[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 4 (Monday, January 8, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

January 3, 2007.
    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 
from RegInfo.gov at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by 
contacting Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free 
number)/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, Telephone: 202-395-7316/Fax: 202-395-6974 (these are not toll-
free numbers), 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: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: The Consumer Expenditure Surveys: The Quarterly Interview 
and the Diary.
    OMB Number: 1220-0050.
    Type of Response: Reporting and recordkeeping.
    Frequency: Quarterly and weekly.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,875.
    Annual Responses: 75,850.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 72,614.
    Average Burden Time per Response: Approximately 1 hour.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The Consumer Expenditure Surveys are used to gather 
information on expenditures, income, and other related subjects. These 
data are used to periodically update the national Consumer Price Index. 
In addition, the data are used by a variety of researchers in academia, 
government agencies, and the private sector. The data are collected 
from a national probability sample of households designed to represent 
the total civilian non-institutional population.

Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-21 Filed 1-5-07; 8:45 am]
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