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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
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 extension of
the Annual Refiling Survey (ARS)
forms. 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.
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Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or
before July 16, 2007.
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, 202–691–7628.
(This is not a toll free number.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer,
202–691–7628. (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
I. Background
The Quarterly Census of Employment
and Wages (QCEW) program, formerly
known as the ES–202 Program, is a
Federal/State cooperative effort which
compiles monthly employment data,
quarterly wages data, and business
identification information from
employers subject to State
Unemployment Insurance (UI) laws.
These data are collected from State
Quarterly Contribution Reports (QCRs)
submitted to State Workforce Agencies
(SWAs). The States send micro-level
employment and wages data,
supplemented with the names,
addresses, and business identification
information of these employers, to the
BLS. The State data are used to create
the BLS sampling frame, known as the
longitudinal QCEW data.
To ensure the continued accuracy of
these data, the information supplied by
employers must be periodically verified
and updated. For this purpose, the
Annual Refiling Survey (ARS) is used in
conjunction with the UI tax reporting
system in each State. The information
collected on the ARS is used to review
the existing industry code assigned to
each establishment as well as the
physical location of the business
establishment. As a result, changes in
the industrial and geographical
compositions of our economy are
captured in a timely manner and
reflected in the BLS statistical programs.
The ARS also asks employers to
identify new locations in the State. If
these employers meet QCEW program
reporting criteria, then a Multiple
Worksite Report (MWR) is mailed to the
employer requesting employment and
wages for each worksite each quarter.
Thus, the ARS is also used to identify
new potential MWR-eligible employers.
II. Current Action
While the primary purpose of the ARS
is to verify or to correct the North
American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) code assigned to
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establishments, there are other
important purposes of the ARS. The
ARS seeks accurate mailing and
physical location addresses of
establishments as well as geographic
codes such as county and township
(independent city, parish, or island in
some States).
Once every three years, the SWAs
survey employers that are covered by
the State’s UI laws to ensure that State
records correctly reflect the business
activities and locations of those
employers. States send an ARS form to
approximately one-third of their
businesses each year, surveying the
entire universe of covered businesses
over a three-year cycle. The selection
criterion for surveying establishments is
based on the nine-digit Federal
Employer Identification Number of the
respondent.
The ARS remains largely a mail
survey, although steps have been taken
to reduce the amount of paperwork
involved in responding to the survey.
For example, BLS staff review selected,
large multi-worksite national employers
rather than surveying these employers
with traditional ARS forms. This central
review significantly reduces postage
costs incurred by our State partners in
sending ARS forms. It also reduces
respondent burden, as the selected
employers do not have to submit ARS
forms.
Single-worksite employers have been
identified as potential users of the BLSdeveloped Touchtone Response System
(TRS). Employers can use the TRS if
they meet certain conditions and there
are no changes to specific data elements
based upon the employer’s review. The
TRS reduces respondent burden because
it is quick, free, and convenient. It also
allows respondents to help BLS reduce
survey costs because they do not return
the form in the business reply envelope
provided. All States are now using the
TRS in conducting the ARS.
Another recent initiative to reduce the
costs associated with the ARS is the use
of a private contractor to handle various
administrative aspects of the survey.
This initiative is called the Centralized
Annual Refiling Survey (CARS). Under
CARS, BLS effectively utilizes the
commercial advantages related to
printing, stuffing, and mailing large
volumes of survey forms.
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
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• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including 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: Extension of
currently approved collection.
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.
Total
respondents
Form No.
Frequency
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Annual Refiling Survey (ARS).
OMB Number: 1220–0032.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit institutions, not-for-profit
institutions, and farms.
Frequency: Annually.
Average time
per response
(minutes)
Total
responses
Total
burden
(hours)
BLS 3023–(NVS) ....................................................................
BLS 3023–(NVM) ...................................................................
BLS 3023–(NCA) ....................................................................
1,530,531
40,423
219,670
Once ...........
Once ...........
Once ...........
1,530,531
40,423
219,670
5
15
10
127,544
10,106
36,612
Totals ...............................................................................
1,790,624
.....................
1,790,624
........................
174,262
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 10th day of
May, 2007.
Cathy Kazanowski,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
ADMINISTRATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA).
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NARA is giving public notice
that the agency proposes to request
extension of two currently approved
information collections. The first
information collection is used by
customers/researchers for ordering
reproductions of NARA’s motion
picture, audio, and video holdings that
are housed in the Washington, DC area
of the National Archives and Records
Administration. The second information
collection is the Microfilm Rental Order
Form, NA Form 14127, used by
customers/researchers for renting roll(s)
of a microfilm publication. The public
is invited to comment on the proposed
information collection pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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Written comments must be
received on or before July 16, 2007 to be
assured of consideration.
DATES:
Comments should be sent
to: Paperwork Reduction Act Comments
(NHP), Room 4400, National Archives
and Records Administration, 8601
Adelphi Rd, College Park, MD 20740–
6001; or faxed to 301–713–7409; or
electronically mailed to
tamee.fechhelm@nara.gov.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the proposed information
collection and supporting statement
should be directed to Tamee Fechhelm
at telephone number 301–837–1694, or
fax number 301–713–7409.
Pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Public Law 104–13), NARA invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to comment on proposed
information collections. The comments
and suggestions should address one or
more of the following points: (a)
Whether the proposed information
collection is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of NARA;
(b) the accuracy of NARA’s estimate of
the burden of the proposed information
collection; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
information technology; and (e) whether
small businesses are affected by this
collection. The comments that are
submitted will be summarized and
included in the NARA request for Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval. All comments will become a
matter of public record. In this notice,
NARA is soliciting comments
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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concerning the following information
collection:
1. Title: Item Approval Request List.
OMB number: 3095–0025.
Agency form number: NA Form 14110
and 14110A.
Type of review: Regular.
Affected public: Business or for-profit,
nonprofit organizations and institutions,
federal, state and local government
agencies, and individuals or
households.
Estimated number of respondents:
2,816.
Estimated time per response: 15
minutes.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
704 hours.
Abstract: The information collection
is prescribed by 36 CFR 1254.72. The
collection is prepared by researchers
who cannot visit the appropriate NARA
research room or who request copies of
records as a result of visiting a research
room. NARA offers limited provisions to
obtain copies of records by mail and
requires requests to be made on
prescribed forms for certain bodies of
records. NARA uses the Item Approval
Request List form to track reproduction
requests and to provide information for
customers and vendors.
2. Title: Microfilm Rental Order Form.
OMB number: 3095–0059.
Agency form number: NA Form
14127.
Type of review: Regular.
Affected public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated number of respondents:
5,200.
Estimated time per response: 10
minutes.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
867 hours.
Abstract: The NARA microfilm
publications provide ready access to
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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 extension of the Annual Refiling Survey (ARS) forms. 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 July 16, 2007.
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, 202-691-7628. (This
is not a toll free number.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer,
202-691-7628. (See Addresses section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program,
formerly known as the ES-202 Program, is a Federal/State cooperative
effort which compiles monthly employment data, quarterly wages data,
and business identification information from employers subject to State
Unemployment Insurance (UI) laws. These data are collected from State
Quarterly Contribution Reports (QCRs) submitted to State Workforce
Agencies (SWAs). The States send micro-level employment and wages data,
supplemented with the names, addresses, and business identification
information of these employers, to the BLS. The State data are used to
create the BLS sampling frame, known as the longitudinal QCEW data.
To ensure the continued accuracy of these data, the information
supplied by employers must be periodically verified and updated. For
this purpose, the Annual Refiling Survey (ARS) is used in conjunction
with the UI tax reporting system in each State. The information
collected on the ARS is used to review the existing industry code
assigned to each establishment as well as the physical location of the
business establishment. As a result, changes in the industrial and
geographical compositions of our economy are captured in a timely
manner and reflected in the BLS statistical programs.
The ARS also asks employers to identify new locations in the State.
If these employers meet QCEW program reporting criteria, then a
Multiple Worksite Report (MWR) is mailed to the employer requesting
employment and wages for each worksite each quarter. Thus, the ARS is
also used to identify new potential MWR-eligible employers.
II. Current Action
While the primary purpose of the ARS is to verify or to correct the
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to
establishments, there are other important purposes of the ARS. The ARS
seeks accurate mailing and physical location addresses of
establishments as well as geographic codes such as county and township
(independent city, parish, or island in some States).
Once every three years, the SWAs survey employers that are covered
by the State's UI laws to ensure that State records correctly reflect
the business activities and locations of those employers. States send
an ARS form to approximately one-third of their businesses each year,
surveying the entire universe of covered businesses over a three-year
cycle. The selection criterion for surveying establishments is based on
the nine-digit Federal Employer Identification Number of the
respondent.
The ARS remains largely a mail survey, although steps have been
taken to reduce the amount of paperwork involved in responding to the
survey. For example, BLS staff review selected, large multi-worksite
national employers rather than surveying these employers with
traditional ARS forms. This central review significantly reduces
postage costs incurred by our State partners in sending ARS forms. It
also reduces respondent burden, as the selected employers do not have
to submit ARS forms.
Single-worksite employers have been identified as potential users
of the BLS-developed Touchtone Response System (TRS). Employers can use
the TRS if they meet certain conditions and there are no changes to
specific data elements based upon the employer's review. The TRS
reduces respondent burden because it is quick, free, and convenient. It
also allows respondents to help BLS reduce survey costs because they do
not return the form in the business reply envelope provided. All States
are now using the TRS in conducting the ARS.
Another recent initiative to reduce the costs associated with the
ARS is the use of a private contractor to handle various administrative
aspects of the survey. This initiative is called the Centralized Annual
Refiling Survey (CARS). Under CARS, BLS effectively utilizes the
commercial advantages related to printing, stuffing, and mailing large
volumes of survey forms.
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
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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.
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including 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: Extension of currently approved collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Annual Refiling Survey (ARS).
OMB Number: 1220-0032.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit institutions, not-
for-profit institutions, and farms.
Frequency: Annually.
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Average time
Form No. Total Frequency Total per response Total burden
respondents responses (minutes) (hours)
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BLS 3023-(NVS)............... 1,530,531 Once............. 1,530,531 5 127,544
BLS 3023-(NVM)............... 40,423 Once............. 40,423 15 10,106
BLS 3023-(NCA)............... 219,670 Once............. 219,670 10 36,612
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Totals................... 1,790,624 ................. 1,790,624 .............. 174,262
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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 10th day of May, 2007.
Cathy Kazanowski,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. E7-9375 Filed 5-15-07; 8:45 am]
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