[Federal Register: May 30, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 103)]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

 
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

May 23, 2007.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
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 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of 
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
calling Ira Mills on 202-693-4122 (this is not a toll-free number) or 
E-Mail: Mills.Ira@dol.gov, or by accessing http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain
.

    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for U.S. Department of Labor/Bureau of 
Labor Statistic (BLS), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503, 202-395-7316 (this is not a toll free number), 
within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal 
Register.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
     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: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Type of Review: Revisions for a currently approved collection.
    Title: CPS Volunteer Supplement.
    OMB Number: 1220-0176.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Number Of Respondents: 63,000.
    Number of Annual Responses: 106,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,300.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual Costs: 0 (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services.
    Description: The purpose of this request for review is for the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to obtain clearance for the Volunteer 
Supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS), scheduled to be 
conducted in September 2007. The CPS has been the principal source of 
the official Government statistics on employment and unemployment for 
over 60 years. Collection of labor force data through the CPS helps BLS 
meet its mandate as set forth in Title 29, United States Code, Sections 
1 through 9.
    As part of the CPS, supplement questions will survey individuals 
ages 15 and over from a nationally representative sample of 
approximately 60,000 U.S. households. The BLS is continuing this 
project at the request of the Corporation for National and Community 
Service.
    The Volunteer Supplement provides information on the total number 
of individuals in the U.S. involved in unpaid volunteer activities, 
measures of the frequency or intensity with which individuals 
volunteer, types of organizations that facilitate volunteerism, 
activities in which volunteers participate, and the prevalence of 
volunteering more than 120 miles from home or abroad.
    Because the Volunteer Supplement is part of the CPS, the same 
detailed demographic information collected in the CPS is available 
about respondents to the Supplement. Thus, comparisons of volunteer 
activities are possible across respondent characteristics including 
sex, race, age, and educational. It is intended that the Supplement 
will be conducted annually, if resources permit, in order to gauge 
changes in volunteerism.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer/Team Leader.
 [FR Doc. E7-10289 Filed 5-29-07; 8:45 am]

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