[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 31315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15433]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

June 25, 2009.
    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 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: OMB Desk Officer for the 
Department of Labor--Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 
202-395-7316/Fax: 202-395-5806 (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.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title of Collection: General Inquiries to State Agency Contacts.
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0168.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 54.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 15,927.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $0.
    Description: BLS awards funds to State Agencies in order to assist 
them in operating Labor Market Information and/or Occupational Safety 
and Health Statistics Federal/State cooperative statistical programs. 
To ensure a timely flow of data and to be able to evaluate and improve 
the programs it is necessary to conduct ongoing communications between 
BLS and the State partners dealing with, for example, deliverables, 
program enhancements, and administrative issues. For additional 
information, see related notice published at Vol. 74 FR 12386 on March 
24, 2009.

    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title of Collection: American Time Use Survey (ATUS).
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0175.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 13,240.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 4,358.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $0.
    Description: The ATUS is the Nation's first federally administered, 
continuous survey on time use in the United States. It measures, for 
example, time spent with children, working, sleeping, or doing leisure 
activities. In the United States, several existing Federal surveys 
collect income and wage data for individuals and families, and analysts 
often use such measures of material prosperity as proxies for quality 
of life. Time-use data substantially augment these quality-of-life 
measures. The data also can be used in conjunction with wage data to 
evaluate the contribution of non-market work to national economies. 
This enables comparisons of production between nations that have 
different mixes of market and non-market activities. The ATUS develops 
nationally representative estimates of how people spend their time. 
Respondents also report who was with them during activities, where they 
were, how long each activity lasted, and if they were paid. All of this 
information has numerous practical applications for sociologists, 
economists, educators, government policymakers, businesspersons, health 
researchers, and others.
    The ATUS data are collected on an ongoing, monthly basis, allowing 
analysts to identify changes in how people spend their time. The survey 
sample is drawn from households completing their final month of 
interviews for the Current Population Survey (CPS). Households are 
selected to ensure a representative demographic sample, and one 
individual from each household is selected to take part in one Computer 
Assisted Telephone Interview. The interview asks respondents to report 
all of their activities for one pre-assigned 24-hour day, the day prior 
to the interview. A short series of summary questions and CPS updates 
follows the core time diary collection.
    For additional information, see related notice published at Vol. 74 
FR 14160 on March 30, 2009.

Darrin A. King,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-15433 Filed 6-29-09; 8:45 am]
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