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OMB Control Number: 1205–0522.
Affected Public: State, Local, and
Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 38.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 38.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
8,136 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: July 25, 2019.
Frederick Licari,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019–16254 Filed 7–30–19; 8:45 am]
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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 ‘‘Job Openings and Labor
Turnover 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
SUMMARY:
ADDRESSES section below on or before
September 30, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Erin
Good, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
of Management Systems, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2
Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington,
DC 20212, telephone number 202–691–
7628. (This is not a toll free number.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
Good, BLS Clearance Officer, telephone
number 202–691–7628. (See ADDRESSES
section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover
Survey (JOLTS) collects data on job
vacancies, labor hires, and labor
separations. As the monthly JOLTS time
series grow longer, their value in
assessing the business cycle, the
difficulty that employers have in hiring
workers, and the extent of the mismatch
between the unused supply of available
workers and the unmet demand for
labor by employers will increase. The
study of the complex relationship
between job openings and
unemployment is of particular interest
to researchers. While these two
measures are expected to move in
opposite directions over the course of
the business cycle, their relative levels
and movements depend on the
efficiency of the labor market in
matching workers and jobs.
Along with the job openings rate,
trends in hires and separations may
broadly identify which aggregate
industries face the tightest labor
markets. The quits rate, the number of
persons who quit during an entire
month as a percentage of total
employment, may provide clues about
workers’ views of the labor market or
their success in finding better jobs. In
addition, businesses will be able to
compare their own turnover rates to the
national, regional, and major industry
division rates.
The BLS uses the JOLTS form to
gather employment, job openings, hires,
and total separations from business
establishments. The information is
collected once a month at the BLS Data
Total
respondents
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Affected public
Frequency
Collection Center (DCC) in Atlanta,
Georgia. The information is collected
using Computer Assisted Telephone
Interviewing (CATI), Web, email, and
FAX. An establishment is in the sample
for 36 consecutive months.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the JOLTS.
The BLS is requesting a revision to the
existing clearance for the JOLTS. JOLTS
is extending time respondents remain in
the sample from 24 to 36 months. This
will cause an estimated 9.2% increase
in burden costs resulting from an
increase in the sample from 16,000 to
20,700 (30% increase).
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, 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: Job Openings and Labor
Turnover Survey.
OMB Number: 1220–0170.
Affected Public: Federal Government;
State, Local, or Tribal governments;
Businesses or other for-profit; Not-forprofit institutions; Small businesses and
organizations.
Total
responses
Average time
per response
(min.)
Estimated
total burden
Private ..................................................................................
State, Local, & Tribal Gov’t .................................................
Federal Gov’t .......................................................................
9,637
1,512
532
Monthly ..........
Monthly ..........
Monthly ..........
115,643
18,149
6,379
10
10
10
19,274
3,025
1,063
Totals ............................................................................
11,681
Monthly ..........
140,171
10
23,362
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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, on July 25,
2019.
Mark Staniorski,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2019–16257 Filed 7–30–19; 8:45 am]
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
VA 22202–5452.
• Hand Delivery: USDOL—Mine
Safety and Health Administration, 201
12th Street South, Suite 4E401,
Arlington, VA 22202–5452. Sign in at
the receptionist’s desk on the 4th floor
via the East elevator.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sheila McConnell, Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
MSHA, at MSHA.information
.collections@dol.gov (email); (202) 693–
9440 (voice); or (202) 693–9441
(facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0140]
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; High-Voltage Continuous
Mining Machines Standards for
Underground Coal Mines
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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
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. Currently, the Mine
Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA) is soliciting comments on the
information collection for High-Voltage
Continuous Mining Machines Standards
for Underground Coal Mines.
DATES: All comments must be received
on or before September 30, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the
information collection requirements of
this notice may be sent by any of the
methods listed below.
• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments for docket number MSHA–
2019–0023.
• Regular Mail: Send comments to
USDOL–MSHA, Office of Standards,
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SUMMARY:
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Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act), 30 U.S.C. 813(h), authorizes
MSHA to collect information necessary
to carry out its duty in protecting the
safety and health of miners. Further,
section 101(a) of the Mine Act, 30 U.S.C.
811, authorizes the Secretary of Labor
(Secretary) to develop, promulgate, and
revise as may be appropriate, improved
mandatory health or safety standards for
the protection of life and prevention of
injuries in coal and metal and nonmetal
mines.
This information collection maintains
the safe use of high-voltage continuous
mining machines in underground coal
mines by requiring records of testing,
examination and maintenance on
machines to reduce fire, electrical
shock, ignition and operation hazards.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
MSHA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information
collection related to High-Voltage
Continuous Mining Machines Standards
for Underground Coal Mines. MSHA is
particularly interested in comments
that:
• Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Agency, including whether the
information has practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of MSHA’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
• Suggest methods to 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,
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e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
The information collection request
will be available on https://
www.regulations.gov. MSHA cautions
the commenter against providing any
information in the submission that
should not be publicly disclosed. Full
comments, including personal
information provided, will be made
available on www.regulations.gov and
www.reginfo.gov.
The public may also examine publicly
available documents at USDOL—Mine
Safety and Health Administration, 201
12th South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, VA
22202–5452. Sign in at the receptionist’s
desk on the 4th floor via the East
elevator.
Questions about the information
collection requirements may be directed
to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
notice.
III. Current Actions
This request for collection of
information contains provisions for
High-Voltage Continuous Mining
Machines Standards for Underground
Coal Mines. MSHA has updated the data
with respect to the number of
respondents, responses, burden hours,
and burden costs supporting this
information collection request.
Type of Review: Extension, without
change, of a currently approved
collection.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
OMB Number: 1219–0140.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 3.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Responses: 4,810.
Annual Burden Hours: 148 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $0.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
Sheila McConnell,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019–16255 Filed 7–30–19; 8:45 am]
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[FR Doc No: 2019-16257]
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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 ``Job
Openings and Labor Turnover 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 below on or before September 30, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Erin Good, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2
Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20212, telephone number 202-
691-7628. (This is not a toll free number.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Good, BLS Clearance Officer,
telephone number 202-691-7628. (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) collects data on
job vacancies, labor hires, and labor separations. As the monthly JOLTS
time series grow longer, their value in assessing the business cycle,
the difficulty that employers have in hiring workers, and the extent of
the mismatch between the unused supply of available workers and the
unmet demand for labor by employers will increase. The study of the
complex relationship between job openings and unemployment is of
particular interest to researchers. While these two measures are
expected to move in opposite directions over the course of the business
cycle, their relative levels and movements depend on the efficiency of
the labor market in matching workers and jobs.
Along with the job openings rate, trends in hires and separations
may broadly identify which aggregate industries face the tightest labor
markets. The quits rate, the number of persons who quit during an
entire month as a percentage of total employment, may provide clues
about workers' views of the labor market or their success in finding
better jobs. In addition, businesses will be able to compare their own
turnover rates to the national, regional, and major industry division
rates.
The BLS uses the JOLTS form to gather employment, job openings,
hires, and total separations from business establishments. The
information is collected once a month at the BLS Data Collection Center
(DCC) in Atlanta, Georgia. The information is collected using Computer
Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI), Web, email, and FAX. An
establishment is in the sample for 36 consecutive months.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the
JOLTS. The BLS is requesting a revision to the existing clearance for
the JOLTS. JOLTS is extending time respondents remain in the sample
from 24 to 36 months. This will cause an estimated 9.2% increase in
burden costs resulting from an increase in the sample from 16,000 to
20,700 (30% increase).
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, 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: Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.
OMB Number: 1220-0170.
Affected Public: Federal Government; State, Local, or Tribal
governments; Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Small businesses and organizations.
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Average time
Affected public Total Frequency Total per response Estimated
respondents responses (min.) total burden
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Private..................... 9,637 Monthly........... 115,643 10 19,274
State, Local, & Tribal Gov't 1,512 Monthly........... 18,149 10 3,025
Federal Gov't............... 532 Monthly........... 6,379 10 1,063
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Totals.................. 11,681 Monthly........... 140,171 10 23,362
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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, on July 25, 2019.
Mark Staniorski,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2019-16257 Filed 7-30-19; 8:45 am]
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