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work safely and effectively. CPDMs
must also be durable to perform reliably
in normal working conditions of coal
mines. Paperwork requirements
imposed on applicants are related to the
application process and CPDM testing
procedures. For additional substantive
information about this ICR, see the
related notice published in the Federal
Register on April 30, 2013 (78 FR
25308).
This information collection is subject
to the PRA, as it is contained in a rule
of general applicability. See 5 CFR
1320.3(c)(4)(i). 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 that does not
display a valid Control Number. See 5
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL
obtains OMB approval for this
information collection under Control
Number 1219–0147.
OMB authorization for an ICR cannot
be for more than three (3) years without
renewal, and the current approval for
this collection is scheduled to expire on
September 30, 2013. The DOL seeks to
extend PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3) more
years, without any change to existing
requirements. It should also be noted
that existing information collection
requirements submitted to the OMB
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review.
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
mention OMB Control Number 1219–
0147. 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
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• 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: DOL–MSHA.
Title of Collection: Coal Mine Dust
Sampling Devices.
OMB Control Number: 1219–0147.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 1.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 1.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 41.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $291,139.
Dated: July 23, 2013.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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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 request for a
new OMB control number for the
‘‘Eating and Health Supplement to the
American Time Use 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
SUMMARY:
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Addresses section of this notice on or
before September 27, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Amelia
Vogel, 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:
Amelia Vogel, BLS Clearance Officer, at
202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free
number). (See Addresses section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The American Time Use Survey
(ATUS) is the Nation’s first federally
administered, continuous survey on
time use in the United States. It
measures, for example, time spent with
children, working, sleeping, or doing
leisure activities. In the United States,
several existing Federal surveys collect
income and wage data for individuals
and families, and analysts often use
such measures of material prosperity as
proxies for quality of life. Time-use data
substantially augment these quality-oflife measures. The data also can be used
in conjunction with wage data to
evaluate the contribution of non-market
work to national economies. This
enables comparisons of production
between nations that have different
mixes of market and non-market
activities.
The ATUS is used to develop
nationally representative estimates of
how people spend their time. This is
done by collecting a time diary about
the activities survey respondents did
over a 24-hour period ‘‘yesterday,’’ from
4 a.m. on the day before the interview
until 4 a.m. on the day of the interview.
In the one-time interview, respondents
also report who was with them during
the activities, where they were, how
long each activity lasted, and if they
were paid. All of this information has
numerous practical applications for
sociologists, economists, educators,
government policymakers,
businesspersons, health researchers, and
others.
Time use data allows researchers to
analyze the choices people make in how
they spend their time, along with the
time and income constraints they face.
The data from the proposed Eating and
Health module supplement can be used
for research on the inter-relations and
inter-associations of time use patterns
and body mass index (BMI), food
assistance participation, grocery
shopping, and meal preparation. These
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data enhance the understanding of
peoples’ overall well-being.
The Eating and Health module
supplement includes questions about
peoples’ eating and drinking behaviors,
food assistance participation, grocery
and meal shopping, food preparation,
and food sufficiency. It also includes
questions on general health and
physical exercise. Information collected
in the supplement will be published as
a public use data set to facilitate
research on numerous topics, such as:
The association between eating patterns,
physical activity, and BMI; time-use
patterns of food assistance program
participants and low-income
nonparticipants; and how time-use
varies by health status. Sponsored by
the Economic Research Service (ERS) of
the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA), the supplement is
asked of respondents immediately upon
their completion of the American Time
Use Survey (ATUS).
The Eating and Health supplement
supports the mission of the Bureau of
Labor Statistics by providing relevant
information on economic and social
issues, specifically the association
between time-use patterns and eating
and physical activity behavior and
health. The data from the Eating and
Health Module Supplement also closely
support the mission of its sponsor, ERS,
to improve the nation’s nutrition and
health. The supplement surveys
individuals aged 15 and up from a
nationally representative sample of
approximately 2,190 sample households
each month.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance for a new OMB control
number is being sought for the Eating
and Health Supplement to the American
Time Use Survey. This supplement was
previously collected as part of the ATUS
(OMB control number 1220–0175). The
BLS is requesting a new OMB control
number in order to have greater
flexibility in managing this episodic
information collection without needing
to revisit the more permanent aspects of
the ATUS.
There have been few efforts to collect
data on time-use and how it relates to
BMI, food assistance participation,
grocery shopping, and meal preparation.
The ATUS first ran Eating and Health
Modules in 2006–08. The 2006–08
Eating and Health Modules produced
useful data that have been used in a
variety of research products that inform
policy and programs on eating and other
behaviors.
Fielding the Eating and Health
Module Supplement in calendar years
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2014 and 2015 will allow researchers to
monitor changes in Americans’ time use
patterns along with changes in
Americans’ eating activities, BMI
values, and food assistance
participation. Additionally, the
proposed supplement includes several
important questions that were not asked
in 2006–08, including questions about
soft drink consumption, grocery and
meal shopping, meal preparation, food
affordability, and physical exercise.
Running the proposed 2014–15 Eating
and Health Module Supplement will
add significant information beyond
what was collected in 2006–08 and
provide an additional dimension to
analyses of the time-use data.
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: New collection
(Request for a new OMB control
Number).
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Eating and Health Supplement
to the American Time Use Survey.
OMB Number: 1220–NEW.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Total Respondents: 12,600.
Frequency: One time.
Total Responses: 12,600.
Average Time per Response: 5
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,050
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
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Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they also
will become a matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 23rd day of
July 2013.
Kimberley D. Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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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 request for a new OMB control number for the ``Eating and
Health Supplement to the American Time Use 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 September 27, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Amelia Vogel, 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: Amelia Vogel, BLS Clearance Officer,
at 202-691-7628 (this is not a toll free number). (See Addresses
section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The American Time Use Survey (ATUS) is the Nation's first federally
administered, continuous survey on time use in the United States. It
measures, for example, time spent with children, working, sleeping, or
doing leisure activities. In the United States, several existing
Federal surveys collect income and wage data for individuals and
families, and analysts often use such measures of material prosperity
as proxies for quality of life. Time-use data substantially augment
these quality-of-life measures. The data also can be used in
conjunction with wage data to evaluate the contribution of non-market
work to national economies. This enables comparisons of production
between nations that have different mixes of market and non-market
activities.
The ATUS is used to develop nationally representative estimates of
how people spend their time. This is done by collecting a time diary
about the activities survey respondents did over a 24-hour period
``yesterday,'' from 4 a.m. on the day before the interview until 4 a.m.
on the day of the interview. In the one-time interview, respondents
also report who was with them during the activities, where they were,
how long each activity lasted, and if they were paid. All of this
information has numerous practical applications for sociologists,
economists, educators, government policymakers, businesspersons, health
researchers, and others.
Time use data allows researchers to analyze the choices people make
in how they spend their time, along with the time and income
constraints they face. The data from the proposed Eating and Health
module supplement can be used for research on the inter-relations and
inter-associations of time use patterns and body mass index (BMI), food
assistance participation, grocery shopping, and meal preparation. These
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data enhance the understanding of peoples' overall well-being.
The Eating and Health module supplement includes questions about
peoples' eating and drinking behaviors, food assistance participation,
grocery and meal shopping, food preparation, and food sufficiency. It
also includes questions on general health and physical exercise.
Information collected in the supplement will be published as a public
use data set to facilitate research on numerous topics, such as: The
association between eating patterns, physical activity, and BMI; time-
use patterns of food assistance program participants and low-income
nonparticipants; and how time-use varies by health status. Sponsored by
the Economic Research Service (ERS) of the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA), the supplement is asked of respondents immediately
upon their completion of the American Time Use Survey (ATUS).
The Eating and Health supplement supports the mission of the Bureau
of Labor Statistics by providing relevant information on economic and
social issues, specifically the association between time-use patterns
and eating and physical activity behavior and health. The data from the
Eating and Health Module Supplement also closely support the mission of
its sponsor, ERS, to improve the nation's nutrition and health. The
supplement surveys individuals aged 15 and up from a nationally
representative sample of approximately 2,190 sample households each
month.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance for a new OMB control
number is being sought for the Eating and Health Supplement to the
American Time Use Survey. This supplement was previously collected as
part of the ATUS (OMB control number 1220-0175). The BLS is requesting
a new OMB control number in order to have greater flexibility in
managing this episodic information collection without needing to
revisit the more permanent aspects of the ATUS.
There have been few efforts to collect data on time-use and how it
relates to BMI, food assistance participation, grocery shopping, and
meal preparation. The ATUS first ran Eating and Health Modules in 2006-
08. The 2006-08 Eating and Health Modules produced useful data that
have been used in a variety of research products that inform policy and
programs on eating and other behaviors.
Fielding the Eating and Health Module Supplement in calendar years
2014 and 2015 will allow researchers to monitor changes in Americans'
time use patterns along with changes in Americans' eating activities,
BMI values, and food assistance participation. Additionally, the
proposed supplement includes several important questions that were not
asked in 2006-08, including questions about soft drink consumption,
grocery and meal shopping, meal preparation, food affordability, and
physical exercise. Running the proposed 2014-15 Eating and Health
Module Supplement will add significant information beyond what was
collected in 2006-08 and provide an additional dimension to analyses of
the time-use data.
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: New collection (Request for a new OMB control
Number).
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Eating and Health Supplement to the American Time Use
Survey.
OMB Number: 1220-NEW.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Total Respondents: 12,600.
Frequency: One time.
Total Responses: 12,600.
Average Time per Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,050 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 23rd day of July 2013.
Kimberley D. Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2013-18060 Filed 7-26-13; 8:45 am]
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