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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: Notice of
Controversion of Right to
Compensation.
OMB Control Number: 1240–0042.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 700.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 17,500.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 4,375.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $9,013.
Dated: December 21, 2011.
Linda Watts Thomas,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011–33556 Filed 12–29–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Mass
Layoff Statistics Program
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Mass
Layoff Statistics Program,’’ 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 (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.).
DATES: Submit comments on or before
January 30, 2012.
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 email
to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk
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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), email:
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 email at
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
information collected and compiled in
the MLS program is used to satisfy the
legislatively required reporting
mandated by Clause (iii) of Section
309(2)(15)(a)(1)(A) of the Workforce
Investment Act, which states that the
Secretary of Labor shall oversee the
development, maintenance, and
continuous improvements of the
program to measure the incidence of,
industrial and geographical location of,
and number of workers displaced by,
permanent layoffs and plant closings. In
addition to the BLS uses of MLS data,
such data are used by Congress, the
Executive Branch, the business, labor,
and academic communities, SWAs, and
the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for
both macro- and microeconomic
analysis, including specific labor market
studies geared towards manpower
assistance and development. Moreover,
State agencies use the MLS data in
various ways, including the
identification of geographic areas in
need of special manpower services; the
identification of ailing or troubled
industries; the identification of specific
employers needing assistance; the
targeting of outreach activities for the
unemployed; and the determination of
those workers in need of temporary
health care services. Respondents
consist of entirely private, for-profit and
not-for-profit establishments.
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 1220–0090. The current
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OMB approval is scheduled to expire on
February 29, 2012; 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 September 30, 2011 (76 FR
60930).
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–
0090. 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: Mass Layoff
Statistics Program.
OMB Control Number: 1220–0090.
Affected Public: Private Sector, State,
Local, or Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 21,053.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 21,848.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 75,380.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Dated: December 22, 2011.
Linda Watts Thomas,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Mass Layoff Statistics Program
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, ``Mass Layoff Statistics Program,'' 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 (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.).
DATES: Submit comments on or before January 30, 2012.
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 email 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), email: 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 email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected and compiled in
the MLS program is used to satisfy the legislatively required reporting
mandated by Clause (iii) of Section 309(2)(15)(a)(1)(A) of the
Workforce Investment Act, which states that the Secretary of Labor
shall oversee the development, maintenance, and continuous improvements
of the program to measure the incidence of, industrial and geographical
location of, and number of workers displaced by, permanent layoffs and
plant closings. In addition to the BLS uses of MLS data, such data are
used by Congress, the Executive Branch, the business, labor, and
academic communities, SWAs, and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for
both macro- and microeconomic analysis, including specific labor market
studies geared towards manpower assistance and development. Moreover,
State agencies use the MLS data in various ways, including the
identification of geographic areas in need of special manpower
services; the identification of ailing or troubled industries; the
identification of specific employers needing assistance; the targeting
of outreach activities for the unemployed; and the determination of
those workers in need of temporary health care services. Respondents
consist of entirely private, for-profit and not-for-profit
establishments.
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 1220-0090. The current
OMB approval is scheduled to expire on February 29, 2012; 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 September 30, 2011 (76 FR 60930).
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 1220-0090.
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: Mass Layoff Statistics Program.
OMB Control Number: 1220-0090.
Affected Public: Private Sector, State, Local, or Tribal
Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 21,053.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 21,848.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 75,380.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
Dated: December 22, 2011.
Linda Watts Thomas,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-33557 Filed 12-29-11; 8:45 am]
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