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 Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics
 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) [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 extension of the “Job Openings and Labor Turnover 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 below on or before February 27, 2015.
 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, telephone number 202-691-7763. (See 
                        **ADDRESSES**
                         section.)


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) collects data on job vacancies, labor hires, and labor separations. As the monthly JOLTS time series grow longer, their value in assessing the business cycle, the difficulty that employers have in hiring workers, and the extent of the mismatch between the unused supply of available workers and the unmet demand for labor by employers will increase. The study of the complex relationship between job openings and unemployment is of particular interest to researchers. While these two measures are expected to move in opposite directions over the course of the business cycle, their relative levels and movements depend on the efficiency of the labor market in matching workers and jobs. Along with the job openings rate, trends in hires and separations may broadly identify which aggregate industries face the tightest labor markets. Quits rates, the number of persons who quit during an entire month as a percentage of total employment, may provide clues about workers' views of the labor market or their success in finding better jobs. In addition, businesses will be able to compare their own turnover rates to the national, regional, and major industry division rates. The BLS uses the JOLTS form to gather information on employment, job openings, hires, and total separations from business establishments. The information is collected once a month at the BLS Data Collection Center (DCC) in Atlanta, Georgia. The information is collected using Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI), Web, email, and FAX. An establishment is in the sample for 24 consecutive months. II. Current Action Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the JOLTS. The BLS is requesting an extension to the existing clearance for the JOLTS. There are no major changes being made to the forms, procedures, data collection methodology, or other aspects of the survey. 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( print page 78111)
                    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, 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:*
                     Extension of a currently approved collection. *Agency:*
                     Bureau of Labor Statistics. *Title:*
                     Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. *OMB Number:*
                     1220-0170. *Affected Public:*
                     Federal Government; State, Local, or Tribal governments; Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Small businesses and organizations. Affected public
Total
                             respondents
Frequency
Total
                             responses
Average time per response
                             (min.)
Estimated total burdenPrivate
9,017
Monthly
108,204
10
18,034State, Local, & Tribal Gov't
1,415
Monthly
16,980
10
2,830Federal Gov't
393
Monthly
4,716
10
786TOTALS
10,825
Monthly
129,899
10
21,650
 *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 19th day of December 2014. Eric Molina, Acting Chief,  Division of Management Systems,  Bureau of Labor Statistics.


[FR Doc. 2014-30249 Filed 12-24-14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-24-P