Information Collection Activities; Comment Request, 1944-1945 [2024-00374]
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Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College,
acquired part of the Magic Mountain
collection from the Rimrocker Historical
Society. The Rimrock Historical Society
originally accepted the materials as part
of a larger donation in 1998 from Dr.
Jonathan Kent of Metropolitan State
College of Denver (now the
Metropolitan State University of
Denver). In April 2023, DMNS staff
learned of the Center of Southwest
Studies, Fort Lewis College Magic
Mountain collection. Both parties
agreed to transfer the materials to DMNS
in 2023 since the Museum holds the
majority of the collections from the site.
Prior to transfer analysis conducted by
Dr. Dawn Mulhern identified 31 bone
fragments. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Cultural Affiliation
The human remains in this notice are
connected to one or more identifiable
earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or
cultures. There is a relationship of
shared group identity between the
identifiable earlier groups, tribes,
peoples, or cultures and one or more
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. The following types of
information were used to reasonably
trace the relationship: anthropological
information, archeological information,
biological information, folklore,
geographical information, historical
information, kinship, linguistics, oral
tradition, other relevant information, or
expert opinion.
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Dated: January 4, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the Denver Museum of
Nature & Science has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of six individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• There is a relationship of shared
group identity that can be reasonably
traced between the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in
this notice and the Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma; Northern
Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming; Northern
Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana;
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute
Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray
Reservation, Utah; and the Ute
Mountain Ute Tribe.
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Written requests for repatriation of the
human remains in this notice must be
sent to the Responsible Official
identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for
repatriation may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian
Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice who shows,
by a preponderance of the evidence, that
the requestor is a lineal descendant or
a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization.
Repatriation of the human remains in
this notice to a requestor may occur on
or after February 12, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
must determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to repatriation. Requests
for joint repatriation of the human
remains are considered a single request
and not competing requests. The Denver
Museum of Nature & Science is
responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the Indian Tribes and Native
Hawaiian organizations identified in
this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, and
10.14.
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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. The Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed revision of the
‘‘Quarterly Census of Employment and
Wages Business Supplement.’’ A copy
of the proposed information collection
request 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 March 11, 2024.
SUMMARY:
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Send comments to Carol
Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
of Management Systems, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, Room G225, 2
Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington,
DC 20212. Written comments also may
be transmitted by email to BLS_PRA_
Public@bls.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, at
202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free
number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
I. Background
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The Quarterly Census of Employment
and Wages Business Supplement (QBS)
is a versatile collection instrument
designed to capture information on the
US economy quickly and efficiently.
The QBS collection is designed to
incorporate new questionnaires as the
need arises to allow BLS to collect and
publish information quickly so that
stakeholders and data users can
understand the impact of specific
events, or economic issues of relevance,
on the US economy.
The BLS will primarily use the
Annual Refiling Survey (ARS) as a
platform for conducting the QBS. Each
year, the BLS Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages (QCEW)
Program conducts the ARS by reaching
out to approximately 1.5 million
establishments requesting verification of
their main business activity, and their
mailing and physical location addresses.
The fully web-based ARS allows for an
accelerated timeframe for collection and
provides a low-cost platform for
conducting the quick, short surveys of
the QBS. The QBSs accompanying the
ARS have little data collection
overhead, leveraging the respondent
contact process undertaken as part of
the production ARS. QBS respondents
already logged into the ARS secure
website are directed to a QBS and asked
to answer a limited number of
additional survey questions after
completing the ARS. QBS respondents
that are not in the ARS are solicited
using established contact methods
(email and/or printed letters) and
directed to a stand-alone interface to
access and answer the QBS questions
online.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for a revision
of the QCEW Business Supplement
(QBS).
The QBS is designed to encourage a
fast response and minimize respondent
burden on the public by limiting the
number of questions on each survey and
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by asking questions that respondents
should be able to answer without
research or referring to records. In this
manner, BLS can provide information
that is needed quickly and is not
collected elsewhere. The QBS will
incorporate new questionnaires as the
need for data arises, as frequently as
twice a year. The BLS plans to conduct
multiple small surveys under the QBS
clearance. The 2024 survey will focus
on establishments’ telework policies
and practices, recent experiences in
hiring, and how they advertise
vacancies. These questions were
previously asked in the 2022 QBS
collected under this clearance (the 2022
Business Response Survey). Asking
these questions again, a full two years
later, will provide an understanding of
how these business operations have
changed.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is
particularly interested in comments
that:
• Evaluate 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.
• Evaluate 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.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
Title of Collection: QCEW Business
Supplement.
OMB Number: 1220–0198.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions, and
farms.
Total Number of Respondents: 80,000.
Frequency: Once.
Total Responses: 80,000.
Average Time per Response: 5
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 6,667
hours.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
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information collection request; they also
will become a matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, on January 5,
2024.
Eric Molina,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Branch of Policy Analysis.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
AGENCY: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: 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. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed revision of the ``Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages Business Supplement.'' A copy of the proposed
information collection request 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 March 11, 2024.
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ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer,
Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room G225,
2 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20212. Written comments also
may be transmitted by email to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, at
202-691-7628 (this is not a toll free number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Business Supplement
(QBS) is a versatile collection instrument designed to capture
information on the US economy quickly and efficiently. The QBS
collection is designed to incorporate new questionnaires as the need
arises to allow BLS to collect and publish information quickly so that
stakeholders and data users can understand the impact of specific
events, or economic issues of relevance, on the US economy.
The BLS will primarily use the Annual Refiling Survey (ARS) as a
platform for conducting the QBS. Each year, the BLS Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages (QCEW) Program conducts the ARS by reaching out to
approximately 1.5 million establishments requesting verification of
their main business activity, and their mailing and physical location
addresses. The fully web-based ARS allows for an accelerated timeframe
for collection and provides a low-cost platform for conducting the
quick, short surveys of the QBS. The QBSs accompanying the ARS have
little data collection overhead, leveraging the respondent contact
process undertaken as part of the production ARS. QBS respondents
already logged into the ARS secure website are directed to a QBS and
asked to answer a limited number of additional survey questions after
completing the ARS. QBS respondents that are not in the ARS are
solicited using established contact methods (email and/or printed
letters) and directed to a stand-alone interface to access and answer
the QBS questions online.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for a
revision of the QCEW Business Supplement (QBS).
The QBS is designed to encourage a fast response and minimize
respondent burden on the public by limiting the number of questions on
each survey and by asking questions that respondents should be able to
answer without research or referring to records. In this manner, BLS
can provide information that is needed quickly and is not collected
elsewhere. The QBS will incorporate new questionnaires as the need for
data arises, as frequently as twice a year. The BLS plans to conduct
multiple small surveys under the QBS clearance. The 2024 survey will
focus on establishments' telework policies and practices, recent
experiences in hiring, and how they advertise vacancies. These
questions were previously asked in the 2022 QBS collected under this
clearance (the 2022 Business Response Survey). Asking these questions
again, a full two years later, will provide an understanding of how
these business operations have changed.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is particularly interested in
comments that:
Evaluate 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.
Evaluate 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.
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected.
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
Title of Collection: QCEW Business Supplement.
OMB Number: 1220-0198.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit
institutions, and farms.
Total Number of Respondents: 80,000.
Frequency: Once.
Total Responses: 80,000.
Average Time per Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 6,667 hours.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they also will become a
matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, on January 5, 2024.
Eric Molina,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Branch of Policy Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2024-00374 Filed 1-10-24; 8:45 am]
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