[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31343-31344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10789]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

May 31, 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 by 
calling Ira Mills on 202-693-4122 (this is not a toll-free number) or 
e-mail: [email protected], or by accessing http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for U.S. Department of Labor/Bureau of 
Labor Statistic (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.

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    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved 
collection.
    Title: Veterans Supplement to the CPS.
    OMB Number: 1220-0102.
    Frequency: Biennially.
    Affected Public: Individuals or household.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Number of Respondents: 12,000.
    Number of Annual Responses: 12,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 400.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual Costs: 0 (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services).
    Description: The purpose of this request for review is for the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to obtain clearance for the Veterans 
Supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS), scheduled to be 
conducted in August 2007. The proposed supplement questions concerning 
veterans are shown in Attachment A. As part of the CPS, the supplement 
will survey individuals ages 17 and over from a nationally 
representative sample of approximately 60,000 U.S. households. The 
Veterans supplement is co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans 
Affairs (VA) and the U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans Employment and 
Training Service (VETS).
    The August 2007 Veterans supplement will provide information on the 
labor force status of veterans with service-connected disabilities, 
combat veterans, National Guard and Reserve veterans, and recently 
discharged veterans. The supplement will also provide data on veterans' 
participation in various employment and training programs.
    These data also will be used by the Veterans Employment and 
Training Service (VETS) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to 
determine policies that better meet the needs of our Nation's veteran 
population. Of current concern is the scope of the problems of veterans 
as well as the effectiveness of veterans' benefit programs in meeting 
their needs. The CPS demographic and labor force data provide a 
comprehensive picture that is invaluable in planning Federal programs 
and formulating policy. Legislation is regularly proposed in Congress 
concerning veterans; these proposals often use BLS data. Veterans 
service organizations, as well as academic researchers, use the data to 
analyze the employment status of various groups of veterans. We expect 
that approximately 12,000 veterans will participate in the survey.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer/Team Leader.
[FR Doc. E7-10789 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am]
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