Notice2021-23363
Information Collection Activities, Comment Request
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Published
October 27, 2021
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Labor DepartmentLabor Statistics Bureau
Abstract
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. 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 "Consumer Price Index Housing 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59427-59428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23363]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Information Collection Activities, Comment Request
AGENCY: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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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. 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 ``Consumer Price
Index Housing 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 of this notice on or before December 27, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Nora Kincaid, 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 email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a7e5ebf4f8f7f5e6f8f7d2c5cbcec4e7c5cbd489c0c8d1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="42000e111d1210031d1237202e2b2102202e316c252d34">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer,
telephone 202-691-7628 (this is not a toll free number). (See ADDRESSES
Section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is the timeliest instrument compiled
by the U.S. Government that is designed to measure changes in the
purchasing power of the urban consumer's dollar. The CPI is used most
widely as a measure of inflation, and is used in the formulation of
economic policy. It also is used as a deflator of other economic
series, that is, to adjust other series for price changes and to
translate these series into inflation-free dollars.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the
CPI Housing Survey. The continuation of the collection of housing rents
for the CPI is essential since the CPI is the nation's chief source of
information on retail price changes. If the information on rents were
not collected, Federal fiscal and monetary policies would be hampered
due to the lack of information on price changes in a major sector of
the U.S. economy, and estimates of the real value of the Gross Domestic
Product
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could not be made. The consequences to both the Federal and private
sectors would be far reaching and would have serious repercussions on
Federal government policy and institutions.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is particularly interested in
comments that:
<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.
<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 submissions of responses.
Title of Collection: CPI Housing Survey.
OMB Number: 1220-0163.
Type of Review: Extension.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit.
Total Respondents: 76,157.
Frequency: Semi-annually.
Total Responses: 120,694.
Average Time per Response: 5.88596 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 11,840 hours.
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 21st day of October 2021.
Eric Molina,
Acting Chief, Division of Management Systems.
[FR Doc. 2021-23363 Filed 10-26-21; 8:45 am]
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