[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 64746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26281]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

October 13, 2010.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of 
the following public information collection request (ICR) 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 this ICR, with applicable supporting 
documentation including, among other things, a description of the 
likely respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total 
burden may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Michel Smyth on 202-
693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number)/e-mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#296d666576797b6876797c6b65606a694d4645074e465f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="84c0cbc8dbd4d6c5dbd4d1c6c8cdc7c4e0ebe8aae3ebf2">[email protected]</span></a>.
    Interested parties are encouraged to send written comments to the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer 
for the Department of Labor--Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Office 
of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 
202-395-7314/Fax: 202-395-5806 (these are not toll-free numbers), E-
mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#357a7c67746a464057585c46465c5a5b755a58571b505a451b525a43"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f2bdbba0b3ad8187909f9b81819b9d9cb29d9f90dc979d82dc959d84">[email protected]</span></a> within 30 days from the date of this 
publication in the Federal Register. In order to ensure the appropriate 
consideration, comments should reference the OMB Control Number (see 
below).
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    <bullet> 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: New Collection.
    Title of Collection: Forms Design and Pilot Testing for the BLS 
Green Practices and Processes Project.
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0NEW.
    Frequency: Once.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,200.
    Total Number of Responses: 2,450.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 858.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden (Operation and Maintenance): 
$0.
    Description: The 2010 Congressional Appropriation tasks the Bureau 
of Labor Statistics (BLS) with producing occupational employment and 
wage data on green jobs. This initiative will produce information on: 
(1) The number of and trend over time in green jobs, (2) the 
industrial, occupational, and geographic distribution of green jobs, 
and (3) the wages of the workers in these jobs. BLS presented its 
approach to measuring green jobs and the proposed definition of green 
jobs in a March 16, 2010, Federal Register Notice (75 FR 12571). The 
measurement approach includes two types of surveys: One on jobs related 
to producing green goods and services, and one on jobs related to using 
environmentally friendly production processes and practices. This 
request for OMB approval concerns testing research for the second type 
of survey, on jobs related to environmentally friendly production 
processes and practices. The research described in this information 
collection request focuses on defining environmentally friendly 
production technologies and practices and the ability of firms to 
provide occupation and wage information on jobs associated with those 
defined technologies and practices.

Linda Watts Thomas,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-26281 Filed 10-19-10; 8:45 am]
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