[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 68 (Monday, April 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18117-18118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5180]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

April 5, 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 the Department of Labor (DOL). To obtain documentation, 
contact 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

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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: Report on Current Employment Statistics.
    OMB Number: 1220-0011.
    Form Number: BLS-790 Series.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government; and State, local, or tribal 
government.

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                                     Number of      Minutes per    Frequency of       Annual       Annual burden
              Form                  respondents       report         response        responses         hours
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A--Natural Resources and Mining.           1,400              11              12          16,800            3080
B--Construction.................          12,800              11              12         153,600          28,160
C--Manufacturing................          18,000              11              12         216,000          39,600
E--Service Providing Industries.         153,300              11              12       1,839,600         337,260
G--Public Administration........          56,700               6              12         680,400          68,040
S--Education....................           4,000               6              12          48,000           4,800
F1, F2, F3 Fax Forms............          36,400              11              12         436,800          80,080
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    Total.......................         282,600  ..............  ..............       3,391,200         561,020
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    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: In the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 
2006, signed into law on December 30, 2005, Congress required the 
Current Employment Statistics (CES) program to collect data on women 
workers. This revision entrains the required change.
    The Current Employment Statistics program provides current monthly 
statistics on employment, hours, and earnings, by industry. CES data on 
employment, hours, and earning by industry are among the most visible 
and widely-used Principal Federal Economic Indicators (PFEIs). CES data 
are also the timeliest of all PFEIs, with their release by BLS in the 
Employment Situation on the first Friday of most months.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-5180 Filed 4-7-06; 8:45 am]
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