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BLS Labor Market Information Cooperative Agreement Application Package

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I. Background
The Secretary of Labor has delegated
to the BLS the authority to collect,
compile, and analyze statistical data on
work-related injuries and illnesses, as
authorized by the Occupational Safety
and Health Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91–596).
The Cooperative Agreement is designed
to allow the BLS to ensure conformance
with program objectives. The BLS has
full authority over the financial
operations of the statistical program.
The existing collection of information
allows Federal staff to negotiate the
Cooperative Agreement with the State
Grant Agencies (SGAs) 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. The
BLS requires financial reporting that
will produce the information that is
needed to monitor the financial

II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the OSHS
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 SGA
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 OSHS
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:
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• 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: BLS Occupational
Safety and Health Statistics (OSHS)
Cooperative Agreement Application
Package.
OMB Number: 1220–0149.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Governments.

activities of the BLS Occupational
Safety and Health Statistics grantees.

is not a toll free number.) (See
ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Number of
responses per
respondent

Total
responses

Average
burden
(hours)

Estimated
total burden
(hours)

Work Statements .........................................................................
OSHS Budget Information Form ..................................................
BLS–OSHS2 ................................................................................
BLS–OSHS TCF ..........................................................................
OSHS Budget Variance Request Form .......................................
BLS–OSHS FRW–A: Base Programs .........................................
BLS–OSHS FRW–B: AAMC ........................................................
BLS–OSHS Property Listing ........................................................

55
55
55
55
20
55
5
28

1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1

55
55
220
55
20
55
5
28

2
1.5
1
8/60
15/60
25/60
25/60
25/60

110
82.5
220
7.3
5
22.9
2.1
11.7

Total ......................................................................................

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493

....................

462

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.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Signed at Washington, DC, on this 1st day
of December 2023.
Eric Molina,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Branch of Policy Analysis.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Information Collection Activities;
Comment Request
Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
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

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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 BLS_PRA_
[email protected].
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

III. Desired Focus of Comments
The BLS 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: 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.

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
Number of
respondents

Form

khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES

and Budget for review of any minor
year-to-year information collection
burden changes they may contain.

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.

Number of
responses per
respondent

Total
responses

Average
burden
(hours)

Estimated
total burden
(hours)

Work Statements .........................................................................
LMI Budget Information Form (BIF) .............................................
Monthly Automated Financial Reports .........................................
LMI Obligations and Expenditures (ObEx) Form ........................
Budget Variance Request Form ..................................................
Transmittal and Certification Form ..............................................
FRW–A: Base Programs .............................................................
FRW–B: AAMC ............................................................................
Property Listing ............................................................................

54
54
12
42
27
54
54
15
27

1
1
12
12
1
1
1
1
1

54
54
144
504
27
54
54
15
27

1.5
1.5
15/60
1
15/60
8/60
25/60
25/60
25/60

81
81
36
504
6.8
7.2
22.5
6.3
11.3