83 FR 30980 - Information Collection Activities, Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 127 (July 2, 2018)

Page Range		30980-30981
FR Document		2018-14205

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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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

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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 August 31, 2018.

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, 
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 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:
     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.
    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: 75,769.
    Frequency: Semi-annually.
    Total Responses: 129,778.
    Average Time per Response: 5.89560 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 12,752 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 27th day of June 2018.
Eric P. Molina,
Acting Chief, Division of Management Systems.
[FR Doc. 2018-14205 Filed 6-29-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-24-P

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DATES: The OMB will consider all evident; requiring entrances to rooms • Enhance the quality, utility, and
written comments that agency receives and other guarded locations containing clarity of the information to be
on or before August 1, 2018. exposed live parts to be marked with collected; and
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with conspicuous warning signs forbidding • Minimize the burden of the
applicable supporting documentation; unqualified persons from entering; and, collection of information on those who
including a description of the likely for construction employers only, are to respond, including through the
respondents, proposed frequency of establishing and implementing the use of appropriate automated,
response, and estimated total burden assured equipment grounding conductor electronic, mechanical, or other
may be obtained free of charge from the program instead of using ground-fault technological collection techniques or
RegInfo.gov website at http:// circuit interrupters. Occupational Safety other forms of information technology,
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ and Health Act sections 2(b)(9), 6, and e.g., permitting electronic submission of
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201805-1218-001 8(c) authorize this information responses.
(this link will only become active as of collection. See 29 U.S.C. 651(b)(9), 655, Agency: DOL–OSHA.
June 30, 2018) or by contacting Michel and 657(c). Title of Collection: Electrical
Smyth by telephone at 202–693–4129, This information collection is subject Standards for Construction and General
TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not toll- to the PRA. A Federal agency generally Industry.
free numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_ OMB Control Number: 1218–0130.
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection Affected Public: Private Sector—
PUBLIC@dol.gov. of information, and the public is
Submit comments about this request businesses or other for-profits.
generally not required to respond to an Total Estimated Number of
by mail to the Office of Information and information collection, unless it is
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Respondents: 682,390.
approved by the OMB under the PRA Total Estimated Number of
Officer for DOL–OSHA, Office of and displays a currently valid OMB
Management and Budget, Room 10235, Responses: 2,841,370.
Control Number. In addition, Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC notwithstanding any other provisions of 194,976 hours.
20503; by Fax: 202–395–5806 (this is law, no person shall generally be subject Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
not a toll-free number); or by email: to penalty for failing to comply with a Burden: $5,095,390.
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. collection of information that does not
Commenters are encouraged, but not Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
display a valid Control Number. See 5
required, to send a courtesy copy of any CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL Dated: June 26, 2018.
comments by mail or courier to the U.S. obtains OMB approval for this Michel Smyth,
Department of Labor—OASAM, Office information collection under Control Departmental Clearance Officer.
of the Chief Information Officer, Attn: Number 1218–0130. [FR Doc. 2018–14087 Filed 6–29–18; 8:45 am]
Departmental Information Compliance
The DOL seeks to extend PRA BILLING CODE 4510–26–P
Management Program, Room N1301,
authorization for this information
200 Constitution Avenue NW,
collection for three (3) more years,
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
without any change to existing
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
requirements. The DOL notes that
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
existing information collection Bureau of Labor Statistics
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– requirements submitted to the OMB
4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not Information Collection Activities,
receive a month-to-month extension Comment Request
toll-free numbers) or by email at DOL_ while they undergo review. For
PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. additional substantive information AGENCY: Bureau of Labor Statistics,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR about this ICR, see the related notice Department of Labor.
seeks to extend PRA authority for the published in the Federal Register on ACTION: Notice of information collection;
Electrical Standards for Construction January 17, 2018 (83 FR 2468). request for comment.
and General Industry information
Interested parties are encouraged to
collection requirements codified in SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as
send comments to the OMB, Office of
regulations 29 CFR part 1910 subparts K part of its continuing effort to reduce
Information and Regulatory Affairs at
and S. The information collection paperwork and respondent burden,
the address shown in the ADDRESSES
requirements specified by these conducts a pre-clearance consultation
section within thirty (30) days of
Standards alert workers to the presence program to provide the general public
publication of this notice in the Federal
and types of electrical hazards in the and Federal agencies with an
Register. In order to help ensure
workplace and, thereby, help prevent opportunity to comment on proposed
appropriate consideration, comments
serious injury and death by and/or continuing collections of
should mention OMB Control Number
electrocution. The information information in accordance with the
1218–0130. The OMB is particularly
collection requirements in these Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
interested in comments that:
Standards involve the following: The program helps to ensure that requested
employer using electrical equipment • Evaluate whether the proposed data can be provided in the desired
that is marked with the manufacturer’s collection of information is necessary format, reporting burden (time and
name, trademark, or other descriptive for the proper performance of the financial resources) is minimized,
markings that identify the producer of functions of the agency, including collection instruments are clearly
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES

the equipment, and marking the whether the information will have understood, and the impact of collection
equipment with the voltage, current, practical utility; requirements on respondents can be
wattage, or other ratings necessary; • Evaluate the accuracy of the properly assessed. The Bureau of Labor
requiring each disconnecting means for agency’s estimate of the burden of the Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments
motors and appliances to be marked proposed collection of information, concerning the proposed extension of
legibly to indicate its purpose, unless including the validity of the the ‘‘Consumer Price Index Housing
located and arranged so the purpose is methodology and assumptions used; Survey.’’ A copy of the proposed

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information collection request (ICR) can • Evaluate the accuracy of the desired format, reporting burden (time
be obtained by contacting the individual agency’s estimate of the burden of the and financial resources) is minimized,
listed below in the Addresses section of proposed collection of information, collection instruments are clearly
this notice. including the validity of the understood, and the impact of collection
DATES: Written comments must be methodology and assumptions used. requirements on respondents can be
submitted to the office listed in the • Enhance the quality, utility, and properly assessed. Currently, the Mine
Addresses section of this notice on or clarity of the information to be Safety and Health Administration
before August 31, 2018. collected. (MSHA) is soliciting comments on the
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Nora • Minimize the burden of the information collection for Independent
Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer, collection of information on those who Contractor Registration and
Division of Management Systems, are to respond, including through the Identification.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080, use of appropriate automated, DATES: All comments must be received
2 Massachusetts Avenue NE, electronic, mechanical, or other on or before August 31, 2018.
Washington, DC 20212. Written technological collection techniques or
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the
comments also may be transmitted by other forms of information technology,
information collection requirements of
fax to 202–691–5111 (this is not a toll e.g., permitting electronic submissions
this notice may be sent by any of the
free number). of responses.
Title of Collection: CPI Housing methods listed below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: • Federal E-Rulemaking Portal:
Survey.
Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer, OMB Number: 1220–0163. http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
telephone 202–691–7628 (this is not a Type of Review: Extension. on-line instructions for submitting
toll free number). (See Addresses Affected Public: Individuals or comments for docket number MSHA–
Section.) households; business or other for-profit. 2018–0012.
Total Respondents: 75,769. • Regular Mail: Send comments to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Frequency: Semi-annually. USDOL–MSHA, Office of Standards,
I. Background Total Responses: 129,778. Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is the Average Time per Response: 5.89560 Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
timeliest instrument compiled by the minutes. VA 22202–5452.
U.S. Government that is designed to Estimated Total Burden Hours: 12,752 • Hand Delivery: USDOL-Mine Safety
measure changes in the purchasing hours. and Health Administration, 201 12th
power of the urban consumer’s dollar. Comments submitted in response to Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
The CPI is used most widely as a this notice will be summarized and/or VA 22202–5452. Sign in at the
measure of inflation, and is used in the included in the request for Office of receptionist’s desk on the 4th floor via
formulation of economic policy. It also Management and Budget approval of the the East elevator.
is used as a deflator of other economic information collection request; they also FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
series, that is, to adjust other series for will become a matter of public record. Sheila McConnell, Director, Office of
price changes and to translate these Signed at Washington, DC, this 27th day of
Standards, Regulations, and
series into inflation-free dollars. June 2018. Variances, MSHA, at
Eric P. Molina,
MSHA.information.collections@dol.gov
II. Current Action (email); (202) 693–9440 (voice); or (202)
Acting Chief, Division of Management
Office of Management and Budget Systems.
693–9441 (facsimile).
clearance is being sought for the CPI [FR Doc. 2018–14205 Filed 6–29–18; 8:45 am]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Housing Survey. The continuation of
BILLING CODE 4510–24–P I. Background
the collection of housing rents for the
CPI is essential since the CPI is the Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine
nation’s chief source of information on Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
retail price changes. If the information Act), 30 U.S.C. 813(h), authorizes
on rents were not collected, Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration MSHA to collect information necessary
fiscal and monetary policies would be to carry out its duty in protecting the
[OMB Control No. 1219–0040] safety and health of miners. Further,
hampered due to the lack of information
on price changes in a major sector of the section 101(a) of the Mine Act, 30 U.S.C.
Proposed Extension of Information
U.S. economy, and estimates of the real 811, authorizes the Secretary of Labor
Collection; Independent Contractor
value of the Gross Domestic Product (Secretary) to develop, promulgate, and
Registration and Identification
could not be made. The consequences to revise as may be appropriate, improved
both the Federal and private sectors AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health mandatory health or safety standards for
would be far reaching and would have Administration, Labor. the protection of life and prevention of
serious repercussions on Federal ACTION: Request for public comments. injuries in coal or other mines.
government policy and institutions. Independent contractors perform
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as services or construction at a mine. They
III. Desired Focus of Comments part of its continuing effort to reduce may be engaged in virtually every type
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is paperwork and respondent burden, of work performed at a mine, including
particularly interested in comments conducts a pre-clearance consultation activities such as clearing land,
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES

that: program to provide the general public excavating ore, processing minerals,
• Evaluate whether the proposed and Federal agencies with an maintaining or repairing equipment, or
collection of information is necessary opportunity to comment on proposed constructing new buildings or new
for the proper performance of the collections of information in accordance facilities, such as shafts, hoists,
functions of the agency, including with the Paperwork Reduction Act of conveyors, or kilns. Independent
whether the information will have 1995. This program helps to ensure that contractors vary in size, the type of
practical utility. requested data can be provided in the work performed, and the time spent

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of information collection; request for comment.
Dates		Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
Contact		Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer,
FR Citation		83 FR 30980

83 FR 30980 - Information Collection Activities, Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF LABORBureau of Labor Statistics

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 127 (July 2, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics