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and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval for continued use, without 

change, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are 

invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that agency receives 

on or before February 15, 2018. 

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 website at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201708-112201- 

004 (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 by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

by mail 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 by email at DOL_

PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR 

seeks to extend PRA authority for the 

Cognitive and Psychological Research 

information collection. The BLS 

Behavioral Science Research Center 

(BSRC) conducts psychological research 

focusing on the design and execution of 

the data collection process in order to 

improve the quality of data collected by 

the Bureau. The research is aimed at 

improving data collection quality by 

assessing questionnaire/form 

management and administration, as well 

as issues that relate to interviewer 

training and interaction with 

respondents during the interview 

process. BSRC staff work closely with 

economists and/or program specialists 

responsible for defining the concepts to 

be measured by BLS collection 

programs. This laboratory research 

enhances BLS survey data quality. 

Improvements are made by examining 

psychological and cognitive aspects of 

BLS data collection procedures, 

including questionnaire design, 

interviewing procedures, collection 

modalities, and administrative 

technology. The BLS Authorizing 

Statute authorizes this information 

collection. See 29 U.S.C. 1, 2. 

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 1220–0141. 

OMB authorization for an ICR cannot 

be for more than three (3) years without 

renewal, and the current approval for 

this collection is scheduled to expire on 

April 30, 2018. The DOL seeks to extend 

PRA authorization for this information 

collection for three (3) more years, 

without any change to existing 

requirements. The DOL notes that 

existing information collection 

requirements submitted to the OMB 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

August 1, 2017 (82 FR 35826). 

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 

1220–0141. 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: Cognitive and 

Psychological Research. 

OMB Control Number: 1220–0141. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

businesses or other for-profits and 

Individuals and Households. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 18,300. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 18,300. 

Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 

6,300 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $0. 

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

Dated: January 8, 2018. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00556 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

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). 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 

revision of the ‘‘Local Area 

Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) 

Program’’. A copy of the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) 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 March 19, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Erin 

Good, 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: Erin 

Good, BLS Clearance Officer, at 202– 

691–7763 (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. Sections 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 also are 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 a revision 

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 BLS-provided 

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 

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. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Title: Local Area Unemployment 

Statistics (LAUS) Program. 

OMB Number: 1220–0017. 

Affected Public: State governments. 

Total respondents Frequency Total 

responses 

Average time 

per 

response 

(hours) 

Estimated 

total burden 

(hours) 

LAUS 3040 .................... 52 respondents with 6962 reporting units ........... 13 90,506 1.5 135,759 

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

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

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

Totals ...................... .............................................................................. ........................ 91,136 ........................ 136,395 

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, on January 9, 

2018. 

Eric Molina, 

Acting Chief, Division of Management 

Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00557 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

DATE AND TIME: The Legal Services 

Corporation’s Board of Directors and its 

six committees will meet January 21–23, 

2018. On Sunday, January 21, the first 

meeting will commence at 12:30 p.m., 

Central Standard Time (CST), with the 

meetings thereafter commencing 

promptly upon adjournment of the 

immediately preceding meeting. On 

Monday, January 22, the first meeting 

will commence at 8:30 a.m. CST with 

the next meeting commencing promptly 

upon adjournment of the immediately 

preceding meeting. On Tuesday, January 

23, the first meeting will commence at 

9:45 a.m., CST and will be followed by 

the closed session meeting of the Board 


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