[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 77 (Monday, April 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16695-16696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08001]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Quick Survey Business Questions Test

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsored information collection request (ICR) 
reinstatement with change titled, ``Quick Survey Business Questions 
Test,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 
of 1995. Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before May 22, 2019.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; 
including a description of the likely

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respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden 
may be obtained free of charge from the RegInfo.gov website at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201902-1220-002 (this link 
will only become active on the day following publication of this 
notice) or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129, TTY 
202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or sending an email to 
[email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail or courier to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-
BLS, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (this is not a toll-free 
number); or by email: [email protected]. Commenters are 
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance 
Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20210; or by email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or sending an 
email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks approval under the PRA for a 
reinstatement with change to the Quick Survey Business Questions Test. 
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will conduct a second Operations 
Test of a Quick Business Survey (QBS). The BLS will conduct this test 
to build on the results of the prior test to further evaluate QBS 
survey processes and operations in a possible production environment. 
If successful, a QBS would allow the BLS to collect information about 
the U.S. Economy in a more efficient manner than is currently possible 
and would allow data users to understand the impact of specific events 
on the economy in a timely manner. This information collection request 
allows the agency to use a revised version of the same information 
collection under the OMB Control Number provided with the original 
approval and has been classified as a reinstatement with change, 
because:
     A previously approved collection has expired or, the 
agency subsequently decided to discontinue. This request allows the 
agency to use a revised version of the same information collection 
under the OMB Control Number provided with the original approval.
     The agency made a change to the ICR by increasing the 
sample size in order to test refined sampling methodologies.
     The agency updated the employer costs for wages, salaries, 
and benefits using more current (September 2018) data.
    The BLS Authorizing Statute authorizes this information collection. 
See 29 U.S.C 1, 2.
    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 
Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. For additional 
substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice 
published in the Federal Register on December 28, 2018 (83 FR 67360).
    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 thirty (30) days of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1220-0192. 
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: DOL-BLS.
    Title of Collection: Quick Survey Business Questions Test.
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0192.
    Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 26,286.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 26,286.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 1,314 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

Frederick Licari,
Deputy Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-08001 Filed 4-19-19; 8:45 am]
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