84172 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 231 / Monday, December 4, 2023 / Notices 

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 

without change of ‘‘General Inquiries to 

State Agency Contacts.’’ 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 February 2, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Erin 

Good, BLS Clearance Officer, Division 

of Management Systems, Bureau of 

Labor Statistics, Room G225, 2 

Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, 

DC 20212. Written comments also may 

be transmitted by email to BLS_PRA_

Public@bls.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

Good, BLS Clearance Officer, at 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 (LMI) and 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Statistics (OSHS) 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 and Wage Statistics ............................................................................................................................... 1220–0042 

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

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

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

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

Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses ................................................................................................................................. 1220–0045 

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

BLS OSHS 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 an 

extension of 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 

LMI and OSHS 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. 

Title of Collection: General Inquiries 

to State Agency Contacts. 

OMB Number: 1220–0168. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change. 

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 

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, on November 

27, 2023. 

Eric Molina, 

Acting Chief, Division of Management 

Systems. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26509 Filed 12–1–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2012–0026] 

Regulations Containing Procedures for 

the Handling of Retaliation 

Complaints; Revision 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. 


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