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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 107 / Friday, June 3, 2011 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Producer
Price Index Survey
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Producer
Price Index Survey,’’ to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval for continued use
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (Pub. L.
104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
DATES: Submit comments on or before
July 5, 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, on the day
following publication of this notice or
by 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,
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 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.
SUMMARY:
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
The
Producer Price Index (PPI) 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. The
purpose of the PPI collection is to
accumulate data for the ongoing
monthly publication of the PPI family of
indexes.
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
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generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless it is
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 valid OMB control number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The
DOL obtains OMB approval for this
information collection under OMB
Control Number 1220–0008. The current
OMB approval is scheduled to expire on
June 30, 2011; however, it should be
noted that information collections
submitted to the OMB receive a monthto-month extension while they undergo
review. For additional information, see
the related notice published in the
Federal Register on February 22, 2011
(76 FR 9814).
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 help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should
reference OMB Control Number 1220–
0008. 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: Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS).
Title of Collection: Producer Price
Index Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1220–0008.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 32,832.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 1,266,582.
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Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 391,164.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Dated: May 27, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–75,216, TA–W–75,216A, TA–W–
75,216B, TA–W–75,216C]
Russell Newman, Inc., a Subsdiary of
RNA Holdings, LLC, Including On-Site
Leased Workers From Hour Personnel
Services, Pacesetter Ontract Staffing,
and Staff Force, Inc., Denton, TX; RNA
Holdings, LLC, New York Division, a
Subsidiary of SE–RN Holdings, LLC,
New York, NY; Russell Newman, Inc.,
a Subsidiary of RNA Holdings, LLC,
Great Barrington, MA; RNA Holdings,
LLC, a Subsidiary of SE–RN Holdings,
LLC, San Rafael, CA; Amended
Certification Regarding Eligibility To
Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended (‘‘Act’’),
19 U.S.C. 2273, the Department of Labor
issued a Certification of Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance on March 3, 2011, applicable
to workers of Russell Newman, Inc., a
subsidiary of RNA Holdings, LLC
including on-site leased workers from
Hour Personnel Services, Pacesetter,
Ontrack Staffing, and Staff Force, Inc.,
Denton, Texas. The notice was
published in the Federal Register on
March 17, 2011 (76 FR 14693).
At the request of the State agency, the
Department reviewed the certification
for workers of the subject firm. The
workers are engaged in activities related
to design, sourcing quality review and
inspection, compliance, packaging,
labeling, customer fulfillment, and
distribution of women’s and children’s
sleepwear services.
The Great Barrington, Massachusetts
and San Rafael, California locations
operated in conjunction with the
Denton, Texas location, both were part
of the overall servicing operation,
served the same customer base and were
impacted by the acquisition in services
to China, Bangladesh, Pakistan and
Korea.
Accordingly, the Department is
amending this certification to include
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Producer Price Index Survey
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsored information collection request (ICR)
titled, ``Producer Price Index Survey,'' to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-
13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
DATES: Submit comments on or before July 5, 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, on the
day following publication of this notice or by 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,
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 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 Producer Price Index (PPI) 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. The purpose of the PPI collection is to accumulate
data for the ongoing monthly publication of the PPI family of indexes.
This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency
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 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 valid OMB control number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this
information collection under OMB Control Number 1220-0008. The current
OMB approval is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2011; 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 February 22, 2011 (76 FR 9814).
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 help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should reference OMB Control Number 1220-0008.
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: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Title of Collection: Producer Price Index Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1220-0008.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 32,832.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 1,266,582.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 391,164.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
Dated: May 27, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-13780 Filed 6-2-11; 8:45 am]
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