[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 136 (Monday, July 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 40544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11213]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

July 11, 2006.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection requests (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 
each 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: General Inquiries to State Agency Contacts.
    OMB Number: 1220-0168.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: As needed.
    Number of Respondents: 55.
    Total Annual Responses: 23,890.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 15,762.
    Estimate Average Response Time: 40 minutes.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) awards funds to 
State Agencies in order to assist them in operating one or more of 
seven Labor Market Information and/or Occupational Safety and Health 
Statistics Federal/State cooperative statistical programs. To ensure a 
timely flow of data and to be able to evaluate and improve the programs 
it is necessary to conduct ongoing communications between BLS and its 
State partners dealing with, for example, deliverables, program 
enhancements, and administrative issues.

    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: BLS Occupational Safety and Health Statistics (OSHS) 
Cooperative Agreement (CA) Application Package.
    OMB Number: 1220-0149.
    Type of Response: Reporting and Recordkeeping.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: Quarterly and Annually.
    Number of Respondents: 56.
    Total Annual Responses: 280.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 336.
    Estimate Average Response Time: 3 hours.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The BLS signs cooperative agreements with states, and 
political subdivisions thereof, to assist them in developing and 
administering programs that deal with occupational safety and health 
statistics and to arrange through these agreements for the research to 
further the objectives of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. The 
OSHS CA application package is representative of the package sent every 
year to State agencies and is, therefore, considered a ``generic'' 
package. The work statements are not the actual work statements that 
the applicants will see in subsequent fiscal years. Substantive changes 
to the work statements will be reviewed separately by OMB annually.

Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-11213 Filed 7-14-06; 8:45 am]
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