[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 19 (Friday, January 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5210-5211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1843]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; National Compensation Survey

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission 
of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsored information 
collection request (ICR) titled, ``National Compensation Survey,'' as 
proposed to be revised, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

DATES: Submit comments on or before February 28, 2011.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting 
documentation; including a description of the likely respondents, 
proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be 
obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site, http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129 
(this is not a toll-free number) or sending an e-mail to [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Management and Budget, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-6929/Fax: 202-395-6881 
(these are not toll-free numbers), e-mail: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the National Compensation Survey 
(NCS), the BLS conducts ongoing surveys of compensation (earnings and 
benefits) and job characteristics. The NCS produces data on local, 
regional, and national levels by sampling establishments various 
localities in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The NCS 
samples 152 areas, of which 117 are metropolitan areas. Data from the 
48 contiguous States is used to provide data to the President's Pay 
Agent to meet the BLS obligation under the Federal Employees Pay 
Comparability Act. NCS data also produces the Employment Cost Index,

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which is designated a principal Federal Economic Indicator under OMB 
Statistical Policy Directive No. 3.
    This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency 
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and 
the public is generally not required to respond to an information 
collection, unless it is currently approved by the OMB under the PRA 
and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, 
notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally 
be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of 
information if the collection of information does not display a 
currently valid OMB control number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The 
DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection under OMB 
Control Number 1220-0164. The current OMB approval is scheduled to 
expire on January 31, 2011; however, it should be noted that 
information collections submitted to the OMB receive a month-to-month 
extension while they undergo review. For additional information, see 
the related notice published in the Federal Register on October 4, 2010 
(75 FR 61178).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of this notice in 
the Federal Register. In order to ensure appropriate consideration, 
comments should reference OMB Control Number 1220-0164. The OMB is 
particularly interested in comments that:
     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 (BLS).
    Title of Collection: National Compensation Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0164.
    Affected Public: Private sector--businesses and other for profits 
and not for profit institutions; State, local, and tribal governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 14,433.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 46,201.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 37,120.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: January 24, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-1843 Filed 1-27-11; 8:45 am]
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