[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25771-25772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-10038]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

May 1, 2008.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of 
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; 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 Website 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: 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 a 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.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a previously approved 
collection.
    Title: Report on Current Employment Statistics.
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0011.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profits; not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local, and Tribal Governments; and Federal 
Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 264,700.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 529,940.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $0.
    Description: The Current Employment Statistics program provides 
current monthly statistics on employment, hours, and earnings, by 
industry. The statistics are fundamental inputs in economic decision 
processes at all levels of government, private enterprise, and 
organized labor. For additional information, see related notice 
published at 73 FR 7608 on February 8, 2008.
    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a previously approved 
collection.
    Title: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0012.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,042,080.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $0.
    Description: QCEW data, which are provided to BLS by State 
Workforce Agencies, are used by BLS as a sampling frame for its 
establishment surveys; for publishing of accurate current estimates of 
employment for the U.S., States, and metropolitan areas; and publishing 
quarterly census totals of local establishment counts, employment, and 
wages. The Bureau of Economic Analysis uses the data to produce 
accurate personal income data for the U.S., States, and local areas. 
Finally, the data is critical to the Employment Training Administration 
to administer unemployment insurance programs. For additional 
information, see related notice published at 73 FR 6215 on February 2, 
2008.
    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a previously approved 
collection.
    Title: Consumer Price Index Commodities and Services Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0039.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profits; not-for-profit 
institutions; and State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 53,600.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 123,850.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $0.
    Description: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the 
average change over time in the prices paid by consumers for a market 
basket of consumer goods and services. Each month, BLS data collectors 
called economic assistants, visit or call thousands of retail stores, 
service establishments, rental units, and doctors' offices, all over 
the United States to obtain information on the prices of the thousands 
of items used to track and measure price changes in the CPI. The 
collection of price data is essential for the timely and accurate 
calculation of the commodities and services component of the CPI. The 
CPI is then widely used as a measure of inflation, indicator of the 
effectiveness of government economic policy, deflator for other 
economic series, and as a means of adjusting dollar values. For 
additional information, see related

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notice published at 73 FR 3755 on January 22, 2008.

Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-10038 Filed 5-6-08; 8:45 am]
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