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of Indian Women Living in Tribal
Communities Study.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the
collection: National Institute of Justice,
Office of Justice Programs, U.S.
Department of Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: American Indian and
Alaska Native women living on tribal
reservations and in Alaska Native
communities who are 18 years or older.
Abstract: Violence Against Women
Act of 2005, Public Law 109–162, Title
IX, Section 904(a) mandates that the
United States Department of Justice
conduct a comprehensive study of
violence against American Indian and
Alaska Native women living on tribal
reservations and in Alaska Native
villages. As part of that program of
research, NIJ is undertaking a
preliminary study known as the
Violence Against Indian Women
(VAIW) prevalence study, with the
following objectives:
(a) Create and pilot test a survey
instrument that captures valid, reliable
data on the nature and extent of
intimate partner violence, sexual
violence, and stalking committed
against American Indian and Alaska
Native women; and
(b) Develop a study methodology,
including sampling strategy and data
collection approach that enables the safe
collection of meaningful, standardized
data.
This will be a one-time information
collection and is expected to take
approximately two months from the
time the first participant is enrolled
until the last survey is administered. At
the end of this project, NIJ will have the
knowledge, tools, experience, and
methods to coordinate and field a larger
study as mandated by Congress. The
VAIW prevalence project will ensure
that the survey instrument and
approach used for NIJ’s planned data
collection are methodologically rigorous
and fully responsive to Congressional
mandate and to the needs of American
Indian and Alaska Native communities.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: It is estimated that 225
respondents will complete the survey
within 1 hour.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: There are an estimated 225
total annual burden hours associated
with this collection.
If additional information is required
contact: Department Clearance Officer
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for PRA, Lynn Murray, Justice
Management Division, U.S. Department
of Justice, Two Constitution Square, 145
N Street, NE., Suite 2E–502,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: February 15, 2011.
Lynn Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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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 extension
without change of a currently approved
collection for the ‘‘Producer Price Index’’
survey. 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 25, 2011.
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. Written
comments also may be transmitted by
fax to 202–691–5111 (this is not a toll
free number).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer, at
202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free
number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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I. Background
The Producer Price Index (PPI), one of
the Nation’s leading economic
indicators, is used as a measure of price
movements, as an indicator of
inflationary trends, for inventory
valuation, and as a measure of
purchasing power of the dollar at the
primary-market level. It also is used for
market and economic research and as a
basis for escalation in long-term
contracts and purchase agreements.
Producer Price Index data provide a
description of the magnitude and
composition of price change within the
economy, and serve a wide range of
governmental needs. This family of
indexes are closely followed, monthly
statistics which are viewed as sensitive
indicators of the economic environment.
Price data are vital in helping both the
President and Congress set fiscalspending targets. Producer prices are
monitored by the Federal Reserve Board
Open Market Committee to help decide
monetary policy. Federal policy-makers
at the Department of Treasury and the
Council of Economic Advisors utilize
these statistics to help form and
evaluate monetary and fiscal measures
and to help interpret the general
business environment. In addition, it is
common to find one or more PPIs, alone
or in combination with other measures,
used to escalate the delivered price of
goods for government purchases.
In addition to governmental uses, PPI
data are regularly put to use by the
private sector. Private industry uses PPI
data for contract escalation. For one
particular method of tax-related Last-InFirst-Out (LIFO) inventory accounting,
the Internal Revenue Service suggests
that firms use PPI data for making
calculations. Private businesses make
extensive use of industrial-price data for
planning and operations. Price trends
are used to assess the condition of
markets. Firms commonly compare the
prices they pay for material inputs as
well as prices they receive for products
that they make and sell with changes in
similar PPIs.
Economic researchers and forecasters
also put the PPI to regular use. PPIs are
widely used to probe and measure the
interaction of market forces. Some
examples of research topics that require
extensive price data include: The
identification of varying price
elasticities and the degree of cost passthrough in the economy, the
identification of potential lead and lag
structures among price changes, and the
identification of prices which exert
major impacts throughout market
structures.
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II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the
Producer Price Index survey.
The PPI collection is not a one-time
project with an end date. The purpose
of the PPI collection is to accumulate
data for the ongoing, monthly
publication of the PPI family of indexes.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics must
continue collecting data for the PPI
since both policy and business planning
are affected by the completeness of the
description of price trends. Dollardenominated measures of economic
performance, such as Gross Domestic
Product, require accurate price data in
order to convert nominal to constantdollar values. Inflation-free national
income accounting figures are vital to
fiscal and monetary policy-makers when
setting objectives and targets. It is
conservatively estimated that hundredsof-billions of dollars worth of contracts
and purchase agreements employ PPIs
as part of price-adjustment clauses.
Failure to calculate data would tend to
extend the time frame required for
accurate recognition of and appropriate
adaptation to economic events.
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
Total
respondents
Form
Frequency
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 without
change of a currently approved
collection
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Producer Price Index Survey.
OMB Number: 1220–0008.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Total
responses
Average
time per
response (min)
Estimated
total
burden (hrs)
BLS 1810A, A1, B, C, C1, and E ........................................
BLS 473P .............................................................................
6,582
26,250
once
monthly
6,582
*1,260,000
120
18
13,164
378,000
Totals ............................................................................
32,832
........................
1,266,582
........................
391,164
*For monthly repricing, an average of 4 forms are sent to each respondent or on average PPI requests repricing of 105,000 items each month.
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
February 2011.
Kimberley D. Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
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[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0028]
Grain Handling Facilities; Extension of
the Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB) Approval of
Information Collection (Paperwork)
Requirements
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
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OSHA solicits public
comments concerning its proposal to
extend OMB approval of the
information collection requirements
specified in its Standard on Grain
Handling Facilities (29 CFR 1910.272).
SUMMARY:
Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by April
25, 2011.
DATES:
Electronically: You may
submit comments and attachments
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for submitting
comments.
Facsimile: If your comments,
including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail,
messenger, or courier service: When
using this method, you must submit a
copy of your comments and attachments
to the OSHA Docket Office, OSHA
Docket No. OSHA–2011–0028, U.S.
Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration,
Room N–2625, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Deliveries (hand, express mail,
messenger, and courier service) are
accepted during the Department of
Labor’s and Docket Office’s normal
ADDRESSES:
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business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.,
e.t.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number for the Information
Collection Request (ICR) (OSHA–2011–
0028). All comments, including any
personal information you provide, are
placed in the public docket without
change, and may be made available
online at https://www.regulations.gov.
For further information on submitting
comments see the ‘‘Public Participation’’
heading in the section of this notice
titled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Docket: To read or download
comments or other material in the
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov
or the OSHA Docket Office at the
address above. All documents in the
docket (including this Federal Register
notice) are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov index; however,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download through the Web site.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
You may also contact Theda Kenney at
the address below to obtain a copy of
the ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Theda Kenney or Todd Owen,
Directorate of Standards and Guidance,
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[FR Doc No: 2011-3833]
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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 without change of a currently approved collection
for the ``Producer Price Index'' survey. 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 25, 2011.
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. Written comments
also may be transmitted by fax to 202-691-5111 (this is not a toll free
number).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer,
at 202-691-7628 (this is not a toll free number). (See ADDRESSES
section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Producer Price Index (PPI), one of the Nation's leading
economic indicators, is used as a measure of price movements, as an
indicator of inflationary trends, for inventory valuation, and as a
measure of purchasing power of the dollar at the primary-market level.
It also is used for market and economic research and as a basis for
escalation in long-term contracts and purchase agreements.
Producer Price Index data provide a description of the magnitude
and composition of price change within the economy, and serve a wide
range of governmental needs. This family of indexes are closely
followed, monthly statistics which are viewed as sensitive indicators
of the economic environment. Price data are vital in helping both the
President and Congress set fiscal-spending targets. Producer prices are
monitored by the Federal Reserve Board Open Market Committee to help
decide monetary policy. Federal policy-makers at the Department of
Treasury and the Council of Economic Advisors utilize these statistics
to help form and evaluate monetary and fiscal measures and to help
interpret the general business environment. In addition, it is common
to find one or more PPIs, alone or in combination with other measures,
used to escalate the delivered price of goods for government purchases.
In addition to governmental uses, PPI data are regularly put to use
by the private sector. Private industry uses PPI data for contract
escalation. For one particular method of tax-related Last-In-First-Out
(LIFO) inventory accounting, the Internal Revenue Service suggests that
firms use PPI data for making calculations. Private businesses make
extensive use of industrial-price data for planning and operations.
Price trends are used to assess the condition of markets. Firms
commonly compare the prices they pay for material inputs as well as
prices they receive for products that they make and sell with changes
in similar PPIs.
Economic researchers and forecasters also put the PPI to regular
use. PPIs are widely used to probe and measure the interaction of
market forces. Some examples of research topics that require extensive
price data include: The identification of varying price elasticities
and the degree of cost pass-through in the economy, the identification
of potential lead and lag structures among price changes, and the
identification of prices which exert major impacts throughout market
structures.
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II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the
Producer Price Index survey.
The PPI collection is not a one-time project with an end date. The
purpose of the PPI collection is to accumulate data for the ongoing,
monthly publication of the PPI family of indexes. The Bureau of Labor
Statistics must continue collecting data for the PPI since both policy
and business planning are affected by the completeness of the
description of price trends. Dollar-denominated measures of economic
performance, such as Gross Domestic Product, require accurate price
data in order to convert nominal to constant-dollar values. Inflation-
free national income accounting figures are vital to fiscal and
monetary policy-makers when setting objectives and targets. It is
conservatively estimated that hundreds-of-billions of dollars worth of
contracts and purchase agreements employ PPIs as part of price-
adjustment clauses. Failure to calculate data would tend to extend the
time frame required for accurate recognition of and appropriate
adaptation to economic events.
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 without change of a currently approved
collection
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Producer Price Index Survey.
OMB Number: 1220-0008.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
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Average time Estimated
Form Total Frequency Total per response total burden
respondents responses (min) (hrs)
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BLS 1810A, A1, B, C, C1, and E.. 6,582 once 6,582 120 13,164
BLS 473P........................ 26,250 monthly *1,260,000 18 378,000
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Totals...................... 32,832 .............. 1,266,582 .............. 391,164
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*For monthly repricing, an average of 4 forms are sent to each respondent or on average PPI requests repricing
of 105,000 items each month.
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 February 2011.
Kimberley D. Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2011-3833 Filed 2-18-11; 8:45 am]
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