Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Consumer Price Index Commodities and Services Survey, 57977 [2023-18232]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 163 / Thursday, August 24, 2023 / Notices Karen Livingston, Acting Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor. [FR Doc. 2023–18234 Filed 8–23–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–HX–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Consumer Price Index Commodities and Services 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 the agency receives on or before September 25, 2023. SUMMARY: 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) 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; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) 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: Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202– 693–0213, or by email at DOL_PRA_ PUBLIC@dol.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services. Each month, BLS data collectors called lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 ADDRESSES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:08 Aug 23, 2023 Jkt 259001 economic assistants, visit or call thousands of retail stores, service establishments, rental units, and doctors’ offices, all over the United States to obtain information on the prices of the thousands of items used to track and measure price changes in the CPI. The collection of price data from retail establishments is essential for the timely and accurate calculation of the commodities and services component of the CPI. The CPI is then widely used as a measure of inflation, indicator of the effectiveness of government economic policy, deflator for other economic series, and as a means of adjusting dollar values. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on April 3, 2023 (88 FRN 19678). 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. Agency: DOL–BLS. Title of Collection: Consumer Price Index Commodities and Services Survey. OMB Control Number: 1220–0039. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local and Tribal Governments. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 46,305. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 323,281. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 113,840 hours. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0. (Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D)) Nicole Bouchet, Acting Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2023–18232 Filed 8–23–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–24–P NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION [NARA–2023–038] Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee Meeting Office of Government Information Services (OGIS), National AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 57977 Archives and Records Administration (NARA). ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory committee meeting. We are announcing an upcoming Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee meeting in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act and the second United States Open Government National Action Plan. DATES: The meeting will be on September 7, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT. You must register by 11:59 p.m. EDT September 5, 2023, to attend. ADDRESSES: This meeting will be a virtual meeting. We will send access instructions for the meeting to those who register according to the instructions below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kirsten Mitchell, Designated Federal Officer for this committee, by email at foia-advisory-committee@nara.gov, or by telephone at 202.741.5770. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agendas and meeting materials: We will post all meeting materials, including the agenda, at https:// www.archives.gov/ogis/foia-advisorycommittee/2022-2024-term. This meeting will be the sixth of the 2022–2024 committee term. The purpose of the meeting will be to hear about efforts at the State Department to use machine learning for document searches and reviews, and to hear reports from each of the three subcommittees: Implementation, Modernization, and Resources. Procedures: This virtual meeting is open to the public in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2). If you wish to offer oral public comments during the public comments periods of the meetings, you must register in advance through Eventbrite https://foia-advisorycommittee-mtg-sept-7.eventbrite.com. You must provide an email address so that we can provide you with information to access the meeting online. Public comments will be limited to three minutes per individual. We will also live-stream the meeting on the National Archives YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/user/ usnationalarchives, and include a captioning option. To request additional accommodations (e.g., a transcript), email foia-advisory-committee@ nara.gov or call 202.741.5770. Members of the media who wish to register, those who are unable to register online, and those who require special accommodations, should contact SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\24AUN1.SGM 24AUN1

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 163 (Thursday, August 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 57977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18232]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Consumer Price Index Commodities and Services 
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 the agency 
receives on or before September 25, 2023.

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) 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; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) 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: Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202-
693-0213, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure 
of the average change over time in the prices paid by consumers for a 
market basket of consumer goods and services. Each month, BLS data 
collectors called economic assistants, visit or call thousands of 
retail stores, service establishments, rental units, and doctors' 
offices, all over the United States to obtain information on the prices 
of the thousands of items used to track and measure price changes in 
the CPI. The collection of price data from retail establishments is 
essential for the timely and accurate calculation of the commodities 
and services component of the CPI. The CPI is then widely used as a 
measure of inflation, indicator of the effectiveness of government 
economic policy, deflator for other economic series, and as a means of 
adjusting dollar values. For additional substantive information about 
this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on 
April 3, 2023 (88 FRN 19678).
    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.
    Agency: DOL-BLS.
    Title of Collection: Consumer Price Index Commodities and Services 
Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0039.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 46,305.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 323,281.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 113,840 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))

Nicole Bouchet,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-18232 Filed 8-23-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-24-P

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