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Dated: March 21, 2022.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. DOT–NHTSA–2022–0017]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; Procedures for Participating
in and Receiving Information From the
National Driver Register
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments on the extension of a
previously approved collection of
information.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Transportation (DOT) invites public
comments about our intention to request
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for an extension of
a currently approved information
collection. Before a Federal agency can
collect certain information from the
public, it must receive approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
SUMMARY:
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(OMB). Under procedures established
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, before seeking OMB approval,
Federal agencies must solicit public
comment on proposed collections of
information, including extension and
reinstatement of previously approved
collections. This document describes a
collection of information for which
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval
titled ‘‘National Driver Register (NDR).’’
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before May 27, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
[identified by Docket No. DOT–
NHTSA–2022–0017] through one of the
following methods:
• Electronic submissions: Go to the
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 1 (202) 493–2251.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
Management Facility, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12–
140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except on Federal holidays. To
be sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 366–9322 before
coming.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number for this notice. Note that all
comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please
see the Privacy Act heading below.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
19477–78) or you may visit https://
www.transportation.gov/privacy.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov or the street
address listed above. Follow the online
instructions for accessing the dockets
via internet.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or access to
background documents, contact Miriam
Chege, NHTSA, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Room W55–210, NSA–200,
Washington, DC 20590.
Mrs. Chege’s telephone number is
(202) 366–4800. Please identify the
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relevant collection of information by
referring to its OMB Control Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), before an agency
submits a proposed collection of
information to OMB for approval, it
must first publish a document in the
Federal Register providing a 60-day
comment period and otherwise consult
with members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information. The OMB has
promulgated regulations describing
what must be included in such a
document. Under OMB’s regulation (at
5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must ask
for public comment on the following: (a)
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;
(b) 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;
(c) how to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) how to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g. permitting electronic submission of
responses. In compliance with these
requirements, NHTSA asks for public
comments on the following proposed
collection of information for which the
agency is seeking approval from OMB.
Title: National Driver Register (NDR).
OMB Control Number: 2127–0001.
Form Number(s): This collection of
information is electronically submitted
to NHTSA. There are no standard forms.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
Requested Expiration Date of
Approval: 3 years from date of approval.
who is denied a motor vehicle
operator’s license for cause, whose
motor vehicle operator’s license is
withdrawn for cause, or who is
convicted of certain serious motor
vehicle related offenses (specified in the
Act at 49 U.S.C. 30304) or comparable
offenses. (23 U.S.C. 30304(a); 23 CFR
1327, Appendix A). Participating States
are required to submit an inquiry to the
NDR on all applicants for driver’s
licenses before issuing a license to the
applicant. In addition, when requested
by other authorized users (e.g., the
Federal Aviation Administration),
participating States are required to
submit inquires to the NDR and provide
responses to the other authorized users
of the NDR for transportation safety
purposes. All 50 States and the District
of Columbia participate in the NDR.
The NDR maintains the computerized
database known as the Problem Driver
Pointer System (PDPS) which contains
information on individuals whose
privilege to operate a motor vehicle has
been revoked, suspended, canceled or
denied or who have been convicted of
serious traffic-related offenses. The
records maintained at the NDR consist
of identification information including
name, date of birth, sex, driver license
number, and reporting State which is
collected on a daily basis.
States use interactive communication
for their routine transactions with the
NDR which allows them to submit the
required information automatically at
the same time the individual’s
information is entered into the State’s
system. Specifically, when an
individual applies for a driver’s license,
an inquiry is automatically transmitted
to the NDR when the driver’s
application is entered into the State’s
system. Likewise, when a State records
license actions that have been taken
against an individual that require
reporting to the NDR, a transaction
submitting the individual’s
identification information is
automatically generated and transmitted
to the NDR.
Summary of the Collection of
Information
The National Driver Register Act of
1982, Title 49 U.S.C., Subtitle VI, Part
A, Chapter 303 (as amended) requires
the Secretary of Transportation (NHTSA
by delegation) to maintain a National
Driver Register (NDR) to assist the State
chief driver licensing officials in the
exchange of information about the
motor vehicle driving records of
individuals. The chief driver licensing
official of a participating State must
report to the NDR identification
information regarding any individual
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use of the
Information
The purpose of the information
collection is to improve traffic and
transportation safety by assisting States
in keeping problem drivers off the
nation’s highways. The NDR was
established to serve as the central
repository of information on problem
drivers to promote information sharing
among States, eliminating the need for
States to contact each of the other 50
jurisdictions, and the District of
Columbia individually. The information
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collected is used by State driver
licensing agencies to identify problem
drivers prior to issuing a driver’s license
and to develop and implement driver
improvement programs. The following
groups are also authorized to receive
information upon inquiry to a State
driver licensing agency for
transportation safety purposes:
a. Employers of motor vehicle
operators,
b. Employers of locomotive operators,
c. Federal Aviation Administration
regarding applications for or holders of
airman’s certificates,
d. U.S. Coast Guard regarding
applicants for or holders of licenses,
certificates of registry, or merchant
mariner’s documents, and for Coast
Guard crew members,
e. National Transportation Safety
Board and Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration in connection with
accident investigations,
f. Air carriers regarding individuals
seeking employment as pilots, and
g. Individuals who have or are seeking
access to national security information
for purposes under E.O. 12968 or who
are being investigated for Federal
employment.
Affected Public: Participating States.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The number of respondents is 51—all 50
States and the District of Columbia.
Frequency: On a daily basis.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 14,004 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost:
There are no annual costs.
States use routine electronic
interactive communication for
transactions with the NDR, which
allows the States to submit the required
information automatically at the same
time the information is entered into the
State’s own system. Although States are
required to report and check for a
problem driver when issuing a driver’s
license, no burden hours are incurred
for these queries for this information
collection because the State’s computer
systems automatically transmit the
information that is entered as a part of
normal business practice. Therefore, the
estimated hour burden is based on the
States’ PDPS IT infrastructure
maintenance and States’ participation in
the optional Clean File process.
To estimate the annual maintenance
and infrastructure burden to report and
check for problem drivers, NDR asked a
small sample of States for information
about their annual burden. NDR
received formatted estimates from two
States which included the maintenance
and infrastructure labor hours and cost
used to send and maintain information
to PDPS. Together, the burden from
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these two States was 530 hours and the
associated labor cost was $17,400. Using
these estimates, NHTSA calculates an
average of 265 hours per State, with an
annual labor cost of $8,700. There are 51
respondents per year (the 50 States and
the District of Columbia). Therefore,
total annual burden hours for
maintenance and infrastructure is
estimated to be 13,515 hours (51
respondents × 265 hours). The total
annual maintenance and infrastructure
labor cost per year is estimated to be
$443,700 ($8,700 × 51).
Estimated
burden per
submission
Annual
submissions
Submission type
Average
hourly labor
cost
Developers, Programmers, and Testers
(Standard Occupational Classification
#15–1250, May 2020) of $52.86.1 The
Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that
for State and local government workers,
wages represent 61.9% of total
compensation.2 Therefore, the total
hourly cost associated with the IT
burden hours is estimated to be $85.40
($52.86 ÷ 61.9%) per hour. The total
annual burden hours to prepare and
submit clean files is 224 hours (8 × 28).
The total annual clean file labor cost per
year is estimated to be $19,130 ($85.40
× 224).
Labor cost
per submission
Total burden
hours
Total labor
costs
Maintenance and Infrastructure ...........
Clean files ............................................
51
28
265
8
N/A
$85.40
$8,700
683.20
13,515
224
$443,700
19,130
Total ..............................................
51
........................
........................
............................
14,004
462,830
Public Comments Invited: You are
invited to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including
whether (a) the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Department, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Department’s
estimated burden of the proposed
information collection; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
The agency will summarize and/or
include your comments in the request
for OMB’s clearance of this information
collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as
amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order
1351.29.
Chou-Lin Chen,
Associate Administrator for the National
Center for Statistics and Analysis.
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To ensure that the information
contained in the NDR is accurate, States
sometimes submit a ‘‘clean file’’ which
is a confirmation of all drivers of that
State who should be listed in the NDR
file. NHTSA estimates that an average of
28 clean files will be submitted
annually by States. States use SFTP to
submit this information, and NHTSA
estimates it takes an IT specialist 8
hours to prepare and run the data.
NHTSA estimates the cost for IT
personnel burden hours using the
Bureau of Labor Statistics’ mean wage
estimate for Software and Web
1 May 2020 National Occupational Employment
and Wage Estimates United States, Occupational
Employment Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
U.S. Department of Labor, https://www.bls.gov/oes/
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency (OCC), Treasury; Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve
System (Board); and Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
ACTION: Joint notice and request for
comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the OCC,
the Board, and the FDIC (the agencies)
may not conduct or sponsor, and the
respondent is not required to respond
to, an information collection unless it
displays a currently valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control
number. The Federal Financial
Institutions Examination Council
(FFIEC), of which the agencies are
members, has approved the agencies’
publication for public comment of a
proposal to extend for three years,
without revision, the Market Risk
Regulatory Report for Institutions
Subject to the Market Risk Capital Rule
SUMMARY:
current/oes_nat.htm#15-0000, last accessed July 23,
2021.
2 Employer Costs for Employee Compensation by
ownership (Dec. 2020), available at https://
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(FFIEC 102), which is currently an
approved collection of information for
each agency.
At the end of the comment period for
this notice, the FFIEC and the agencies
will review any comments received to
determine whether to modify the
proposal in response to comments. As
required by the PRA, the agencies will
then publish a second Federal Register
notice for a 30-day comment period and
submit the final FFIEC 102 to OMB for
review and approval.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before May 27, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are
invited to submit written comments to
any or all of the agencies. All comments,
which should refer to the OMB control
number(s), will be shared among the
agencies.
OCC: Commenters are encouraged to
submit comments by email, if possible.
You may submit comments by any of
the following methods:
• Email: prainfo@occ.treas.gov.
• Mail: Chief Counsel’s Office,
Attention: Comment Processing, Office
of the Comptroller of the Currency,
Attention: 1557–0325, 400 7th Street
SW, Suite 3E–218, Washington, DC
20219.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: 400 7th
Street SW, Suite 3E–218, Washington,
DC 20219.
Instructions: You must include
‘‘OCC’’ as the agency name and ‘‘1557–
0325’’ in your comment. In general, the
OCC will publish comments on
www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.t01.htm (accessed
July 23, 2021).
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. DOT-NHTSA-2022-0017]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; Procedures for Participating in and Receiving Information From
the National Driver Register
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments on the extension of a
previously approved collection of information.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments
about our intention to request approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for an extension of a currently approved information
collection. Before a Federal agency can collect certain information
from the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB). Under procedures established by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies
must solicit public comment on proposed collections of information,
including extension and reinstatement of previously approved
collections. This document describes a collection of information for
which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval titled ``National Driver
Register (NDR).''
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 27, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT-NHTSA-
2022-0017] through one of the following methods:
Electronic submissions: Go to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for
submitting comments.
Fax: 1 (202) 493-2251.
Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except on Federal holidays. To be sure someone is there
to help you, please call (202) 366-9322 before coming.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number for this notice. Note that all comments received will be
posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading
below.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78) or you may visit https://www.transportation.gov/privacy.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov or the street
address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the
dockets via internet.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or access
to background documents, contact Miriam Chege, NHTSA, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W55-210, NSA-200,
Washington, DC 20590.
Mrs. Chege's telephone number is (202) 366-4800. Please identify
the
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relevant collection of information by referring to its OMB Control
Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), before an agency submits a proposed
collection of information to OMB for approval, it must first publish a
document in the Federal Register providing a 60-day comment period and
otherwise consult with members of the public and affected agencies
concerning each proposed collection of information. The OMB has
promulgated regulations describing what must be included in such a
document. Under OMB's regulation (at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must
ask for public comment on the following: (a) 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; (b) 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; (c) how to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (d) how to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g. permitting electronic
submission of responses. In compliance with these requirements, NHTSA
asks for public comments on the following proposed collection of
information for which the agency is seeking approval from OMB.
Title: National Driver Register (NDR).
OMB Control Number: 2127-0001.
Form Number(s): This collection of information is electronically
submitted to NHTSA. There are no standard forms.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
Requested Expiration Date of Approval: 3 years from date of
approval.
Summary of the Collection of Information
The National Driver Register Act of 1982, Title 49 U.S.C., Subtitle
VI, Part A, Chapter 303 (as amended) requires the Secretary of
Transportation (NHTSA by delegation) to maintain a National Driver
Register (NDR) to assist the State chief driver licensing officials in
the exchange of information about the motor vehicle driving records of
individuals. The chief driver licensing official of a participating
State must report to the NDR identification information regarding any
individual who is denied a motor vehicle operator's license for cause,
whose motor vehicle operator's license is withdrawn for cause, or who
is convicted of certain serious motor vehicle related offenses
(specified in the Act at 49 U.S.C. 30304) or comparable offenses. (23
U.S.C. 30304(a); 23 CFR 1327, Appendix A). Participating States are
required to submit an inquiry to the NDR on all applicants for driver's
licenses before issuing a license to the applicant. In addition, when
requested by other authorized users (e.g., the Federal Aviation
Administration), participating States are required to submit inquires
to the NDR and provide responses to the other authorized users of the
NDR for transportation safety purposes. All 50 States and the District
of Columbia participate in the NDR.
The NDR maintains the computerized database known as the Problem
Driver Pointer System (PDPS) which contains information on individuals
whose privilege to operate a motor vehicle has been revoked, suspended,
canceled or denied or who have been convicted of serious traffic-
related offenses. The records maintained at the NDR consist of
identification information including name, date of birth, sex, driver
license number, and reporting State which is collected on a daily
basis.
States use interactive communication for their routine transactions
with the NDR which allows them to submit the required information
automatically at the same time the individual's information is entered
into the State's system. Specifically, when an individual applies for a
driver's license, an inquiry is automatically transmitted to the NDR
when the driver's application is entered into the State's system.
Likewise, when a State records license actions that have been taken
against an individual that require reporting to the NDR, a transaction
submitting the individual's identification information is automatically
generated and transmitted to the NDR.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information
The purpose of the information collection is to improve traffic and
transportation safety by assisting States in keeping problem drivers
off the nation's highways. The NDR was established to serve as the
central repository of information on problem drivers to promote
information sharing among States, eliminating the need for States to
contact each of the other 50 jurisdictions, and the District of
Columbia individually. The information collected is used by State
driver licensing agencies to identify problem drivers prior to issuing
a driver's license and to develop and implement driver improvement
programs. The following groups are also authorized to receive
information upon inquiry to a State driver licensing agency for
transportation safety purposes:
a. Employers of motor vehicle operators,
b. Employers of locomotive operators,
c. Federal Aviation Administration regarding applications for or
holders of airman's certificates,
d. U.S. Coast Guard regarding applicants for or holders of
licenses, certificates of registry, or merchant mariner's documents,
and for Coast Guard crew members,
e. National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration in connection with accident investigations,
f. Air carriers regarding individuals seeking employment as pilots,
and
g. Individuals who have or are seeking access to national security
information for purposes under E.O. 12968 or who are being investigated
for Federal employment.
Affected Public: Participating States.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The number of respondents is 51--
all 50 States and the District of Columbia.
Frequency: On a daily basis.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 14,004 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: There are no annual costs.
States use routine electronic interactive communication for
transactions with the NDR, which allows the States to submit the
required information automatically at the same time the information is
entered into the State's own system. Although States are required to
report and check for a problem driver when issuing a driver's license,
no burden hours are incurred for these queries for this information
collection because the State's computer systems automatically transmit
the information that is entered as a part of normal business practice.
Therefore, the estimated hour burden is based on the States' PDPS IT
infrastructure maintenance and States' participation in the optional
Clean File process.
To estimate the annual maintenance and infrastructure burden to
report and check for problem drivers, NDR asked a small sample of
States for information about their annual burden. NDR received
formatted estimates from two States which included the maintenance and
infrastructure labor hours and cost used to send and maintain
information to PDPS. Together, the burden from
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these two States was 530 hours and the associated labor cost was
$17,400. Using these estimates, NHTSA calculates an average of 265
hours per State, with an annual labor cost of $8,700. There are 51
respondents per year (the 50 States and the District of Columbia).
Therefore, total annual burden hours for maintenance and infrastructure
is estimated to be 13,515 hours (51 respondents x 265 hours). The total
annual maintenance and infrastructure labor cost per year is estimated
to be $443,700 ($8,700 x 51).
To ensure that the information contained in the NDR is accurate,
States sometimes submit a ``clean file'' which is a confirmation of all
drivers of that State who should be listed in the NDR file. NHTSA
estimates that an average of 28 clean files will be submitted annually
by States. States use SFTP to submit this information, and NHTSA
estimates it takes an IT specialist 8 hours to prepare and run the
data. NHTSA estimates the cost for IT personnel burden hours using the
Bureau of Labor Statistics' mean wage estimate for Software and Web
Developers, Programmers, and Testers (Standard Occupational
Classification #15-1250, May 2020) of $52.86.\1\ The Bureau of Labor
Statistics estimates that for State and local government workers, wages
represent 61.9% of total compensation.\2\ Therefore, the total hourly
cost associated with the IT burden hours is estimated to be $85.40
($52.86 / 61.9%) per hour. The total annual burden hours to prepare and
submit clean files is 224 hours (8 x 28). The total annual clean file
labor cost per year is estimated to be $19,130 ($85.40 x 224).
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\1\ May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
United States, Occupational Employment Statistics, Bureau of Labor
Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#15-0000, last accessed July 23, 2021.
\2\ Employer Costs for Employee Compensation by ownership (Dec.
2020), available at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.t01.htm
(accessed July 23, 2021).
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Estimated
Submission type Annual burden per Average hourly Labor cost per Total burden Total labor
submissions submission labor cost submission hours costs
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Maintenance and Infrastructure........................ 51 265 N/A $8,700 13,515 $443,700
Clean files........................................... 28 8 $85.40 683.20 224 19,130
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Total............................................. 51 .............. .............. ................ 14,004 462,830
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Public Comments Invited: You are invited to comment on any aspect
of this information collection, including whether (a) the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimated
burden of the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology. The agency will summarize and/or
include your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this
information collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35, as amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 1351.29.
Chou-Lin Chen,
Associate Administrator for the National Center for Statistics and
Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2022-06467 Filed 3-25-22; 8:45 am]
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