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Notice of Proposed Consent Decree
Under the Clean Water Act, the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability
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Community Right-To-Know Act
Notice is hereby given that on March
9, 2011, a proposed Consent Decree in
United States of American and State of
Alaska v. Unisea, Incorporated, Civil
Action No. 3:11–cv–00037–JWS, was
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Unisea of civil penalties totaling
$1,405,250 to the United States, and
performance by Unisea of injunctive
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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
SUMMARY:
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concerning the proposed extension of
the Quarterly Census of Employment
and Wages Program. 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 May 23, 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,
202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free
number). (See ADDRESSES SECTION.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Quarterly Census of Employment
and Wages (QCEW) program, a Federal/
State cooperative effort, produces
monthly employment and quarterly
wage information. It is a by-product of
quarterly reports submitted to State
Workforce Agencies (SWAs) by
employers subject to State
Unemployment Insurance (UI) laws.
The collection of these data is
authorized by 29 USC 1, 2. The QCEW
data, which are compiled for each
calendar quarter, provide a
comprehensive business name and
address file with employment and wage
information for employers subject to
State UI laws. Similar data for Federal
Government employers covered by the
Unemployment Compensation for
Federal Employees program also are
included. These data are submitted to
the BLS by all 50 States, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin
Islands. The BLS summarizes these data
to produce totals for all counties,
Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs),
the States, and the nation. The QCEW
program provides a virtual census of
nonagricultural employees and their
wages, with about 55 percent of the
workers in agriculture covered as well.
The QCEW program is a
comprehensive and accurate source of
data on the number of establishments,
monthly employment, and quarterly
wages, by industry, at the six-digit
North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) level, and at the
national, State, MSA, and county levels.
The QCEW series has broad economic
significance in measuring labor trends
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and major industry developments, in
time series analyses and industry
comparisons, and in special studies
such as analyses of establishments,
employment, and wages by size of
establishment.
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II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the
Quarterly Census of Employment and
Wages (QCEW) program.
The QCEW program is the only
Federal statistical program that provides
information on establishments, wages,
tax contributions and the number of
employees subject to State UI laws and
the Unemployment Compensation for
the Federal Employees program. The
consequences of not collecting QCEW
data would be grave to the Federal
statistical community. The BLS would
not have a sampling frame for its
establishment surveys; it would not be
able to publish as accurate current
estimates of employment for the U.S.,
States, and metropolitan areas; and it
would not be able to publish quarterly
census totals of local establishment
counts, employment, and wages. The
Bureau of Economic Analysis would not
be able to publish as accurate personal
income data in a timely manner for the
U.S., States, and local areas. Finally, the
Department of Labor’s Employment
Training Administration would not
have the information it needs to
administer the Unemployment
Insurance Program.
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.
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Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages (QCEW)
Program.
OMB Number: 1220–0012.
Affected Public: State Governments.
Total Respondents: 53.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Responses: 212.
Average Time per Response: 4,866
hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
1,031,680 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 16th day of
March 2011.
Kimberley Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0056]
Voluntary Protection Programs
Information; Extension of the Office of
Management and Budget’s (OMB’s)
Approval of Information Collection
(Paperwork) Requirements
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
OSHA solicits public
comments concerning its proposal to
extend the Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB’s) approval of the
information collection requirements
contained in Voluntary Protection
Programs Information.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by May
23, 2011.
ADDRESSES: 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.
SUMMARY:
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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–2011–0056, 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
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–
0056). 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrick Showalter, Acting Director,
Office of Partnerships and Recognition,
Directorate of Cooperative and State
Programs, OSHA, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room N–3700, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210;
telephone (202) 693–2213.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Department of Labor, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the public with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and continuing information collection
requirements in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA
95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This
program ensures that information is in
the desired format, reporting burden
(time and costs) is minimal, collection
instruments are clearly understood, and
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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 of the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Program. 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 May 23, 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,
202-691-7628 (this is not a toll free number). (See ADDRESSES SECTION.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program, a
Federal/State cooperative effort, produces monthly employment and
quarterly wage information. It is a by-product of quarterly reports
submitted to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) by employers subject to
State Unemployment Insurance (UI) laws. The collection of these data is
authorized by 29 USC 1, 2. The QCEW data, which are compiled for each
calendar quarter, provide a comprehensive business name and address
file with employment and wage information for employers subject to
State UI laws. Similar data for Federal Government employers covered by
the Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees program also are
included. These data are submitted to the BLS by all 50 States, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The BLS
summarizes these data to produce totals for all counties, Metropolitan
Statistical Areas (MSAs), the States, and the nation. The QCEW program
provides a virtual census of nonagricultural employees and their wages,
with about 55 percent of the workers in agriculture covered as well.
The QCEW program is a comprehensive and accurate source of data on
the number of establishments, monthly employment, and quarterly wages,
by industry, at the six-digit North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) level, and at the national, State, MSA, and county
levels. The QCEW series has broad economic significance in measuring
labor trends
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and major industry developments, in time series analyses and industry
comparisons, and in special studies such as analyses of establishments,
employment, and wages by size of establishment.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program.
The QCEW program is the only Federal statistical program that
provides information on establishments, wages, tax contributions and
the number of employees subject to State UI laws and the Unemployment
Compensation for the Federal Employees program. The consequences of not
collecting QCEW data would be grave to the Federal statistical
community. The BLS would not have a sampling frame for its
establishment surveys; it would not be able to publish as accurate
current estimates of employment for the U.S., States, and metropolitan
areas; and it would not be able to publish quarterly census totals of
local establishment counts, employment, and wages. The Bureau of
Economic Analysis would not be able to publish as accurate personal
income data in a timely manner for the U.S., States, and local areas.
Finally, the Department of Labor's Employment Training Administration
would not have the information it needs to administer the Unemployment
Insurance Program.
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: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) Program.
OMB Number: 1220-0012.
Affected Public: State Governments.
Total Respondents: 53.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Responses: 212.
Average Time per Response: 4,866 hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,031,680 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 16th day of March 2011.
Kimberley Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2011-6600 Filed 3-21-11; 8:45 am]
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