[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 37 (Thursday, February 24, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10392-10393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4052]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Proposed Quarterly Census of Employment and 
Wages Green Goods and Services Survey

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission 
of the proposed Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsored information 
collection request (ICR) titled, ``Quarterly Census of Employment and 
Wages Green Goods and Services Survey,'' to the Office of Management

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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 March 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 (BLS), Office of Management and Budget, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-7314/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: The proposed Quarterly Census of Employment 
and Wages Green Goods and Services Survey is intended to collect data 
on green goods and services sector industry employment. The data 
collection will measure employment in green industries. It will help 
policymakers understand the size and growth opportunities in this 
developing sector of jobs and will be key to analyzing workforce trends 
in this area.
    This proposed information collection is subject to OMB approval 
under 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. For additional information, see the related notice published in 
the Federal Register on November 10, 2010 (75 FR 69128).
    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 ICR Reference Number 201011-1220-002. 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: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Green 
Goods and Services Survey.
    ICR Reference Number: 201011-1220-002.
    Affected Public: Federal Government; Private sector--businesses or 
other for-profits, not-for-profit institutions, and farms; and State 
local, and tribal governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 120,000.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 120,000.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 31,000
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: February 3, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-4052 Filed 2-23-11; 8:45 am]
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