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review and approval for continued use 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 

44 U.S.C. chapter 35). 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

January 18, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR, with 

applicable supporting documentation; 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov 

Web site, http://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain or by contacting 

Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– 

4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or 

sending an e-mail to 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk 

Officer for the Department of Labor, 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs (OWCP), Office of 

Management and Budget, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 

202–395–6929/Fax: 202–395–6881 

(these are not 

toll-free numbers), e-mail: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact 

Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– 

4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or 

by e-mail at 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

OWCP administers the Longshore and 

Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. The 

Act provides benefits to workers injured 

in maritime employment on the 

navigable waters of the United States or 

in an adjoining area customarily used by 

an employee in loading, unloading, 

repairing or building a vessel. In 

addition, several acts extend coverage to 

certain other employees. 

Longshore Act section 30(a) provides 

that an employer having knowledge of 

a disease or injury related to an 

employee’s employment must file a 

report of the disease or injury to the 

Secretary of Labor within 10 days after 

the date of injury or death. See also 20 

CFR 702.201. Form LS–202 requests 

information the employer must report 

regarding the injury. Longshore Act 

section 30(b) provides that the employer 

is required to furnish additional 

necessary reports regarding an 

employee’s injury. Form LS–210 is used 

as a supplementary report after the 

employer’s first report to report 

additional periods of lost-time from 

work. Proper filing of Forms LS–202 

and LS–210 meet the statutory 

requirements. 

These information collections are 

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 it is 

currently approved by the OMB under 

the PRA 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 if the 

collection of information does not 

display a currently valid OMB control 

number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 

1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval 

for these information collections under 

OMB Control Number 1240–0003. The 

current OMB approval is scheduled to 

expire on December 31, 2010; however, 

it should be noted that information 

collections submitted to the OMB 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. For 

additional information, see the related 

notice published in the Federal Register 

on July 30, 2010 (75 FR 44991). 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

send comments to the OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs at 

the address shown in the ADDRESSES

section within 30 days of publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register. In 

order to ensure appropriate 

consideration, comments should 

reference OMB Control Number 1240– 

0003. The OMB 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; and 

• 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 submission of 

responses. 

Agency: Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs (OWCP). 

Title of Collection: Employer’s First 

Report of Injury or Occupational Disease 

and Employer’s Supplementary Report 

of Accident or Occupational Illness. 

OMB Control Number: 1240–0003. 

Affected Public: Private sector, 

businesses or other for profits and notfor-profit institutions. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 21,083. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 21,083. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 5271. 

Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: 

$9909. 

Dated: December 13, 2010. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31696 Filed 12–16–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–CF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 

(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. 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 reinstatement 

of the ‘‘Current Population Survey 

(CPS).’’ 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 below on or before 

February 15, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol 

Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, Division 

of Management Systems, Bureau of 

Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2 

Massachusetts Avenue, NE., 

Washington, DC 20212. Written 

comments also may be transmitted by 

fax to 202–691–5111 (this is not a tollfree number). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, 


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202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free 

number). (See ADDRESSES section.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The CPS has been the principal 

source of the official Government 

statistics on employment and 

unemployment for 70 years. The labor 

force information gathered through the 

survey is of paramount importance in 

keeping track of the economic health of 

the Nation. The survey is the only 

source of monthly data on total 

employment and unemployment. The 

Employment Situation report contains 

data from this survey and is designated 

as a Principle Federal Economic 

Indicator (PFEI). Moreover, the survey 

also yields data on the basic status and 

characteristics of persons not in the 

labor force. The CPS data are used 

monthly, in conjunction with data from 

other sources, to analyze the extent to 

which, and with what success, the 

various components of the American 

population are participating in the 

economic life of the Nation. 

The labor force data gathered through 

the CPS are provided to users in the 

greatest detail possible, in conjunction 

with the demographic information 

obtained in the survey. In brief, the 

labor force data can be broken down by 

sex, age, race, ethnicity, marital status, 

family composition, educational level, 

and other characteristics. Since 2009, a 

breakdown by disability status has also 

been possible. Through such 

breakdowns, one can focus on the 

employment situation of specific 

population groups as well as on general 

trends in employment and 

unemployment. Information of this type 

can be obtained only through 

demographically oriented surveys such 

as the CPS. 

The basic CPS data also are used as 

an important platform on which to base 

the data derived from the various 

supplemental questions that are 

administered in conjunction with the 

survey. By coupling the basic data from 

the monthly survey with the special 

data from the supplements, one can get 

valuable insights on the behavior of 

American workers and on the social and 

economic health of their families. 

There is wide interest in the monthly 

CPS data among Government 

policymakers, legislators, economists, 

the media, and the general public. 

While the data from the CPS are used in 

conjunction with data from other 

surveys in assessing the economic 

health of the Nation, they are unique in 

various ways. Specifically, they are the 

basis for much of the monthly 

Employment Situation report, a PFEI. 

They provide a monthly, nationally 

representative measure of total 

employment, including farm work, selfemployment, and unpaid family work; 

other surveys are generally restricted to 

the nonagricultural wage and salary 

sector, or provide less timely 

information. The CPS provides data on 

all jobseekers, and on all persons 

outside the labor force, while payrollbased surveys cannot, by definition, 

cover these sectors of the population. 

Finally, the CPS data on employment, 

unemployment, and on persons not in 

the labor force can be linked to the 

demographic characteristics of the many 

groups that make up the Nation’s 

population, while the data from most 

other surveys are devoid of 

demographic information. Many groups, 

both in the government and in the 

private sector, are eager to analyze this 

wealth of demographic and labor force 

data. 

II. Current Action 

Office of Management and Budget 

clearance is being sought for the Current 

Population Survey (CPS). A 

reinstatement, without change, of this 

previously approved collection for 

which approval has expired is needed to 

provide the Nation with timely 

information about the labor force status 

of the population. 

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. 

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. 

Type of Review: Reinstatement of a 

currently approved collection. 

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Title: Current Population Survey 

(CPS). 

OMB Number: 1220–0100. 

Affected Public: Households. 

Total Respondents: 55,000 per month. 

Frequency: Monthly. 

Total Responses: 660,000. 

Average Time per Response: 7.5 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 82,500 

hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): $0. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 13th day of 

December 2010. 

Kimberley Hill, 

Chief, Division of Management Systems, 

Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31697 Filed 12–16–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

[OMB Control No. 1219–0044] 

Proposed Extension of Existing 

Information Collection; Self-Contained 

Self-Rescue Devices (SCSRs) 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments. 

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 [44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program 

helps to assure 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. 

Currently, the Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) is soliciting 

comments concerning the extension of 

the information collection for 30 CFR 

75.1714–3–Self-rescue devices; 

inspection, testing, maintenance, repair 

and recordkeeping, 30 CFR 75.1714–4 

Additional self-contained self-rescuers 

(SCSRs), 30 CFR 75.1714–8 Reporting 


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