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expanded rapidly since the IPP began
soliciting respondents and as of April
2006, the Program had solicited 70
percent of all respondents, with a goal
of 75 percent by September 2006, and
95 percent by September 2007. Through
April 2006, nearly 40 percent of the IPP
respondents are actually utilizing web
collection while the majority of
respondents still use the mailout/
faxback process. In addition, email
repricing has the possibility of
expanding and over time these various
electronic data collection methods for
repricing will continue to allow the IPP
to collect and publish monthly data in
a timely manner.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is
particularly interested in comments
that:
• 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
Total
respondents
Form
Frequency
• 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 submissions
of responses.
Type of Review: Revision.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: International Price Program/U.S.
Export Price Indexes.
OMB Number: 1220–0025.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Average time
per response
(hours)
Total
responses
Estimated
total burden
(hours)
Initiation Visit (includes form 3008) .......................................
Form 3007D ...........................................................................
1,400
2,700
Annually .....
Monthly ......
1,400
17,010
1.0
.6156
1,400
10,471
Totals ..............................................................................
4,100
....................
18,410
..........................
11,871
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $0.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they also
will become a matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 6th day of
June, 2006.
Catherine Kazanowski,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. E6–9257 Filed 6–13–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Proposed Collection, Comment
Request
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ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
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format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. The Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed revision of the
‘‘International Price Program—U.S.
Import Product Information.’’ A copy of
the proposed information collection
request (ICR) can be obtained by
contacting the individual listed below
in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or
before August 14, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Amy A.
Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
of Management Systems, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2
Massachusetts Avenue, NE.,
Washington, DC 20212, telephone
number 202–691–7628. (This is not a
toll free number.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer,
telephone number 202–691–7628. (See
ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The U.S. Import Price Indexes,
produced continuously by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics’ International Price
Program (IPP) since 1973, measure price
change over time for all categories of
imported products, as well as many
services. The Office of Management and
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Budget has listed the Import Price
Indexes as a Principal Federal Economic
Indicator since 1982. The indexes are
widely used in both the public and
private sectors. The primary public
sector use is the deflation of the U.S.
Trade Statistics and the Gross Domestic
Product; the indexes also are used in
formulating U.S. trade policy and in
trade negotiations with other countries.
In the private sector, uses of the Import
Price Indexes include market analysis,
inflation forecasting, contract escalation,
and replacement cost accounting.
The IPP indexes are closely followed
statistics, and are viewed as a sensitive
indicator of the economic environment.
The U.S. Department of Commerce uses
the monthly statistics to produce
monthly and quarterly estimates of
inflation-adjusted trade flows. Without
continuation of data collection, it would
be extremely difficult to construct
accurate estimates of the U.S. Gross
Domestic Product. In addition, Federal
policymakers in the Department of
Treasury, the Council of Economic
Advisers, and the Federal Reserve Board
utilize these statistics on a regular basis
to improve these agencies’ formulation
and evaluation of monetary and fiscal
policy and evaluation of the general
business environment.
II. Current Action
The IPP continues to modernize data
collection and processing to permit
more timely release of its indexes, and
to reduce reporter burden. Recently, the
IPP implemented changes to reduce
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burden on those reporters that are major
traders and account for a significant
portion of trade. Field economists are
provided with more accurate
information about the potential overlap
between establishments that are both in
both the IPP and the Producer Price
Index in order to better coordinate visits
to establishments when obtaining new
items for repricing. The IPP also
implemented an enhanced refinement
process that provides Industry Analysts
the ability to reduce the burden for a
respondent when necessary and
modified the second stage selection
algorithm to lower the percentage of
infrequently traded areas that are
sampled, because they are more likely to
be out-of-scope for the IPP. These
improvements should reduce the overall
burden on respondents and improve the
IPP’s overall response rate at initiation.
In addition, in 2003 the IPP introduced
a web application for monthly data
collection. This tool allows respondents
to directly update their data online via
the Internet. Web collection has
expanded rapidly since the IPP began
soliciting respondents and as of April
2006, the Program had solicited 70
percent of all respondents, with a goal
of 75 percent by September 2006, and
95 percent by September 2007. Through
April 2006, nearly 40 percent of the IPP
respondents are actually utilizing web
collection while the majority of
respondents still use the mailout/
faxback process. In addition, email
repricing has the possibility of
expanding, and over time, these various
electronic data collection methods for
repricing will continue to allow the IPP
to collect and publish monthly data in
a timely manner.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is
particularly interested in comments
that:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
Total
respondents
Form
Frequency
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 submissions
of responses.
Type of Review: Revision.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: International Price Program/U.S.
Import Product Information.
OMB Number: 1220–0026.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Total
responses
Average time
per response
(hours)
Estimated
total burden
(hours)
Initiation Visit (includes form 3008) .................................................
Form 3007D .....................................................................................
2,000
3,700
Annually .....
Monthly ......
2,000
23,680
1.0
.6507
2,000
15,409
Totals ........................................................................................
5,700
....................
25,680
........................
17,409
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $0.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they also
will become a matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 6th day of
June, 2006.
Catherine Kazanowski,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. E6–9259 Filed 6–13–06; 8:45 am]
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NASA Advisory Council; Science
Committee; Science Subcommittees;
Meeting
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA)
announces a meeting of the Science
Subcommittees of the NASA Advisory
Council (NAC). These Subcommittees
report to the Science Committee of the
NAC. The meeting will be held for the
purpose of soliciting from the scientific
community and other persons scientific
and technical information relevant to
program planning.
DATES: Thursday, July 6, 2006, 8:30 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m. and Friday, July 7, 2006,
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight
Time.
ADDRESSES: Loews L’Enfant Plaza Hotel,
480 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington,
DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Marian Norris, Science Mission
Directorate, NASA Headquarters,
Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358–4452,
fax (202) 358–4118, or
mnorris@nasa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting will feature plenary session
information briefings by NASA officials
on science program status and plans
including Lunar science planning. The
plenary session will subsequently break
out into meetings of the Astrophysics
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Subcommittee, Earth Science
Subcommittee, Heliophysics
Subcommittee, Planetary Sciences
Subcommittee, and Planetary Protection
Subcommittee. The breakout sessions
will focus on: (1) Lunar Science
Workshop Planning, and (2) the NASA
Science Plan.
The meeting will be open to the
public up to the seating capacity of the
rooms. Thirty minutes will be set aside
for verbal comment by members of the
general public, not to exceed three
minutes per speaker, at 8:30 a.m. on July
7, 2006. Those wishing to speak must
sign up at the meeting registration desk
by 5:30 p.m. on July 6, 2006. Members
of the public are also welcome to file a
written statement at the time of the
meeting. Statements may also be
submitted in advance of the meeting via
e-mail or fax to Ms. Norris. Statements
collected in advance will be forwarded
to the appropriate Subcommittee. To
facilitate consideration of the comments
provided, statements should be kept to
two pages.
Findings and recommendations
developed by the Subcommittees during
their meetings will be submitted to the
Science Committee of the NAC.
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[FR Doc No: E6-9259]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Proposed Collection, Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. The
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments concerning the
proposed revision of the ``International Price Program--U.S. Import
Product Information.'' A copy of the proposed information collection
request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below
in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or before August 14, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer,
Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080,
2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC 20212, telephone number
202-691-7628. (This is not a toll free number.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer,
telephone number 202-691-7628. (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The U.S. Import Price Indexes, produced continuously by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics' International Price Program (IPP) since 1973,
measure price change over time for all categories of imported products,
as well as many services. The Office of Management and Budget has
listed the Import Price Indexes as a Principal Federal Economic
Indicator since 1982. The indexes are widely used in both the public
and private sectors. The primary public sector use is the deflation of
the U.S. Trade Statistics and the Gross Domestic Product; the indexes
also are used in formulating U.S. trade policy and in trade
negotiations with other countries. In the private sector, uses of the
Import Price Indexes include market analysis, inflation forecasting,
contract escalation, and replacement cost accounting.
The IPP indexes are closely followed statistics, and are viewed as
a sensitive indicator of the economic environment. The U.S. Department
of Commerce uses the monthly statistics to produce monthly and
quarterly estimates of inflation-adjusted trade flows. Without
continuation of data collection, it would be extremely difficult to
construct accurate estimates of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product. In
addition, Federal policymakers in the Department of Treasury, the
Council of Economic Advisers, and the Federal Reserve Board utilize
these statistics on a regular basis to improve these agencies'
formulation and evaluation of monetary and fiscal policy and evaluation
of the general business environment.
II. Current Action
The IPP continues to modernize data collection and processing to
permit more timely release of its indexes, and to reduce reporter
burden. Recently, the IPP implemented changes to reduce
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burden on those reporters that are major traders and account for a
significant portion of trade. Field economists are provided with more
accurate information about the potential overlap between establishments
that are both in both the IPP and the Producer Price Index in order to
better coordinate visits to establishments when obtaining new items for
repricing. The IPP also implemented an enhanced refinement process that
provides Industry Analysts the ability to reduce the burden for a
respondent when necessary and modified the second stage selection
algorithm to lower the percentage of infrequently traded areas that are
sampled, because they are more likely to be out-of-scope for the IPP.
These improvements should reduce the overall burden on respondents and
improve the IPP's overall response rate at initiation. In addition, in
2003 the IPP introduced a web application for monthly data collection.
This tool allows respondents to directly update their data online via
the Internet. Web collection has expanded rapidly since the IPP began
soliciting respondents and as of April 2006, the Program had solicited
70 percent of all respondents, with a goal of 75 percent by September
2006, and 95 percent by September 2007. Through April 2006, nearly 40
percent of the IPP respondents are actually utilizing web collection
while the majority of respondents still use the mailout/faxback
process. In addition, email repricing has the possibility of expanding,
and over time, these various electronic data collection methods for
repricing will continue to allow the IPP to collect and publish monthly
data in a timely manner.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is particularly interested in
comments that:
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 submissions of responses.
Type of Review: Revision.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: International Price Program/U.S. Import Product Information.
OMB Number: 1220-0026.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
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Average time Estimated
Form Total Frequency Total per response total burden
respondents responses (hours) (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Initiation Visit (includes form 2,000 Annually........... 2,000 1.0 2,000
3008).
Form 3007D....................... 3,700 Monthly............ 23,680 .6507 15,409
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals....................... 5,700 ................... 25,680 .............. 17,409
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they also will become a
matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 6th day of June, 2006.
Catherine Kazanowski,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. E6-9259 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am]
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