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survey-related costs. The ARS will also 

exclude establishments with three or 

fewer employees starting in FY 2015. 

Nationwide, this will account for about 

160,000 fewer units annually. The Act 

establishing the BLS and Wagner-Peyser 

Act section 15 authorize this 

information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 1, 

2, and 49l–2(a). 

This information collection is subject 

to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 

cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information, and the public is 

generally not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless the OMB 

under the PRA approves it and displays 

a currently valid OMB Control Number. 

In addition, notwithstanding any other 

provisions of law, no person shall 

generally be subject to penalty for 

failing to comply with a collection of 

information that does not display a 

valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 

1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains 

OMB approval for this information 

collection under Control Number 1220– 

0032. The current approval is scheduled 

to expire on December 31, 2016; 

however, the DOL notes that existing 

information collection requirements 

submitted to the OMB receive a monthto-month extension while they undergo 

review. New requirements would only 

take effect upon OMB approval. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

July 23, 2013 (78 FR 44160). 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

send comments to the OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs at 

the address shown in the ADDRESSES

section within 30 days of publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register. In 

order to help ensure appropriate 

consideration, comments should 

mention OMB Control Number 1220– 

0032. The OMB 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; 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: DOL–Bureau of Labor 

Statistics. 

Title of Collection: Annual Refiling 

Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 1220–0032. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

businesses or other for-profits, not-forprofit institutions, and farms. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 959,209. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 959,209. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 100,296. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

Dated: October 28, 2014. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25997 Filed 10–31–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Consumer 

Expenditure Surveys: Quarterly 

Interview and Diary 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics (BLS) sponsored information 

collection request (ICR) revision titled, 

‘‘Consumer Expenditure Surveys: 

Quarterly Interview and Diary,’’ to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval for use 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.). Public comments on the 

ICR are invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that agency receives 

on or before December 3, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation; 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained free of charge from the 

RegInfo.gov Web site at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/

PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201407-1220-001 

(this link will only become active on the 

day following publication of this notice) 

or by contacting Michel Smyth by 

telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202– 

693–8064, (these are not toll-free 

numbers) or sending an email to DOL_

PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

by mail or courier to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–BLS, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202– 

395–5806 (this is not a toll-free 

number); or by email: OIRA_

submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters 

are encouraged, but not required, to 

send a courtesy copy of any comments 

by mail or courier to the U.S. 

Department of Labor–OASAM, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Attn: 

Departmental Information Compliance 

Management Program, Room N1301, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20210; or by email: 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 

202–693–4129, TTY 202–693–8064, 

(these are not toll-free numbers) or 

sending an email to DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR 

seeks approval under the PRA for 

revisions to the Consumer Expenditure 

Surveys Quarterly Interview and Diary 

information collection. The BLS uses 

the Consumer Expenditure Surveys to 

gather information on expenditures, 

income, and other related subjects. 

These data are used periodically to 

update the national Consumer Price 

Index. In addition, the data are used by 

a variety of researchers in academia, 

government agencies, and the private 

sector. The data are collected from a 

national probability sample of 

households designed to represent the 

total civilian non-institutional 

population. Proposed changes to this 

ICR include implementing a new 

sample, eliminating the bounding 

interview, and updating and deleting 

several questions to reflect the current 

marketplace. Additionally, the ICR 

seeks clearance for a proof of concept 

test for a new survey design. The Census 

Authorizing Statute and BLS 

Authorizing Statute authorize this 

information collection. See 13 U.S.C. 8b 

and 29 U.S.C. 2. 

This information collection is subject 

to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 

cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information, and the public is 

generally not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless it is 

approved by the OMB under the PRA 

and displays a currently valid OMB 

Control Number. In addition, 

notwithstanding any other provisions of 

law, no person shall generally be subject 

to penalty for failing to comply with a 

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collection of information that does not 

display a valid Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL 

obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under Control 

Number 1220–0050. The current 

approval is scheduled to expire on 

March 31, 2016; however, the DOL 

notes that existing information 

collection requirements submitted to the 

OMB receive a month-to-month 

extension while they undergo review. 

New requirements would only take 

effect upon OMB approval. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

July 3, 2014 (79 FR 38071). 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

send comments to the OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs at 

the address shown in the ADDRESSES

section within thirty (30) days of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. In order to help ensure 

appropriate consideration, comments 

should mention OMB Control Number 

1220–0050. The OMB 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; 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: DOL–BLS. 

Title of Collection: Consumer 

Expenditure Surveys: Quarterly 

Interview and Diary. 

OMB Control Number: 1220–0050. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 14,836. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 67,795. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

60,874 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

Dated: October 27, 2014. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Current 

Population Survey: Basic Labor Force 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics (BLS) sponsored information 

collection request (ICR) revision titled, 

‘‘Current Population Survey: Basic 

Labor Force,’’ to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval for use in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.). Public comments on the 

ICR are invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that agency receives 

on or before December 3, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation; 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained free of charge from the 

RegInfo.gov Web site at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/

PRAViewICR?ref_nbr= 201408-1220-001 

(this link will only become active on the 

day following publication of this notice) 

or by contacting Michel Smyth by 

telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202– 

693–8064, (these are not toll-free 

numbers) or sending an email to DOL_

PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

by mail or courier to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–BLS, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202– 

395–6881 (this is not a toll-free 

number); or by email: OIRA_

submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters 

are encouraged, but not required, to 

send a courtesy copy of any comments 

by mail or courier to the U.S. 

Department of Labor–OASAM, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Attn: 

Departmental Information Compliance 

Management Program, Room N1301, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20210; or by email: 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 

202–693–4129, TTY 202–693–8064, 

(these are not toll-free numbers) or 

sending an email to DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR 

seeks approval under the PRA for 

revisions to the Current Population 

Survey: Basic Labor Force information 

collection. The labor force data 

collected in the Current Population 

Survey (CPS) help to determine the 

employment situation of specific 

population groups as well as general 

trends in employment and 

unemployment. The survey is the only 

source of monthly data on total 

employment and unemployment. The 

Employment Situation report contains 

data from this survey, and it is 

designated a Principle Federal 

Economic Indicator; moreover, the 

survey also yields data on the basic 

status and characteristics of persons not 

in the labor force. CPS data are used 

monthly, in conjunction with data from 

other sources, to analyze the extent to 

which, and with what success, the 

various components of the American 

population are participating in the 

economic life of the nation. This 

information collection has been 

classified as a revision, because of the 

addition of three new certification 

questions and deletion of three littleused educational attainment questions. 

The Acts establishing Bureau of the 

Census and the BLS authorize this 

information collection. See 13 U.S.C. 9 

and 29 U.S.C. 1, 2. 

This information collection is subject 

to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 

cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information, and the public is 

generally not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless it is 

approved by the OMB under the PRA 

and displays a currently valid OMB 

Control Number. In addition, 

notwithstanding any other provisions of 

law, no person shall generally be subject 

to penalty for failing to comply with a 

collection of information that does not 

display a valid Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL 

obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under Control 

Number 1220–0100. The current 

approval is scheduled to expire on April 

30, 2017; however, the DOL notes that 

existing information collection 

requirements submitted to the OMB 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. New 

requirements would only take effect 

upon OMB approval. For additional 

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