[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 83 (Monday, May 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23429-23430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09203]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages 
Business Supplement (QBS)

AGENCY: Department of Labor.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Bureau of 
Labor Statistics (BLS)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with

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the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR 
are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before June 2, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely 
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and 
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202-
693-8538, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) intends 
to implement a new collection for a QCEW Business Supplement (QBS). 
Through the QBS, the BLS will be able to capture information on the US 
economy in a more efficient and timely manner than is currently 
possible. The QBS is intended to be a versatile collection instrument 
that will allow BLS to quickly collect and publish information so that 
stakeholders and data users can understand the impact of specific 
events on the US economy as they occur, improving the relevancy of the 
data. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the 
related notice published in the Federal Register on February 3, 2021 
(86 FR 8037).
    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 the OMB approves it 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 that does not display a valid 
OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
    DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
    Agency: DOL-BLS.
    Title of Collection: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages 
Business Supplement (QBS).
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0NEW.
    Affected Public: Private Sector-- Businesses or other for-profits, 
not-for-profit institutions, and farms.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 149,250.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 149,250.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 12,438 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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

    Dated: April 26, 2021.
Mara Blumenthal,
Senior PRA Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021-09203 Filed 4-30-21; 8:45 am]
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