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necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

the agency’s estimates of the burden and 

cost of the collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information collection; and 

(4) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202– 

693–0213, or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOL 

requests clearance from OMB for a new 

collection associated with the 

Evaluating Registered Apprenticeship 

Initiative. The Chief Evaluation Office of 

the U.S. DOL commissioned the 

Evaluating Registered Apprenticeship 

Initiative study to design and conduct 

analyses that add to the evidence base 

on apprenticeship strategies and models 

through an evaluation of the 

Apprenticeship Building America 

(ABA) grants. ABA awarded grants in 

four categories: state apprenticeship 

building and modernization (category 

1), youth apprenticeships (category 2), 

pre-apprenticeships (category 3), and 

registered apprenticeship hubs (category 

4). For additional substantive 

information about this ICR, see the 

related notice published in the Federal 

Register on May 4, 2022 (88 FR 28614). 

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 

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 OMB Control Number. 

See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 

DOL seeks PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) 

years. OMB authorization for an ICR 

cannot be for more than three (3) years 

without renewal. The DOL notes that 

information collection requirements 

submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. 

Agency: DOL–CEO. 

Title of Collection: Evaluating 

Registered Apprenticeship Initiative 

Study. 

OMB Control Number: 1290–0NEW. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 2,104. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 2,104. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

1,236 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

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

Nicole Bouchet, 

Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00840 Filed 1–17–24; 8:45 am] 

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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 ‘‘Local Area Unemployment 

Statistics (LAUS) Program’’. 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 March 18, 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, at 

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

number). (See ADDRESSES section.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The BLS has been charged by 

Congress (29 U.S.C. 1 and 2) with the 

responsibility of collecting and 

publishing monthly information on 

employment, the average wage received, 

and the hours worked by area and 

industry. The process for developing 

residency-based employment and 

unemployment estimates is a 

cooperative Federal-State program 

which uses employment and 

unemployment inputs available in State 

Workforce Agencies. 

The labor force estimates developed 

and issued in this program are used for 

economic analysis and as a tool in the 

implementation of Federal economic 

policy in such areas as employment and 

economic development under the 

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

Act of 2014 (that supplanted the 

Workforce Investment Act of 1998) and 

the Public Works and Economic 

Development Act, among others. 

The estimates are also used in 

economic analysis by public agencies 

and private industry, and for State and 

area funding allocations and eligibility 

determinations according to legal and 

administrative requirements. 

Implementation of current policy and 

legislative authorities could not be 

accomplished without collection of the 

data. 

The reports and manual covered by 

this request are integral parts of the 

LAUS program insofar as they ensure 

and measure the timeliness, quality, 

consistency, and adherence to program 

directions of the LAUS estimates and 

related research. 

II. Current Action 

Office of Management and Budget 

clearance is being sought for an 

extension of the information collection 

request that makes up the LAUS 

program. All aspects of the information 

collection are conducted electronically. 

All data are entered directly into BLSprovided systems. 

The BLS, as part of its responsibility 

to develop concepts and methods by 

which States prepare estimates under 

the LAUS program, developed a manual 

for use by the States. The manual 

explains the conceptual framework for 

the State and area estimates of 

employment and unemployment, 

specifies the procedures to be used, 

provides input information, and 

discusses the theoretical and empirical 


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basis for each procedure. This manual is 

updated on a regular schedule. 

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 continues to 

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: Local Area 

Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) 

Program. 

OMB Number: 1220–0017. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: State governments. 

Number of 

respondents Frequency Total responses 

Average 

time per 

response 

(hours) 

Estimated 

total 

burden 

(hours) 

LAUS 8 ........................................ 52 ........................................................................... 11 572 1 572 

LAUS 15 ...................................... 6 ............................................................................. 1 6 2 12 

LAUS 16 ...................................... 52 ........................................................................... 1 52 1 52 

LAUS 3040 .................................. 52 respondents (with 7,608 reporting units) ......... 13 98,904 1.5 148,356 

Totals .................................... ................................................................................ .................... 99,543 .................... 148,992 

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 January 10, 

2024. 

Eric Molina, 

Chief, Division of Management Systems, 

Branch of Policy Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00839 Filed 1–17–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE 

PRESIDENT 

Office of National Drug Control Policy 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Office of National Drug Control 

Policy. 

ACTION: Notice of a new system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 

1974, the Office of National Drug 

Control Policy (ONDCP), proposes to 

establish a new system of records 

entitled ‘‘Correspondence Management 

systems (CMS) for the Office of National 

Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)’’, ONDCP/ 

001. The system will include 

correspondence referred to, received by 

or sent by the ONDCP along with other 

materials such as log sheets and tracking 

datasets associated with the ONDCP 

correspondence processes. 

DATES: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

552a(e)(4) and (11), this system of 

records notice is effective upon 

publication, with the exception of the 

routine uses that are subject to a 30-day 

period in which to comment, described 

below. Therefore, please submit any 

comments by February 20, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments in 

writing within 30 days to Anthony 

Jones, Deputy General Counsel. Email is 

the most reliable means of 

communication. Mr. Jones may be 

contacted by email at OGC@

ondcp.eop.gov. Mailing address is: 

Executive Office of the President, Office 

of National Drug Control Policy, Joint 

Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) Bldg./ 

410 Door 23, 250 Murray Lane SW, 

Washington, DC 20509. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anthony Jones, Deputy General 

Counsel, Office of National Drug Control 

Policy, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling 

(JBAB) Bldg./410 Door 23, 250 Murray 

Lane SW, Washington, DC 20509, or by 

telephone at (202) 395–3493. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ONDCP 

leads and coordinates the nation’s drug 

policy so that it improves the health and 

lives of the American people. ONDCP is 

responsible for the development and 

implementation of the National Drug 

Control Strategy and Budget. ONDCP 

coordinates across 19 Federal agencies 

as part of a whole-of-government 

approach to addressing addiction and 

the overdose epidemic. 

The system of records covered by this 

notice is necessary for the ONDCP to 

communicate with its partners and 

stakeholders in the performance of its 

mission essential functions. 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C.552a(r), 

the Commission has provided a report 

to OMB and the Congress on the new 

system of records 

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: 

Correspondence Management systems 

(CMS) for the Office of National Drug 

Control Policy (ONDCP), ONDCP/001. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Offices of the Office of National Drug 

Control Policy, Joint Base AnacostiaBolling (JBAB) Bldg./410 Door 23, 250 

Murray Lane SW, Washington, DC 

20509 and Washington National 

Records Center, 4205 Suitland Road, 

Washington, DC 20409. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S): 

Anthony Jones, Deputy General 

Counsel, Office of National Drug Control 

Policy, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling 

(JBAB) Bldg./410 Door 23, 250 Murray 

Lane SW, Washington, DC 20509. 

Telephone: (202) 395–3493. Email 

OGC@ondcp.eop.gov. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

5 U.S.C. 301 and 44 U.S.C. 3101. 

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM: 

The System controls and tracks 

correspondence received or originated 

by the ONDCP or referred to the 

ONDCP, and action taken by the ONDCP 

in response to correspondence received, 

as well as some internal memoranda, 

action items, email correspondence, and 

logs/notes of official telephone calls. It 

also serves as a reference source for 

inquiries and response thereto. 


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