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Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 8,082.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
1,790 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $1,673.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Michelle Neary,
Senior PRA Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Extension of
Information Collection; Improving
Customer Experience (OMB Circular
A–11, Section 280 Implementation) for
the Department of Labor
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this the Office of
the Assistant Secretary for
Administration and Management
(OASAM)-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 November 13,
2023.
SUMMARY:
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 60 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 60-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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202–
693–0213, or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
This
information collection activity provides
a means to garner customer and
stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner in accordance with the
Administration’s commitment to
improving customer service delivery as
discussed in Section 280 of OMB
Circular A–11. As discussed in OMB
guidance, agencies should identify their
highest-impact customer journeys (using
customer volume, annual program cost,
and/or knowledge of customer priority
as weighting factors) and select
touchpoints/transactions within those
journeys to collect feedback.
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.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: DOL–OASAM.
Title of Collection: Improving
Customer Experience (OMB Circular A–
11, Section 280 Implementation) for the
Department of Labor.
OMB Number: 1225–0093.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households; Private Sector; not-forprofit institutions; State, Local and
Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents: 2,003,550.
Number of Responses: 2,003,550.
Annual Burden Hours: 102,225 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $0.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Nicole Bouchet,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Extension of
Information Collection; Department of
Labor Generic Clearance for Outreach
Activities
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this the Office of
the Assistant Secretary for
Administration and Management
(OASAM)-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 November 13,
2023.
SUMMARY:
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 60 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 60-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
bouchet.nicole@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
information collections in this generic
clearance are designed to support
outreach opportunities related to a wide
range of agency responsibilities
including, but not limited to: pension
programs, occupational safety and
health programs, mine safety and health
programs, veterans’ programs,
employment and training programs,
ADDRESSES:
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statistical programs, and labor
management standards.
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.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: DOL—OASAM.
Title of Collection: Department of
Labor Generic Clearance for Outreach
Activities.
OMB Number: 1225–0059.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households; Private Sector; not-forprofit institutions; State, Local and
Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents: 800,000.
Number of Responses: 800,000.
Annual Burden Hours: 80,000 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Nicole Bouchet,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Comment Request
Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Request for comments on
proposed action.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor,
through the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS) and, specifically, the International
Price Program (IPP), is soliciting
comments on its plan to improve the
Import and Export Price Indexes (MXPI)
estimates by using administrative trade
data acquired from the U.S. Census
Bureau. IPP is responsible for the
estimation and publication of the U.S.
Principal Federal Economic Indicator of
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Import and Export Price Indexes
(MXPI). The IPP collects data from
companies on import and export prices
and estimates price indexes for nearly
all goods trade and some service trade
for the United States. The data are
primarily collected with a business
survey. After completion of extensive
research, and in response to a decline in
data collected through traditional
survey methods, BLS plans to
implement improvements to the quality
and quantity of import and export price
indexes in fiscal year 2025 by replacing
data directly collected from the business
survey with administrative trade records
for select homogeneous product areas.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
Address section of this notice on or
before October 26, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted by postal mail to Susan E.
Fleck, International Price Program, U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 2150,
Postal Square Building, Massachusetts
Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20212, or
by email to: IPP_FRN@bls.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Fleck, International Price
Program, Bureau of Labor Statistics, by
phone at 202–691–6043 or by email at
IPP_FRN@bls.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The Department of Labor, through the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, is responsible
for the development and publication of
Import and Export Price Index statistics
through the International Price Program
(IPP). Currently, monthly estimates of
import and export price indexes for
merchandise goods are published for
approximately 740 industry and product
classification areas, including the
Harmonized System, Bureau of
Economic Analysis (BEA) End Use
System, and North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS). Every
month, approximately 17,000 prices for
merchandise goods are collected from
businesses using the International Price
Survey. The participating businesses are
selected based on a statistically
representative sample of import and
export goods trade.
The International Price Program has
developed an approach to maintain and
expand the number of publishable price
indexes of merchandise goods for the
Import and Export Price Indexes. IPP
plans to replace approximately a third
of the sample of merchandise goods
trade with administrative trade
transaction records. The improvement is
focused on homogeneous products;
monthly prices are calculated from
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detailed unit values derived from timely
trade transaction records. These
administrative records are reported by
companies for regulatory purposes and
are used by the BLS for statistical
purposes only. The administrative
records are compiled by the U.S. Census
Bureau to publish official international
trade statistics. The Census Bureau is
collaborating with BLS to share the
records for use in calculation of the
MXPI. These records have not been used
previously to calculate monthly price
indexes. Rather, they have been used by
BLS at an aggregate level on an annual
basis to establish the sample frame for
the International Price Survey and to
calculate annual trade weight shares.
This new process is the culmination
of a long-standing BLS objective to
mitigate the decline in the number of
items whose prices support the
published indexes. In a multi-year,
multi-project initiative that began in
FY2018, the following proposed
improvements to import and export
price indexes for homogeneous products
have been validated and are scheduled
to be implemented:
• Replace prices collected using the
business survey with unit values of
trade transaction records for the subset
of homogeneous merchandise goods.
This is accomplished by introducing the
following improvements:
Æ Revision to sample selection
process to replace directly collected
prices from select sampled product
areas with current-period transaction
values of administrative trade records
for similar goods.
Æ Application of a matched-model
approach to administrative trade records
to create unique product varieties that
are consistently traded over time by:
D Applying a rigorous approach to
define unit values and product varieties
that mitigates unit value bias.
D Using coefficient of variation and
other statistics to evaluate and rank
homogeneity of product varieties and
product categories.
D Grouping transactions into unique
product varieties within detailed
product categories by implementing a
product match-adjusted R-squared
method that statistically ranks each
combination of descriptors in
transaction records. The best
combination results in product varieties
that are continuously traded and prices
that are closest to the mean price of a
variety.
D Filtering outliers that could cause
large fluctuations in monthly price.
• Improve representativity of price
index by accounting for current period
trade with current period price and
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Extension of
Information Collection; Department of Labor Generic Clearance for
Outreach Activities
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this the Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM)-
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 November 13, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 60 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 60-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 information collections in this generic
clearance are designed to support outreach opportunities related to a
wide range of agency responsibilities including, but not limited to:
pension programs, occupational safety and health programs, mine safety
and health programs, veterans' programs, employment and training
programs,
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statistical programs, and labor management standards.
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.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: DOL--OASAM.
Title of Collection: Department of Labor Generic Clearance for
Outreach Activities.
OMB Number: 1225-0059.
Affected Public: Individuals and Households; Private Sector; not-
for-profit institutions; State, Local and Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents: 800,000.
Number of Responses: 800,000.
Annual Burden Hours: 80,000 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper Cost: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Nicole Bouchet,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
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