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including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained free by contacting
Lauren Fairley by telephone at (202)
693–3731, TTY 1–877–889–5627 (TTY/
TDD), (these are not toll-free numbers)
or by email at fairley.lauren@dol.gov or
by accessing: https://
www.onetcenter.org/ombclearance.html.
Submit written comments about, or
requests for a copy of, this ICR by mail
or courier to the U.S. Department of
Labor, Employment and Training
Administration—Division of National
Programs Tools and Technical
Assistance, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW, C4526, Washington, DC 20210, by
email: fairley.lauren@dol.gov or by Fax
(202) 693–3015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Lauren Fairley by telephone at
(202) 693–3015 (this is not a toll-free
number) or by email at fairley.lauren@
dol.gov.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
The DOL,
as part of continuing efforts to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies an opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing collections of information
before submitting them to the OMB for
final approval. This program helps to
ensure 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 can be properly
assessed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
The O*NET Data Collection Program
is an ongoing effort to collect and
maintain current information on the
detailed characteristics of occupations
and skills for more than 900
occupations. The resulting database
provides the most comprehensive
standardized source of occupational and
skills information in the nation. O*NET
information is used by a wide range of
audiences, including individuals
making career decisions, public
agencies and schools providing career
exploration services or education and
training programs, and businesses
making staffing and training decisions.
The O*NET system provides a common
language, framework and database to
meet the administrative needs of various
federal programs, including workforce
investment and training programs
supported by funding from the
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Departments of Labor, Education, and
Health and Human Services.
Section 308 of the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act
requires the Secretary of Labor to
oversee the ‘‘development,
maintenance, and continuous
improvement of a nationwide workforce
and labor market information system’’
which shall include, among other
components, ‘‘skill trends by occupation
and industry.’’ The O*NET database
provides:
D Detailed information for more than
900 occupations.
D Descriptive information using
standardized descriptors for skills,
abilities, interests, knowledge, work
values, education, training, work
context, and work activities.
D Occupational coding currently
based on the 2010 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC)
taxonomies—and will be transitioning
to the 2018 SOC taxonomy.
The O*NET electronic database and
related O*NET products and tools have
been incorporated into numerous public
and private sector products and
resources, examples of O*NET use are
presented in the O*NET Products at
Work (PAW) document at https://
www.onetcenter.org/paw.html. These
products in turn serve millions of
customers. Section 308 of the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act
authorizes this information collection.
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.
Interested parties are encouraged to
provide comments to the contact shown
in the ADDRESSES section. Comments
must be written to receive
consideration, and they will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval of the final ICR. In
order to help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should
mention OMB control number 1205–
0421.
Submitted comments will also be a
matter of public record for this ICR and
posted on the internet, without
redaction. The DOL encourages
commenters not to include personally
identifiable information, confidential
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business data, or other sensitive
statements/information in any
comments.
The DOL 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.
Type of Review: Extension without
changes.
Title of Collection: O*NET Data
Collection Program.
Form: N/A.
OMB Control Number: 1205–0421.
Affected Public: Private sector (forprofit businesses and not-for-profit
organizations); State, local and tribal
governments, Federal government,
Individuals or Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
28,494.
Frequency: Varies.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
28,494.
Estimated Average Time per
Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 14,293 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Cost
Burden: $0
Rosemary Lahasky,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment
and Training Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; General
Inquiries to State Agency Contacts
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
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The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘General
Inquiries to State Agency Contacts,’’ to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval for
continued use, without change, in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public
comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before April 30, 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 website at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201711-1220-003
(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 by email at 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 by email at DOL_
PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR
seeks to extend PRA authority for the
General Inquiries to State Agency
Contacts information collection. The
BLS awards funds to State Agencies in
order to assist them in operating either
or both the Labor Market Information
and the Occupational Safety and Health
Statistics Federal/State Cooperative
Statistical Programs. To ensure a timely
flow of data and to be able to evaluate
and improve the programs, it is
necessary to conduct ongoing
communications between the BLS and
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State partners dealing with, for example,
deliverables, program enhancements,
and administrative issues. The BLS
Authorizing Statute authorizes this
information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 1,
2.
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 1220–0168.
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
June 30, 2018. The DOL seeks to extend
PRA authorization for this information
collection for three (3) more years,
without any change to existing
requirements. The DOL notes that
existing information collection
requirements submitted to the OMB
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review. For
additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
December 12, 2017 (82 FR 58447).
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
1220–0168. 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
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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: General Inquiries
to State Agency Contacts.
OMB Control Number: 1220–0168.
Affected Public: State, Local, and
Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 54.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 23,890.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
15,927 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: March 26, 2018.
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; Equal
Access to Justice Act
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the information
collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Equal
Access to Justice Act,’’ to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval for continued use,
without change, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before April 30, 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 website at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201803-1225-001
or by contacting Michel Smyth by
telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202–
693–8064, (these are not toll-free
numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
by mail to the Office of Information and
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsored information collection request (ICR)
titled, ``General Inquiries to State Agency Contacts,'' to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued
use, without change, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives
on or before April 30, 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 website at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201711-1220-003 (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 by email at [email protected].
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: [email protected]. 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: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by email
at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for
the General Inquiries to State Agency Contacts information collection.
The BLS awards funds to State Agencies in order to assist them in
operating either or both the Labor Market Information and the
Occupational Safety and Health Statistics Federal/State Cooperative
Statistical Programs. To ensure a timely flow of data and to be able to
evaluate and improve the programs, it is necessary to conduct ongoing
communications between the BLS and State partners dealing with, for
example, deliverables, program enhancements, and administrative issues.
The BLS Authorizing Statute authorizes this information collection. See
29 U.S.C. 1, 2.
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 1220-0168.
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 June 30, 2018. The DOL seeks to extend PRA
authorization for this information collection for three (3) more years,
without any change to existing requirements. The DOL notes that
existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB
receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related
notice published in the Federal Register on December 12, 2017 (82 FR
58447).
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 1220-0168.
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: General Inquiries to State Agency Contacts.
OMB Control Number: 1220-0168.
Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 54.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 23,890.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 15,927 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: March 26, 2018.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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