Notice2023-26925
Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
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Published
December 8, 2023
Issuing agencies
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 "Labor Market Information (LMI) Cooperative Agreement Application Package." A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the Addresses section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 235 (Friday, December 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85658-85659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26925]
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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 ``Labor Market
Information (LMI) Cooperative Agreement Application Package.'' A copy
of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by
contacting the individual
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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 February 6, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer,
Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room G225,
2 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20212. Written comments also
may be transmitted by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#db999788848b899a848baeb9b7b2b89bb9b7a8f5bcb4ad"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c58789969a9597849a95b0a7a9aca685a7a9b6eba2aab3">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer,
telephone number 202-691-7628 (this is not a toll free number). (See
ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The BLS enters into Cooperative Agreements with State Workforce
Agencies (SWAs) annually to provide financial assistance to the SWAs
for the production and operation of the following LMI statistical
programs: Current Employment Statistics, Local Area Unemployment
Statistics, Occupational Employment 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 existing collection of information allows Federal staff to
negotiate the Cooperative Agreement with the SWAs and monitor their
financial and programmatic performance and adherence to administrative
requirements imposed by the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200) and
other grant related regulations. The information collected also is used
for planning and budgeting at the Federal level and in meeting Federal
reporting requirements.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the
LMI Cooperative Agreement application package. The extension of this
collection of information will allow the BLS to incorporate routine
annual updates to the Cooperative Agreement and work statements which
define SWA deliverables and requirements and allow the BLS to carry out
its responsibilities to monitor financial and programmatic performance.
The Cooperative Agreement application package being submitted for
approval is representative of the package sent every year to state
agencies. The work statements included in the Cooperative Agreement
application also are representative of what is included in the whole
LMI Cooperative Agreement package. The final Cooperative Agreement,
including the work statements, will be submitted separately to the
Office of Management and Budget for review of any minor year-to-year
information collection burden changes they may contain.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The BLS 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: Labor Market Information (LMI) Cooperative
Agreement Application Package.
OMB Number: 1220-0079.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
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Number of Average Estimated
Form Number of responses per Total burden total burden
respondents respondent responses (hours) (hours)
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Work Statements....................... 54 1 54 1.5 81
LMI Budget Information Form (BIF)..... 54 1 54 1.5 81
Monthly Automated Financial Reports... 12 12 144 15/60 36
LMI Obligations and Expenditures 42 12 504 1 504
(ObEx) Form..........................
Budget Variance Request Form.......... 27 1 27 15/60 6.8
Transmittal and Certification Form.... 54 1 54 8/60 7.2
FRW-A: Base Programs.................. 54 1 54 25/60 22.5
FRW-B: AAMC........................... 15 1 15 25/60 6.3
Property Listing...................... 27 1 27 25/60 11.3
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Total............................. 54 .............. 933 ........... 756
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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, on December 1, 2023.
Eric Molina
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Branch of Policy Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2023-26925 Filed 12-7-23; 8:45 am]
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