[Federal Register: July 3, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 128)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
June 28, 2002.
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. To obtain documentation
contact Marlene Howze at ((202) 693-4158 or email Howze-
Marlene@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to 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:
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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.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Title: Labor Market Information (LMI) Cooperative Agreement.
OMB Number: 1220-0079.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Frequency: Monthly, Quarterly and Annually.
Number of Respondents: 55.
Number of Annual Responses: 832.
Estimated Time Per Response and Total Burden Hours:
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Estimated
Form Total Frequency Total Average minutes total burden
respondents responses (in hours)
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Work Statements............. 55 1 55 1-2 hrs........... 55-110
BIF (LMI 1A, 1B)............ 55 1 55 1-6 hrs........... 55-330
Quarterly Automated 48 4 192 10-50 min......... 32-160
Financial Reports.
Monthly Automated Financial 48 *8 384 5-25 min.......... 32-160
Reports.
BLS Cooperative Statistics 7 12 84 1-5 hrs........... 84-420
Financial Report (LMI 2A).
Quarterly Status Report (LMI 1-30 4 4-120 1 hr.............. 4-120
2B).
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Total................... 1-55 .............. 774-890 .................. 264-1300
Average Totals.......... 55 .............. 832 .................. 781
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* Reports are not received for end-of-quarter months, i.e., December, March, June, and September.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $0.
Description: The LMI Cooperative Agreement (CA) includes all
information needed by the State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) to
apply for funds to assist them to operate one or more of the five LMI
programs operated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and, once awarded,
report on the status of obligation and expenditure of funds as well as
close out the Cooperative Agreement. Information collected under the CA
is used by Federal regional and national office staffs to carry out
their fiduciary responsibilities to negotiate the CA funding levels
with the SESAs, monitor their financial and programmatic performance,
and monitor their adherence to administrative requirements imposed by
29 CFR part 97.
Ira L. Mills,
DOL Clearance Officer.
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