[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 17144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4921]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

March 30, 2006.
    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: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Labor Market Information (LMI) Cooperative Agreement.
    OMB Number: 1220-0079.
    Type of Response: Reporting and Recordkeeping.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: Quarterly; Monthly; and Annually.
    Number of Respondents: 55.
    Total Annual Responses: 860.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 793.
    Estimate Average Response Time: Varies by report, see below.

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    Information collection       Respondents      Frequency       Responses           Time          Total hours
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Work Statements..............              55               1              55  1-2 hr...........          55-110
BIF (LMI 1A, 1B).............              55               1              55  1-6 hr...........          55-330
Quarterly Automated Financial              48               4             192  10-50 min........          32-160
 Reports.
Monthly Automated Financial                48             * 8             384  5-25 min.........          32-160
 Reports.
BLS Cooperative Statistics                  7              12              84  1-5 hr...........          84-420
 Fin. Report (LMI 2A).
Quarterly Status Report (LMI             1-30               4           4-120  1 hr.............           4-120
 2B).
Budget Variance Request Form.            1-55               1            1-55  5-25 min.........            0-23
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    Total....................            1-55  ..............         775-945  .................        262-1323
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    Average Totals...........              55  ..............             860  .................            793
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* Reports are not received for end-of-quarter months, i.e., December, March, June, and September.

    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The Bureau of Labor Statistics awards funds under 
authority of 29 U.S.C. Chapter 1 to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) in 
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
Islands, and Guam to assist them in operating one or more of five Labor 
Market Information (LMI) cooperative statistical programs, which 
themselves have been approved by OMB separately, as follows:

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                          Program                              OMB No.
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Current Employment Statistics (CES)........................    1220-0011
Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)..................    1220-0017
Occupational Employment Statistics (OES)...................    1220-0042
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)............    1220-0012
Mass Layoff Statistics Program (MLS).......................    1220-0090
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    The LMI Cooperative Agreement (CA) is the vehicle through which 
SWAs are awarded funds. The CA package includes application 
instructions and materials, as well as financial reporting, closeout, 
and other administrative requirements, as spelled out in OMB Circular 
A-102, Grants and Cooperative Agreements with State and Local 
Governments, and its implementing common rule in 2 CFR part 215, and as 
published by the Department of Labor at 29 CFR part 97.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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