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Statute authorizes this information
collection. See 29 U.S.C. 1, 2.
This proposed 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 Control Number. See 5
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. For
additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
September 30, 2016 (81 FR 67394).
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 thirty (30) days of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. In order to help ensure
appropriate consideration, comments
should mention OMB Control Number
1220–0153. 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–BLS.
Title of Collection: Contingent Work
Supplement to the Current Population
Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1220–0153.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 47,000.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 47,000.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
7,050 hours.
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Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Dated: February 27, 2017.
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). 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 ‘‘Consumer Price Index
Commodities and Services 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 May 2, 2017.
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,
202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free
number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Background
Under the direction of the Secretary of
Labor, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS) is directed by law to collect,
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collate, and report full and complete
statistics on the conditions of labor and
the products and distribution of the
products of the same; the Consumer
Price Index (CPI) is one of these
statistics. The collection of data from a
wide spectrum of retail establishments
and government agencies is essential for
the timely and accurate calculation of
the Commodities and Services (C&S)
component of the CPI.
The CPI is the only index compiled by
the U.S. Government that is designed to
measure changes in the purchasing
power of the urban consumer’s dollar.
The CPI is a measure of the average
change in prices over time paid by
urban consumers for a market basket of
goods and services. The CPI is used
most widely as a measure of inflation,
and serves as an indicator of the
effectiveness of government economic
policy. It is also used as a deflator of
other economic series, that is, to adjust
other series for price changes and to
translate these series into inflation-free
dollars. Examples include retail sales,
hourly and weekly earnings, and
components of the Gross Domestic
Product.
A third major use of the CPI is to
adjust income payments. Over 2 million
workers are covered by collective
bargaining contracts, which provide for
increases in wage rates based on
increases in the CPI. At least eleven
states have laws that link the adjustment
in state minimum wage to the changes
in the CPI. In addition, as a result of
statutory action, the CPI affects the
income of millions of Americans. Over
51 million Social Security beneficiaries,
and millions of military and Federal
Civil Service retirees, have cost-of-living
adjustments tied to the CPI. In addition,
eligibility criteria for millions of food
stamps recipients and millions of
children who eat lunch at school are
affected by changes in the CPI. Under
the National School Lunch Act and
Child Nutrition Act, national average
payments for those lunches and
breakfasts are adjusted annually by the
Secretary of Agriculture on the basis of
the change in the CPI series, ‘‘Food
away from Home.’’ Since 1985, the CPI
has been used to adjust the Federal
income tax structure to prevent
inflation-induced tax rate increases.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the
proposed revision of the Consumer
Price Index Commodities and Services
Survey.
In January 2018 a new geographic
sample redesign will be implemented.
The new sample design will expand the
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coverage of the CPI–U from 89% to 94%
of the U.S. population. The CPI will
rotate its sample to new geographic
areas on a continuous basis, over a 4year transition period, until all new
areas have been brought into the
sample. A few of the notable
methodological changes are the sample
classification structure will change from
four Census regions (Northeast,
Midwest, South, and West) to nine
Census divisions (New England, Middle
Atlantic, East North Central, West South
Central, South Atlantic, East South
Central, West South Central, Mountain,
and Pacific); PSU area definitions have
been updated using the Office of
Management and Budget’s (OMB) CoreBased Statistical Areas (CBSAs)
definitions; and the number of sampled
PSUs in the CPI will be reduced from 87
to 75. This change will increase the
average number of price quotes per
index area.
The continuation of the collection of
prices for the CPI is essential since the
CPI is the nation’s chief source of
information on retail price changes. If
the information on C&S prices were not
collected, Federal fiscal and monetary
policies would be hampered due to the
lack of information on price changes in
a major sector of the U.S. economy, and
estimates of the real value of the Gross
National Product could not be made.
The consequences to both the Federal
and private sectors would be far
reaching and would have serious
repercussions on Federal government
policy and institutions.
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
Total
respondents
Frequency
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: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Consumer Price Index
Commodities and Services Survey.
OMB Number: 1220–0039.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not for profit institutions; and
State, Local or Tribal Government.
Total
responses
Average
time per
response
Estimated
total
burden
Pricing ..................................................................................
Outlet Rotation .....................................................................
35,552
11,543
8.775
1
311,968
11,543
0.33
1.0
102,949
11,543
Total ..............................................................................
47,095
n/a
323,511
n/a
114,492
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $0.0.
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 15th day of
February 2017.
Kimberley Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Advisory Committee on Reactor
Safeguards; Meeting of the ACRS
Subcommittee on Plant License
Renewal; Notice of Meeting
The ACRS Subcommittee on Plant
License Renewal will hold a meeting on
March 23, 2017, Room T–2B1, 11545
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
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The meeting will be open to public
attendance.
The agenda for the subject meeting
shall be as follows:
Thursday, March 23, 2017—1:00 p.m.
until 5:00 p.m.
The Subcommittee will review
Subsequent License Renewal. The
Subcommittee will hear presentations
by and hold discussions with the NRC
staff and other interested persons
regarding this matter. The
Subcommittee will gather information,
analyze relevant issues and facts, and
formulate proposed positions and
actions, as appropriate, for deliberation
by the Full Committee.
Members of the public desiring to
provide oral statements and/or written
comments should notify the Designated
Federal Official (DFO), Kent Howard
(Telephone 301–415–2989 or Email:
Kent.Howard@nrc.gov) five days prior to
the meeting, if possible, so that
appropriate arrangements can be made.
Thirty-five hard copies of each
presentation or handout should be
provided to the DFO thirty minutes
before the meeting. In addition, one
electronic copy of each presentation
should be emailed to the DFO one day
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before the meeting. If an electronic copy
cannot be provided within this
timeframe, presenters should provide
the DFO with a CD containing each
presentation at least thirty minutes
before the meeting. Electronic
recordings will be permitted only
during those portions of the meeting
that are open to the public. Detailed
procedures for the conduct of and
participation in ACRS meetings were
published in the Federal Register on
October 17, 2016, (81 FR 71543).
Detailed meeting agendas and meeting
transcripts are available on the NRC
Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doc-collections/acrs. Information
regarding topics to be discussed,
changes to the agenda, whether the
meeting has been canceled or
rescheduled, and the time allotted to
present oral statements can be obtained
from the Web site cited above or by
contacting the identified DFO.
Moreover, in view of the possibility that
the schedule for ACRS meetings may be
adjusted by the Chairman as necessary
to facilitate the conduct of the meeting,
persons planning to attend should check
with these references if such
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[FR Doc No: 2017-04098]
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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). 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 ``Consumer
Price Index Commodities and Services 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 May 2, 2017.
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,
202-691-7628 (this is not a toll free number). (See Addresses section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Under the direction of the Secretary of Labor, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) is directed by law to collect, collate, and report
full and complete statistics on the conditions of labor and the
products and distribution of the products of the same; the Consumer
Price Index (CPI) is one of these statistics. The collection of data
from a wide spectrum of retail establishments and government agencies
is essential for the timely and accurate calculation of the Commodities
and Services (C&S) component of the CPI.
The CPI is the only index compiled by the U.S. Government that is
designed to measure changes in the purchasing power of the urban
consumer's dollar. The CPI is a measure of the average change in prices
over time paid by urban consumers for a market basket of goods and
services. The CPI is used most widely as a measure of inflation, and
serves as an indicator of the effectiveness of government economic
policy. It is also used as a deflator of other economic series, that
is, to adjust other series for price changes and to translate these
series into inflation-free dollars. Examples include retail sales,
hourly and weekly earnings, and components of the Gross Domestic
Product.
A third major use of the CPI is to adjust income payments. Over 2
million workers are covered by collective bargaining contracts, which
provide for increases in wage rates based on increases in the CPI. At
least eleven states have laws that link the adjustment in state minimum
wage to the changes in the CPI. In addition, as a result of statutory
action, the CPI affects the income of millions of Americans. Over 51
million Social Security beneficiaries, and millions of military and
Federal Civil Service retirees, have cost-of-living adjustments tied to
the CPI. In addition, eligibility criteria for millions of food stamps
recipients and millions of children who eat lunch at school are
affected by changes in the CPI. Under the National School Lunch Act and
Child Nutrition Act, national average payments for those lunches and
breakfasts are adjusted annually by the Secretary of Agriculture on the
basis of the change in the CPI series, ``Food away from Home.'' Since
1985, the CPI has been used to adjust the Federal income tax structure
to prevent inflation-induced tax rate increases.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the
proposed revision of the Consumer Price Index Commodities and Services
Survey.
In January 2018 a new geographic sample redesign will be
implemented. The new sample design will expand the
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coverage of the CPI-U from 89% to 94% of the U.S. population. The CPI
will rotate its sample to new geographic areas on a continuous basis,
over a 4-year transition period, until all new areas have been brought
into the sample. A few of the notable methodological changes are the
sample classification structure will change from four Census regions
(Northeast, Midwest, South, and West) to nine Census divisions (New
England, Middle Atlantic, East North Central, West South Central, South
Atlantic, East South Central, West South Central, Mountain, and
Pacific); PSU area definitions have been updated using the Office of
Management and Budget's (OMB) Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs)
definitions; and the number of sampled PSUs in the CPI will be reduced
from 87 to 75. This change will increase the average number of price
quotes per index area.
The continuation of the collection of prices for the CPI is
essential since the CPI is the nation's chief source of information on
retail price changes. If the information on C&S prices were not
collected, Federal fiscal and monetary policies would be hampered due
to the lack of information on price changes in a major sector of the
U.S. economy, and estimates of the real value of the Gross National
Product could not be made. The consequences to both the Federal and
private sectors would be far reaching and would have serious
repercussions on Federal government policy and institutions.
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: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Consumer Price Index Commodities and Services Survey.
OMB Number: 1220-0039.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not for profit
institutions; and State, Local or Tribal Government.
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Total Total Average time Estimated
respondents Frequency responses per response total burden
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Pricing......................... 35,552 8.775 311,968 0.33 102,949
Outlet Rotation................. 11,543 1 11,543 1.0 11,543
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Total....................... 47,095 n/a 323,511 n/a 114,492
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Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.0.
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 15th day of February 2017.
Kimberley Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2017-04098 Filed 3-2-17; 8:45 am]
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