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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: DOL
requests clearance from OMB for a new
collection associated with the
Evaluating Registered Apprenticeship
Initiative. The Chief Evaluation Office of
the U.S. DOL commissioned the
Evaluating Registered Apprenticeship
Initiative study to design and conduct
analyses that add to the evidence base
on apprenticeship strategies and models
through an evaluation of the
Apprenticeship Building America
(ABA) grants. ABA awarded grants in
four categories: state apprenticeship
building and modernization (category
1), youth apprenticeships (category 2),
pre-apprenticeships (category 3), and
registered apprenticeship hubs (category
4). For additional substantive
information about this ICR, see the
related notice published in the Federal
Register on May 4, 2022 (88 FR 28614).
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–CEO.
Title of Collection: Evaluating
Registered Apprenticeship Initiative
Study.
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OMB Control Number: 1290–0NEW.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 2,104.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 2,104.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
1,236 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Nicole Bouchet,
Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024–00840 Filed 1–17–24; 8:45 am]
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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 extension of
the ‘‘Local Area Unemployment
Statistics (LAUS) Program’’. 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 March 18, 2024.
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 BLS_PRA_
Public@bls.gov.
SUMMARY:
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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 BLS has been charged by
Congress (29 U.S.C. 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.
The estimates are also used in
economic analysis by public agencies
and private industry, and for State and
area funding allocations and eligibility
determinations according to legal and
administrative requirements.
Implementation of current policy and
legislative authorities could not be
accomplished without collection of the
data.
The reports and manual covered by
this request are integral parts of the
LAUS program insofar as they ensure
and measure the timeliness, quality,
consistency, and adherence to program
directions of the LAUS estimates and
related research.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for an
extension of the information collection
request that makes up the LAUS
program. All aspects of the information
collection are conducted electronically.
All data are entered directly into BLSprovided systems.
The BLS, as part of its responsibility
to develop concepts and methods by
which States prepare estimates under
the LAUS program, developed a manual
for use by the States. The manual
explains the conceptual framework for
the State and area estimates of
employment and unemployment,
specifies the procedures to be used,
provides input information, and
discusses the theoretical and empirical
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basis for each procedure. This manual is
updated on a regular schedule.
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 continues to
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,
Number of
respondents
LAUS
LAUS
LAUS
LAUS
Average
time per
response
(hours)
Total
responses
Frequency
Estimated
total
burden
(hours)
8 ........................................
15 ......................................
16 ......................................
3040 ..................................
52 ...........................................................................
6 .............................................................................
52 ...........................................................................
52 respondents (with 7,608 reporting units) .........
11
1
1
13
572
6
52
98,904
1
2
1
1.5
572
12
52
148,356
Totals ....................................
................................................................................
....................
99,543
....................
148,992
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.
records notice is effective upon
publication, with the exception of the
routine uses that are subject to a 30-day
period in which to comment, described
below. Therefore, please submit any
comments by February 20, 2024.
Signed at Washington, DC, on January 10,
2024.
Eric Molina,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Branch of Policy Analysis.
ADDRESSES:
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
AGENCY:
Office of National Drug Control
Policy.
ACTION:
Notice of a new system of
records.
VerDate Sep<11>2014
Address all comments in
writing within 30 days to Anthony
Jones, Deputy General Counsel. Email is
the most reliable means of
communication. Mr. Jones may be
contacted by email at OGC@
ondcp.eop.gov. Mailing address is:
Executive Office of the President, Office
of National Drug Control Policy, Joint
Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) Bldg./
410 Door 23, 250 Murray Lane SW,
Washington, DC 20509.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony Jones, Deputy General
Counsel, Office of National Drug Control
Policy, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling
(JBAB) Bldg./410 Door 23, 250 Murray
Lane SW, Washington, DC 20509, or by
telephone at (202) 395–3493.
ONDCP
leads and coordinates the nation’s drug
policy so that it improves the health and
lives of the American people. ONDCP is
responsible for the development and
implementation of the National Drug
Control Strategy and Budget. ONDCP
coordinates across 19 Federal agencies
as part of a whole-of-government
approach to addressing addiction and
the overdose epidemic.
The system of records covered by this
notice is necessary for the ONDCP to
communicate with its partners and
stakeholders in the performance of its
mission essential functions.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of
1974, the Office of National Drug
Control Policy (ONDCP), proposes to
establish a new system of records
entitled ‘‘Correspondence Management
systems (CMS) for the Office of National
Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)’’, ONDCP/
001. The system will include
correspondence referred to, received by
or sent by the ONDCP along with other
materials such as log sheets and tracking
datasets associated with the ONDCP
correspondence processes.
DATES: In accordance with 5 U.S.C.
552a(e)(4) and (11), this system of
SUMMARY:
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electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
Title of Collection: Local Area
Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)
Program.
OMB Number: 1220–0017.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: State governments.
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In accordance with 5 U.S.C.552a(r),
the Commission has provided a report
to OMB and the Congress on the new
system of records
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
Correspondence Management systems
(CMS) for the Office of National Drug
Control Policy (ONDCP), ONDCP/001.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Offices of the Office of National Drug
Control Policy, Joint Base AnacostiaBolling (JBAB) Bldg./410 Door 23, 250
Murray Lane SW, Washington, DC
20509 and Washington National
Records Center, 4205 Suitland Road,
Washington, DC 20409.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Anthony Jones, Deputy General
Counsel, Office of National Drug Control
Policy, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling
(JBAB) Bldg./410 Door 23, 250 Murray
Lane SW, Washington, DC 20509.
Telephone: (202) 395–3493. Email
OGC@ondcp.eop.gov.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
5 U.S.C. 301 and 44 U.S.C. 3101.
PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
The System controls and tracks
correspondence received or originated
by the ONDCP or referred to the
ONDCP, and action taken by the ONDCP
in response to correspondence received,
as well as some internal memoranda,
action items, email correspondence, and
logs/notes of official telephone calls. It
also serves as a reference source for
inquiries and response thereto.
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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 extension of the ``Local Area
Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Program''. 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 March 18, 2024.
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 BLS has been charged by Congress (29 U.S.C. 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.
The estimates are also used in economic analysis by public agencies
and private industry, and for State and area funding allocations and
eligibility determinations according to legal and administrative
requirements. Implementation of current policy and legislative
authorities could not be accomplished without collection of the data.
The reports and manual covered by this request are integral parts
of the LAUS program insofar as they ensure and measure the timeliness,
quality, consistency, and adherence to program directions of the LAUS
estimates and related research.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for an
extension of the information collection request that makes up the LAUS
program. All aspects of the information collection are conducted
electronically. All data are entered directly into BLS-provided
systems.
The BLS, as part of its responsibility to develop concepts and
methods by which States prepare estimates under the LAUS program,
developed a manual for use by the States. The manual explains the
conceptual framework for the State and area estimates of employment and
unemployment, specifies the procedures to be used, provides input
information, and discusses the theoretical and empirical
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basis for each procedure. This manual is updated on a regular schedule.
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 continues to 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: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)
Program.
OMB Number: 1220-0017.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: State governments.
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Average Estimated
Total time per total
Number of respondents Frequency responses response burden
(hours) (hours)
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LAUS 8.............................. 52.................... 11 572 1 572
LAUS 15............................. 6..................... 1 6 2 12
LAUS 16............................. 52.................... 1 52 1 52
LAUS 3040........................... 52 respondents (with 13 98,904 1.5 148,356
7,608 reporting
units).
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Totals.......................... ...................... ........... 99,543 ........... 148,992
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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 10, 2024.
Eric Molina,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Branch of Policy Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2024-00839 Filed 1-17-24; 8:45 am]
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