[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 251 (Wednesday, December 31, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80432-80433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-31082]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

December 19, 2008.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of 
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; 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 Mary Beth Smith-
Toomey on 202-693-4223 (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

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Department of Labor--ETA, 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: Employment Training Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title of Collection: O*Net Data Collection Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0421.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households; State, Local, or Tribal 
Governments; Federal Government; and Private Sector--Businesses or 
other for profits, Farms, and Not-for-Profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 28,594.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 14,620.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $0.
    Description: The O*Net Data Collection Program yields detailed 
characteristics of occupations and skills for over 800 occupations by 
obtaining information from job incumbents/occupational specialists on 
worker and job characteristics to populate the O*Net (Occupational 
Information Network) database. The O*Net database information is used 
for a wide range of purposes related to career counseling and 
development, curriculum design, human resources functions and workforce 
investment efforts. The data collection methodology includes contacting 
businesses/associations to gain their cooperation, and collecting 
information from employees of cooperating businesses/associations as 
well as occupational specialists. For additional information, see 
related notice published at Volume 73 FR 28509 on May 16, 2008.

Darrin A. King,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-31082 Filed 12-30-08; 8:45 am]
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