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Affected Public: Private Sector:
Businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 275,619.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 275,619.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
22,968 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: September 17, 2020.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2020–20952 Filed 9–22–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Maintenance and Operating
Instructions (§§ 1910.266(f)(1)(iii) and
(g)(3))
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Logging
Operations Standards
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA)-sponsored information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval 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 October 23, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony May by telephone at 202–693–
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
are invited on: (1) Whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Department, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) if the information
will be processed and used in a timely
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimates of the burden and cost of the
collection of information, including the
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validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information collection; and (5) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
The collection of information
contained in the Logging Operations
Standard are necessary to reduce
workers’ risk of death or serious injury
by requiring employers to assure that
operating and maintenance instructions
are available on machines or in the area
where the machine is operated. For
vehicles, employers must assure that
operating and maintenance instructions
are available for each vehicle.
Under paragraph (f)(1)(iii) and (g)(3)
of the Standard, employers must assure
that operating and maintenance
instructions are available on machines
or in the area where the machine is
being operated, and in vehicles. For
those machines with no operating
instructions in the cab, the employer
will be required to obtain and retain a
manual within the immediate work area
for each machine. Because the Logging
Operations final rule has been in effect
since 1995, OSHA assumes that all
employers are in compliance with the
provision to have operating and
maintenance instructions available on
machines or in the area where the
machines are being operated.
Certification of Training
(§ 1910.266(i)(10)(i) and (i)(10)(ii))
Paragraph (i)(10)(i) requires
employers to certify in writing that a
worker/supervisor received the training
the Standard requires. Under paragraph
(i)(10)(ii), employers need only maintain
the most recent certification for training
that a worker/supervisor has received.
For additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
April 24, 2020 (85 FR 23068).
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 the OMB
approves it 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
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display a valid OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3)
years. OMB authorization for an ICR
cannot be for more than three (3) years
without renewal. The DOL notes that
information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL–OSHA.
Title of Collection: Logging Operation
Standard.
OMB Control Number: 1218–0198.
Affected Public: Private Sector:
Businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 8,076.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 50,996.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
1,507 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: September 17, 2020.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2020–20951 Filed 9–22–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Producer
Price Index Survey
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS)-sponsored information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval 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 October 23, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony May by telephone at 202–693–
SUMMARY:
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4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
are invited on: (1) Whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Department, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) if the information
will be processed and used in a timely
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimates of the burden and cost of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information collection; and (5) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
The Producer Price Index (PPI), one of
the Nation’s leading economic
indicators, designated as a Principal
Federal Economic Indicator. The PPI
consists of a family of indexes that
measures the average change over time
in the selling prices received by
domestic producers of goods and
services. About 10,000 PPIs for
individual products and groups of
products are released each month. PPIs
are available for the output of nearly all
industries in the goods-producing
sectors of the U.S. economy—mining,
manufacturing, agriculture, fishing, and
forestry—as well as natural gas,
electricity, construction, and goods
competitive with those made in the
producing sectors, such as waste and
scrap materials. The PPI data are widely
used by the business community as well
as by government. In particular the data
are used as an economic indicator
playing a crucial role in market analysis,
as a deflator of other economic series,
the basis for the calculation of price
adjustments for contracts and purchase
agreements and as an input to economic
research. These uses highlight the
necessity of the PPI in order to
understand the economy. PPI data meets
a wide range of government needs by
providing a description of the
magnitude and composition of price
changes within the economy.
Government agencies view these
indexes as sensitive indicators of the
economic environment and closely
follow each monthly release of statistics.
PPI data are vital in helping the
President and Congress set fiscal
spending targets. The Federal Reserve
Board Open Market Committee monitors
producer prices to help determine
monetary policy. Federal policy makers
at the Department of the Treasury and
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the Council of Economic Advisors
utilize these statistics to help interpret
the economic environment and make
decisions based upon these
interpretations. Many dollar
denominated measurements of
economic performance, such as the
Gross Domestic Product (GDP), require
accurate price data for the conversion of
nominal dollars into real dollars.
National income accounting figures
must also be inflation free in order to
remain relevant to fiscal and monetary
policy makers setting objectives. Price
adjustment clauses in government
purchasing contracts commonly use one
or more PPIs. According to a
conservative estimate hundreds-ofbillions of dollars’ worth of contracts
and purchase agreements employ PPIs
as part of price adjustment clauses.
Failure to calculate these price data
would prolong the time frame needed
for accurate recognition of and
appropriate adaptation to economic
events. The private sector also makes
extensive use of PPI data. Researchers
commonly use producer prices to probe
and measure the interaction of market
forces. Private firms use PPIs for
contract escalation and price
adjustment. The Internal Revenue
Service (IRS) recommends using PPI
data for certain kinds of tax related
inventory accounting, such as Last-In
First-Out (LIFO). Private businesses
extensively use PPIs for planning and
operations. Firms often compare the
prices they pay and receive with
changes in appropriate PPIs. Economic
researchers and forecasters also put PPIs
to regular use. They use PPI data to
better understand market forces.
Research topics requiring producer
price data include studying elasticities,
potential lead and lag structures within
price changes, and the identification of
prices that demonstrate tremendous
influence throughout the economy if
they change. Policy-makers, businesses,
and researchers all require complete
descriptions of price change trends if
they are to perform effectively and
efficiently. The expansive coverage of
PPIs makes it very valuable to the users
described above as well as many others.
For additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
June 5, 2020 (85 FR 34656).
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 the OMB
approves it and displays a currently
valid OMB Control Number. In addition,
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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 OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3)
years. OMB authorization for an ICR
cannot be for more than three (3) years
without renewal. The DOL notes that
information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL–BLS.
Title of Collection: Producer Price
Index Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1220–0008.
Affected Public: Private Sector:
Businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 15,945.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 739,645.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
69,945 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: September 17, 2020.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2020–20950 Filed 9–22–20; 8:45 am]
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Senior Executive Service; Appointment
of Members to the Performance
Review Board
Title 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4) provides that
Notice of the Appointment of the
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Capital Officer
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Commissioner for Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Producer Price Index Survey
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS)-sponsored information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval 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 October 23, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony May by telephone at 202-693-
[[Page 59827]]
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) if the information will be processed and
used in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of
the burden and cost of the collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5)
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
The Producer Price Index (PPI), one of the Nation's leading
economic indicators, designated as a Principal Federal Economic
Indicator. The PPI consists of a family of indexes that measures the
average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic
producers of goods and services. About 10,000 PPIs for individual
products and groups of products are released each month. PPIs are
available for the output of nearly all industries in the goods-
producing sectors of the U.S. economy--mining, manufacturing,
agriculture, fishing, and forestry--as well as natural gas,
electricity, construction, and goods competitive with those made in the
producing sectors, such as waste and scrap materials. The PPI data are
widely used by the business community as well as by government. In
particular the data are used as an economic indicator playing a crucial
role in market analysis, as a deflator of other economic series, the
basis for the calculation of price adjustments for contracts and
purchase agreements and as an input to economic research. These uses
highlight the necessity of the PPI in order to understand the economy.
PPI data meets a wide range of government needs by providing a
description of the magnitude and composition of price changes within
the economy. Government agencies view these indexes as sensitive
indicators of the economic environment and closely follow each monthly
release of statistics. PPI data are vital in helping the President and
Congress set fiscal spending targets. The Federal Reserve Board Open
Market Committee monitors producer prices to help determine monetary
policy. Federal policy makers at the Department of the Treasury and the
Council of Economic Advisors utilize these statistics to help interpret
the economic environment and make decisions based upon these
interpretations. Many dollar denominated measurements of economic
performance, such as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), require accurate
price data for the conversion of nominal dollars into real dollars.
National income accounting figures must also be inflation free in order
to remain relevant to fiscal and monetary policy makers setting
objectives. Price adjustment clauses in government purchasing contracts
commonly use one or more PPIs. According to a conservative estimate
hundreds-of-billions of dollars' worth of contracts and purchase
agreements employ PPIs as part of price adjustment clauses. Failure to
calculate these price data would prolong the time frame needed for
accurate recognition of and appropriate adaptation to economic events.
The private sector also makes extensive use of PPI data. Researchers
commonly use producer prices to probe and measure the interaction of
market forces. Private firms use PPIs for contract escalation and price
adjustment. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recommends using PPI
data for certain kinds of tax related inventory accounting, such as
Last-In First-Out (LIFO). Private businesses extensively use PPIs for
planning and operations. Firms often compare the prices they pay and
receive with changes in appropriate PPIs. Economic researchers and
forecasters also put PPIs to regular use. They use PPI data to better
understand market forces. Research topics requiring producer price data
include studying elasticities, potential lead and lag structures within
price changes, and the identification of prices that demonstrate
tremendous influence throughout the economy if they change. Policy-
makers, businesses, and researchers all require complete descriptions
of price change trends if they are to perform effectively and
efficiently. The expansive coverage of PPIs makes it very valuable to
the users described above as well as many others. For additional
substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on June 5, 2020 (85 FR 34656).
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 the OMB approves it 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
OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL-BLS.
Title of Collection: Producer Price Index Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1220-0008.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,945.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 739,645.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 69,945 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: September 17, 2020.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2020-20950 Filed 9-22-20; 8:45 am]
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