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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Information Collection Activities;
Comment Request
Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
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. 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
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properly assessed. The Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed extension of
the International Price Program U.S.
Import and Export Price Indexes. A
copy of the proposed information
collection request 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 August 20, 2018.
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
The U.S. Import and Export Price
Indexes, produced by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics’ International Price
Program (IPP), measure price change
over time for all categories of imported
and exported products, as well as
selected services. The IPP has produced
the U.S. Import Price Indexes
continuously since 1973 and the U.S.
Export Price Indexes continuously since
1971. The Office of Management and
Budget has listed the Import and Export
Price Indexes as a Principal Federal
Economic Indicator since 1982. The
indexes are widely used in both the
public and private sectors. The primary
public sector use is the deflation of the
U.S. monthly Trade Statistics and the
quarterly estimates of U.S. Gross
Domestic Product; the indexes also are
used in formulating U.S. trade policy
and in trade negotiations with other
countries. In the private sector, uses of
the Import Price Indexes include market
analysis, inflation forecasting, contract
escalation, and replacement cost
accounting.
The IPP indexes are closely followed
statistics, and are viewed as a key
indicator of the economic environment.
The U.S. Department of Commerce uses
the monthly statistics to produce
monthly and quarterly estimates of
inflation-adjusted trade flows. Without
continuation of data collection, it would
be extremely difficult to construct
accurate estimates of the U.S. Gross
Domestic Product. In fact, DOL–BLS’
attempt to curtail publication of the
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export price indexes beginning in FY15
was met with resistance from the
Commerce Department who explained
that a viable substitute is not available.
The Beyond the Numbers article
‘‘Analyzing alternatives to export price
indexes’’ (https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/
volume-3/analyzing-alternatives-toexport-price-indexes.htm) explores
alternatives to using IPP’s export price
indexes to deflate the U.S. Gross
Domestic Product and explains why
there are currently no comparable
replacements.
Additionally, Federal policymakers in
the Department of Treasury, the Council
of Economic Advisers, and the Federal
Reserve Board utilize these statistics on
a regular basis to improve these
agencies’ formulation and evaluation of
monetary and fiscal policy and
evaluation of the general business
environment.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the U.S.
Import and Export Price Indexes. The
IPP continues to modernize data
collection and processing to permit
more timely release of its indexes, and
to reduce reporter burden. The IPP has
expanded the use of its web application,
introduced in 2003 to allow respondents
to update their data online and more
rapidly than using a paper-based form.
As of March 2018, 91 percent of IPP
respondents were providing prices via
the web application or had agreed to
start using this repricing method. Field
Economists currently offer web
repricing to all new respondents and at
initiation, it is the preferred method of
collection offered to companies.
The Program continues its multi-year
effort to develop a more effective
sampling and collection strategy for
companies that are considered major
importers or exporters. Research has
shown that, while hundreds of
thousands of companies import and
export goods into and from the United
States each year, the volume of trade (in
terms of dollar value) is heavily
concentrated on a very small percentage
of these companies. IPP’s sampling
methodology results in the large
companies being sampled on a frequent
basis. As a result of the continual
fielding of these companies, Field
Economists combine collection efforts
for multiple IPP samples, as they deem
appropriate. The collection of multiple
IPP samples at once results in fewer
visits and consequently, reduced
burden.
Also, IPP has started revising its Data
Collection Procedures, with the goal of
improving collection methods for
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• 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
respondents (and for the Field
Economists).
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.
Form
Total
respondents
Frequency
Form 3008 ...........................................................................
Imports ..........................................................................
Exports .........................................................................
........................
1,500
1,000
Annually.
........................
........................
Total ......................................................................
Repricing Form ....................................................................
Imports ..........................................................................
Exports .........................................................................
2,500
........................
2,700
1,750
........................
Monthly.
9.0 1 ................
9.3 1 ................
Total ......................................................................
4,450
Totals .............................................................
........................
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
Title of Collection: International Price
Program (IPP) U.S. Import and Export
Price Indexes.
OMB Number: 1220–0025.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Private Sector,
Business or other for-profits.
Total
responses
Average
time per
response
(hours)
Estimated
total burden
hours
1,500
1,000
1.0
1.0
1,500
1,000
2,500
........................
2,500
24,300
16,275
2.4438
3.4541
10,784
7,390
........................
40,575
........................
18,174
........................
43,075
........................
20,674
1 During
initiation, the respondent determines how many months he/she will need to supply data in a given year based upon how often the
company changes its pricing information. The average company is requested to supply information 9.3 months per year for exports and 9.0
months per year for imports.
2 Time to reprice is based upon 5 minutes of response time per item x 5.325 items = 26.625 minutes/60 = .4438 hours.
3 Time to reprice is based upon 5 minutes of response time per item x 5.449 items = 27.245 minutes/60 = .4541 hours.
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 12th day of
June 2018.
Eric P. Molina,
Acting Chief, Division of Management
Systems.
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Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
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The 13 Carcinogens Standard;
Extension of the Office of Management
and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of
Information Collection (Paperwork)
Requirements
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
OSHA solicits public
comments concerning its proposal to
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extend OMB approval of the
information collection requirements
contained in the 13 Carcinogens
Standard.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by
August 20, 2018.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for submitting
comments.
Facsimile: If your comments,
including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail,
messenger, or courier service: When
using this method, you must submit a
copy of your comments and attachments
to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No.
OSHA–2012–0012, Occupational Safety
and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room N–3653,
200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries
(hand, express mail, messenger, and
courier service) are accepted during the
Docket Office’s normal business hours,
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., ET.
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Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and the OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2012–0012) for
the Information Collection Request
(ICR). All comments, including any
personal information you provide, are
placed in the public docket without
change, and may be made available
online at https://www.regulations.gov.
For further information on submitting
comments see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading in the section of
this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Docket: To read or download
comments or other material in the
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov
or the OSHA Docket Office at the above
address. All documents in the docket
(including this Federal Register notice)
are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov index; however,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download from the website. All
submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
You may also contact Christie Garner at
the phone number below in FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT to obtain
a copy of the ICR.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
AGENCY: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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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. 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 extension of the International Price
Program U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes. A copy of the proposed
information collection request 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 August 20, 2018.
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
The U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes, produced by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics' International Price Program (IPP), measure price
change over time for all categories of imported and exported products,
as well as selected services. The IPP has produced the U.S. Import
Price Indexes continuously since 1973 and the U.S. Export Price Indexes
continuously since 1971. The Office of Management and Budget has listed
the Import and Export Price Indexes as a Principal Federal Economic
Indicator since 1982. The indexes are widely used in both the public
and private sectors. The primary public sector use is the deflation of
the U.S. monthly Trade Statistics and the quarterly estimates of U.S.
Gross Domestic Product; the indexes also are used in formulating U.S.
trade policy and in trade negotiations with other countries. In the
private sector, uses of the Import Price Indexes include market
analysis, inflation forecasting, contract escalation, and replacement
cost accounting.
The IPP indexes are closely followed statistics, and are viewed as
a key indicator of the economic environment. The U.S. Department of
Commerce uses the monthly statistics to produce monthly and quarterly
estimates of inflation-adjusted trade flows. Without continuation of
data collection, it would be extremely difficult to construct accurate
estimates of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product. In fact, DOL-BLS' attempt
to curtail publication of the export price indexes beginning in FY15
was met with resistance from the Commerce Department who explained that
a viable substitute is not available. The Beyond the Numbers article
``Analyzing alternatives to export price indexes'' (https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-3/analyzing-alternatives-to-export-price-indexes.htm)
explores alternatives to using IPP's export price indexes to deflate
the U.S. Gross Domestic Product and explains why there are currently no
comparable replacements.
Additionally, Federal policymakers in the Department of Treasury,
the Council of Economic Advisers, and the Federal Reserve Board utilize
these statistics on a regular basis to improve these agencies'
formulation and evaluation of monetary and fiscal policy and evaluation
of the general business environment.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the
U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes. The IPP continues to modernize
data collection and processing to permit more timely release of its
indexes, and to reduce reporter burden. The IPP has expanded the use of
its web application, introduced in 2003 to allow respondents to update
their data online and more rapidly than using a paper-based form. As of
March 2018, 91 percent of IPP respondents were providing prices via the
web application or had agreed to start using this repricing method.
Field Economists currently offer web repricing to all new respondents
and at initiation, it is the preferred method of collection offered to
companies.
The Program continues its multi-year effort to develop a more
effective sampling and collection strategy for companies that are
considered major importers or exporters. Research has shown that, while
hundreds of thousands of companies import and export goods into and
from the United States each year, the volume of trade (in terms of
dollar value) is heavily concentrated on a very small percentage of
these companies. IPP's sampling methodology results in the large
companies being sampled on a frequent basis. As a result of the
continual fielding of these companies, Field Economists combine
collection efforts for multiple IPP samples, as they deem appropriate.
The collection of multiple IPP samples at once results in fewer visits
and consequently, reduced burden.
Also, IPP has started revising its Data Collection Procedures, with
the goal of improving collection methods for
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respondents (and for the Field Economists).
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.
Title of Collection: International Price Program (IPP) U.S. Import
and Export Price Indexes.
OMB Number: 1220-0025.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Private Sector, Business or other for-profits.
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Average time Estimated
Form Total Frequency Total per response total burden
respondents responses (hours) hours
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Form 3008................... .............. Annually..........
Imports................. 1,500 .................. 1,500 1.0 1,500
Exports................. 1,000 .................. 1,000 1.0 1,000
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total............... 2,500 .................. 2,500 .............. 2,500
Repricing Form.............. .............. Monthly...........
Imports................. 2,700 9.0 \1\........... 24,300 \2\.4438 10,784
Exports................. 1,750 9.3 \1\........... 16,275 \3\.4541 7,390
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total............... 4,450 .................. 40,575 .............. 18,174
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals.......... .............. .................. 43,075 .............. 20,674
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\1\ During initiation, the respondent determines how many months he/she will need to supply data in a given year
based upon how often the company changes its pricing information. The average company is requested to supply
information 9.3 months per year for exports and 9.0 months per year for imports.
\2\ Time to reprice is based upon 5 minutes of response time per item x 5.325 items = 26.625 minutes/60 = .4438
hours.
\3\ Time to reprice is based upon 5 minutes of response time per item x 5.449 items = 27.245 minutes/60 = .4541
hours.
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 12th day of June 2018.
Eric P. Molina,
Acting Chief, Division of Management Systems.
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