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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: Health Insurance
Claim Form.
OMB Control Number: 1240–0044.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
Businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 57,099.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 3,381,232.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
394,477 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: April 23, 2021.
Mara Blumenthal,
Senior PRA Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Registration and Equal Employment
Opportunity in Apprenticeship
Programs
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Employment
and Training Administration (ETA)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 June 2, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
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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:
Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202–
693–8538, or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Apprenticeship Act (NAA) of
1937 (29 U.S.C. 50) authorizes this
information collection. If approved, this
ICR will enable ETA to refine its data
collection concerning the registration of
apprenticeship programs and
apprentices with DOL/ETA’s Office of
Apprenticeship and recognized State
Apprenticeship Agencies, properly
assess the types of sponsors that are
seeking to register an apprenticeship
program and the level of growth in
apprenticeship, collect the data
necessary to calculate national
registered apprenticeship program and
apprentice totals, and implement the
requirements of the Veterans
Apprenticeship and Labor Opportunity
Reform (VALOR) Act (Pub. L. 115–89).
This ICR will also continue to enable
ETA to collect data from registered
apprenticeship programs relating to
equal employment opportunity, and
from applicants and/or apprentices,
who file a discrimination complaint.
Under the NAA, the Secretary of Labor
(Secretary) is charged with the
establishment of labor standards
designed to safeguard the welfare of
apprentices and promote apprenticeship
opportunity. The NAA also authorizes
the Secretary to ‘‘publish information
relating to existing and proposed labor
standards of apprenticeship.’’ For
additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
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published in the Federal Register on
January 13, 2021 (86 FR 2700).
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–ETA.
Title of Collection: Registration and
Equal Employment Opportunity in
Apprenticeship Programs.
OMB Control Number: 1205–0223.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households; Federal Government; State,
Local, and Tribal Governments; Private
Sector—Businesses or other for-profits
and not-for-profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 651,093.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 980,606.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
521,964 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: April 23, 2021.
Mara Blumenthal,
Senior PRA Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Quarterly
Census of Employment and Wages
Business Supplement (QBS)
Department of Labor.
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
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
SUMMARY:
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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 June 2, 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:
Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202–
693–8538, or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) intends
to implement a new collection for a
QCEW Business Supplement (QBS).
Through the QBS, the BLS will be able
to capture information on the US
economy in a more efficient and timely
manner than is currently possible. The
QBS is intended to be a versatile
collection instrument that will allow
BLS to quickly collect and publish
information so that stakeholders and
data users can understand the impact of
specific events on the US economy as
they occur, improving the relevancy of
the data. For additional substantive
information about this ICR, see the
related notice published in the Federal
Register on February 3, 2021 (86 FR
8037).
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
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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 Business
Supplement (QBS).
OMB Control Number: 1220–0NEW.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
Businesses or other for-profits, not-forprofit institutions, and farms.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 149,250.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 149,250.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
12,438 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: April 26, 2021.
Mara Blumenthal,
Senior PRA Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021–09203 Filed 4–30–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Local Area
Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)
Program
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 June 2, 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
SUMMARY:
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‘‘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:
Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202–
693–8538, or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLS
has been charged by Congress (29 U.S.C.
Sections 1 and 2) with the responsibility
of collecting and publishing monthly
information on employment, the average
wage received, and the hours worked by
area and industry. The process for
developing residency-based
employment and unemployment
estimates is a cooperative Federal-State
program which uses employment and
unemployment inputs available in State
Workforce Agencies. The labor force
estimates developed and issued in this
program are used for economic analysis
and as a tool in the implementation of
Federal economic policy in such areas
as employment and economic
development under the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014
(that supplanted the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998) and the Public
Works and Economic Development Act,
among others. For additional
substantive information about this ICR,
see the related notice published in the
Federal Register on February 9, 2021
(86 FR 8803).
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Business Supplement (QBS)
AGENCY: Department of Labor.
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
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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 June 2, 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: Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202-
693-8538, or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) intends
to implement a new collection for a QCEW Business Supplement (QBS).
Through the QBS, the BLS will be able to capture information on the US
economy in a more efficient and timely manner than is currently
possible. The QBS is intended to be a versatile collection instrument
that will allow BLS to quickly collect and publish information so that
stakeholders and data users can understand the impact of specific
events on the US economy as they occur, improving the relevancy of the
data. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the
related notice published in the Federal Register on February 3, 2021
(86 FR 8037).
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
Business Supplement (QBS).
OMB Control Number: 1220-0NEW.
Affected Public: Private Sector-- Businesses or other for-profits,
not-for-profit institutions, and farms.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 149,250.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 149,250.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 12,438 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: April 26, 2021.
Mara Blumenthal,
Senior PRA Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021-09203 Filed 4-30-21; 8:45 am]
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