80 FR 75135 - Proposed Collection, Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 230 (December 1, 2015)
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 230 (December 1, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-30410 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 230 (Tuesday, December 1, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 75135-75136] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-30410] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics Proposed Collection, Comment Request ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. 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 revision of the ``The Consumer Expenditure Surveys: The Quarterly Interview and the Diary.'' 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 February 1, 2016. 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 fax to 202-691-5111 (this is not a toll free number). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer, at 202-691-7628 (this is not a toll free number). (See ADDRESSES section.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The Consumer Expenditure (CE) Surveys collect data on consumer [[Page 75136]] expenditures, demographic information, and related data needed by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and other public and private data users. The continuing surveys provide a constant measurement of changes in consumer expenditure patterns for economic analysis and to obtain data for future CPI revisions. The CE Surveys have been ongoing since 1979. The data from the CE Surveys are used (1) for CPI revisions, (2) to provide a continuous flow of data on income and expenditure patterns for use in economic analysis and policy formulation, and (3) to provide a flexible consumer survey vehicle that is available for use by other Federal Government agencies. Public and private users of price statistics, including Congress and the economic policymaking agencies of the Executive branch, rely on data collected in the CPI in their day-to-day activities. Hence, data users and policymakers widely accept the need to improve the process used for revising the CPI. If the CE Surveys were not conducted on a continuing basis, current information necessary for more timely, as well as more accurate, updating of the CPI would not be available. In addition, data would not be available to respond to the continuing demand from the public and private sectors for current information on consumer spending. In the Quarterly Interview Survey, each consumer unit (CU) in the sample is interviewed every three months over four calendar quarters. The sample for each quarter is divided into three panels, with CUs being interviewed every three months in the same panel of every quarter. The Quarterly Interview Survey is designed to collect data on the types of expenditures that respondents can be expected to recall for a period of three months or longer. In general the expenses reported in the Interview Survey are either relatively large, such as property, automobiles, or major appliances, or are expenses which occur on a fairly regular basis, such as rent, utility bills, or insurance premiums. The Diary (or recordkeeping) Survey is completed at home by the respondent family for two consecutive one-week periods. The primary objective of the Diary Survey is to obtain expenditure data on small, frequently purchased items which normally are difficult to recall over longer periods of time. II. Current Action Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the proposed revision of the Consumer Expenditure Surveys: The Quarterly Interview and the Diary. Additionally, as part of an ongoing effort to improve data quality, maintain or increase response rates, and reduce data collection costs, CE is seeking clearance to field an Incentives/Outlets Field Test. CE plans to test the effect different incentive delivery procedures and incentive amounts have on survey costs, response rates, and data quality for the CE Interview Survey (CEQ). The results of this FY2016 Incentives Field test will be used to inform the Large Scale Feasibility test (to be fielded in 2018) as well as the overall Gemini Redesign project. Also, CE and the Consumer Price Index (CPI) plan to test integrating outlet questions into the CEQ survey. Outlet data are currently collected by the Telephone Point of Purchase Survey (TPOPS). The results of the integration of outlet questions into the CEQ survey will be used to inform future CPI initiatives. A full list of the proposed changes to the Quarterly Interview Survey and Diary Survey are available upon request. In addition to the Incentives/Outlets test, the Consumer Expenditure program is planning several tests over the next several years in an effort to improve the CE surveys in the areas of both data quality and respondent burden. III. Desired Focus of Comments The Bureau of Labor Statistics is particularly interested in comments that: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. 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. Type of Review: Revision, of a currently approved collection. Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Title: The Consumer Expenditure Surveys: The Quarterly Interview and the Diary. OMB Number: 1220-0050. Affected Public: Individuals or Households. Total Response Burden for the Quarterly Interview and Diary Surveys ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Incentives/ Quarterly Diary Total Outlets Test ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of responses............................. 30,630 35,880 66,847 .............. Total burden hours.............................. 25,805 32,660 58,739 370 --------------------------------------------------------------- Total burden hours including Incentives/Outlets Test........................................ 58,835 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0. Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0. 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 25th day of November 2015. Kimberly Hill, Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics. [FR Doc. 2015-30410 Filed 11-30-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-24-P
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the Chief Information Officer, Attn: collection of information that does not Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Departmental Information Compliance display a valid Control Number. See 5 Burden: $43,003.
Management Program, Room N1301, CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL Dated: November 24, 2015.
200 Constitution Avenue NW., obtains OMB approval for this Michel Smyth,
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: information collection under Control
Departmental Clearance Officer.
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. Number 1218–0195.
OMB authorization for an ICR cannot [FR Doc. 2015–30409 Filed 11–30–15; 8:45 am]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at be for more than three (3) years without BILLING CODE 4510–26–P
202–693–4129, TTY 202–693–8064, renewal, and the current approval for
(these are not toll-free numbers) or by this collection is scheduled to expire on
November 30, 2015. The DOL seeks to DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). extend PRA authorization for this Bureau of Labor Statistics
information collection for three (3) more
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR
years, without any change to existing Proposed Collection, Comment
seeks to extend PRA authority for the
requirements. The DOL notes that Request
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existing information collection
information collection requirements
requirements submitted to the OMB ACTION: Notice.
codified in regulations 29 CFR
receive a month-to-month extension
1915.1001 that help to protect workers SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as
from the adverse health effects that may while they undergo review. For
additional substantive information part of its continuing effort to reduce
result from occupational exposure to paperwork and respondent burden,
asbestos. The major information about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on conducts a pre-clearance consultation
collection requirements in the standard program to provide the general public
include: implementing an exposure- May 21, 2015 (80 FR 29344).
Interested parties are encouraged to and Federal agencies with an
monitoring program that informs opportunity to comment on proposed
send comments to the OMB, Office of
workers of their exposure-monitoring and/or continuing collections of
results; ensuring notification of on-site Information and Regulatory Affairs at
the address shown in the ADDRESSES information in accordance with the
employers, at multi-employer worksites, Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
when establishing regulated areas for section within thirty (30) days of
publication of this notice in the Federal (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This
work performed with asbestos- program helps to ensure that requested
containing materials (ACMs) and/or Register. In order to help ensure
appropriate consideration, comments data can be provided in the desired
presumed asbestos-containing materials format, reporting burden (time and
(PACMs), of the requirements for such should mention OMB Control Number
1218–0195. The OMB is particularly financial resources) is minimized,
regulated areas, and the measures collection instruments are clearly
necessary to protect workers from interested in comments that:
• Evaluate whether the proposed understood, and the impact of collection
overexposure; providing medical requirements on respondents can be
collection of information is necessary
surveillance for workers potentially properly assessed. The Bureau of Labor
for the proper performance of the
exposed to ACMs and/or PACMs, Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments
functions of the agency, including
including administering a worker concerning the proposed revision of the
whether the information will have
medical questionnaire, providing ‘‘The Consumer Expenditure Surveys:
practical utility;
information to the examining physician,
• Evaluate the accuracy of the The Quarterly Interview and the Diary.’’
and providing the physician’s written A copy of the proposed information
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
opinion to the worker; and maintaining collection request (ICR) can be obtained
proposed collection of information,
records of objective data used for by contacting the individual listed
including the validity of the
exposure determinations, worker below in the ADDRESSES section of this
methodology and assumptions used;
exposure monitoring and medical • Enhance the quality, utility, and notice.
surveillance records, training records, clarity of the information to be DATES: Written comments must be
the record (i.e., information, data, and collected; and submitted to the office listed in the
analyses) used to demonstrate that • Minimize the burden of the Addresses section of this notice on or
PACMs do not contain asbestos, and collection of information on those who before February 1, 2016.
notifications made, as well as received are to respond, including through the
by building or facility owners regarding ADDRESSES: Send comments to Nora
use of appropriate automated, Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer,
the content of ACMs and/or PACMs. electronic, mechanical, or other
Occupational Safety and Health Act of Division of Management Systems,
technological collection techniques or Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080,
1970 sections 2(b)(9), 6, and 8(c) other forms of information technology,
authorize this information collection. 2 Massachusetts Avenue NE.,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of Washington, DC 20212. Written
See 29 U.S.C. 651(b)(9), 655, and 657(c). responses.
This information collection is subject comments also may be transmitted by
Agency: DOL–OSHA. fax to 202–691–5111 (this is not a toll
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally Title of Collection: Asbestos in
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection free number).
Shipyards Standard.
of information, and the public is OMB Control Number: 1218–0195. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
generally not required to respond to an Affected Public: Private Sector— Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer, at
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information collection, unless it is businesses or other for-profits. 202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free
approved by the OMB under the PRA Total Estimated Number of number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
and displays a currently valid OMB Respondents: 317. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Control Number. In addition, Total Estimated Number of
notwithstanding any other provisions of Responses: 3,072. I. Background
law, no person shall generally be subject Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: The Consumer Expenditure (CE)
to penalty for failing to comply with a 1,189 hours. Surveys collect data on consumer
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expenditures, demographic information, can be expected to recall for a period of A full list of the proposed changes to
and related data needed by the three months or longer. In general the the Quarterly Interview Survey and
Consumer Price Index (CPI) and other expenses reported in the Interview Diary Survey are available upon request.
public and private data users. The Survey are either relatively large, such In addition to the Incentives/Outlets
continuing surveys provide a constant as property, automobiles, or major test, the Consumer Expenditure program
measurement of changes in consumer appliances, or are expenses which occur is planning several tests over the next
expenditure patterns for economic on a fairly regular basis, such as rent, several years in an effort to improve the
analysis and to obtain data for future utility bills, or insurance premiums. CE surveys in the areas of both data
CPI revisions. The CE Surveys have The Diary (or recordkeeping) Survey quality and respondent burden.
been ongoing since 1979. is completed at home by the respondent
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The data from the CE Surveys are family for two consecutive one-week
used (1) for CPI revisions, (2) to provide periods. The primary objective of the The Bureau of Labor Statistics is
a continuous flow of data on income Diary Survey is to obtain expenditure particularly interested in comments
and expenditure patterns for use in data on small, frequently purchased that:
economic analysis and policy items which normally are difficult to • Evaluate whether the proposed
formulation, and (3) to provide a recall over longer periods of time. collection of information is necessary
flexible consumer survey vehicle that is for the proper performance of the
II. Current Action functions of the agency, including
available for use by other Federal
Government agencies. Public and Office of Management and Budget whether the information will have
private users of price statistics, clearance is being sought for the practical utility.
including Congress and the economic proposed revision of the Consumer • Evaluate the accuracy of the
policymaking agencies of the Executive Expenditure Surveys: The Quarterly agency’s estimate of the burden of the
branch, rely on data collected in the CPI Interview and the Diary. proposed collection of information,
in their day-to-day activities. Hence, Additionally, as part of an ongoing including the validity of the
data users and policymakers widely effort to improve data quality, maintain methodology and assumptions used.
accept the need to improve the process or increase response rates, and reduce • Enhance the quality, utility, and
used for revising the CPI. If the CE data collection costs, CE is seeking clarity of the information to be
Surveys were not conducted on a clearance to field an Incentives/Outlets collected.
continuing basis, current information Field Test. CE plans to test the effect • Minimize the burden of the
necessary for more timely, as well as different incentive delivery procedures collection of information on those who
more accurate, updating of the CPI and incentive amounts have on survey are to respond, including through the
would not be available. In addition, data costs, response rates, and data quality use of appropriate automated,
would not be available to respond to the for the CE Interview Survey (CEQ). The electronic, mechanical, or other
continuing demand from the public and results of this FY2016 Incentives Field technological collection techniques or
private sectors for current information test will be used to inform the Large other forms of information technology,
on consumer spending. Scale Feasibility test (to be fielded in e.g., permitting electronic submissions
In the Quarterly Interview Survey, 2018) as well as the overall Gemini of responses.
each consumer unit (CU) in the sample Redesign project. Also, CE and the Type of Review: Revision, of a
is interviewed every three months over Consumer Price Index (CPI) plan to test currently approved collection.
four calendar quarters. The sample for integrating outlet questions into the Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
each quarter is divided into three CEQ survey. Outlet data are currently Title: The Consumer Expenditure
panels, with CUs being interviewed collected by the Telephone Point of Surveys: The Quarterly Interview and
every three months in the same panel of Purchase Survey (TPOPS). The results the Diary.
every quarter. The Quarterly Interview of the integration of outlet questions OMB Number: 1220–0050.
Survey is designed to collect data on the into the CEQ survey will be used to Affected Public: Individuals or
types of expenditures that respondents inform future CPI initiatives. Households.
TOTAL RESPONSE BURDEN FOR THE QUARTERLY INTERVIEW AND DIARY SURVEYS
Incentives/
Quarterly Diary Total Outlets Test
Number of responses ...................................................................................... 30,630 35,880 66,847 ........................
Total burden hours .......................................................................................... 25,805 32,660 58,739 370
Total burden hours including Incentives/Outlets Test .................................................................................................................. 58,835
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): Signed at Washington, DC, this 25th day of NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
$0. November 2015. ADMINISTRATION
Total Burden Cost (operating/ Kimberly Hill,
maintenance): $0. Chief, Division of Management Systems, [NARA–2016–006]
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Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Comments submitted in response to
[FR Doc. 2015–30410 Filed 11–30–15; 8:45 am] Records Schedules; Availability and
this notice will be summarized and/or
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included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the AGENCY:National Archives and Records
information collection request; they also Administration (NARA).
will become a matter of public record.
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