67410 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 24, 1997 / Notices

If additional information is required,

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, Suite 850, Washington Center,

1001 G Street, NW Washington, DC

20530.

Dated: December 18, 1997.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 97–33604 Filed 12–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–18–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

December 19, 1997.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has

submitted the following public

information collection requests (ICRs) 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 each

individual ICR, with applicable

supporting documentation, may be

obtained by calling the Department of

Labor, Departmental Clearance Officer,

Todd R. Owen (202) 219–5096 ext. 143)

or by E-Mail to Owen-Todd@dol.gov.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TTY/TDD) may call (202) 219–4720

between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern

time, Monday–Friday.

Comments should be sent to Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, DM,

ESA, ETA, MSHA, OSHA, PWBA, or

VETS, Office of Management and

Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC

20503 ((202) 395–7316), on or before

January 23, 1998.

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: Bureau Labor Statistics.

Title: Construction Industry Benefits

Test.

OMB Number: 1220–New.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Fiscal year average

Number of respondents per

year

Responses

per year

Total response

per year

Average minutes per

response

Total burden

hours

BLS 3038A ............................................................................ 550 1 468 75 585

BLS 3038B ............................................................................ 550 1 468 35 273

BLS 3038D ........................................................................... 550 1 468 180 1,404

Quality Assurance ................................................................. 117 1 117 10 20

Average Annual Burden ....................................................... 550 1 468 293 2,282

Total Annualized capital/startup

costs: 0.

Total annual costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): 0.

Description: The Employment

Standard Administration (ESA) and the

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Office

of Compensation and Working

Conditions intend to test the availability

and feasibility of collection and

publication of benefit incidence and

cost for specific construction

occupations in local areas. The purpose

is to provide ESA with an alternative

method for arriving at determinations as

stipulated by the Davis-Bacon Act.

Agency: Occupational Safety and

Health Administration.

Title: Lead in General Industry (29

CFR Part 1910.1025).

OMB Number: 1218–0092 (extension).

Frequency: On Occasion.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Federal Government; State, Local

or Tribal Government.

Number of Respondents: 50,031.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: Time

per response ranges from 5 minutes to

maintain records to 2 hours for

employees to have medical exams.

Total Burden Hours: 1,623,945.

Total Annualized capital/startup

costs: 0.

Total annual costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $4,699,000.

Description: The purpose of this

standard and its information collection

is designed to provide protection from

the adverse health effects associated

with occupational exposure to lead. The

standard requires employers to monitor

employee health and to provide

employees with information about their

exposures and the health effects of

injuries.

Todd R. Owen,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–33565 Filed 12–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–24–M

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 1998

(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. Currently, the Bureau

of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting

comments the proposed revision of the
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 24, 1997 / Notices 67411

‘‘International Price Program—U.S.

Export Price Indexes’’.

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

addressee section below on or before

February 23, 1998.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics 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 submissions

of responses.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Karin G.

Kurz, BLS Clearance Officer, Division of

Management Systems, Bureau of Labor

Statistics, Room 3255, 2 Massachusetts

Avenue, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20212.

Ms. Kurz can be reached on 202–606–

7628 (this is not a toll free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The U.S. Export Price Indexes,

produced continuously by the Bureau of

Labor Statistics’ International Price

Program (IPP) since 1971, measure price

change over time for all categories of

exported products, as well as many

services. The Office of Management and

Budget has listed the Export Price

Indexes as a major economic indicator

since 1982.

The indexes are widely used in both

the public and private sectors. The

primary public sector use is deflation of

the U.S. Trade statistics and the Gross

Domestic Product; the indexes also are

used in formulating U.S. trade policy

and in trade negotiations with other

countries. In the private sector, uses of

the Export Price Indexes include market

analysis, inflation forecasting, contract

escalation, and replacement cost

accounting.

The International Price Program

indexes are viewed as a sensitive

indicator of the economic environment.

The Department of Commerce uses the

monthly statistics to produce monthly

and quarterly estimates of inflationadjusted trade flows. Without

continuation of data collection, it would

be extremely difficult to construct

accurate estimates of the U.S. Gross

Domestic Product. In addition, Federal

policy-makers in the Department of the

Treasury, the Council of Economic

Advisors, and the Federal Reserve Board

utilize these statistics on a regular basis

to improve these agencies’ formulation

and evaluation of monetary and fiscal

policy, and evaluation of the general

business environment.

II. Current Actions

The IPP continues to modernize data

collection and processing to permit

more timely release of its indexes and

to reduce reporter burden. The IPP is

using the telephone rather than personal

visits for new item initiation in limited

situations. We believe that initiation by

telephone reduces reporting burden

with no loss in response. Other

potential initiation techniques to reduce

burden being reviewed includes less

frequent sampling of more stable item

areas, use of broader item areas in

certain cases, and retention of items

initiated in previous samples. To reduce

the time required for processing new

items, direct entry of initiation data

from the field will be tested. Also, for

repricing, the use of fax telephone lines

to permit direct collection and entry

into our database is being considered. In

addition, use of the Internet for monthly

repricing is being reviewed, contingent

upon the resolution of questions relating

to the security of the data.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Title: International Price Program/U.S.

Export Product Information.

OMB Number: 1220–0025.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Form Total

respondents Frequency Total annualresponses

Average time

per response

(hours)

Estimated total

burden

(hours)

Form 2894B ....................................... 1613 Annually ............................................ 1,613 .75 1,210

Form 3008B ....................................... 1613 Annually ............................................ 1,613 .25 403.25

Form 3007D ...................................... 3235 Monthly, quarterly ............................. 38,540 .53 20,426.2

Total ........................................... 4848 ........................................................... 41,766 ........................ 22,039

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, D.C., this 18th day

of December, 1997.

W. Stuart Rust, Jr.,

Chief, Division of Management Systems,

Bureau of Labor Statistics.

[FR Doc. 97–33564 Filed 12–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–24–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration

Fee Adjustments for Testing,

Evaluation, and Approval of Mining

Products

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health

Administration (MSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice of fee adjustments.

SUMMARY: This notice revises MSHA’s

user fees for testing, evaluation, and

approval of certain products

manufactured for use in underground

mines. These fees are based on fiscal