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review and approval for continued use
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
DATES: Submit comments on or before
January 18, 2011.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR, with
applicable supporting documentation;
including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov
Web site, https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain or by contacting
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693–
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
sending an e-mail to
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk
Officer for the Department of Labor,
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs (OWCP), Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, Telephone:
202–395–6929/Fax: 202–395–6881
(these are not
toll-free numbers), e-mail:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693–
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
by e-mail at
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
OWCP administers the Longshore and
Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. The
Act provides benefits to workers injured
in maritime employment on the
navigable waters of the United States or
in an adjoining area customarily used by
an employee in loading, unloading,
repairing or building a vessel. In
addition, several acts extend coverage to
certain other employees.
Longshore Act section 30(a) provides
that an employer having knowledge of
a disease or injury related to an
employee’s employment must file a
report of the disease or injury to the
Secretary of Labor within 10 days after
the date of injury or death. See also 20
CFR 702.201. Form LS–202 requests
information the employer must report
regarding the injury. Longshore Act
section 30(b) provides that the employer
is required to furnish additional
necessary reports regarding an
employee’s injury. Form LS–210 is used
as a supplementary report after the
employer’s first report to report
additional periods of lost-time from
work. Proper filing of Forms LS–202
and LS–210 meet the statutory
requirements.
These information collections are
subject to the PRA. A Federal agency
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generally cannot conduct or sponsor a
collection of information, and the public
is generally not required to respond to
an information collection, unless it is
currently approved by the OMB under
the PRA and displays a currently valid
OMB Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information if the
collection of information does not
display a currently valid OMB control
number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and
1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval
for these information collections under
OMB Control Number 1240–0003. The
current OMB approval is scheduled to
expire on December 31, 2010; however,
it should be noted that information
collections submitted to the OMB
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review. For
additional information, see the related
notice published in the Federal Register
on July 30, 2010 (75 FR 44991).
Interested parties are encouraged to
send comments to the OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs at
the address shown in the ADDRESSES
section within 30 days of publication of
this notice in the Federal Register. In
order to ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should
reference OMB Control Number 1240–
0003. The OMB 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 submission of
responses.
Agency: Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs (OWCP).
Title of Collection: Employer’s First
Report of Injury or Occupational Disease
and Employer’s Supplementary Report
of Accident or Occupational Illness.
OMB Control Number: 1240–0003.
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Affected Public: Private sector,
businesses or other for profits and notfor-profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 21,083.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 21,083.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 5271.
Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden:
$9909.
Dated: December 13, 2010.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
ACTION:
Notice.
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 reinstatement
of the ‘‘Current Population Survey
(CPS).’’ 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 below on or before
February 15, 2011.
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. Written
comments also may be transmitted by
fax to 202–691–5111 (this is not a tollfree number).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer,
SUMMARY:
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202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free
number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The CPS has been the principal
source of the official Government
statistics on employment and
unemployment for 70 years. The labor
force information gathered through the
survey is of paramount importance in
keeping track of the economic health of
the Nation. The survey is the only
source of monthly data on total
employment and unemployment. The
Employment Situation report contains
data from this survey and is designated
as a Principle Federal Economic
Indicator (PFEI). Moreover, the survey
also yields data on the basic status and
characteristics of persons not in the
labor force. The CPS data are used
monthly, in conjunction with data from
other sources, to analyze the extent to
which, and with what success, the
various components of the American
population are participating in the
economic life of the Nation.
The labor force data gathered through
the CPS are provided to users in the
greatest detail possible, in conjunction
with the demographic information
obtained in the survey. In brief, the
labor force data can be broken down by
sex, age, race, ethnicity, marital status,
family composition, educational level,
and other characteristics. Since 2009, a
breakdown by disability status has also
been possible. Through such
breakdowns, one can focus on the
employment situation of specific
population groups as well as on general
trends in employment and
unemployment. Information of this type
can be obtained only through
demographically oriented surveys such
as the CPS.
The basic CPS data also are used as
an important platform on which to base
the data derived from the various
supplemental questions that are
administered in conjunction with the
survey. By coupling the basic data from
the monthly survey with the special
data from the supplements, one can get
valuable insights on the behavior of
American workers and on the social and
economic health of their families.
There is wide interest in the monthly
CPS data among Government
policymakers, legislators, economists,
the media, and the general public.
While the data from the CPS are used in
conjunction with data from other
surveys in assessing the economic
health of the Nation, they are unique in
various ways. Specifically, they are the
basis for much of the monthly
Employment Situation report, a PFEI.
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They provide a monthly, nationally
representative measure of total
employment, including farm work, selfemployment, and unpaid family work;
other surveys are generally restricted to
the nonagricultural wage and salary
sector, or provide less timely
information. The CPS provides data on
all jobseekers, and on all persons
outside the labor force, while payrollbased surveys cannot, by definition,
cover these sectors of the population.
Finally, the CPS data on employment,
unemployment, and on persons not in
the labor force can be linked to the
demographic characteristics of the many
groups that make up the Nation’s
population, while the data from most
other surveys are devoid of
demographic information. Many groups,
both in the government and in the
private sector, are eager to analyze this
wealth of demographic and labor force
data.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the Current
Population Survey (CPS). A
reinstatement, without 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 the population.
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.
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.
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Type of Review: Reinstatement of a
currently approved collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Current Population Survey
(CPS).
OMB Number: 1220–0100.
Affected Public: Households.
Total Respondents: 55,000 per month.
Frequency: Monthly.
Total Responses: 660,000.
Average Time per Response: 7.5
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 82,500
hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $0.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 13th day of
December 2010.
Kimberley Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0044]
Proposed Extension of Existing
Information Collection; Self-Contained
Self-Rescue Devices (SCSRs)
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice of request for public
comments.
AGENCY:
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 [44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program
helps to assure 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 Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) is soliciting
comments concerning the extension of
the information collection for 30 CFR
75.1714–3–Self-rescue devices;
inspection, testing, maintenance, repair
and recordkeeping, 30 CFR 75.1714–4
Additional self-contained self-rescuers
(SCSRs), 30 CFR 75.1714–8 Reporting
SUMMARY:
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[FR Doc No: 2010-31697]
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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 reinstatement of the ``Current Population Survey (CPS).'' 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 below on or before February 15, 2011.
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. Written comments
also may be transmitted by fax to 202-691-5111 (this is not a toll-free
number).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer,
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202-691-7628 (this is not a toll free number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The CPS has been the principal source of the official Government
statistics on employment and unemployment for 70 years. The labor force
information gathered through the survey is of paramount importance in
keeping track of the economic health of the Nation. The survey is the
only source of monthly data on total employment and unemployment. The
Employment Situation report contains data from this survey and is
designated as a Principle Federal Economic Indicator (PFEI). Moreover,
the survey also yields data on the basic status and characteristics of
persons not in the labor force. The CPS data are used monthly, in
conjunction with data from other sources, to analyze the extent to
which, and with what success, the various components of the American
population are participating in the economic life of the Nation.
The labor force data gathered through the CPS are provided to users
in the greatest detail possible, in conjunction with the demographic
information obtained in the survey. In brief, the labor force data can
be broken down by sex, age, race, ethnicity, marital status, family
composition, educational level, and other characteristics. Since 2009,
a breakdown by disability status has also been possible. Through such
breakdowns, one can focus on the employment situation of specific
population groups as well as on general trends in employment and
unemployment. Information of this type can be obtained only through
demographically oriented surveys such as the CPS.
The basic CPS data also are used as an important platform on which
to base the data derived from the various supplemental questions that
are administered in conjunction with the survey. By coupling the basic
data from the monthly survey with the special data from the
supplements, one can get valuable insights on the behavior of American
workers and on the social and economic health of their families.
There is wide interest in the monthly CPS data among Government
policymakers, legislators, economists, the media, and the general
public. While the data from the CPS are used in conjunction with data
from other surveys in assessing the economic health of the Nation, they
are unique in various ways. Specifically, they are the basis for much
of the monthly Employment Situation report, a PFEI. They provide a
monthly, nationally representative measure of total employment,
including farm work, self-employment, and unpaid family work; other
surveys are generally restricted to the nonagricultural wage and salary
sector, or provide less timely information. The CPS provides data on
all jobseekers, and on all persons outside the labor force, while
payroll-based surveys cannot, by definition, cover these sectors of the
population. Finally, the CPS data on employment, unemployment, and on
persons not in the labor force can be linked to the demographic
characteristics of the many groups that make up the Nation's
population, while the data from most other surveys are devoid of
demographic information. Many groups, both in the government and in the
private sector, are eager to analyze this wealth of demographic and
labor force data.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the
Current Population Survey (CPS). A reinstatement, without 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 the population.
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.
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.
Type of Review: Reinstatement of a currently approved collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Current Population Survey (CPS).
OMB Number: 1220-0100.
Affected Public: Households.
Total Respondents: 55,000 per month.
Frequency: Monthly.
Total Responses: 660,000.
Average Time per Response: 7.5 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 82,500 hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 13th day of December 2010.
Kimberley Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2010-31697 Filed 12-16-10; 8:45 am]
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