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U.S.C. 1528, to obtain injunctive relief 

from and impose civil penalties against 

the Defendant for violating these 

statutes by discharging pollutants 

without a permit into waters of the 

United States and taking protected 

species. The proposed Consent Decree 

resolves these allegations by requiring 

the Defendant to remove the offending 

material, restore the impacted areas, 

enhance fish habitat, and pay a civil 

penalty. 

The Department of Justice will accept 

written comments relating to this 

proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) 

days from the date of publication of this 

Notice. Please address comments to 

John Thomas H. Do, United States 

Department of Justice, Environment & 

Natural Resources Division, Post Office 

Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611 

and refer to United States v. Jack Noble, 

DJ # 90–5–1–1–20923. 

The proposed Consent Decree may be 

examined at the Clerk’s Office, United 

States District Court for the Northern 

District of California, 450 Golden Gate 

Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102. In 

addition, the proposed Consent Decree 

may be examined electronically at 

http://www.justice.gov/enrd/Consent_

Decrees.html. 

Cherie L. Rogers, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Defense Section, Environment and Natural 

Resources Division. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13056 Filed 6–18–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Information Collection Activities; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 

Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

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. 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 International Price Program U.S. 

Import and Export Price Indexes. A 

copy of the proposed information 

collection request 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 August 20, 2018. 

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, 

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

number). (See ADDRESSES section.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The U.S. Import and Export Price 

Indexes, produced by the Bureau of 

Labor Statistics’ International Price 

Program (IPP), measure price change 

over time for all categories of imported 

and exported products, as well as 

selected services. The IPP has produced 

the U.S. Import Price Indexes 

continuously since 1973 and the U.S. 

Export Price Indexes continuously since 

1971. The Office of Management and 

Budget has listed the Import and Export 

Price Indexes as a Principal Federal 

Economic Indicator since 1982. The 

indexes are widely used in both the 

public and private sectors. The primary 

public sector use is the deflation of the 

U.S. monthly Trade Statistics and the 

quarterly estimates of U.S. 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 Import Price Indexes include market 

analysis, inflation forecasting, contract 

escalation, and replacement cost 

accounting. 

The IPP indexes are closely followed 

statistics, and are viewed as a key 

indicator of the economic environment. 

The U.S. Department of Commerce uses 

the monthly statistics to produce 

monthly and quarterly estimates of 

inflation-adjusted trade flows. Without 

continuation of data collection, it would 

be extremely difficult to construct 

accurate estimates of the U.S. Gross 

Domestic Product. In fact, DOL–BLS’ 

attempt to curtail publication of the 

export price indexes beginning in FY15 

was met with resistance from the 

Commerce Department who explained 

that a viable substitute is not available. 

The Beyond the Numbers article 

‘‘Analyzing alternatives to export price 

indexes’’ (http://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/ 

volume-3/analyzing-alternatives-toexport-price-indexes.htm) explores 

alternatives to using IPP’s export price 

indexes to deflate the U.S. Gross 

Domestic Product and explains why 

there are currently no comparable 

replacements. 

Additionally, Federal policymakers in 

the Department of Treasury, the Council 

of Economic Advisers, 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 Action 

Office of Management and Budget 

clearance is being sought for the U.S. 

Import and Export Price Indexes. The 

IPP continues to modernize data 

collection and processing to permit 

more timely release of its indexes, and 

to reduce reporter burden. The IPP has 

expanded the use of its web application, 

introduced in 2003 to allow respondents 

to update their data online and more 

rapidly than using a paper-based form. 

As of March 2018, 91 percent of IPP 

respondents were providing prices via 

the web application or had agreed to 

start using this repricing method. Field 

Economists currently offer web 

repricing to all new respondents and at 

initiation, it is the preferred method of 

collection offered to companies. 

The Program continues its multi-year 

effort to develop a more effective 

sampling and collection strategy for 

companies that are considered major 

importers or exporters. Research has 

shown that, while hundreds of 

thousands of companies import and 

export goods into and from the United 

States each year, the volume of trade (in 

terms of dollar value) is heavily 

concentrated on a very small percentage 

of these companies. IPP’s sampling 

methodology results in the large 

companies being sampled on a frequent 

basis. As a result of the continual 

fielding of these companies, Field 

Economists combine collection efforts 

for multiple IPP samples, as they deem 

appropriate. The collection of multiple 

IPP samples at once results in fewer 

visits and consequently, reduced 

burden. 

Also, IPP has started revising its Data 

Collection Procedures, with the goal of 

improving collection methods for 


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respondents (and for the Field 

Economists). 

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. 

Title of Collection: International Price 

Program (IPP) U.S. Import and Export 

Price Indexes. 

OMB Number: 1220–0025. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Affected Public: Private Sector, 

Business or other for-profits. 

Form Total 

respondents Frequency Total responses 

Average 

time per 

response 

(hours) 

Estimated 

total burden 

hours 

Form 3008 ........................................................................... ........................ Annually.

Imports .......................................................................... 1,500 ........................ 1,500 1.0 1,500 

Exports ......................................................................... 1,000 ........................ 1,000 1.0 1,000 

Total ...................................................................... 2,500 ........................ 2,500 ........................ 2,500 

Repricing Form .................................................................... ........................ Monthly.

Imports .......................................................................... 2,700 9.0 1 ................ 24,300 2.4438 10,784 

Exports ......................................................................... 1,750 9.3 1 ................ 16,275 3.4541 7,390 

Total ...................................................................... 4,450 ........................ 40,575 ........................ 18,174 

Totals ............................................................. ........................ ........................ 43,075 ........................ 20,674 

1 During initiation, the respondent determines how many months he/she will need to supply data in a given year based upon how often the 

company changes its pricing information. The average company is requested to supply information 9.3 months per year for exports and 9.0 

months per year for imports. 2Time to reprice is based upon 5 minutes of response time per item x 5.325 items = 26.625 minutes/60 = .4438 hours. 

3Time to reprice is based upon 5 minutes of response time per item x 5.449 items = 27.245 minutes/60 = .4541 hours. 

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 12th day of 

June 2018. 

Eric P. Molina, 

Acting Chief, Division of Management 

Systems. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13077 Filed 6–18–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0860] 

The 13 Carcinogens Standard; 

Extension of the Office of Management 

and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of 

Information Collection (Paperwork) 

Requirements 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public 

comments concerning its proposal to 

extend OMB approval of the 

information collection requirements 

contained in the 13 Carcinogens 

Standard. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

(postmarked, sent, or received) by 

August 20, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: 

Electronically: You may submit 

comments and attachments 

electronically at http://

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the 

instructions online for submitting 

comments. 

Facsimile: If your comments, 

including attachments, are not longer 

than 10 pages, you may fax them to the 

OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. 

Mail, hand delivery, express mail, 

messenger, or courier service: When 

using this method, you must submit a 

copy of your comments and attachments 

to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. 

OSHA–2012–0012, Occupational Safety 

and Health Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Room N–3653, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries 

(hand, express mail, messenger, and 

courier service) are accepted during the 

Docket Office’s normal business hours, 

10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., ET. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and the OSHA 

docket number (OSHA–2012–0012) for 

the Information Collection Request 

(ICR). All comments, including any 

personal information you provide, are 

placed in the public docket without 

change, and may be made available 

online at http://www.regulations.gov. 

For further information on submitting 

comments see the ‘‘Public 

Participation’’ heading in the section of 

this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

Docket: To read or download 

comments or other material in the 

docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov 

or the OSHA Docket Office at the above 

address. All documents in the docket 

(including this Federal Register notice) 

are listed in the http://

www.regulations.gov index; however, 

some information (e.g., copyrighted 

material) is not publicly available to 

read or download from the website. All 

submissions, including copyrighted 

material, are available for inspection 

and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. 

You may also contact Christie Garner at 

the phone number below in FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT to obtain 

a copy of the ICR. 


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