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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.
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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
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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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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: Local Area
Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)
Program.
OMB Control Number: 1220–0017.
Affected Public: State, Local, and
Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 52.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 95,569.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
143,045 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Medical
Travel Refund Request
Department of Labor.
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
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
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
‘‘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
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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: Form
OWCP–957 is used to request
reimbursement for out-of-pocket
expenses incurred when traveling to
medical providers for covered medical
testing or treatment. Black Lung Benefits
Act (BLBA), 30 U.S.C. 901, Employees
Occupational Illness Compensation
Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) 42
U.S.C. 7384, and the Federal Employees’
Compensation Act (FECA), 5 U.S.C.
8101 authorize this information
collection. For additional substantive
information about this ICR, see the
related notice published in the Federal
Register on February 9, 2021 (86 FR
8805).
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: Medical Travel
Refund Request.
OMB Control Number: 1240–0037.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 34,703.
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Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 333,528.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
55,366 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $193,446.
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
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
properly assessed. Currently, the Bureau
of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed
reinstatement without change of the
‘‘Current Population Survey (CPS)
Unemployment Insurance (UI) NonFiler Supplement’’ to be conducted in
February 2022 and May 2022. 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 of this notice on or
before July 2, 2021.
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. Written comments may also
be transmitted by email to BLS_PRA_
Public@bls.gov.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)
Program
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 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 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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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: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)
Program.
OMB Control Number: 1220-0017.
Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 52.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 95,569.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 143,045 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.
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