[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55258-55259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25775]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

October 21, 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)/email: [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.

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    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title of Collection: Telephone Point of Purchase Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0044.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 21,649.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 10,280.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $0.
    Description: The purpose of this collection is to develop and 
maintain a timely list of retail, wholesale, and service establishments 
at which people shop for specific consumer items. The information 
collected is used to select establishments for pricing market basket 
items as needed for the Consumer Price Index. For additional 
information, see related notice published at Vol. 74 FR 40610 on August 
12, 2009.
    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement without change of a previously 
approved collection.
    Title of Collection: Displaced Worker, Job Tenure, and Occupational 
Mobility Supplement to CPS.
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0104.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 55,000.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 7,333.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $0.
    Description: The Displaced Worker, Job Tenure, and Occupational 
Mobility Supplement provides information on people who have lost or 
left jobs because their plant or company closed or moved, there was 
insufficient work for them to do, or their position or shift was 
abolished. It also gathers the number of years workers have been with 
their current employer and the economic impact of tenure. The 
information can be used to assess employment stability, displacement 
levels, occupational change over the year, and the need for, and scope 
of, programs serving adult displaced workers. For additional 
information, see related notice published at Vol. 74 FR 38672 on August 
4, 2009.

Darrin A. King,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-25775 Filed 10-26-09; 8:45 am]
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