[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 210 (Wednesday, October 31, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61682-61683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21456]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

October 26, 2007.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission 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 the ICR, with applicable supporting documentation; 
including among other things a description of the likely respondents, 
proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be 
obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site 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].
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: Brian A. Harris-Kojetin, 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), E-
mail: [email protected] within 30 days from the date of this 
publication in the Federal Register. In order to ensure the appropriate 
consideration, comments should reference the OMB Control Number (see 
below).
    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.

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    Type of Review: Revision of a previously approved collection.
    Title: National Compensation Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0164.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profits and 
not-for-profits institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 34,929.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 49,644.
    Estimated Total Annual Costs Burden: $0.
    Description: Under the National Compensation Survey (NCS), the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) conducts ongoing surveys of 
compensation (earning and benefits) and job characteristics. The NCS 
produces data on local, regional and national levels by sampling 
establishments various localities in all 50 states and the District of 
Columbia. The NCS samples 152 areas, of which 117 are metropolitan 
areas. Data from the 48 contiguous States is used to provide data to 
the President's Pay Agent to meet the BLS obligation under the Federal 
Employees Pay Comparability Act (FEPCA). NCS data produces the 
Employment Cost Index (ECI) which is designated as a principal Federal 
Economic Indicator under OMB Statistical Policy Directive No. 3.

Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-21456 Filed 10-30-07; 8:45 am]
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