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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 90 / Wednesday, May 8, 2024 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages (QCEW)
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 June 7, 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.
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: Quarterly
Census of Employment and Wages
(QCEW) data, which are provided to
BLS by State Workforce Agencies, are
used by BLS as a sampling frame for its
establishment surveys; for publishing of
accurate current estimates of
employment for the US, states, counties,
and metropolitan areas; and publishing
quarterly census totals of local
establishment counts, employment, and
wages. The Bureau of Economic
Analysis uses the data to produce
accurate personal income data in a
timely matter for the US, States, and
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local areas. Finally, the data is critical
to the Employment Training
Administration to administer
unemployment insurance programs. For
additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
February 7, 2024 (89 FR 8441).
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 (QCEW).
OMB Control Number: 1220–0012.
Affected Public: State, Local and
Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 53.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 212.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
748,800 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; Comment Request; Trade
Adjustment Assistance Administrative
Collection of States (TAAACS)
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Employment
and Training Administration (ETA)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 June 7, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
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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:
Michael Howell by telephone at 202–
693–6782, or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Information Collection Request (ICR) is
being submitted for the Department to
collect data on state practices pursuant
to the Trade Adjustment Assistance
(TAA) program under section 239(c) of
title II, chapter 2 of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2271 et
seq.). There is currently no
comprehensive collection of
information regarding the organization
and practices of State Workforce
Agencies (SWAs) regarding how the
TAA Program is administered.
The submissions will be used by
Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) staff to collect
information regarding SWA
administration and operations of the
TAA Program only to evaluate best
practices. Failure to collect this
information would prevent the
Department from identifying the most
effective mechanisms for increasing
program efficiency. For additional
substantive information about this ICR,
see the related notice published in the
Federal Register on February 13, 2024
(89 FR 10100).
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
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)
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 June 7, 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.
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: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
(QCEW) data, which are provided to BLS by State Workforce Agencies, are
used by BLS as a sampling frame for its establishment surveys; for
publishing of accurate current estimates of employment for the US,
states, counties, and metropolitan areas; and publishing quarterly
census totals of local establishment counts, employment, and wages. The
Bureau of Economic Analysis uses the data to produce accurate personal
income data in a timely matter for the US, States, and local areas.
Finally, the data is critical to the Employment Training Administration
to administer unemployment insurance programs. For additional
substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on February 7, 2024 (89 FR 8441).
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
(QCEW).
OMB Control Number: 1220-0012.
Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 212.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 748,800 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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