40610 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 154 / Wednesday, August 12, 2009 / Notices 

http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ 

Consent_Decrees.html. 

Maureen M. Katz, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environment & 

Natural Resources Division. 

[FR Doc. E9–19260 Filed 8–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 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 revision of the 

‘‘Telephone Point of Purchase Survey.’’ 

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 October 13, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Nora 

Kincaid, 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 toll 

free number.) 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer, 

telephone number 202–691–7628 (this 

is not a toll free number.) (See 

ADDRESSES section.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The purpose of this survey is to 

develop and maintain a timely list of 

retail, wholesale, and service 

establishments where urban consumers 

shop for specified items. This 

information is used as the sampling 

universe for selecting establishments at 

which prices of specific items are 

collected and monitored for use in 

calculating the Consumer Price Index 

(CPI). The survey has been ongoing 

since 1980 and also provides 

expenditure data that allows items that 

are priced in the CPI to be properly 

weighted. 

II. Current Action 

Office of Management and Budget 

clearance is being sought for the 

Telephone Point of Purchase Survey 

(TPOPS). 

Since 1997, the survey has been 

administered quarterly via a computerassisted telephone interview. This 

survey is flexible and creates the 

possibility of introducing new products 

into the CPI in a timely manner. The 

data collected in this survey are 

necessary for the continuing 

construction of a current outlet universe 

from which locations are selected for 

the price collection needed for 

calculating the CPI. Furthermore, the 

TPOPS provides the weights used in 

selecting the items that are priced at 

these establishments. This sample 

design produces an overall CPI market 

basket that is more reflective of the 

prices faced and the establishments 

visited by urban consumers. 

For this clearance, the BLS will be 

adding an address question to facilitate 

sending an advance letter before each 

wave. Additionally, the BLS is in the 

process of developing additional 

questions for TPOPS respondents in 

order to enhance survey results. 

Information obtained from these 

additional questions will be used to 

address non-response bias in the survey, 

to study approaches for increasing 

response rates, and for researching ways 

to improve the data. 

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. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Title: Point of Purchase Survey. 

OMB Number: 1220–0044. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Total Respondents: 21,649. 

Frequency: Quarterly. 

Total Responses: 56,071. 

Average Time per Response: 11 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 10,280 

hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): $0. 

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, this 6th day of 

August 2009. 

Kimberley D. Hill, 

Acting Chief, Division of Management 

Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

[FR Doc. E9–19253 Filed 8–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request Submitted for Public 

Comment and Recommendations; 

Main Fan Operation and Inspection 

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 


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