[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 92 (Friday, May 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27798-27799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11348]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Proposed Collection, Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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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 (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 reinstatement of the ``BLS GREEN TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICES
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.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or before July 10, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol Rowan, 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: Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, at
202-691-7628 (this is not a toll free number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program has been
funded to collect and produce objective and reliable information on
occupational employment and wages for green jobs at the establishment
level. This is to be conducted through a special employer survey. This
work is necessary to meet the publication objective outlined in the
FY2012 Congressional Appropriation.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) presented its approach to
measuring
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green jobs and published its final definition of green jobs in the
September 21, 2010, Federal Register (75 FR 57506). The measurement
approach includes two surveys: One on jobs related to producing green
goods and services, and one on jobs related to using environmentally
friendly production processes and practices.
The latter approach will be accomplished through a special employer
survey. This information collection request is for the Green
Technologies and Practices (GTP) Survey. This survey includes
collecting the current employment for the establishment; collecting
information on the use of environmentally friendly production processes
within the establishment; and collecting the number, occupation, and
wages paid to employees of the establishment performing environmentally
friendly activities.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for a
reinstatement of the ``BLS Green Technologies and Practices Survey.''
The goal of BLS and its OES program is to produce economic statistics
on employment related to the use of environmentally friendly
technologies and practices across the U.S. economy. Using its business
establishment register, the OES program intends to survey
establishments about these green activities and the associated
employment. The survey will identify employers performing green
activities, determine whether they have any employees performing tasks
associated with these activities, gather information to classify those
employees according to the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)
system, and collect wage rate information.
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: Reinstatement.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: BLS Green Technologies and Practices Survey.
OMB Number: 1220-0184.
Affected Public: Private sector businesses or other for-profits and
not-for-profit institutions; small businesses or organizations;
Federal, State, and local governments.
Total Respondents: 26,251.
Frequency: One time.
Total Responses: 26,251.
Average Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
GTP: Fiscal Year 2012
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Average
Responses response time Total response
(minutes) time (hours)
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Private sector establishments................................... 22,103 30 11,052
Local government establishments................................. 2,738 30 1,369
State government establishments................................. 870 30 435
Federal government establishments............................... 540 30 270
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Total....................................................... 26,251 .............. 13,126
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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 4th day of May 2012.
Kimberley Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2012-11348 Filed 5-10-12; 8:45 am]
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