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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages Business
Supplement (QBS)
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 May 8, 2024.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202–
693–0213, or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through
the Quarterly Census of Employment
and Wages Business Supplement (QBS),
BLS can capture information on the
impact of specific events on the U.S.
economy in an efficient and costeffective manner. Information collected
by the QBS allows stakeholders and
data users to better understand and
evaluate the impact of these events on
the economy in a timely manner,
allowing policy makers to be able to
make informed decisions. For additional
substantive information about this ICR,
see the related notice published in the
Federal Register on January 11, 2024
(89 FR 1944).
Comments are invited on: (1) whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department,
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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.
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: Quarterly Census
of Employment and Wages Business
Supplement (QBS).
OMB Control Number: 1220–0198.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 80,000.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 80,000.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
6,667 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Nicole Bouchet,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Local Area Unemployment
Statistics Program
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.
SUMMARY:
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The OMB will consider all
written comments that the agency
receives on or before May 8, 2024.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202–
693–0213, or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BLS has
been charged by Congress with the
responsibility of collecting and
publishing monthly information on
employment, the average wage received,
and the hours worked by area and
industry. The Local Area
Unemployment Statistics Program
develops residency-based employment
and unemployment statistics through a
cooperative Federal-State program that
uses employment and unemployment
inputs available in State agencies.
Estimates are prepared monthly in the
State agencies and transmitted to the
BLS for validation and publication. For
additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
January 18, 2024 (89 FRN 3432).
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.
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Business Supplement
(QBS)
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 May 8, 2024.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202-
693-0213, or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through the Quarterly Census of Employment
and Wages Business Supplement (QBS), BLS can capture information on the
impact of specific events on the U.S. economy in an efficient and cost-
effective manner. Information collected by the QBS allows stakeholders
and data users to better understand and evaluate the impact of these
events on the economy in a timely manner, allowing policy makers to be
able to make informed decisions. For additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal
Register on January 11, 2024 (89 FR 1944).
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.
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: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Business Supplement (QBS).
OMB Control Number: 1220-0198.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 80,000.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 80,000.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 6,667 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Nicole Bouchet,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2024-07327 Filed 4-5-24; 8:45 am]
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