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opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing collections of 

information in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. 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 

‘‘Telephone Point of Purchase Survey.’’ 

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 November 9, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Nora 

Kincaid, 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: 

Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer, 

telephone number 202–691–7628 (this 

is not a toll free number.) (See 

Addresses section.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The purpose of this survey is to 

develop and maintain a timely list of 

retail, wholesale, and service 

establishments where urban consumers 

shop for specified items. This 

information is used as the sampling 

universe for selecting establishments at 

which prices of specific items are 

collected and monitored for use in 

calculating the Consumer Price Index 

(CPI). The survey has been ongoing 

since 1980 and also provides 

expenditure data that allows items that 

are priced in the CPI to be properly 

weighted. 

II. Current Action 

Office of Management and Budget 

clearance is being sought for the 

Telephone Point of Purchase Survey 

(TPOPS). 

Since 1997, the survey has been 

administered quarterly via a computerassisted-telephone-interview. This 

survey is flexible and creates the 

possibility of introducing new products 

into the CPI in a timely manner. The 

data collected in this survey are 

necessary for the continuing 

construction of a current outlet universe 

from which locations are selected for 

the price collection needed for 

calculating the CPI. Furthermore, the 

TPOPS provides the weights used in 

selecting the items that are priced at 

these establishments. This sample 

design produces an overall CPI market 

basket that is more reflective of the 

prices faced and the establishments 

visited by urban consumers. 

For this clearance, the BLS will be 

implementing a cell phone frame to 

address a coverage issue associated with 

landline RDD surveys. The goal of 

including a cell phone frame is to 

contact respondents who reside in 

households with no landline service, 

but with cellular phone service. The 

implementation process will begin with 

a pre-test beginning in the first quarter 

of 2011 to assess cell phone frame 

interviewing and to determine the 

correct amount of sample to pull for 

each primary sampling unit or 

geographic area in the CPI. The cell 

phone frame will be deployed into 

production in the third quarter of 2011. 

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 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. 

• 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: Point of Purchase Survey. 

OMB Number: 1220–0044. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Total Respondents: 24,469. 

Frequency: Quarterly. 

Total Responses: 63,375. 

Average Time per Response: 11 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 11,619 

hours. 

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, this 3rd day of 

September, 2010. 

Kimberley Hill, 

Chief, Division of Management Systems, 

Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22620 Filed 9–9–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Comment Request for Information 

Collection for the Benefits, Timeliness, 

and Quality Data Collection System, 

Extension With Revisions 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a preclearance 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) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. 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. Currently, the 

Employment and Training 

Administration is soliciting comments 

concerning the collection of data about 

the proposed extension of the Benefits 

Timeliness and Quality (BTQ) data 

collection system, which is part of the 

Unemployment Insurance (UI) Performs 

measurement system (current expiration 

date is November 30, 2010). 

A copy of the proposed information 

collection request (ICR) can be obtained 

by contacting the office listed below in 

the addressee section of this notice. 


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DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

addressee’s section below on or before 

November 9, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

to the Employment and Training 

Administration, Office of 

Unemployment Insurance, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 

C4522, Washington, DC 20210, 

Attention: Delores Mackall. Telephone 

number: 202–693–3183 (this is not a 

toll-free number). Fax: 202–693–3975. 

E-mail: Mackall.Delores@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Secretary of Labor, under the 

Social Security Act, Title III, Section 

302 (42 U.S.C. 502), funds the necessary 

cost of proper and efficient 

administration of each state UI law. The 

BTQ program collects information and 

analyzes data. The BTQ data measure 

the timeliness and quality of states’ 

administrative actions and 

administrative decisions related to UI 

benefit payments. 

II. Review Focus 

The Department of Labor 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. 

III. Current Actions 

Type of Review: Extension with 

revisions. 

Title: Benefits, Timeliness, and 

Quality Review. 

OMB Number: 1205–0359. 

Affected Public: State governments. 

Form(s): ETA–9050, ETA–9051, ETA– 

9052, ETA–9054, ETA–9055, ETA–9056, 

ETA–9057. 

Total Annual Respondents: 53 state 

agencies. 

Annual Frequency: Monthly and 

Quarterly. 

Total Annual Responses: 29,636. 

Average Time per Response: 80 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 39,521 hours. 

MONTHLY UNIVERSE MEASURES: STATE STAFF HOURS PER YEAR

ETA 

report Measure Number of respondents 

Reports per 

year 

Total 

responses 

Hours per 

response Total hrs/year 

9050 ....... First Payment Time Lapse, Core Measure .... 53 12 636 .5 318 

9050 ....... First Payment Time Lapse, Partial/Part Total 

Claims, Management Information Measure.

53 12 636 .5 318 

9050 ....... First Payment Time Lapse, Workshare 

Claims, Management Information Measure.

53 12 636 .5 318 

9051 ....... Continued Weeks Compensated Time Lapse, 

Management Information Measure.

53 12 636 .5 318 

9051 ....... Continued Weeks Compensated Time Lapse, 

Partial Part/Total, Management Information 

Measure.

53 12 636 .5 318 

9051 ....... Continued Weeks Compensated Time Lapse, 

Workshare, Management Information 

Measure.

53 12 636 .5 318 

9052 ....... Nonmonetary Determinations Time Lapse, 

Detection Date, Core Measure.

53 12 636 1.0 636 

9054 ....... Lower Authority Appeals Time Lapse, Management Information Measure.53 12 636 .5 318 

9055 ....... Lower Authority Appeals Case Aging, Core 

Measure.

53 12 636 1.0 636 

9054 ....... Higher Authority Appeals Time Lapse, Management Information Measure.53 12 636 .5 318 

9055 ....... Higher Authority Appeals Case Aging, Core 

Measure.

53 12 636 1.0 636 

Subtotal ......................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 4,452 

QUARTERLY SAMPLE REVIEW MEASURES: STATE STAFF HOURS PER YEAR

ETA 

report Measure Number of respondents 

Sampled 

cases 

reviewed per 

year 

Total cases 

reviewed per 

year 

Hours per 

response Total hrs/year 

9056 ....... Nonmonetary Determination Quality, 

Core Measure.

23 Small States ..... 240 5,520 1 5,520 

9056 ....... Nonmonetary Determination Quality, 

Core Measure.

30 Large States ..... 400 12,000 1 12,000 

9057 ....... Lower Authority Appeals Quality, Core 

Measure.

42 Small States ..... 80 3,360 3 .5 11,760 


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QUARTERLY SAMPLE REVIEW MEASURES: STATE STAFF HOURS PER YEAR—Continued 

ETA 

report Measure Number of respondents 

Sampled 

cases 

reviewed per 

year 

Total cases 

reviewed per 

year 

Hours per 

response Total hrs/year 

9057 ....... Lower Authority Appeals Quality, Core 

Measure.

11 Large States ..... 160 1,760 3 .5 6,160 

Subtotal ............................................................... ................................ ........................ ........................ .......................... 35,440 

Total Annual Burden Cost for 

Respondents: $0. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this comment request will be 

summarized and/or included in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget approval of the information 

collection request; they will also 

become a matter of public record. 

Dated: Signed at Washington, DC, this 3rd 

day of September 2010. 

Jane Oates, 

Assistant Secretary, Employment and 

Training Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22581 Filed 9–9–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P 

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

DATE AND TIMES: September 16, 2010, 9 

a.m.–5:30 p.m. 

PLACE: Access Board Conference Room, 

1331 F Street, NW., Suite 800, 

Washington, DC. 

STATUS: Closed to the public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Receipt of 

NCD Strategic planning report and 

discussion. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Mark Quigley, Director of 

Communications, NCD, 1331 F Street, 

NW., Suite 850, Washington, DC 20004; 

202–272–2004, 202–272–2074 (TTY). 

Dated: September 2, 2010. 

Joan M. Durocher, 

Executive Director. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22699 Filed 9–8–10; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–MA–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Information Collection 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation 

(NSF). 

ACTION: Notice of information collection. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans 

to request clearance of this collection. 

As part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, NSF 

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)). 

After obtaining and considering public 

comment, NSF will prepare the 

submission requesting OMB clearance 

of this collection for no longer than 3 

years. 

DATES: All comments should be 

submitted within 60 calendar days from 

the date of this publication. Comments 

received after 60 days will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: All written comments 

should be addressed to Suzanne 

Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, 

National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Blvd., Rm. 295, Arlington, VA 

22230, or by e-mail to splimpto@nsf.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Suzanne Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National 

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., 

Rm. 295, Arlington, VA 22230, or by 

e-mail to splimpto@nsf.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Since 1998, the National Science 

Foundation (NSF) has supported 

interdisciplinary training of doctoral 

students across the nation through the 

Integrative Graduate Education and 

Research Traineeship (IGERT) Program. 

NSF awards IGERT grants to institutions 

that develop innovative, 

interdisciplinary doctoral training 

programs in science, technology, 

engineering, and mathematics (STEM) 

disciplines. Unlike traditional graduate 

research or teaching assistantships, 

IGERT provides doctoral students with 

unrestricted funds, including a living 

stipend plus tuition and fees. NSF 

intends to conduct an implementation 

evaluation of the program to learn what 

program elements are most effective in 

fostering interdisciplinary 

collaborations, research, and learning. 

Specifically, the evaluation will assess 

the program’s perceived progress 

towards its three goals of fostering 

interdisciplinary education, recruiting 

and retaining a diverse population of 

graduate students, and catalyzing 

cultural change within institutions to 

better support interdisciplinary 

endeavors. Data from this collection will 

be used by NSF to respond to OMB and 

congressional inquiries, document best 

practices for training interdisciplinary 

scientists, and inform decisions about 

future project modifications. 

II. Method of Collection 

Data will be collected via interviews 

and surveys from faculty members and 

students who have participated in the 

five most recent cohorts (2005–2009) of 

IGERT projects. 

III. Data 

Title: NSF IGERT: Implementation 

Evaluation. 

OMB Number: 3145–0182. 

Expiration Date: March 31, 2011. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Affected Public: Individuals. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,915 (2,000 survey only; 115 survey 

and interview; 800 interview only). 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1 or 2 (survey only; survey 

and interview). 

Estimated Time Per Response: 20 

minutes for survey only; 50 minutes for 

survey and interview; 30 minutes for 

interview only. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1162.5 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$300,864. 

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 NSF, including 

whether the information collected has 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

NSF’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 


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