Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 45298 [2011-19046]

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• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 145 (Thursday, July 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 45298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19046]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the revised Bureau 
of Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsored information collection request 
(ICR) titled, ``Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages,'' to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for 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 August 29, 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 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, 
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: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages 
data, which are provided to the BLS by State Workforce Agencies, are 
used by the BLS as a sampling frame for its establishment surveys; for 
publishing of accurate current estimates of employment for the U.S., 
States, counties, and metropolitan areas; and publishing quarterly 
census totals of local establishment counts, employment, and wages. The 
Bureau of Economic Analysis uses the data to produce accurate personal 
income data in a timely matter for the U.S., States, and local areas. 
Finally, the data are critical to the Employment Training 
Administration to administer unemployment insurance programs.
    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 1220-0012. The current 
OMB approval is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2011; however, it 
should be noted that existing information collection requirements 
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 March 22, 2011 (76 FR 15999).
    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 1220-0012. 
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: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0012.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 212.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,031,680.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: July 22, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-19046 Filed 7-27-11; 8:45 am]
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