[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 174 (Thursday, September 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 46619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21715]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

September 3, 2009.
    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 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 with change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title of Collection: Consumer Price Index (CPI) Housing Survey 
(CADC).
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0163.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 126,895.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 12,394.
    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 goods and services. Each month, BLS data collectors 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 CPI Housing Survey is the nation's primary 
source of information on residential rent change. For additional 
information, see related notice published at Vol. 74 FR 28726 on June 
17, 2009.

Darrin A. King,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-21715 Filed 9-9-09; 8:45 am]
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