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###### Department of Labor

###### Office of the Secretary

# AGENCY:

Department of Labor.

# ACTION:

Notice.

# SUMMARY:

                        The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsored information collection request (ICR) revision titled, “National Compensation Survey,” 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 April 15, 2015.

# 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=​201410-1220-001*                         (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:

                        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 National Compensation Survey information collection. Under the National Compensation Survey (NCS), the BLS conducts ongoing surveys of compensation and job characteristics. Data collected by the NCS are used to produce Employment Cost Trends, including the Employment Cost Index (ECI) and Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC), employee benefits data, and data used by the President's Pay Agent. This information collection has been classified as a revision, because of the NCS transition to a 3-year collection cycle. Under this cycle design for NCS, most private industry establishments only will be in the sample for 3 years compared to previously being in the survey 5 years. The Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990, Ethics Reform Act of 1989, and Bureau of Labor Statistics Enabling Statute authorize this collection.                     *See*5 U.S.C. 5304, 5318, and 29 U.S.C. 2b.                

                    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 1220-0164. The current approval is scheduled to expire on April 30, 2015; 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 November 5, 2014 (79 FR 65706).                

                    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 1220-0164. 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:*                     National Compensation Survey.                

*OMB Control Number:*                     1220-0164.                

*Affected Public:*                     State, Local, and Tribal Governments; and Private sector—businesses and other for-profits and not-for-profit institutions.                

*Total Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     16,428.                

*Total Estimated Number of Responses:*                     53,831.                

*Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:*                     44,978 hours.                

*Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden:*                     $0.                

Dated: March 9, 2015.

Michel Smyth,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 2015-05847 Filed 3-13-15; 8:45 am]

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