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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 preclearance 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 reinstatement
of the ‘‘Veterans Supplement to the
Current Population Survey (CPS),’’ to be
conducted in July 2010, August 2011,
and August 2012.
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 April 5, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol
Rowan, 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:
Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer,
202–691–7628. (See Addresses section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The CPS has been the principal
source of the official Government
statistics on employment and
unemployment since 1940 (70 years).
Collection of labor force data through
the CPS is necessary to meet the
requirements in Title 29, United States
Code, Sections 1 and 2. The Veterans
Supplement provides information on
the labor force status of veterans with a
service-connected disability, combat
veterans, past or present National Guard
and Reserve members, and recently
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discharged veterans. Also, Afghanistan,
Iraq, and Vietnam veterans are
identified by theater of service. Data are
provided by period of service and a
range of demographic characteristics.
The supplement also provides
information on veterans’ participation
in various transition and employment
and training programs. The data
collected through this supplement will
be used by the Veterans Employment
and Training Service and the
Department of Veterans Affairs to
determine policies that better meet the
needs of our Nation’s veteran
population.
Total Respondents: 11,000.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Responses: 11,000.
Average Time Per Response:
Approximately 2 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 367
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.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the
Veterans Supplement to the CPS. A
reinstatement, with change, of this
previously approved collection, for
which approval has expired, is needed
to provide the Nation with timely
information about the labor force status
of veterans with a service-connected
disability, combat veterans, past or
present National Guard and Reserve
members, recently discharged veterans,
and veterans who have served in
Afghanistan, Iraq, or Vietnam.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 27th day of
January 2010.
Kim Hill,
Acting Chief, Division of Management
Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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: Reinstatement, with
change, of a previously approved
collection for which approval has
expired.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Veterans Supplement to the
CPS.
OMB Number: 1220–0102.
Affected Public: Households.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Comment Request for Information
Collection for Workforce Investment
Act National Emergency Grant
Program: Application and Reporting
Procedures (OMB Control No. 1205–
0439), Extension Without Revisions
AGENCY: Employment and Training
Administration.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden
conducts a preclearance 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
Employment and Training
Administration is soliciting comments
concerning the collection of data
supporting the Workforce Investment
Act’s National Emergency Grant
Program: Application and Reporting
Procedures (OMB Control No. 1205–
0439, expires March 31, 2010).
A copy of the proposed information
collection request (ICR) can be obtained
by contacting the office listed below in
the addressee section of this notice.
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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 preclearance
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 reinstatement of the ``Veterans Supplement to the Current
Population Survey (CPS),'' to be conducted in July 2010, August 2011,
and August 2012.
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 April 5, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol Rowan, 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: Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer,
202-691-7628. (See Addresses section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The CPS has been the principal source of the official Government
statistics on employment and unemployment since 1940 (70 years).
Collection of labor force data through the CPS is necessary to meet the
requirements in Title 29, United States Code, Sections 1 and 2. The
Veterans Supplement provides information on the labor force status of
veterans with a service-connected disability, combat veterans, past or
present National Guard and Reserve members, and recently discharged
veterans. Also, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Vietnam veterans are identified
by theater of service. Data are provided by period of service and a
range of demographic characteristics. The supplement also provides
information on veterans' participation in various transition and
employment and training programs. The data collected through this
supplement will be used by the Veterans Employment and Training Service
and the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine policies that
better meet the needs of our Nation's veteran population.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the
Veterans Supplement to the CPS. A reinstatement, with change, of this
previously approved collection, for which approval has expired, is
needed to provide the Nation with timely information about the labor
force status of veterans with a service-connected disability, combat
veterans, past or present National Guard and Reserve members, recently
discharged veterans, and veterans who have served in Afghanistan, Iraq,
or Vietnam.
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: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Veterans Supplement to the CPS.
OMB Number: 1220-0102.
Affected Public: Households.
Total Respondents: 11,000.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Responses: 11,000.
Average Time Per Response: Approximately 2 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 367 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 27th day of January 2010.
Kim Hill,
Acting Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
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