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Instrument Total 

respondents 

Total 

responses 

Average time 

per response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

burden 

(hours) 

NLSY79 Pretest Sample Replenishment Screener ......................................... 1,000 1,000 3 50 

NLSY79 Pretest Sample Replenishment Interview ......................................... 100 100 15 25 

Total .......................................................................................................... 1,100 1,100 ........................ 75 

Total Annualized Capital/Startup 

Costs: 0. 

Total Annual Costs (operating/ 

maintaining systems or purchasing 

services): 0. 

Description: BLS requests OMB 

approval to conduct interviews to 

replenish the pretest sample of the 

National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 

1979 cohort (NLSY79). The NLSY79 is 

a nationally representative survey of 

people who were born in the years 1957 

to 1964 and lived in the U.S. when the 

survey began in 1979. NLSY79 

participants were interviewed annually 

from 1979 to 1994 and have been 

interviewed every two years since 1994. 

The focus of the survey is labor market 

experiences, but the survey also covers 

topics that affect or are affected by labor 

market activity. These topics include 

education, training, marital and family 

relationships, fertility, childcare, health, 

substance use, and others. 

Prior to each round of the NLSY79, a 

pretest has been conducted with a 

separate, smaller sample to help ensure 

the proper functioning of 

questionnaires, procedures, and systems 

and to rectify any problems before the 

main fielding of the NLSY79. Over time, 

the size of the pretest sample has 

declined significantly, and the 

characteristics of pretest participants 

now differ so sharply from the 

characteristics of most NLSY79 

participants that the pretest no longer is 

a useful tool to detect and remedy 

problems with the survey. For this 

reason, BLS and its contractors have 

decided to replenish the pretest sample. 

The process of replenishing the sample 

requires new sample members to be 

interviewed for about 15 minutes during 

the summer of 2007. The information 

obtained from this interview will be 

used for an input file during the 

NLSY79 Round 23 pretest that is 

planned for October 2007. Because the 

NLSY79 is longitudinal, the questions 

that respondents are asked in one round 

sometimes depend on the responses 

they provided in previous rounds. The 

summer 2007 interview is necessary to 

obtain information that will enable all 

questions to function properly in the 

October 2007 pretest. 

Ira L. Mills, 

Departmental Clearance Officer/Team 

Leader. 

[FR Doc. E7–5578 Filed 3–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Submission for OMB Review: 

Comment Request 

March 21, 2007. 

The Department of Labor (DOL) has 

submitted the following public 

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 (Pub. L. 104–13, 

44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of this 

ICR, with applicable supporting 

documentation, may be obtained at 

http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain, or contact Ira Mills on 202–

693–4122 (this is not a toll-free number) 

or e-mail: Mills.Ira@dol.gov. 

Comments should be sent to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for U.S. 

Department of Labor/Employment and 

Training Administration (ETA), Office 

of Management and Budget, Room 

10235, Washington, DC 20503, 202–

395–7316 (this is not a toll free number), 

within 30 days from the date of this 

publication in the Federal Register. 

The OMB is particularly interested in 

comments which: 

• 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: Employment and Training 

Administration. 

Type of Review: Reinstatement. 

Title: Work Application/Job Order. 

OMB Number: 1205—0001. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Government. 

Type of Response: Recordkeeping. 

Number of Respondents: 52. 

Annual Responses: N/A. 

Average Response Time: 8 hours per 

respondent. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 416. 

Total Annualized Capital/Startup 

Costs: 0. 

Total Annual Costs (operating/ 

maintaining systems or purchasing 

services): 0. 

Description: The request is only for 

the retention of information at the state 

level on work applications and job 

orders. 

Ira L. Mills, 

Departmental Clearance Officer/Team 

Leader. 

[FR Doc. E7–5579 Filed 3–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Business Research Advisory Council; 

Notice of Meetings and Agenda 

The regular Spring meetings of the 

Business Research Advisory Council 

and its committees will be held April 11 

and 12, 2007. All of the meetings will 

be held in the Conference Center of the 

Postal Square Building, 2 Massachusetts 

Avenue, NE., Washington, DC. 

Wednesday—April 11 (Conference 

Rooms 1 & 2) 

10–11:30 a.m.—Committee on 

Productivity and Foreign Labor 

Statistics 

1. Expansion of international 

comparisons of productivity and 


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compensation (Wolodar Lysko and 

Jessica Sincavage). 

2. KLEMS multifactor productivity 

(MFP) for major industry groups (Steve 

Rosenthal). 

3. MFP for detailed manufacturing 

industries (DIPS staff). 

4. Effects of capitalization of R&D in 

the national accounts on major sector 

MFP (Larry Rosenblum). 

5. Discussion of agenda items for the 

Fall 2007 meeting. 

1–2:30 p.m.—Committee on Safety and 

Health Statistics 

1. Undercount activities. 

a. Quality assurance survey. 

b. Other activities. 

2. Workplace violence prevention 

survey results. 

3. Case and demographic data, 2005. 

4. Final CFOI estimates, 2005. 

5. Internet data collection. 

6. Discussion of agenda items for the 

Fall 2007 meeting. 

3–4:30 p.m.—Committee on Price 

Indexes 

1. Associate Commissioner update 

(Mike Horrigan). 

2. Airline indexes in OPLC—results 

from the methodology team study. 

3. Treatment of utility costs in the CPI 

rental equivalence index. 

4. Discussion of agenda items for the 

Fall 2007 meeting. 

Thursday—April 12 (Conference Rooms 

1 & 2) 

8:30–10 a.m.—Committee on 

Employment and Unemployment 

Statistics 

1. New Current Employment Statistics 

(CES) data to be released April 6 on all 

employee regular hours and earnings 

and gross monthly earnings. 

2. Plans for the next evaluation of our 

biennial employment projections: 

progress, goals, and issues. 

3. CPS program analysis of trends in 

labor force participation. 

4. Discussion of agenda items for the 

Fall 2007 meeting. 

10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.—Council Meeting 

1. Council chairperson’s remarks. 

2. Deputy Commissioner’s remarks. 

1:30–3 p.m.—Committee on 

Compensation and Working Conditions 

1. NCS Data Collection—Maximizing 

value while minimizing burden. 

a. NCS provides a wealth of data on 

employee wages and benefits. 

b. NCS constantly looks for ways to 

obtain these data without undue burden 

on our respondents. 

c. NCS reaches out to respondents and 

other users to make sure they’re aware 

of this valuable source of information. 

d. NCS wants your input on what 

more we should be doing to minimize 

burden and maximize utility. 

2. Keeping NCS fresh—accounting for 

change in the economy. 

a. Area sample reselection. 

b. Establishment sample rotation. 

c. Selection of occupations. 

d. SOC revision. 

3. Update on initiatives and action 

items. 

a. Collective bargaining agreements 

available on-line. 

b. Pay relative processes. 

c. Local ECI research. 

4. Discussion of agenda items for the 

Fall 2007 meeting. 

The meetings are open to the public. 

Persons wishing to attend these 

meetings as observers should contact 

Tracy A. Jack, Liaison, Business 

Research Advisory Council, at 202–691–

5869. 

Philip L. Rones, 

Deputy Commissioner. 

[FR Doc. E7–5577 Filed 3–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND 

BUDGET 

Office of Federal Procurement Policy 

Determination of Executive 

Compensation Benchmark Amount 

Pursuant to Section 39 of the Office of 

Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) 

Act (41 U.S.C. 435), as Amended 

AGENCY: Office of Federal Procurement 

Policy. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) is hereby publishing 

the attached memorandum to the heads 

of executive departments and agencies 

concerning the determination of the 

maximum benchmark compensation 

amount that will be allowable under 

government contracts during 

contractors’ FY 2007—$597,912. This 

determination is required under Section 

39 of the Office of Federal Procurement 

Policy (OFPP) Act (41 U.S.C. 435), as 

amended. The benchmark compensation 

amount applies equally to both defense 

and civilian procurement agencies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Auletta, Office of Federal 

Procurement Policy, on (202) 395–3256. 

Paul A. Denett, 

Administrator. 

Memorandum for the Heads of Executive 

Departments and Agencies 

Subject: Determination of Executive 

Compensation Benchmark Amount, Pursuant 

to Section 39 of the Office of Federal 

Procurement Policy, (OFPP) Act (41 U.S.C. 

435), as amended. 

This memorandum sets forth the 

benchmark compensation amount as required 

by Section 39 of the Office of Federal 

Procurement Policy (OFPP) Act (41 U.S.C. 

435), as amended. Under Section 39, the 

benchmark compensation amount is the 

median amount of the compensation 

provided for all senior executives of 

benchmark corporations for the most recent 

year for which data is available. The 

benchmark compensation amount 

established by Section 39 limits the 

allowability of compensation costs under 

government contracts. The benchmark 

compensation amount does not limit the 

compensation that an executive may 

otherwise receive. This amount is based on 

data from commercially available surveys of 

executive compensation that analyze the 

relevant data made available by the 

Securities and Exchange Commission. More 

specifically, as required by Section 39 of the 

OFPP Act, the data used is the median (50th 

percentile) amount of compensation accrued 

over a recent 12 month period for the top five 

highest paid executives of publicly traded 

companies with annual sales over $50 

million. After consultation with the Director 

of the Defense Contract Audit Agency, we 

have determined pursuant to the 

requirements of Section 39 that the 

benchmark compensation amount for 

contractors’ Fiscal Year 2007 is $597,912. 

This amount is for Fiscal Year 2007 and 

subsequent contractor fiscal years, unless and 

until revised by OFPP. The benchmark 

compensation amount applies to contract 

costs incurred after January 1, 2007, under 

covered contracts of both the defense and 

civilian procurement agencies as specified in 

Section 39 of the OFPP Act (41 U.S.C. 435), 

as amended. 

Questions concerning this memorandum 

may be addressed to Laura Auletta, Office of 

Federal Procurement Policy, at (202) 395–

3256. 

Paul A. Denett, Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E7–5573 Filed 3–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3110–01–P 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 

ADMINISTRATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: NARA is giving public notice 

that the agency has submitted to OMB 

for approval the information collections 

described in this notice. The public is 

invited to comment on the proposed 

information collections pursuant to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to OMB at the address below 


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