help, Leased, and Other 
Contracted Work.
    OMB Number: 1220-NEW.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; Small businesses 
or organizations.

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                                     Number of      Minutes per    Frequency of       Annual       Annual burden
              Form                  respondents       report         response        responses         hours
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Supplemental Form on Temporary            16,000              20               1          16,000           5,333
 Help, Leased, and Other
 Contracted Work................
Response Analysis interviews....             100             120               1             100             200
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    Total.......................          16,100  ..............  ..............          16,100           5,533
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    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.
    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 3rd day of January 2006.
Kimberley Hill,
Acting Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor 
Statistics.
 [FR Doc. E6-149 Filed 1-10-06; 8:45 am]
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