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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

 
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

April 17, 2008.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of 
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, including among other things a description of the likely 
respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden 
may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Darrin King on 202-
693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number)/e-mail: king.darrin@dol.gov.
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Office of Management and Budget, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-7316/Fax: 202-395-6974 
(these are not a toll-free numbers), E-mail: OIRA--
submission@omb.eop.gov within 30 days from the date of this publication 
in the Federal Register. In order to ensure the appropriate 
consideration, comments should reference the OMB Control Number (see 
below).
    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: Extension without change of a previously approved 
collection.
    Title: Producer Price Index Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0008.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,266,400.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 390,800.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $0.
    Description: The Producer Price Index (PPI), 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 also is used for market and economic research and as a basis 
for escalation in long-term contracts and purchase agreements. The 
purpose of the PPI collection is to accumulate data for the ongoing 
monthly publication of the PPI family of indexes. For addition 
information, see related notice published at 73 FR 15 on January 23, 
2008.

Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-9191 Filed 4-25-08; 8:45 am]

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