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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 184 / Monday, September 22, 2008 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review:
Comment Request
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September 16, 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 https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain or by contacting
Darrin King on 202–693–4129 (this is
not a toll-free number)/e-mail:
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Interested parties are encouraged to
send comments to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, Telephone:
202–395–7316/Fax: 202–395–6974
(these are not 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: Occupational Safety and
Health Administration.
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Type of Review: Extension without
change of a previously approved
collection.
Title of Collection: Coke Oven
Emissions (29 CFR 1910.1029).
OMB Control Number: 1218–0128.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
19.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 52,701.
Estimated Total Annual Costs Burden:
$815,488.
Description: The purpose of the Coke
Oven Emissions standard at 29 CFR
1910.1029 and its information collection
requirements is to provide protection for
employees from the adverse health
effects associated with occupational
exposure to coke oven emissions.
Employers must monitor employee
exposure, reduce employee exposure to
within permissible exposure limits, and
provide employees with medical
examinations and training. For
additional information, see related 60day preclearance notice published in
the Federal Register at 73 FR 39988 on
July 11, 2008. PRA documentation
prepared in association with the
preclearance notice is available on
https://www.regulations.gov under
docket number OSHA 2008–0022.
Darrin A. King,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review:
Comment Request
September 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 https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain or by contacting
Amy Hobby on 202–693–4553 (this is
not a toll-free number)/e-mail:
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Interested parties are encouraged to
send comments to the Office of
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Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the
Employment and Training
Administration (ETA), Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, Telephone:
202–395–7316/Fax: 202–395–6974
(these are not 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: Employment and Training
Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of an existing OMB Control
Number.
Title of Collection: Contribution
Operations.
OMB Control Number: 1205–0178.
Agency Form Number(s): ETA–581.
Affected Public: State Governments.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 53.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 1,802.
Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden:
$0.
Description: The Contribution
Operations Report provides quarterly
data on State agencies’ volume and
performance in wage processing,
promptness of liable employer
registration, timeliness of filing
contribution and wage reports, extent of
tax delinquency, and results of the field
audit program. For additional
information, see related notice
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published at 73 FR 34041 on June 16,
2008.
Darrin A. King,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8–22058 Filed 9–19–08; 8:45 am]
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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. Currently, the Bureau
of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed
extension of the ‘‘Cognitive and
Psychological Research.’’ 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 October 22, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Nora
Kincaid, 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:
Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer,
telephone number 202–691–7628. (See
ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’
Behavioral Science Research Laboratory
(BSRL) conducts theoretical, applied,
and evaluative research aimed at
improving the quality of data collected
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and published by the Bureau. Since its
creation in 1988, the BSRL has
advanced the study of survey methods
research, approaching issues of nonsampling error within a framework that
draws heavily on the theories and
methods of the cognitive, statistical, and
social sciences. The BSRL research
focuses primarily on the assessment of
survey instrument design and survey
administration, as well as on issues
related to interviewer training, the
interaction between interviewer and
respondent in the interview process,
and the usability of data-collection
instruments by both interviewers and
respondents. Improvements in these
areas result in better accuracy and
response rates of BLS surveys,
frequently reduce costs in training and
survey administration, and further
ensure the effectiveness of the Bureau’s
overall mission.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for ‘‘Cognitive
and Psychological Research.’’ The
purpose of this request for clearance by
the BSRL is to conduct cognitive and
psychological research designed to
enhance the quality of the Bureau’s data
collection procedures and overall data
management. The BLS is committed to
producing the most accurate and
complete data within the highest quality
assurance guidelines. The BSRL was
created to aid in this effort and over the
past 20 years it has demonstrated the
effectiveness and value of its approach.
Over the next few years, demand for
BSRL consultation is expected to remain
high as approaches are explored and
tested for dealing with increasing
nonresponse in key Bureau surveys.
Moreover, as the use of Web-based
surveys continues to grow, so too will
the need for careful tests of instrument
design and usability, human-computer
interactions, and the impact of multiple
modes on data quality. The BSRL is
uniquely equipped with both the skills
and facilities to accommodate these
demands.
The extension of the accompanying
clearance package reflects an attempt to
accommodate the increasing interest by
BLS program offices and other agencies
in the methods used, and the results
obtained, by the BSRL. This package
reflects planned research and
development activities for FY2009
through FY2011, and its approval will
enable the continued productivity of a
state-of-the-art, multi-disciplinary
program of behavioral science research
to improve BLS survey methodology.
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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: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Cognitive and Psychological
Research.
OMB Number: 1220–0141.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households.
Total Respondents: 1,200.
Frequency: One time.
Total Responses: 1,200.
Average Time per Response: 60
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,200 hours.
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 17th day of
September 2008.
Cathy Kazanowski,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
September 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 https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Amy Hobby on 202-
693-4553 (this is not a toll-free number)/e-mail: DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the
Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-7316/Fax:
202-395-6974 (these are not 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: Employment and Training Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without change of an existing OMB Control
Number.
Title of Collection: Contribution Operations.
OMB Control Number: 1205-0178.
Agency Form Number(s): ETA-581.
Affected Public: State Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,802.
Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $0.
Description: The Contribution Operations Report provides quarterly
data on State agencies' volume and performance in wage processing,
promptness of liable employer registration, timeliness of filing
contribution and wage reports, extent of tax delinquency, and results
of the field audit program. For additional information, see related
notice
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published at 73 FR 34041 on June 16, 2008.
Darrin A. King,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-22058 Filed 9-19-08; 8:45 am]
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