[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 180 (Monday, September 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 54689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15439]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 12, 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 
each ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
contacting the Department of Labor (DOL). To obtain documentation, 
contact Ira Mills on 202-693-4122 (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 DOL, 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 without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title: International Price Program (IPP)/U.S. Export Price Indexes.
    OMB Number: 1220-0025.
    Frequency: Quarterly; Monthly.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2,700.
    Number of Annual Responses: 18,410.
    Total Burden Hours: 11,871.
    Estimated Time per Response: Initial response rate is 1 hour and 
the follow-up response rate is 9 minutes.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The price data collected by the IPP is used to produce 
indexes which measure, on a monthly basis, changes in transaction 
prices of goods and services exported from or imported into the U.S. 
This published data is in turn used to deflate import and export trade 
statistics, deflate the foreign trade component of the GDP, determine 
monetary and fiscal policy, negotiate trade agreements, and determine 
trade and commercial policy. The respondents are establishments 
conducting import/export trade and receive no compensation for their 
participation. The IPP survey is voluntary.

    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title: International Price Program (IPP) U.S. Import Product 
Information.
    OMB Number: 1220-0026.
    Frequency: Quarterly; Monthly.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 3,700.
    Number of Annual Responses: 25,680.
    Total Burden Hours: 17,409.
    Estimated Time per Response: Initial response rate is 1 hour and 
the follow-up response rate is 9 minutes.
    Total annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The price data collected by the IPP is used to produce 
indexes which measure, on a monthly basis, changes in transaction 
prices of goods and services exported from or imported into the U.S. 
This published data is in turn used to deflate import and export trade 
statistics, deflate the foreign trade component of the GDP, determine 
monetary and fiscal policy, negotiate trade agreements, and determine 
trade and commercial policy. The respondents are establishments 
conducting import/export trade and receive no compensation for their 
participation. The IPP survey is voluntary.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer/Team Leader.
 [FR Doc. E6-15439 Filed 9-15-06; 8:45 am]
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