[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17270-17271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05834]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Labor Market Information Cooperative Agreement

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

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that the agency 
receives on or before April 21, 2023.

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) 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; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) 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: Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202-
693-0213, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLS enters into Cooperative Agreements 
with State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) in the 50 states, the District of 
Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam, annually to 
provide financial assistance to the SWAs for the production and 
operation of one or more of four Labor Market Information (LMI) 
programs: Current Employment Statistics, Local Area Unemployment 
Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage 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 Cooperative Agreement package includes application 
instructions and materials, as well as financial reporting, closeout, 
and other administrative requirements as provided for by the Uniform 
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements 
for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200).
    The Department of Labor (DOL) is implementing a new grants 
management

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system, GrantSolutions, and the BLS will be transitioning to this new 
system in June 2023. The BLS is seeking approval to incorporate changes 
into the fiscal year 2023 LMI Cooperative Agreement application package 
resulting from the move to GrantSolutions. For additional substantive 
information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the 
Federal Register on November 18, 2020 (85 FR 73515).
    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. The current 
approval is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2024.
    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: Labor Market Information Cooperative 
Agreement.
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0079.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Private 
Sector--Businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 54.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 933.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 756 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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

Nicole Bouchet,
Senior PRA Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2023-05834 Filed 3-21-23; 8:45 am]
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