[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 92 (Thursday, May 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 27665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11676]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Consumer Price Index Commodities and Services 
Survey

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 Price Index Commodities and Services 
Survey,'' 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 June 13, 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 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 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 Price Index (CPI) is a measure 
of the average change over time in the prices paid by consumers for a 
market basket of consumer goods and services. Each month, BLS data 
collectors called economic assistants visit or call thousands of retail 
stores, service establishments, rental units, and doctors' offices all 
over the United States to obtain information on the prices of the 
thousands of items used to track and measure price changes in the CPI. 
The collection of price data from retail establishments is essential 
for the timely and accurate calculation of the commodities and services 
component of the CPI. The CPI is then widely used as a measure of 
inflation, indicator of the effectiveness of government economic 
policy, deflator for other economic series, and as a means of adjusting 
dollar values.
    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 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB 
approval for this information collection under OMB Control Number 1220-
0039. The current OMB approval is scheduled to expire on May 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 January 12, 2011 (76 FR 2149).
    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 the publication of this notice 
in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should reference OMB Control Number 1220-0039. 
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 submissions of responses.
    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
    Title of Collection: Consumer Price Index Commodities and Services 
Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0039.
    Affected Public: Private sector--Businesses or other for-profits 
and not-for-profit institutions; and State, Local, and Tribal 
governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 75,270.
    Total Estimated Number Responses: 502,958.
    Total Estimates Annual Burden Hours: 179,918.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: May 6, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-11676 Filed 5-11-11; 8:45 am]
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