Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

May 5, 1999.

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, Ira Mills ((202) 219-5096 ext. 143) or by E-Mail to Mills-

I[email protected].

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), on or before June 14, 1999.

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

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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: Report on Occupational Employment.

OMB Number: 1220-0042.

Affected Public: Business or other for profit; not-for-profit

institutions; State and Local governments.

Number of Respondents: 336,841 (3 year average).

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 30 minutes to 4 hours per response.

Total Burden Hours: 251,252 total hours (3 year average).

Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.

Total annual costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $0.

Description: The OES Survey is a Federal/State sample survey of

employment and wages by occupation of non-farm establishments that is

used to produce data on current occupational employment and wages. The

survey is a component in the development of employment and training

programs, and occupational information systems.

In response to comments on the Preclearance Consultation notice

published in the Friday, January 29, 1999 Federal Register, Vol. 64,

No. 19, BLS changed the proposal to survey all large establishments

(i.e., those with 250 workers or more) in FY 2000 to phasing-in all

such establishments in the sample over a 4-year period.

Ira L. Mills,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 99-12091 Filed 5-12-99; 8:45 am]

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