[Federal Register: January 20, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 12)]
[Notices]               
[Page 3137-3138]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 14, 1999.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection requests (ICRs) 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 
each individual ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be 
obtained by calling the Department of Labor, Departmental Clearance 
Officer, Todd R. Owen ((202) 219-5096 ext. 143) or by E-Mail to Owen-
Todd@dol.gov.
    Comments should be sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 ((202) 395-7316), within 30 
days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    <bullet> 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.
    Title: Producer Price Index Survey.
    OMB Number: 1220-0008 (revision).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.

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                                                                                                                                                Total
                 Form No.                   Total number              Frequency             Total annual       Average time per response        burden
                                           of respondents                                     responses                                         hours
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BLS 1810A, A1, B, C, C1, and E...........           6,342  Once..........................           6,342  2 hours.........................       12,684
BLS 473P.................................         105,000  Monthly.......................       1,260,000  18 minutes......................      378,000
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    Total Burden Hours: 390,684 hours.
    Total Annualized Capital/startup Costs: 0.
    Total Annual (operating/maintaining): 0.
    Description: The Producer Price Index, one of the Nation's leading 
economic indicators, is used as a measure of price movements, as an 
indicator of inflationary trends, for inventory valuation, and as a 
measure of purchasing power of the dollar at the primary-market level. 
It is also used for market and economic research and as a basis for 
escalation in long-term contracts and purchase agreements.
Todd R. Owen,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-1216 Filed 1-19-99; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-24-M