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prior to the requested OMB approval 

date. 

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 submissions 

of responses. 

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Type of Review: Revision of currently 

approved collection. 

Title of Collection: National 

Compensation Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 1220–0164. 

Affected Public: Private sector 

establishments and State and local 

governments. 

Total 

respondents Frequency 

Total 

annual 

responses 

Average 

minutes per 

response 

Burden 

hours 

Private Sector ........................................................................ 34,929 Annual .......... 63,508 46.58 49,303 

State and Local Governments .............................................. 4,974 Annual .......... 10,312 34.92 6,002 

Totals to NCS Program .................................................. 39,904 ...................... 73,820 ........................ 55,305 

Total Burden Cost: (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost: (operating/ 

maintenance): $0. 

Description: The National 

Compensation Survey (NCS) is an 

ongoing survey of earnings and benefits 

among private firms, State, and local 

government. NCS is the integration of 

the sampling, collection, and processing 

for the Employment Cost Index (ECI), 

the Employee Benefits Survey (EBS), 

and the Locality Pay Surveys (LPS) into 

a single, unified program of 

compensation statistics. This integration 

improves data for policymakers and 

researchers, reduces respondent burden, 

improves the utilization of BLS 

resources, and enhances the published 

measures of compensation. Data from 

the integrated program include 

estimates of wages by job levels 

covering broad groups of related 

occupations, and data that directly links 

benefit plan costs with detailed plan 

provisions. The integrated program’s 

single sample also produces both timeseries indexes and cost levels for 

industry and occupational groups, 

thereby increasing the analytical 

potential of the data. Benefits of the 

integrated sample include: improved 

measures of trends; better integration of 

benefit costs and plan provisions; data 

for narrow occupations; and broad 

regional and occupational coverage. 

NCS employs probability methods for 

selection of occupations. This ensures 

that sampled occupations represent all 

occupations in the workforce, while 

minimizing the reporting burden on 

respondents. Data from the NCS are 

critical for setting Federal white-collar 

salaries, determining monetary policy 

(as a Principal Federal Economic 

Indicator), and for compensation 

administrators and researchers in the 

private sector. The survey collects data 

from a sample of employers. The data 

consist of information about the duties, 

responsibilities, and compensation 

(earnings and benefits) for a sample of 

occupations for each sampled employer. 

The NCS is proposing to add two 

questions on domestic partner benefits. 

This collection timeline will allow data 

on domestic partner benefits to be 

published in 2011. These questions will 

only be asked of wage and benefits 

sample members who offer defined 

benefit (DB) and/or health benefits to 

their employees. Currently in private 

industry DB plans are offered in 11% of 

establishments and health benefits to 

63%. In State and local governments DB 

access is 84% and health benefits access 

is 88%. These two questions will add 

approximately 180 hours annually to 

private industry sample respondent 

burden hours (14,614 total sample of 

private establishments). For the 

government sample these two questions 

will add approximately 62 hours 

annually to government respondent 

burden hours (2,164 total sample of 

State and local government 

establishments). 

Why are we requesting Emergency 

Processing? Emergency clearance is 

being sought for the National 

Compensation Survey for the purpose of 

the addition of two questions on 

domestic partner benefits to the existing 

‘‘Other Benefits’’ questions. The 

Department of Labor’s LGBT (Lesbian, 

Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) 

roundtable and recent Congressional 

actions on the proposed Domestic 

Partnership Benefits and Obligations 

Act (HR 2517) have greatly increased 

the need for information on domestic 

partner benefits in both private industry 

and State and local governments. In 

order for BLS to produce data in 2011, 

NCS data collection of these questions 

must begin in September 2010 during 

the NCS collection quarter (which starts 

September 16, 2010). 

The BLS will submit an ICR 

immediately following this approval, as 

the current NCS package expires in 

January 2011. This ICR will be 

submitted to OMB under the standard 

clearance process and will give the 

public a second opportunity chance to 

comment on this collection in 

accordance with PRA95 (44 USC 3506). 

Linda Watts-Thomas, 

Acting, Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21617 Filed 8–30–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Cooperative Agreements Under the 

Disability Employment Initiative; 

Solicitation for Grant Applications 

(SGA) SGA–DFA–PY–10–01; 

Amendment Number 1 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA), U.S. Department 

of Labor. 

ACTION: Notice: Amendments, revision 

of phone number for grants management 

specialist, and revision of point value 

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SUMMARY: The Employment and 

Training Administration published a 

document in the Federal Register of 

August 9, 2010, announcing the 

availability of funds and solicitation for 

grant applications for the Disability 

Employment Grants. This amendment 

makes changes to the August 9 

document by correcting this 

Solicitation. 

DATES: Key Dates: The deadline for 

submission of applications under this 

announcement is September 8, 2010. 

Applications must be received no later 

than 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eileen Banks, Grants Management 

Specialist, Telephone (202) 693–3403. 

Amendment 

In the Federal Register of August 9, 

2010, in FR Volume 75, No. 152, the 

solicitation is amended with the 

following: 

1. This amendment is to correct the 

phone number for Eileen Banks, Grants 

Management Specialist. On Page 47839, 

Section VII. Agency Contacts, delete the 

following text: For further information 

regarding this SGA, please contact 

Eileen Banks, Grants Management 

Specialist, Division of Federal 

Assistance, at (202) 693–3401 (please 

note this is not a toll-free number). Add 

the following text: For further 

information regarding this SGA, please 

contact Eileen Banks, Grants 

Management Specialist, Division of 

Federal Assistance, at (202) 693–3403 

(please note this is not a toll-free 

number). 

2. This amendment is to correct 

language related to the number of points 

for Project Management to be consistent 

with points listed in the Criterion Table 

in Section V.A., page 47835. On Page 

47837, Section V.A. Delete the following 

text: 4. Project Management (10 points) 

Add the following text: Project 

Management (15 points) 

3. This amendment is to correct 

language related to the number of points 

for Project Management to be consistent 

with points listed in the Criterion Table 

in Section V.A., page 47835. On Page 

47837, Section V.A.4. Delete the 

following text: The 10 possible points 

for this criteria will be assessed as 

follows: Add the following text: The 15 

possible points for this criteria will be 

assessed as follows: 

4. This amendment is to correct 

language related to the number of points 

for Project Management to be consistent 

with points listed in the Criterion Table 

in Section V.A., page 47835. On Page 

47837, Section V.A.4. Delete the 

following text: Staff Capacity (5 points) 

Add the following text: Staff Capacity (8 

points) 

5. This amendment is to correct 

language related to the number of points 

for Project Management to be consistent 

with points listed in the Criterion Table 

in Section V.A., page 47835. On Page 

47837, Section V.A.4. Delete the 

following text: Fiscal and 

Administrative Capacity (5 points) Add 

the following text: Fiscal and 

Administrative Capacity (7 points) 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 25th day of 

August 2010. 

B. Jai Johnson, 

Grant Officer, Employment & Training 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21585 Filed 8–30–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice (10–100)] 

Notice of Information Collection 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing information collections, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: All comments should be 

submitted within 60 calendar days from 

the date of this publication. 

ADDRESSES: All comments should be 

addressed to Lori Parker, National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration, 

Washington, DC 20546–0001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Lori Parker, NASA PRA 

Officer, NASA Headquarters, 300 E 

Street, SW., JF0000, Washington, DC 

20546, (202) 358–1351, 

Lori.parker@nasa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This information collection is an 

application form to be considered for a 

summer internship. Students are 

required to submit an application 

package consisting of an application 

form, a personal essay describing career 

goals, a parent/guardian permission 

form for parents to sign approving the 

child’s participation, and a teacher 

recommendation. 

II. Method of Collection 

NASA will utilize a Web-base 

application form with instructions and 

other application materials also on-line. 

However, once the application form and 

other application materials are down 

loaded and filled out, the package is 

mailed in to NASA. 

III. Data 

Title: INSPIRE (Interdisciplinary 

National Science Program Incorporating 

Research and Education Experience) 

Application. 

OMB Number: 2700–0133. 

Type of Review: New Collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 4000. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of NASA, including 

whether the information collected has 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

NASA’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including automated 

collection techniques or the use of other 

forms of information technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection. 

They will also become a matter of 

public record. 

Lori Parker, 

Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21683 Filed 8–30–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice (10–099)] 

Notice of Information Collection 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration (NASA). 


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