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(IEVS) for the exchange of information
among State agencies administering
specific programs, and subsequent
regulations. Programs covered by the
IEVS include Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families; Medicaid; Food
Stamps; Supplemental Security Income;
Unemployment Compensation; and any
State program approved under Social
Security Act (SSA) titles I, X, XIV, or
XVI. Under the DRA, participating
programs must exchange information to
the extent that it is useful and
productive in verifying eligibility and
benefit amounts that assist the child
support program and the Secretary of
Health and Human Services in verifying
eligibility and benefit amounts under
SSA titles II and XVI. On September 27,
2006, the ETA issued a final rule
regarding the Confidentiality and
Disclosure of State Unemployment
Compensation Information. See 71 FR
56830. This rule supports and expands
upon the requirements of the Deficit
Reduction Act of 1984 and subsequent
regulatory changes. States are required
to use data sharing agreements when
making disclosures, to provide some
assurance that recipients of disclosed
information follow safeguards
protecting confidentiality; to provide an
enforcement mechanism against any
recipients that breach those safeguards;
and to show that they have complied
with the rule. State Workforce agencies
are required to provide notice to both
employers and claimants about the uses
of information they provide the IEVS.
For additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
March 14, 2013 (78 FR 16298).
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 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 1205–0238.
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
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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 1205–
0238. 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: DOL–ETA.
Title of Collection: Income and
Eligibility Verification System
Confidentiality.
OMB Control Number: 1205–0238.
Affected Public: State, Local, and
Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 53.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 918,861.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 18,903.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Dated: August 6, 2013.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Proposed Collection, Comment
Request
ACTION:
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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 revision of the
‘‘Telephone Point of Purchase 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 October 18, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Nora
Kincaid, 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:
Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer, at
202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free
number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Background
The purpose of this survey is to
develop and maintain a timely list of
retail, wholesale, and service
establishments where urban consumers
shop for specified items. This
information is used as the sampling
universe for selecting establishments at
which prices of specific items are
collected and monitored for use in
calculating the Consumer Price Index
(CPI). The survey has been ongoing
since 1980 and also provides
expenditure data that allows items that
are priced in the CPI to be properly
weighted.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the
Telephone Point of Purchase Survey.
Since 1997, the survey has been
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administered quarterly via a computerassisted-telephone-interview. This
survey is flexible and creates the
possibility of introducing new products
into the CPI in a timely manner. The
data collected in this survey are
necessary for the continuing
construction of a current outlet universe
from which locations are selected for
the price collection needed for
calculating the CPI. Furthermore, the
TPOPS provides the weights used in
selecting the items that are priced at
these establishments. This sample
design produces an overall CPI market
basket that is more reflective of the
prices faced and the establishments
visited by urban consumers.
Pursuant to the terms of the previous
ICR, a cell phone frame was tested in
the third quarter of 2011 and deployed
in the second quarter of 2012. The cell
phone frame was added to address a
coverage issue associated with landline
RDD surveys. According to the National
Health Interview Survey (NHIS), the
percentage of households without
landline service is increasing as cell
phone use becomes more widespread.
Including a cell phone frame allows the
survey to reach households with no
landline service, but with cellular
phone service.
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: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Telephone Point of Purchase
Survey.
OMB Number: 1220–0044.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
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Total Respondents: 26,653.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Responses: 53,839.
Average Time per Response: 12.76
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 11,450
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 13th day of
August 2013.
Kimberley Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor, Statistics.
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BILLING CODE 4510–24–P
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. Currently, the Bureau
of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed
reinstatement of the ‘‘Current
Population Survey (CPS) Displaced
Worker, Job Tenure, and Occupational
Mobility Supplement’’ to be conducted
in January 2014 and January 2016.
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.
SUMMARY:
Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
DATES:
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ADDRESSES section of this notice on or
before October 18, 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 may also be transmitted by
fax to 202–691–5111 (This is not a toll
free number).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amelia Vogel, BLS Clearance Officer,
202–691–7628. (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The CPS Displaced Worker, Job
Tenure, and Occupational Mobility
supplement is conducted biennially and
was last collected in January 2012.
This supplement will gather
information on workers who have lost
or left their jobs because their plant or
company closed or moved, there was
insufficient work for them to do, or their
position or shift was abolished. Data
will be collected on the extent to which
displaced workers received advance
notice of job cutbacks or the closing of
their plant or business. For those
workers who have been reemployed, the
supplement will gather data on the
types of jobs they found and will
compare current earnings with those
from the lost job. The incidence and
nature of occupational changes in the
preceding year will be queried. The
survey also probes for the length of time
workers (including those who have not
been displaced) have been with their
current employer. Additional data to be
collected include information on the
receipt of unemployment compensation,
the loss of health insurance coverage,
and the length of time spent without a
job.
Because this supplement is part of the
CPS, the same detailed demographic
information collected in the CPS will be
available on respondents to the
supplement. Comparisons will be
possible across characteristics such as
sex, race and ethnicity, age, and
educational attainment of the
respondent.
The information collected by this
survey will be used to determine the
size and nature of the population
affected by job displacements and the
needs and scope of programs serving
adult displaced workers. It also will be
used to assess employment stability by
determining the length of time workers
have been with their current employer
and estimating the incidence of
occupational change over the course of
a year. Combining the questions on
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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 revision of the ``Telephone Point of Purchase 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 October 18, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Nora Kincaid, 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: Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer,
at 202-691-7628 (this is not a toll free number). (See ADDRESSES
section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The purpose of this survey is to develop and maintain a timely list
of retail, wholesale, and service establishments where urban consumers
shop for specified items. This information is used as the sampling
universe for selecting establishments at which prices of specific items
are collected and monitored for use in calculating the Consumer Price
Index (CPI). The survey has been ongoing since 1980 and also provides
expenditure data that allows items that are priced in the CPI to be
properly weighted.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the
Telephone Point of Purchase Survey. Since 1997, the survey has been
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administered quarterly via a computer-assisted-telephone-interview.
This survey is flexible and creates the possibility of introducing new
products into the CPI in a timely manner. The data collected in this
survey are necessary for the continuing construction of a current
outlet universe from which locations are selected for the price
collection needed for calculating the CPI. Furthermore, the TPOPS
provides the weights used in selecting the items that are priced at
these establishments. This sample design produces an overall CPI market
basket that is more reflective of the prices faced and the
establishments visited by urban consumers.
Pursuant to the terms of the previous ICR, a cell phone frame was
tested in the third quarter of 2011 and deployed in the second quarter
of 2012. The cell phone frame was added to address a coverage issue
associated with landline RDD surveys. According to the National Health
Interview Survey (NHIS), the percentage of households without landline
service is increasing as cell phone use becomes more widespread.
Including a cell phone frame allows the survey to reach households with
no landline service, but with cellular phone service.
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: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Telephone Point of Purchase Survey.
OMB Number: 1220-0044.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Respondents: 26,653.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Responses: 53,839.
Average Time per Response: 12.76 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 11,450 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 13th day of August 2013.
Kimberley Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor, Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2013-20106 Filed 8-16-13; 8:45 am]
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