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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 13 (Thursday, January 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 4055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-1207]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

January 14, 2009.
    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 Darrin King on 202-
693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number)/e-mail: [email protected].
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the 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, Telephone: 202-395-7316/Fax: 202-395-6974 
(these are not toll-free numbers), E-mail: [email protected] 
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:
     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: Extension without change of an existing OMB Control 
Number.
    Title of Collection: Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey 
(JOLTS).
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0170.
    Affected Public: Private Sector (Business and other for-profits and 
Not-for-profit institutions); State, Local, or Tribal Governments; and 
Federal Government.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 11,138.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 22,176.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $0.
    Description: The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) 
collects data on job vacancies, labor hires, and labor separations. The 
data can be used as demand-side indicators of labor shortages. These 
indicators of labor shortages at the national level greatly enhance 
policy makers' understanding of imbalances between the demand and 
supply of labor. Presently there is no other economic indicator of 
labor demand with which to assess the presence of labor shortages in 
the U.S. labor market. The availability of unfilled jobs is an 
important measure of tightness of job markets, symmetrical to 
unemployment measures. For additional information, see related notice 
published at Vol. 73 FR. 62325 on October 20, 2008.

Darrin A. King,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-1207 Filed 1-21-09; 8:45 am]
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