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is not a toll free number.) (See 

ADDRESSES section.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Secretary of Labor has delegated 

to the BLS the authority to collect, 

compile, and analyze statistical data on 

work-related injuries and illnesses, as 

authorized by the Occupational Safety 

and Health Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91–596). 

The Cooperative Agreement is designed 

to allow the BLS to ensure conformance 

with program objectives. The BLS has 

full authority over the financial 

operations of the statistical program. 

The existing collection of information 

allows Federal staff to negotiate the 

Cooperative Agreement with the State 

Grant Agencies (SGAs) and monitor 

their financial and programmatic 

performance and adherence to 

administrative requirements imposed by 

the Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, and 

Audit Requirements for Federal Awards 

(2 CFR 200) and other grant related 

regulations. The information collected 

also is used for planning and budgeting 

at the Federal level and in meeting 

Federal reporting requirements. The 

BLS requires financial reporting that 

will produce the information that is 

needed to monitor the financial 

activities of the BLS Occupational 

Safety and Health Statistics grantees. 

II. Current Action 

Office of Management and Budget 

clearance is being sought for the OSHS 

Cooperative Agreement application 

package. The extension of this 

collection of information will allow the 

BLS to incorporate routine annual 

updates to the Cooperative Agreement 

and work statements which define SGA 

deliverables and requirements and 

allow the BLS to carry out its 

responsibilities to monitor financial and 

programmatic performance. 

The Cooperative Agreement 

application package being submitted for 

approval is representative of the 

package sent every year to state 

agencies. The work statements included 

in the Cooperative Agreement 

application also are representative of 

what is included in the whole OSHS 

Cooperative Agreement package. The 

final Cooperative Agreement, including 

the work statements, will be submitted 

separately to the Office of Management 

and Budget for review of any minor 

year-to-year information collection 

burden changes they may contain. 

III. Desired Focus of Comments 

The BLS 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: BLS Occupational 

Safety and Health Statistics (OSHS) 

Cooperative Agreement Application 

Package. 

OMB Number: 1220–0149. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments. 

Form Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total 

responses 

Average 

burden 

(hours) 

Estimated 

total burden 

(hours) 

Work Statements ......................................................................... 55 1 55 2 110 

OSHS Budget Information Form .................................................. 55 1 55 1.5 82.5 

BLS–OSHS2 ................................................................................ 55 4 220 1 220 

BLS–OSHS TCF .......................................................................... 55 1 55 8/60 7.3 

OSHS Budget Variance Request Form ....................................... 20 1 20 15/60 5 

BLS–OSHS FRW–A: Base Programs ......................................... 55 1 55 25/60 22.9 

BLS–OSHS FRW–B: AAMC ........................................................ 5 1 5 25/60 2.1 

BLS–OSHS Property Listing ........................................................ 28 1 28 25/60 11.7 

Total ...................................................................................... 55 ........................ 493 .................... 462 

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 this 1st day 

of December 2023. 

Eric Molina, 

Chief, Division of Management Systems, 

Branch of Policy Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26926 Filed 12–7–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 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 ‘‘Labor Market Information (LMI) 

Cooperative Agreement Application 

Package.’’ A copy of the proposed 

information collection request can be 

obtained by contacting the individual 


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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 6, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol 

Rowan, 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: 

Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, 

telephone number 202–691–7628 (this 

is not a toll free number). (See 

ADDRESSES section.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The BLS enters into Cooperative 

Agreements with State Workforce 

Agencies (SWAs) annually to provide 

financial assistance to the SWAs for the 

production and operation of the 

following LMI statistical programs: 

Current Employment Statistics, Local 

Area Unemployment Statistics, 

Occupational Employment Statistics, 

and Quarterly Census of Employment 

and Wages. The Cooperative Agreement 

provides the basis for managing the 

administrative and financial aspects of 

these programs. 

The existing collection of information 

allows Federal staff to negotiate the 

Cooperative Agreement with the SWAs 

and monitor their financial and 

programmatic performance and 

adherence to administrative 

requirements imposed by the Uniform 

Administrative Requirements, Cost 

Principles, and Audit Requirements for 

Federal Awards (2 CFR 200) and other 

grant related regulations. The 

information collected also is used for 

planning and budgeting at the Federal 

level and in meeting Federal reporting 

requirements. 

II. Current Action 

Office of Management and Budget 

clearance is being sought for the LMI 

Cooperative Agreement application 

package. The extension of this 

collection of information will allow the 

BLS to incorporate routine annual 

updates to the Cooperative Agreement 

and work statements which define SWA 

deliverables and requirements and 

allow the BLS to carry out its 

responsibilities to monitor financial and 

programmatic performance. 

The Cooperative Agreement 

application package being submitted for 

approval is representative of the 

package sent every year to state 

agencies. The work statements included 

in the Cooperative Agreement 

application also are representative of 

what is included in the whole LMI 

Cooperative Agreement package. The 

final Cooperative Agreement, including 

the work statements, will be submitted 

separately to the Office of Management 

and Budget for review of any minor 

year-to-year information collection 

burden changes they may contain. 

III. Desired Focus of Comments 

The BLS 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: Labor Market 

Information (LMI) Cooperative 

Agreement Application Package. 

OMB Number: 1220–0079. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments. 

Form Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total 

responses 

Average 

burden 

(hours) 

Estimated 

total burden 

(hours) 

Work Statements ......................................................................... 54 1 54 1.5 81 

LMI Budget Information Form (BIF) ............................................. 54 1 54 1.5 81 

Monthly Automated Financial Reports ......................................... 12 12 144 15/60 36 

LMI Obligations and Expenditures (ObEx) Form ........................ 42 12 504 1 504 

Budget Variance Request Form .................................................. 27 1 27 15/60 6.8 

Transmittal and Certification Form .............................................. 54 1 54 8/60 7.2 

FRW–A: Base Programs ............................................................. 54 1 54 25/60 22.5 

FRW–B: AAMC ............................................................................ 15 1 15 25/60 6.3 

Property Listing ............................................................................ 27 1 27 25/60 11.3 

Total ...................................................................................... 54 ........................ 933 .................... 756 

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 December 1, 

2023. 

Eric Molina 

Chief, Division of Management Systems, 

Branch of Policy Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26925 Filed 12–7–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 

ADMINISTRATION 

[NARA–2024–008] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed extension 

request. 


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