[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 68 (Monday, April 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 24507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07327]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


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

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 May 8, 2024.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202-
693-0213, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through the Quarterly Census of Employment 
and Wages Business Supplement (QBS), BLS can capture information on the 
impact of specific events on the U.S. economy in an efficient and cost-
effective manner. Information collected by the QBS allows stakeholders 
and data users to better understand and evaluate the impact of these 
events on the economy in a timely manner, allowing policy makers to be 
able to make informed decisions. For additional substantive information 
about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal 
Register on January 11, 2024 (89 FR 1944).
    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.
    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.
    Agency: DOL-BLS.
    Title of Collection: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages 
Business Supplement (QBS).
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0198.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 80,000.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 80,000.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 6,667 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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


Nicole Bouchet,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2024-07327 Filed 4-5-24; 8:45 am]
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