[Federal Register: May 1, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 84)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Draft Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality,
Objectively, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by the
Department of Labor; Request for Comment
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Labor
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) draft Guidelines for Ensuring
and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of
Information Disseminated by Department of Labor are available for
public comment on the DOL web site: http://www2.dol.gov/dol/cio/
public/programs/infoguidelines/guidelines.htm.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 31, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the draft guidelines must be submitted in
writing by postal mail, fax, or e-mail to Mrs. Theresa M. O'Malley,
Executive Office, Information Technology Center, Department of Labor,
Room N-1301, 2000 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; fax
number (202) 693-4228, or e-mail mailto:Omalley-Theresa@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Theresa M. O'Malley, Executive
Office, Information Technology Center, telephone (202) 693-4216 (this
is not a toll-free number), fax number (202)693-4228, or e-
mailmailto:Omalley-Theresa@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 22, 2002, the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) published a Federal Register Notice (67 FR
8452-8460) Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality,
Objectively, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by
Federal Agencies, Republication. The guidelines state that each agency
must prepared a draft report, no later than May 1, 2002, (as amended,
Federal Register Notice (67 FR 9797) March 4, 2002) providing the
agency's information quality guidelines and explaining how such
guidelines will ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility,
and integrity of information including statistical information
disseminated by the agency. This report must also detail the
administrative mechanisms developed by that agency to allow affected
persons to seek and obtain
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appropriate correction of information maintained and disseminated by
the agency that does not comply with the OMB or the agency guidelines.
Each agency must published a notice of availability of this draft
report in the Federal Register, and post this report on the agency's
website, to provide an opportunity for public comment.
The DOL has posted the draft Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing
the Quality, Objectively, Utility, and Integrity of Information
Disseminated by Department of Labor in the DOL website as referenced
above in the Summary section of this notice.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 23rd day of April, 2002.
Patrick Pizzella,
Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-10493 Filed 4-30-02; 8:45 am]
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