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Officer, Foreign Claims Settlement
Commission, 600 E Street, NW., Room
6002, Washington, DC 20579.
Telephone: (202) 616–6988.
Mauricio J. Tamargo,
Chairman.
[FR Doc. 07–2503 Filed 5–16–07; 11:26 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review:
Comment Request
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May 15, 2007.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has
submitted 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, may be obtained by
calling Ira Mills on 202–693–4122 (this
is not a toll-free number) or E-Mail:
Mills.Ira@dol.gov, or by accessing
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.
Comments should be sent to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for U.S.
Department of Labor/Bureau of Labor
Statistic (BLS), Office of Management
and Budget, Room 10235, Washington,
DC 20503, 202–395–7316 (this is not a
toll free number), within 30 days from
the date of this publication in the
Federal Register.
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.
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Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved Collection.
Title: Report on Occupational
Employment and Wages.
OMB Number: 1220–0042.
Frequency: Semi-annually.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions;
Federal Government, State, Local, or
Tribal Government.
Type of Response: Reporting.
Number of Respondents: 315,900.
Number of Annual Responses:
315,900.
Estimated Time per Response: 45
minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 236,925.
Total Annualized Capital/Startup
Costs: 0.
Total Annual Costs: 0 (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services).
Description: The Occupational
Employment Statistics (OES) survey is a
Federal/State establishment survey of
wage and salary workers designed to
produce data on current detailed
occupational employment and wages for
each Metropolitan Statistical Area and
Metropolitan Division by detailed
industry classification. OES survey data
assists in the development of
employment and training programs
established by the Perkins Vocational
Education Act of 1998 and the
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of
1998 (See attachments I and II for
pertinent sections of each Act).
The WIA mandates that the Secretary
of Labor shall oversee the development,
maintenance, and continuous
improvement of a nationwide
employment statistics system of
employment statistics that includes—
‘‘(A) statistical data from cooperative
statistical survey and projection
programs and data from administrative
reporting systems that, taken together,
enumerate, estimate, and project
employment opportunities and
conditions at national, State, and local
levels in a timely manner, including
statistics on—(ii) industrial distribution
of occupations, as well as current and
projected employment opportunities,
wages, benefits (where data are
available), and skill trends by
occupation and industry, with
particular attention paid to State and
local conditions;’’
Occupational employment data
obtained by the OES survey are used to
develop information regarding current
and projected employment needs and
job opportunities. These data assist in
the development of State and local
vocational education plans. Nation-wide
collection of OES wage data can further
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develop labor market and occupational
information at the Federal, State, and
sub-State levels. The survey meets the
needs of organizations involved in
planning and delivering services
provided by the WIA and the Perkins
Vocational Education Act.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer/Team
Leader.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
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 revision of the
‘‘National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
1997.’’ A copy of the proposed
information collection request (ICR) can
be obtained by contacting the individual
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before
July 17, 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 National Longitudinal Survey of
Youth 1997 (NLSY97) is a nationally
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representative sample of persons who
were born in the years 1980 to 1984.
These respondents were ages 12–17
when the first round of annual
interviews began in 1997; the eleventh
round of annual interviews will be
conducted from October 2007 to May
2008. The pretest interviews for round
12 will take place in June and July 2008.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
contracts with the National Opinion
Research Center (NORC) at the
University of Chicago to conduct the
NLSY97. The primary objective of the
survey is to study the transition from
schooling to the establishment of careers
and families. The longitudinal focus of
this survey requires information to be
collected from the same individuals
over many years in order to trace their
education, training, work experience,
fertility, income, and program
participation.
One of the goals of the Department of
Labor (DOL) is to produce and
disseminate timely, accurate, and
relevant information about the U.S.
labor force. The BLS contributes to this
goal by gathering information about the
labor force and labor market and
disseminating it to policymakers and
the public so that participants in those
markets can make more informed, and
thus more efficient, choices. Research
based on the NLSY97 contributes to the
formation of national policy in the areas
of education, training, employment
programs, and school-to-work
transitions. In addition to the reports
that the BLS produces based on data
from the NLSY97, members of the
academic community publish articles
and reports based on NLSY97 data for
the DOL and other funding agencies.
The survey design provides data
gathered from the same respondents
over time to form the only data set that
contains this type of information for this
important population group. Without
the collection of these data, an accurate
longitudinal data set could not be
provided to researchers and
policymakers, thus adversely affecting
the DOL’s ability to perform its policyand report-making activities.
II. Current Action
The BLS seeks approval to conduct
round 11 of annual interviews of the
NLSY97 as well as the pretest for round
12. Respondents to the NLSY97 will
undergo an interview of approximately
one hour during which they will answer
questions about schooling and labor
market experiences, family
relationships, and community
background.
During the fielding period for the
main round 11 interviews, about 10
percent of respondents will be asked to
participate in a brief validation
interview a few weeks after the initial
interview. The purpose of the validation
interview is to verify that the initial
interview took place as the interviewer
reported and to assess the data quality
of selected questionnaire items.
The BLS proposes to record randomly
selected segments of the main
interviews and all validation interviews
during round 11. Recording interviews
can help the BLS and NORC to ensure
that the interviews actually took place
and that interviewers are reading the
questions exactly as worded and
entering the responses properly.
Recording also can help to identify parts
of the interview that might be causing
problems or misunderstanding for
interviewers or respondents. At the end
of round 11, the BLS and NORC will
assess the benefits and any problems
with recording interviews to determine
whether validation interviews and their
associated respondent burden can be
eliminated completely in round 12 and
beyond. The BLS and NORC will not
release any variables that are developed
from the recording of the interviews to
anyone not associated with the NLS
program at the BLS or its contractors.
Each respondent will be informed that
the interview may be recorded for
quality control, testing, and training
purposes. If the respondent objects to
the recording of the interview, the
interviewer will confirm to the
respondent that the interview will not
be recorded and then proceed with the
interview.
During round 11, the BLS proposes to
continue an experiment begun in round
10 to examine the extent to which
financial and in-kind incentives
encourage greater cooperation both in
the current round and in future rounds.
Other changes in round 11 include
removing the Current Population Survey
Total
respondents
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Form
Main Round 11 Interview ..................................................
Round 11 Validation Interview ..........................................
Round 12 Pretest ..............................................................
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questions and political participation
questions that were asked in round 10
and streamlining the confirmation
questions in various parts of the
questionnaire. Confirmation questions
ask respondents to verify information
that they provided in previous
interviews. Some questions also have
been removed from the sections on
fertility and household information. The
round 11 questionnaire includes
questions that have been added on
contraceptive choice, health, birth
weight, fertility, and financial health
and literacy. The locator section is being
moved from the end of the interview to
the main interview for half the
respondents to determine if more
complete locating information is
obtained if the questions are asked
earlier in the interview.
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.
• 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 of a
currently approved collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: National Longitudinal Survey of
Youth 1997.
OMB Number: 1220–0157.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Total
responses
Annually ............
Annually ............
Annually ............
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7,400
740
200
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Average time
per response
(minutes)
60
6
60
Estimated total
burden
(hours)
7,400
74
200
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Total
respondents
Form
Totals .........................................................................
7,600
Frequency
Average time
per response
(minutes)
Total
responses
...........................
8,340
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Estimated total
burden
(hours)
7,674
The difference between the total number of respondents and the total number of responses reflects the fact that 740 respondents will be interviewed twice, once in the main round 11 survey and a second time in the validation interview.
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 14th day of
May, 2007.
Cathy Kazanowski,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Dated: May 15, 2007.
Victor M. Fortuno,
Vice President for Legal Affairs, General
Counsel & Corporate Secretary.
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TIME AND DATE:
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
National Science Foundation.
Submission for OMB review;
comment request.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The National Science
Foundation (NSF) has submitted the
following information collection
requirement to OMB for review and
clearance under the paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13. This is the second notice for public
comment; the first was published in the
Federal Register at 72 FR 7089, and no
comments were received. NSF is
forwarding the proposed renewal
submission to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance
simultaneously with the publication of
this second notice. Comments regarding
(a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
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through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology should be addressed to:
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer
for National Science Foundation 725
17th Street, NW., Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, and to Suzanne
H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer,
National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295, Arlington,
Virginia 22230 or send e-mail to
splimpto@nsf.gov. Comments regarding
these information collections are best
assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of this
notification. Copies of the submission(s)
may be obtained by calling 703–292–
7556.
NSF may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless the
collection of information displays a
currently valid OMB control number
and the agency informs potential
persons who are to respond to the
collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. Under OMB regulations, NSF
may continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this
submission is pending at OMB.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Antarctic Conservation Act
Application and Permit Form.
OMB Control Number: 3145–0034.
Proposed Project: The current
Antarctic Conservation Act Application
Permit Form (NSF 1078) has been in use
for several years. The form requests
general information, such as name,
affiliation, location, etc., and more
specific information as to the type of
object to be taken (plant, native
mammal, or native bird).
Use of the Information: The purpose
of the regulations (45 CFR part 670) is
to conserve and protect the native
mammals, birds, plants, and
invertebrates of Antarctica and the
ecosystem upon which they depend and
to implement the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law
95–541, as amended by the Antarctic
Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act
of 1996, Public Law 104–227.
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[FR Doc No: E7-9562]
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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 ``National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
1997.'' A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can
be obtained by contacting the individual listed in the ADDRESSES
section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before July 17, 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 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97) is a
nationally
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representative sample of persons who were born in the years 1980 to
1984. These respondents were ages 12-17 when the first round of annual
interviews began in 1997; the eleventh round of annual interviews will
be conducted from October 2007 to May 2008. The pretest interviews for
round 12 will take place in June and July 2008. The Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) contracts with the National Opinion Research Center
(NORC) at the University of Chicago to conduct the NLSY97. The primary
objective of the survey is to study the transition from schooling to
the establishment of careers and families. The longitudinal focus of
this survey requires information to be collected from the same
individuals over many years in order to trace their education,
training, work experience, fertility, income, and program
participation.
One of the goals of the Department of Labor (DOL) is to produce and
disseminate timely, accurate, and relevant information about the U.S.
labor force. The BLS contributes to this goal by gathering information
about the labor force and labor market and disseminating it to
policymakers and the public so that participants in those markets can
make more informed, and thus more efficient, choices. Research based on
the NLSY97 contributes to the formation of national policy in the areas
of education, training, employment programs, and school-to-work
transitions. In addition to the reports that the BLS produces based on
data from the NLSY97, members of the academic community publish
articles and reports based on NLSY97 data for the DOL and other funding
agencies. The survey design provides data gathered from the same
respondents over time to form the only data set that contains this type
of information for this important population group. Without the
collection of these data, an accurate longitudinal data set could not
be provided to researchers and policymakers, thus adversely affecting
the DOL's ability to perform its policy- and report-making activities.
II. Current Action
The BLS seeks approval to conduct round 11 of annual interviews of
the NLSY97 as well as the pretest for round 12. Respondents to the
NLSY97 will undergo an interview of approximately one hour during which
they will answer questions about schooling and labor market
experiences, family relationships, and community background.
During the fielding period for the main round 11 interviews, about
10 percent of respondents will be asked to participate in a brief
validation interview a few weeks after the initial interview. The
purpose of the validation interview is to verify that the initial
interview took place as the interviewer reported and to assess the data
quality of selected questionnaire items.
The BLS proposes to record randomly selected segments of the main
interviews and all validation interviews during round 11. Recording
interviews can help the BLS and NORC to ensure that the interviews
actually took place and that interviewers are reading the questions
exactly as worded and entering the responses properly. Recording also
can help to identify parts of the interview that might be causing
problems or misunderstanding for interviewers or respondents. At the
end of round 11, the BLS and NORC will assess the benefits and any
problems with recording interviews to determine whether validation
interviews and their associated respondent burden can be eliminated
completely in round 12 and beyond. The BLS and NORC will not release
any variables that are developed from the recording of the interviews
to anyone not associated with the NLS program at the BLS or its
contractors. Each respondent will be informed that the interview may be
recorded for quality control, testing, and training purposes. If the
respondent objects to the recording of the interview, the interviewer
will confirm to the respondent that the interview will not be recorded
and then proceed with the interview.
During round 11, the BLS proposes to continue an experiment begun
in round 10 to examine the extent to which financial and in-kind
incentives encourage greater cooperation both in the current round and
in future rounds. Other changes in round 11 include removing the
Current Population Survey questions and political participation
questions that were asked in round 10 and streamlining the confirmation
questions in various parts of the questionnaire. Confirmation questions
ask respondents to verify information that they provided in previous
interviews. Some questions also have been removed from the sections on
fertility and household information. The round 11 questionnaire
includes questions that have been added on contraceptive choice,
health, birth weight, fertility, and financial health and literacy. The
locator section is being moved from the end of the interview to the
main interview for half the respondents to determine if more complete
locating information is obtained if the questions are asked earlier in
the interview.
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.
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 of a currently approved collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997.
OMB Number: 1220-0157.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
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Average time Estimated
Form Total Frequency Total per response total burden
respondents responses (minutes) (hours)
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Main Round 11 Interview........................ 7,400 Annually............................... 7,400 60 7,400
Round 11 Validation Interview.................. 740 Annually............................... 740 6 74
Round 12 Pretest............................... 200 Annually............................... 200 60 200
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Totals..................................... 7,600 ....................................... 8,340 .............. 7,674
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The difference between the total number of respondents and the total number of responses reflects the fact that 740 respondents will be interviewed
twice, once in the main round 11 survey and a second time in the validation interview.
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 14th day of May, 2007.
Cathy Kazanowski,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. E7-9562 Filed 5-17-07; 8:45 am]
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