[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 145 (Thursday, July 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 44811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18604]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

 Bureau of Labor Statistics


Office of the Secretary; Agency Information Collection Activities

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; Comment request.

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SUMMARY: 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 Linda Watts Thomas 
on 202-693-4223 (this is not a toll-free number) and e-mail to: [email protected].
    Interested parties are encouraged to send written comments to the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer 
for the Department of Labor--Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-7314/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 applicable OMB Control Number (see below).
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
    (1) 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;
    (2) 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;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) 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 of a currently approved collection.
    Title of Collection: Report on Occupational Employment and Wages.
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0042.
    Frequency: Semi-annually.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions, Federal Government, State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Cost to Federal Government: $0.
    Total Respondents: 315,900.
    Total Number of Responses: 315,900.
    Total Burden Hours: 236,925.
    Total Hour Burden Cost (operating/maintaining): $0.
    Description: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-
clearance consultation program to provide the general public and 
Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or 
continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program 
helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired 
format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, 
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of 
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. The 
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments concerning the 
proposed extension of the ``Report on Occupational Employment and 
Wages.'' A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) 
can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the 
Addresses section of this notice.

    Dated: July 23, 2010.
Linda Watts Thomas,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-18604 Filed 7-28-10; 8:45 am]
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