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while they undergo review for
additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
November 6, 2020 (85 FR 71106).
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–OS.
Title of Collection: Department of
Labor Events Management Platform.
OMB Control Number: 1290–0002.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits institutions; not-for-profit
institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 1,600.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 3,200.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
250 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Dated: January 19, 2021.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Report of
Changes That May Affect Your Black
Lung Benefits
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Office of the
Workers’ Compensation Programs
(OWCP)-sponsored information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of
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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 March 15, 2021.
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.
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.
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: The
requirements contained within the
Report of Changes That May Affect Your
Black Lung Benefits information
collection include forms that help
determine continuing eligibility of
primary beneficiaries receiving black
lung benefits. The primary beneficiary
or their representative payee is required
to verify and update certain information
that may affect entitlement to benefits,
including changes to income, marital
status, receipt of state workers’
compensation benefits, and their
dependents’ status. While the
information collected remains the same
as in the currently approved collection,
the updated forms add an electronic
filing option. The Black Lung Benefits
Act, 30 U.S.C. 901 et seq., and its
implementing regulations, 20 CFR
725.513(a), 725.533(e), authorizes this
information collection. See 30 U.S.C.
936(a). For additional substantive
information about this ICR, see the
related notice published in the Federal
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Register on November 24, 2020 (85 FR
75049).
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–OWCP.
Title of Collection: Report of Changes
That May Affect Your Black Lung
Benefits.
OMB Control Number: 1240–0028.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 12,000.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 12,000.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
2,810 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: February 5, 2021.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Quarterly
Census of Employment and Wages
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.
SUMMARY:
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The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before March 15, 2021.
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.
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.
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: The
QCEW program is implementing
improvements to the methods used to
impute data for missing employer
reports starting in October 2020. The
current method of imputation estimates
the current month’s employment or
current quarterly wages by applying the
change from a year earlier to the
previous month’s reported employment
and/or quarterly wages. A drawback to
this procedure is that it uses the data
from a year earlier, which may not
reflect current economic conditions.
BLS anticipates that the number of
nonresponding employers will be
substantially higher than usual in the
second quarter of 2020, as a result of the
business response to the coronavirus
(COVID–19) pandemic. Existing
imputation methods would likely
understate the impact of the pandemic
on the U.S. economy. BLS has
conducted research on improvements to
its imputation methodology and will
implement these improvements with the
first release of data for the second
quarter of 2020. The QCEW program is
the only Federal statistical program that
provides information on establishments,
wages, tax contributions and the
number of employees subject to State UI
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laws and the Unemployment
Compensation for the Federal
Employees program. The consequences
of not collecting QCEW data would be
grave to the Federal statistical
community. The BLS would not have a
sampling frame for its establishment
surveys; it would not be able to publish
as accurate current estimates of
employment for the U.S., States, and
metropolitan areas; and it would not be
able to publish quarterly census totals of
local establishment counts,
employment, and wages. The Bureau of
Economic Analysis would not be able to
publish as accurate personal income
data in a timely manner for the U.S.,
States, and local areas. Finally, the
Department of Labor’s Employment
Training Administration would not
have the information it needs to
administer the Unemployment
Insurance Program.
For additional substantive
information about this ICR, see the
related notice published in the Federal
Register on October 9, 2020 (85 FR
64167).
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: Quarterly Census
of Employment and Wages.
OMB Control Number: 1220–0012.
Affected Public: State, local, and tribal
governments.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 53.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 212.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
821,500 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
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Dated: February 5, 2021.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
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NATIONAL CREDIT UNION
ADMINISTRATION
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
National Credit Union
Administration (NCUA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The National Credit Union
Administration (NCUA) will submit the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the
date of publication of this notice.
DATES: Comments should be received on
or before March 15, 2021 to be assured
of consideration.
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:
Copies of the submission may be
obtained by contacting Mackie Malaka
at (703) 548–2704, emailing
PRAComments@ncua.gov, or viewing
the entire information collection request
at www.reginfo.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Number: 3133–0180.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Liquidity and Contingency
Funding Plans, 12 CFR 741.12.
Abstract: The 2008 financial crisis
demonstrated the importance of good
liquidity risk management to the safety
and soundness of financial institutions.
In conjunction with the OCC, FRB,
FDIC, and Conference of State Bank
Supervisors (CSBS), adopted the
Interagency Policy Statement on
Funding and Liquidity Risk
Management in March of 2010.
In October 2013, to clarify NCUA’s
expectation on the Interagency Policy
Statement and to reduce the regulatory
burden on small credit unions, NCUA
codified the requirements for Liquidity
and Contingency Funding Plans as
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
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.
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DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives
on or before March 15, 2021.
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.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony May by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The QCEW program is implementing
improvements to the methods used to impute data for missing employer
reports starting in October 2020. The current method of imputation
estimates the current month's employment or current quarterly wages by
applying the change from a year earlier to the previous month's
reported employment and/or quarterly wages. A drawback to this
procedure is that it uses the data from a year earlier, which may not
reflect current economic conditions. BLS anticipates that the number of
nonresponding employers will be substantially higher than usual in the
second quarter of 2020, as a result of the business response to the
coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Existing imputation methods would
likely understate the impact of the pandemic on the U.S. economy. BLS
has conducted research on improvements to its imputation methodology
and will implement these improvements with the first release of data
for the second quarter of 2020. The QCEW program is the only Federal
statistical program that provides information on establishments, wages,
tax contributions and the number of employees subject to State UI laws
and the Unemployment Compensation for the Federal Employees program.
The consequences of not collecting QCEW data would be grave to the
Federal statistical community. The BLS would not have a sampling frame
for its establishment surveys; it would not be able to publish as
accurate current estimates of employment for the U.S., States, and
metropolitan areas; and it would not be able to publish quarterly
census totals of local establishment counts, employment, and wages. The
Bureau of Economic Analysis would not be able to publish as accurate
personal income data in a timely manner for the U.S., States, and local
areas. Finally, the Department of Labor's Employment Training
Administration would not have the information it needs to administer
the Unemployment Insurance Program.
For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the
related notice published in the Federal Register on October 9, 2020 (85
FR 64167).
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: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
OMB Control Number: 1220-0012.
Affected Public: State, local, and tribal governments.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 212.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 821,500 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: February 5, 2021.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021-02873 Filed 2-11-21; 8:45 am]
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