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NG15–08 (Sigsbee Escarpment)—

February 28, 2007 

LA1A (West Cameron Area, West 

Addition)—February 28, 2007 

LA1B (West Cameron Area, South 

Addition)—February 28, 2007 

LA12 (Sabine Pass Area)—February 28, 

2007 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of Official Protraction Diagrams 

(OPDs) and Leasing Maps are $2.00 

each. These may be purchased from the 

Public Information Unit, Information 

Services Section, Gulf of Mexico OCS 

Region, Minerals Management Service, 

1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New 

Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394, 

Telephone (504)736–2519 or (800) 200–

GULF. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Official 

Protraction Diagrams and Leasing Maps 

may be obtained in two digital formats: 

gra files for use in ARC/INFO and .pdf 

files for viewing and printing in Adobe 

Acrobat. 

Dated: April 12, 2007. 

Robert P. LaBelle, 

Acting Associate Director for Offshore 

Minerals Management. 

[FR Doc. E7–9344 Filed 5–15–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–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 extension of 

the Annual Refiling Survey (ARS) 

forms. 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 July 16, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Amy A. 

Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, Division 

of Management Systems, Bureau of 

Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2 

Massachusetts Avenue, NE., 

Washington, DC 20212, 202–691–7628. 

(This is not a toll free number.) 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, 

202–691–7628. (See ADDRESSES section.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Quarterly Census of Employment 

and Wages (QCEW) program, formerly 

known as the ES–202 Program, is a 

Federal/State cooperative effort which 

compiles monthly employment data, 

quarterly wages data, and business 

identification information from 

employers subject to State 

Unemployment Insurance (UI) laws. 

These data are collected from State 

Quarterly Contribution Reports (QCRs) 

submitted to State Workforce Agencies 

(SWAs). The States send micro-level 

employment and wages data, 

supplemented with the names, 

addresses, and business identification 

information of these employers, to the 

BLS. The State data are used to create 

the BLS sampling frame, known as the 

longitudinal QCEW data. 

To ensure the continued accuracy of 

these data, the information supplied by 

employers must be periodically verified 

and updated. For this purpose, the 

Annual Refiling Survey (ARS) is used in 

conjunction with the UI tax reporting 

system in each State. The information 

collected on the ARS is used to review 

the existing industry code assigned to 

each establishment as well as the 

physical location of the business 

establishment. As a result, changes in 

the industrial and geographical 

compositions of our economy are 

captured in a timely manner and 

reflected in the BLS statistical programs. 

The ARS also asks employers to 

identify new locations in the State. If 

these employers meet QCEW program 

reporting criteria, then a Multiple 

Worksite Report (MWR) is mailed to the 

employer requesting employment and 

wages for each worksite each quarter. 

Thus, the ARS is also used to identify 

new potential MWR-eligible employers. 

II. Current Action 

While the primary purpose of the ARS 

is to verify or to correct the North 

American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS) code assigned to 

establishments, there are other 

important purposes of the ARS. The 

ARS seeks accurate mailing and 

physical location addresses of 

establishments as well as geographic 

codes such as county and township 

(independent city, parish, or island in 

some States). 

Once every three years, the SWAs 

survey employers that are covered by 

the State’s UI laws to ensure that State 

records correctly reflect the business 

activities and locations of those 

employers. States send an ARS form to 

approximately one-third of their 

businesses each year, surveying the 

entire universe of covered businesses 

over a three-year cycle. The selection 

criterion for surveying establishments is 

based on the nine-digit Federal 

Employer Identification Number of the 

respondent. 

The ARS remains largely a mail 

survey, although steps have been taken 

to reduce the amount of paperwork 

involved in responding to the survey. 

For example, BLS staff review selected, 

large multi-worksite national employers 

rather than surveying these employers 

with traditional ARS forms. This central 

review significantly reduces postage 

costs incurred by our State partners in 

sending ARS forms. It also reduces 

respondent burden, as the selected 

employers do not have to submit ARS 

forms. 

Single-worksite employers have been 

identified as potential users of the BLSdeveloped Touchtone Response System 

(TRS). Employers can use the TRS if 

they meet certain conditions and there 

are no changes to specific data elements 

based upon the employer’s review. The 

TRS reduces respondent burden because 

it is quick, free, and convenient. It also 

allows respondents to help BLS reduce 

survey costs because they do not return 

the form in the business reply envelope 

provided. All States are now using the 

TRS in conducting the ARS. 

Another recent initiative to reduce the 

costs associated with the ARS is the use 

of a private contractor to handle various 

administrative aspects of the survey. 

This initiative is called the Centralized 

Annual Refiling Survey (CARS). Under 

CARS, BLS effectively utilizes the 

commercial advantages related to 

printing, stuffing, and mailing large 

volumes of survey forms. 

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 


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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 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: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Title: Annual Refiling Survey (ARS). 

OMB Number: 1220–0032. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit institutions, not-for-profit 

institutions, and farms. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Form No. Total 

respondents Frequency Total responses 

Average time 

per response 

(minutes) 

Total 

burden 

(hours) 

BLS 3023–(NVS) .................................................................... 1,530,531 Once ........... 1,530,531 5 127,544 

BLS 3023–(NVM) ................................................................... 40,423 Once ........... 40,423 15 10,106 

BLS 3023–(NCA) .................................................................... 219,670 Once ........... 219,670 10 36,612 

Totals ............................................................................... 1,790,624 ..................... 1,790,624 ........................ 174,262 

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 10th day of 

May, 2007. 

Cathy Kazanowski, 

Chief, Division of Management Systems, 

Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

[FR Doc. E7–9375 Filed 5–15–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 

ADMINISTRATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: NARA is giving public notice 

that the agency proposes to request 

extension of two currently approved 

information collections. The first 

information collection is used by 

customers/researchers for ordering 

reproductions of NARA’s motion 

picture, audio, and video holdings that 

are housed in the Washington, DC area 

of the National Archives and Records 

Administration. The second information 

collection is the Microfilm Rental Order 

Form, NA Form 14127, used by 

customers/researchers for renting roll(s) 

of a microfilm publication. The public 

is invited to comment on the proposed 

information collection pursuant to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before July 16, 2007 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent 

to: Paperwork Reduction Act Comments 

(NHP), Room 4400, National Archives 

and Records Administration, 8601 

Adelphi Rd, College Park, MD 20740–

6001; or faxed to 301–713–7409; or 

electronically mailed to 

tamee.fechhelm@nara.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the proposed information 

collection and supporting statement 

should be directed to Tamee Fechhelm 

at telephone number 301–837–1694, or 

fax number 301–713–7409. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(Public Law 104–13), NARA invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to comment on proposed 

information collections. The comments 

and suggestions should address one or 

more of the following points: (a) 

Whether the proposed information 

collection is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of NARA; 

(b) the accuracy of NARA’s estimate of 

the burden of the proposed information 

collection; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including the use of 

information technology; and (e) whether 

small businesses are affected by this 

collection. The comments that are 

submitted will be summarized and 

included in the NARA request for Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval. All comments will become a 

matter of public record. In this notice, 

NARA is soliciting comments 

concerning the following information 

collection: 

1. Title: Item Approval Request List. 

OMB number: 3095–0025. 

Agency form number: NA Form 14110 

and 14110A. 

Type of review: Regular. 

Affected public: Business or for-profit, 

nonprofit organizations and institutions, 

federal, state and local government 

agencies, and individuals or 

households. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

2,816. 

Estimated time per response: 15 

minutes. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

704 hours. 

Abstract: The information collection 

is prescribed by 36 CFR 1254.72. The 

collection is prepared by researchers 

who cannot visit the appropriate NARA 

research room or who request copies of 

records as a result of visiting a research 

room. NARA offers limited provisions to 

obtain copies of records by mail and 

requires requests to be made on 

prescribed forms for certain bodies of 

records. NARA uses the Item Approval 

Request List form to track reproduction 

requests and to provide information for 

customers and vendors. 

2. Title: Microfilm Rental Order Form. 

OMB number: 3095–0059. 

Agency form number: NA Form 

14127. 

Type of review: Regular. 

Affected public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

5,200. 

Estimated time per response: 10 

minutes. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

867 hours. 

Abstract: The NARA microfilm 

publications provide ready access to 


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