[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 2, 2011)]
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[FR Doc No: 2011-4644]



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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; 
Comment Request; Consumer Expenditure Surveys: The Quarterly Interview 
and the Diary; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Consumer Expenditure Surveys: The Quarterly 
Interview and the Diary

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting a revision of the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsored information collection 
request (ICR) titled, ``Consumer Expenditure Surveys: The Quarterly 
Interview and the Diary,'' 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 April 1, 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, on the day following publication of this notice 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 U.S. Department of 
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 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: 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 Consumer Expenditure Surveys are used to 
gather information on expenditures, income, and other related subjects. 
These data are used to update the national Consumer Price Index. In 
addition, the data are used by a variety of researchers in academia, 
government agencies, and the private sector. The data are collected 
from a national probability sample of households designed to represent 
the total civilian non-institutional population.
    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 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 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 1220-0050. The current 
OMB approval is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2013. For additional 
information, see the related notice published in the Federal Register 
on September 20, 2010 (75 FR 57817).
    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 1220-0050. 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: Consumer Expenditure Surveys: The Quarterly 
Interview and the Diary.
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0050.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,975.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 76,550.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 70,104.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: February 24, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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