Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 12, 1998.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public

information collection requests (ICRs) 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

each individual ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be

obtained by calling the Department of Labor, Departmental Clearance

Officer, Todd R. Owen, ({202} 219-5096 ext. 143) or by E-Mail to Owen-

T[email protected]. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the

deaf (TTY/TDD) may call (202) 219-4720 between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Eastern time, Monday--Friday.

Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, DM, ESA, ETA, MSHA, OSHA,

PWBA, or VETS, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington,

DC 20503 ({202} 395-7316), within 30 days form the date of this

publication in the Federal Register.

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,

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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.

Title: Labor Market Information (LMI) Cooperative Agreement.

OMB Number: 1220-0079 (reinstatement with change).

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal.

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Total

Collection forms Number of Frequency annual Average time per response Total

respondents responses hours

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Works statements.............. 55 1 55 1-2 Hours................... 55-110.

Budget Information Form (BIF) 55 1 55 1-6 Hours................... 55-330.

(LMI 1A, 1B).

Quarterly Automated Financial 48 4 192 10-50 Minutes............... 32-160.

Reports.

Monthly Automated Status 48 *8 384 5-25 Minutes................ 32-160.

Reports.

BLS Cooperative Statistics 7 12 84 1-5 Hours................... 84-420.

Financial Report (LMI 2A).

Quarterly Status Report....... 1-30 4 4-120 1 Hour...................... 4-120.

Total Ranges.............. 1-55 ........... 774-890 ............................ 262-1300.

Totals (Average).......... ........... ........... 832 56.3 Minutes................ 781.

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* Reports are not received for end-of-quarter month, i.e. December, March, June and September.

Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.

Total Annual cost (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $0.

Description: The Bureau of Labor Statistics awards funds to State

Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) in the 50 States, the District of

Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa

each year to assist them in operating one or more of five LMI

cooperative statistical programs: Current Employment Statistics, Local

Area Unemployment Statistics, Occupation Employment Statistics, Covered

Employment and Wages Report, and Mass Layoff Statistics. The LMI

Cooperative Agreement includes all information needed by the SESAs to

apply for these funds and once awarded, report on the status of

obligation and expenditure of these funds, as well as close out the

cooperative agreement.

Agency: Employment Standards Administration.

Title: Request for Employment Information (CA-1027).

OMB Number: 1215-0105.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 1,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15 minutes.

Total Burden Hours: 250 hours.

Total Annualized capital/startup costs: 0.

Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $320.

Description: Payment of Compensation for partial disability to

injured Federal employees is required under 5 U.S.C. 8106. This section

also requires the Office of Workers' Compensation to obtain information

regarding a claimant's earnings during a period of eligibility to

compensation. The CA-1027 is used to obtain earnings information for an

individual employed by a private employer and is used as criteria for

determining the claimant's entitlement to compensation benefits.

Agency: Employment Standards Administration.

Title: Notice of Issuance of Insurance Policy (CM-921).

OMB Number: 1215-0059.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; State, Local or

Tribal Government.

Number of Respondents: 60.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 10 minutes.

Total Burden Hours: 667 hours.

Total Annualized capital/startup costs: 0.

Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $1,600.

Description: The CM-921 provides insurance carriers with the means

to supply the Employment Standards Administration with information

showing that a responsible coal mine operator is insured against its

Federal Black Lung compensation liability pursuant to the requirements

established in the Federal Black Lung Benefits Act.

Agency: Employment and Training Administration.

Title: Job Training Partnership (JTPA) Title III Biennial State

Plan.

OMB Number: 1205-0273.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.

Number of Respondents: 52.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 20 Hours.

Total Burden Hours: 1,040.

Total Annualized capital/startup costs: 0.

Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing

services): 0.

Description: The State Plan will provide the Department of Labor

with a general description of each State's plans for the operation of

Title III program and its utilization of JTPA funds for this purpose.

Todd R. Owen,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98-1150 Filed 1-15-98; 8:45 am]

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