[Federal Register: June 6, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 109)]
[Notices]
[Page 39050]
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,
Objectivity, 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: On May 1, 2002, the Department of Labor (DOL) published draft
Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity,
Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by DOL in the
Federal Register (67 FR 21776-21777). These guidelines are available
for public comment on the DOL Web site: http://www2.dol.gov/cio/
programs/infoguidelines/guidelines.htm
This notice announces an extension of the May 31, 2002, comment
deadline to June 30, 2002.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 30, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the draft guidelines must be submitted in
writing by postal mail, fax, or e-mail to the Assistant Secretary for
Administration and Management, Department of Labor, Room N-1301, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, Attention: Mrs. Theresa
O'Malley, fax number (202) 693-4228, or e-mail mailto:Omalley--
Theresa@dol.gov. Respondents are encouraged to submit comments
electronically.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Theresa M. O'Malley, Executive
Officer, Information Technology Center, telephone (202) 693-4216 (this
is not a toll-free number), fax number (202) 693-4228, or e-mail
mailto: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,
Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by
Federal Agencies; Republication. The guidelines state that each agency
must prepare a draft report, no later than May 1, 2002 (as amended,
Federal Register Notice [67 FR 9797] March 4, 2002), providing the
agency's draft 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 appropriate correction of information
maintained and disseminated by the agency that does not comply with the
OMB or the agency guidelines. Each agency must publish 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. Following this public comment process, agencies are
required to submit a revised draft report to the Office of Management
and Budget on or before August 1, 2002.
The DOL has posted the draft Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing
the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information
Disseminated by Department of Labor on the DOL website as referenced
above in the Summary section of this notice.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 31st day of May 2002.
Patrick Pizzella,
Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-14194 Filed 6-5-02; 8:45 am]
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