Notice2023-05834
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Labor Market Information Cooperative Agreement
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Published
March 22, 2023
Issuing agencies
Labor Department
Abstract
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)-sponsored 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 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17270-17271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05834]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Labor Market Information Cooperative Agreement
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS)-sponsored 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 (PRA). Public
comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that the agency
receives on or before April 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the
Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202-
693-0213, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#51151e1d0e0103100e0104131d181211353e3d7f363e27"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f4b4043505f5d4e505f5a4d43464c4f6b606321686079">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLS enters into Cooperative Agreements
with State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) in the 50 states, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam, annually to
provide financial assistance to the SWAs for the production and
operation of one or more of four Labor Market Information (LMI)
programs: Current Employment Statistics, Local Area Unemployment
Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Quarterly
Census of Employment and Wages. The Cooperative Agreement provides the
basis for managing the administrative and financial aspects of these
programs. The Cooperative Agreement package includes application
instructions and materials, as well as financial reporting, closeout,
and other administrative requirements as provided for by the Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements
for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200).
The Department of Labor (DOL) is implementing a new grants
management
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system, GrantSolutions, and the BLS will be transitioning to this new
system in June 2023. The BLS is seeking approval to incorporate changes
into the fiscal year 2023 LMI Cooperative Agreement application package
resulting from the move to GrantSolutions. For additional substantive
information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the
Federal Register on November 18, 2020 (85 FR 73515).
This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and
the public is generally not required to respond to an information
collection, unless the OMB approves it and displays a currently valid
OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions
of law, no person shall generally be subject to penalty for failing to
comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid
OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The current
approval is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2024.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL-BLS.
Title of Collection: Labor Market Information Cooperative
Agreement.
OMB Control Number: 1220-0079.
Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Private
Sector--Businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 54.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 933.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 756 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Nicole Bouchet,
Senior PRA Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2023-05834 Filed 3-21-23; 8:45 am]
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