[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 221 (Friday, November 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54418-54419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24997]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics


Information Collection Activities; Comment Request

AGENCY: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance 
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing 
collections of information, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be 
provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial 
resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, 
and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be 
properly assessed. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting 
comments on the proposed extension without change of a currently 
approved collection of the ``Labor Market Information (LMI) Cooperative 
Agreement application package.'' A copy of the proposed information 
collection request can be obtained by contacting the individual listed 
below in the Addresses section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
Addresses section of this notice on or before JANUARY 16, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer, 
Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 
2 Massachusetts Avenue NE., Washington, DC 20212. Written comments also 
may be transmitted by fax to 202-691-5111 (this is not a toll free 
number).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer, 
at 202-691-7628 (this is not a toll free number). (See Addresses 
section.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The BLS enters into Cooperative Agreements with State Workforce 
Agencies (SWAs) annually to provide financial assistance to the SWAs 
for the production and operation of the following LMI statistical 
programs: Current Employment Statistics, Local Area Unemployment 
Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, and Quarterly Census of 
Employment and Wages. The Cooperative Agreement provides the basis for 
managing the administrative and financial aspects of these programs.
    The existing collection of information allows Federal staff to 
negotiate the Cooperative Agreement with the SWAs and monitor their 
financial and programmatic performance and adherence to administrative 
requirements imposed by the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost 
Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200) and 
other grant related regulations. The information collected also is used 
for planning and budgeting at the Federal level and in meeting Federal 
reporting requirements.
    The Cooperative Agreement application package being submitted for 
approval is representative of the package sent every year to state 
agencies. The work statements included in the Cooperative Agreement 
application also are representative of what is included in the whole 
LMI Cooperative Agreement package. The final Cooperative Agreement, 
including the work statements, will be submitted separately to the 
Office of Management and Budget for review of any minor year-to-year 
information collection burden changes they may contain.

II. Current Action

    Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the 
LMI Cooperative Agreement application package.

III. Desired Focus of Comments

    The BLS 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, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submissions of responses.
    Title of Collection: Labor Market Information (LMI) Cooperative 
Agreement Application Package.
    OMB Number: 1220-0079.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
    Frequency: Monthly, quarterly, annually.

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   Information collection       Respondents      Frequency       Responses           Time           Total hours
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Work Statements.............              54               1              54  1-2 hr............          54-108
BIF (LMI 1A)................              54               1              54  1-6 hr............          54-324
BIF (LMI 1B)................            0-30               1            0-30  1-6 hr............           0-180
Quarterly Automated                       48               4             192  10-50 min.........          32-160
 Financial Reports.
Monthly Automated Financial               48              8*             384  5-25 min..........          32-160
 Reports.
BLS Cooperative Statistics                 7              12              84  1-5 hr............          84-420
 Financial Report (LMI 2A).
Quarterly Status Report (LMI            0-30               4           0-120  1 hr..............           0-120
 2B).
Budget Variance Request Form            0-54               1            0-54  5-25 min..........            0-23
Transmittal and                           54               1              54  5-10 min..........           4.5-9
 Certification Form.
FRW-A: Base Programs........              54               1              54  20-30 min.........           18-27
FRW-B: AAMC.................            0-30               1            0-30  20-30 min.........            0-15
Property Listing............            0-54               1            0-54  20-30 min.........            0-27
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    Total...................              54  ..............       876-1,164  ..................      278.5-1573
    Average Totals..........              54  ..............           1,020  ..................          925.75
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* Reports are not received for end-of-quarter months, i.e., December, March, June, and September.

    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
approval of the information collection request; they also will become a 
matter of public record.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 9th day of November 2017.
Kimberley D. Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems.
[FR Doc. 2017-24997 Filed 11-16-17; 8:45 am]
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