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6. An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The estimated annual public
burden associated with this collection is
1000 hours, which is equal to 1000
(total # of annual responses) * 60
minutes.
If additional information is required
contact: Melody Braswell, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405A,
Washington, DC 20530.
necessary to qualify for the waiver of the
additional credit reduction. Further, the
additional credit reduction of section
3302(c)(2)(B) is zero for California and
Virgin Islands for 2017. Therefore,
employers in California and Virgin
Islands will have no additional credit
reduction applied for calendar year
2017.
As a result of having passed eight
consecutive January 1’s with an
outstanding Title XII advances and not
having repaid the balance as of
November 10, 2017, both California and
Virgin Islands are subject to a FUTA
credit reduction of 2.1 percent.
Dated: November 28, 2017.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
Nancy M. Rooney,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and
Training Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Decisions on States’
Applications for Relief From Tax Credit
Reductions Provided Under Section
3302 of the Federal Unemployment Tax
Act (FUTA) Applicable in 2017
Employment and Training
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) revision titled,
‘‘Consumer Expenditure Surveys:
Quarterly Interview and Diary,’’ to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval for use
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.). Public comments on the
ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before January 2, 2018.
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 free of charge from the
RegInfo.gov Web site at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAView
ICR?ref_nbr=201607-1220-002 (this link
will only become active on the day
following publication of this notice) or
by contacting Michel Smyth by
telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202–
693–8064, (these are not toll-free
numbers) or sending an email to DOL_
PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
by mail or courier to the Office of
SUMMARY:
Sections 3302(c)(2)(A) and
3302(d)(3) of the FUTA provide that
employers in a State that has an
outstanding balance of advances under
Title XII of the Social Security Act at the
beginning of January 1 of two or more
consecutive years are subject to a
reduction in credits otherwise available
against the FUTA tax for the calendar
year in which the most recent such
January 1 occurs, if a balance of
advances remains at the beginning of
November 10 of that year. Further,
section 3302(c)(2)(C) of FUTA provides
for an additional credit reduction for a
year if a State has outstanding advances
on five or more consecutive January
firsts and has a balance at the beginning
of November 10 for such years. Section
3302(c)(2)(C) also provides for waiver of
this additional credit reduction and
substitution of the credit reduction
provided in section 3302(c)(2)(B) if a
state meets certain conditions.
California and Virgin Islands were
potentially liable for the additional
credit reduction and applied for a
waiver of the 2017 additional credit
reduction under section 3302 (c)(2)(C) of
FUTA. It has been determined that each
one met all of the criteria of that section
SUMMARY:
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Request for Comments;
Consumer Expenditure Surveys:
Quarterly Interview and Diary
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Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–BLS,
Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202–
395–5806 (this is not a toll-free
number); or by email: OIRA_
submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters
are encouraged, but not required, to
send a courtesy copy of any comments
by mail or courier to the U.S.
Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Attn:
Departmental Information Compliance
Management Program, Room N1301,
200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; or by email:
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693–
4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not
toll-free numbers) or sending an email
to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR
seeks approval under the PRA for
revisions to the Consumer Expenditure
Surveys: Quarterly Interview and Diary.
The BLS uses the Consumer
Expenditure Surveys to gather
information on expenditures, income,
and other related subjects. The data is
updated periodically in the national
Consumer Price Index. In addition, the
data is used by a variety of researchers
in academia, government agencies, and
the private sector. The data is collected
from a national probability sample of
households designed to represent the
total civilian non-institutional
population. The purpose of this revision
request is to make changes to the two
Consumer Expenditure (CE) Surveys:
The Quarterly Interview Survey (CEQ)
and the Diary Survey (CED) as part of an
ongoing effort to improve data quality,
maintain or increase response rates, and
reduce data collection costs. The Census
Authorizing Statute and BLS
Authorizing Statute authorize this
information collection. See 13 U.S.C. 8b
and 29 U.S.C. 2.
The ICR has been characterized as a
revision for several reasons. More
specifically, three major changes are
proposed for the CED. (1) In an effort to
alleviate burden and improve response
rates, an alternative version of the paper
CED has been developed. The new
version consolidates the four main diary
categories into two, facing, diary pages
so that all expenses for a single day can
be entered without flipping pages. An
effort was also made to reduce the
amount of instructions and examples so
that respondents are not confused or
intimidated. (2) The earliest placement
date and last placement date restrictions
for the Diary will be removed allowing
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Field Representatives to place the diary
on any day within the collection month.
(3) In order to simplify procedures and
reduce costs, all Diaries will be double
placed. As a result, the second Field
Representative interview to pick up the
Week 1 Diary and place the Week 2
Diary will be eliminated. Additionally,
the CE will delete several tax questions
that were deleted from CEQ in 2015 as
data received from the IRS have enabled
CE to calculate this data rather than
collect it. Several changes will also be
implemented in CEQ in order to keep
the CEQ questionnaire current. These
changes include changes to question
wording, deletions, additions, and
section restructurings.
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 1220–0050. The current
approval is scheduled to expire on June
30, 2019; however, the DOL notes that
existing information collection
requirements submitted to the OMB
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review. New
requirements would only take effect
upon OMB approval. For additional
substantive information about this ICR,
see the related notice published in the
Federal Register on June 30, 2016 (81
FR 42731).
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
1220–0050. 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,
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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: Consumer
Expenditure Surveys: Quarterly
Interview and Diary.
OMB Control Number: 1220–0050.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 13,927.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 57,732.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
56,718 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: November 28, 2017.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Annual
Refiling Survey
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) revision titled,
‘‘Annual Refiling Survey,’’ to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval for use in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Public
comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before January 2, 2018.
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 free of charge from the
SUMMARY:
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RegInfo.gov Web site at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAView
ICR?ref_nbr=201708-1220-005 (this link
will only become active on the day
following publication of this notice) or
by contacting Michel Smyth by
telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202–
693–8064 (these are not toll-free
numbers) or sending an email to DOL_
PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
by mail to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk
Officer for DOL–BLS, Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235,
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20503; by Fax: 202–395–5806 (this is
not a toll-free number); or by email:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Commenters are encouraged, but not
required, to send a courtesy copy of any
comments by mail or courier to the U.S.
Department of Labor—OASAM, Office
of the Chief Information Officer, Attn:
Departmental Information Compliance
Management Program, Room N1301,
200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; or by email:
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693–
4129, TTY 202–693–8064 (these are not
toll-free numbers) or sending an email
to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR
seeks OMB approval for revisions to the
Annual Refiling Survey (ARS). The ARS
is used in conjunction with the BLS
Quarterly Census of Employment and
Wages (QCEW) program. The primary
purpose of the ARS is to verify or to
correct the North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS) code
assigned to establishments as well as to
obtain accurate mailing and physical
location addresses of establishments. As
a result, changes in the industrial and
geographical compositions of the
economy are captured in a timely
manner and reflected in BLS statistical
programs. The QCEW program provides
data necessary to administer State
Unemployment Insurance systems.
QCEW data accurately reflect the extent
of coverage of the State UI laws and are
used for determining UI total and
taxable wages rates and for other
purposes. Federal, State, and local
government officials as well as private
researchers depend on accurate
geographical and industrial coding
based on the NAICS Manual. This ICR
has been classified as a revision because
BLS will increase efforts to collect
information from more establishments
that are in NAICS Code 999999. These
are unclassified establishments (NCA)
for which there is no information
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Request for Comments; Consumer Expenditure Surveys: Quarterly
Interview and Diary
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsored information collection request (ICR)
revision titled, ``Consumer Expenditure Surveys: Quarterly Interview
and Diary,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review
and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives
on or before January 2, 2018.
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 free of charge
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201607-1220-002 (this link will only become active
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are
not toll-free numbers) or sending an email to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request by mail or courier to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-
BLS, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (this is not a toll-free
number); or by email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters are
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance
Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or sending an
email to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks approval under the PRA for
revisions to the Consumer Expenditure Surveys: Quarterly Interview and
Diary. The BLS uses the Consumer Expenditure Surveys to gather
information on expenditures, income, and other related subjects. The
data is updated periodically in the national Consumer Price Index. In
addition, the data is used by a variety of researchers in academia,
government agencies, and the private sector. The data is collected from
a national probability sample of households designed to represent the
total civilian non-institutional population. The purpose of this
revision request is to make changes to the two Consumer Expenditure
(CE) Surveys: The Quarterly Interview Survey (CEQ) and the Diary Survey
(CED) as part of an ongoing effort to improve data quality, maintain or
increase response rates, and reduce data collection costs. The Census
Authorizing Statute and BLS Authorizing Statute authorize this
information collection. See 13 U.S.C. 8b and 29 U.S.C. 2.
The ICR has been characterized as a revision for several reasons.
More specifically, three major changes are proposed for the CED. (1) In
an effort to alleviate burden and improve response rates, an
alternative version of the paper CED has been developed. The new
version consolidates the four main diary categories into two, facing,
diary pages so that all expenses for a single day can be entered
without flipping pages. An effort was also made to reduce the amount of
instructions and examples so that respondents are not confused or
intimidated. (2) The earliest placement date and last placement date
restrictions for the Diary will be removed allowing
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Field Representatives to place the diary on any day within the
collection month. (3) In order to simplify procedures and reduce costs,
all Diaries will be double placed. As a result, the second Field
Representative interview to pick up the Week 1 Diary and place the Week
2 Diary will be eliminated. Additionally, the CE will delete several
tax questions that were deleted from CEQ in 2015 as data received from
the IRS have enabled CE to calculate this data rather than collect it.
Several changes will also be implemented in CEQ in order to keep the
CEQ questionnaire current. These changes include changes to question
wording, deletions, additions, and section restructurings.
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 1220-0050. The current approval is scheduled to
expire on June 30, 2019; however, the DOL notes that existing
information collection requirements submitted to the OMB receive a
month-to-month extension while they undergo review. New requirements
would only take effect upon OMB approval. For additional substantive
information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the
Federal Register on June 30, 2016 (81 FR 42731).
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 1220-0050.
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: Consumer Expenditure Surveys: Quarterly
Interview and Diary.
OMB Control Number: 1220-0050.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 13,927.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 57,732.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 56,718 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: November 28, 2017.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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