Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 38 / Monday, February 27, 2012 / Notices 11593 

connection with this solicitation are 

described in further detail on ETA’s 

Web site at http://www.doleta.gov/ 

grants/ or on http://www.grants.gov. The 

Web sites provide application 

information, eligibility requirements, 

review and selection procedures and 

other program requirements governing 

this solicitation. 

DATES: The closing date for receipt of 

applications is May 24, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melissa Abdullah, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Room N–4716, 

Washington, DC 20210; Telephone: 

202–693–3346. 

Signed February 16, 2012 in Washington, 

DC. 

Donna Kelly, 

Grant Officer, Employment and Training 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4258 Filed 2–24–12; 8:45 am] 

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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 

‘‘General Inquiries to State Agency 

Contacts.’’ 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 April 27, 2012. 

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 Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 

awards funds to State agencies in the 50 

States, the District of Columbia, Puerto 

Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands, 

hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘States’’) in 

order to jointly conduct BLS/State Labor 

Market Information and Occupational 

Safety and Health Statistics cooperative 

statistical programs, which themselves 

have been approved by OMB separately, 

as follows: 

Current Employment Statistics ... 1220–0011 

Local Area Unemployment Statistics ....................................... 1220–0017 

Occupational Employment Statistics ....................................... 1220–0042 

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Report ......... 1220–0012 

Annual Refiling Survey ............... 1220–0032 

Labor Market Information Cooperative Agreement ................... 1220–0079 

Multiple Worksite Report ............ 1220–0134 

Mass Layoff Statistics ................. 1220–0090 

Annual Survey of Occupational 

Injuries and Illnesses .............. 1220–0045 

Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries ........................................ 1220–0133 

BLS/OSHS Federal State Cooperative Agreement ................... 1220–0149 

To ensure the timely flow of 

information and to be able to evaluate 

and improve the BLS/State cooperative 

programs management and operations, 

it is necessary to conduct ongoing 

communications between the BLS and 

its State partners. Whether information 

requests deal with program deliverables, 

program enhancements, operations, or 

administrative issues, questions and 

dialogue are crucial to the successful 

implementation of these programs. 

II. Current Action 

Office of Management and Budget 

clearance is being sought for the General 

Inquiries to State Agency Contacts. 

Information collected under this 

clearance is used to support the 

administrative and programmatic needs 

of jointly conducted BLS/State Labor 

Market Information and Occupational 

Safety and Health Statistics cooperative 

statistical programs. 

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. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Title: General Inquiries to State 

Agency Contacts. 

OMB Number: 1220–0168. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Government. 

Total Respondents: 54. 

Frequency: As needed. 

Total Responses: 23,890. 

Average Time per Response: 40 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

15,927. 

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 21st day of 

February 2012. 

Kimberley D. Hill, 

Chief, Division of Management Systems, 

Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

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