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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 61843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21359]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

October 20, 2005.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of 
each ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
contacting Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) 
or e-mail: [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
(BLS), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503, 202-395-7316 (this is not a toll-free number), within 30 days 
from the date of this publication in the Federal Register.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
     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: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Point of Purchase Survey.
    OMB Number: 1220-0044.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 22,627.
    Annual Responses: 59,964.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 11,993.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The purpose of this collection is to develop and 
maintain a timely list of retail, wholesale, and service establishments 
at which people shop for specific consumer items. The information 
collected is used to select establishments for pricing market based 
items as needed for the Consumer Price Index.

    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Mass Layoff Statistics Program.
    OMB Number: 1220-0090.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Frequency: Quarterly and Monthly.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 17,052.
    Annual Responses: 17,832.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 72,587.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: Clause (iii) of section 309(2)(15)(a)(1)(A) of the 
Workforce Investment Act states that the Secretary of Labor shall 
oversee the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the 
incidence of, industrial and geographical location of, and number of 
workers displaced by, permanent layoffs and plant closings.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-21359 Filed 10-25-05; 8:45 am]
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