[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 24, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30198-30199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12643]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Green Technologies and Practices (GTP) Survey

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics (BLS) information collection request (ICR) titled, 
``Green Technologies and Practices Survey,'' to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 
chapter 35).

DATES: Submit comments on or before June 23, 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 Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) 
program has been funded to collect and produce objective and reliable 
information on occupational employment and wages for green jobs at the 
establishment level. This is to be conducted through a special employer 
survey. This work is necessary to meet the publication objective 
outlined in the FY2010 Congressional Appropriation. The GTP Survey will 
collect information on jobs within firms that use green technologies 
and practices as a part of business operations, regardless of the 
products or services produced.
    OMB clearance is being sought for the ``BLS Green Technologies and 
Practices Survey.'' The goal of the BLS and its OES program is to 
produce economic statistics on employment related to the use of 
environmentally friendly technologies and practices across the U.S. 
economy. Using its business establishment register, the OES program 
intends to survey establishments about these green activities and the 
associated employment. The survey will identify employers performing 
green activities, determine whether they have any employees performing 
tasks associated with these activities, gather information to classify 
those employees according to the Standard Occupational Classification 
(SOC) system, and collect wage rate information.
    This proposed 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. For additional 
information, see the related notice published in the Federal Register 
on February 3, 2011 (76 FR 6161).
    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 ICR Reference Number 121103-
1220-003. 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;
     Minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated,

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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: Green Technologies and Practices Survey.
    Type of Review: New Collection (Request for a new OMB Control 
Number).
    ICR Reference Number: 201103-1220-003.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--Businesses or other for-profits 
and not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government; State, Local, and 
Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number Responses: 27,001.
    Total Estimates Annual Burden Hours: 9,001.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: May 17, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-12643 Filed 5-23-11; 8:45 am]
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