Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Consumer Expenditure Surveys: Quarterly Interview and Diary

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Federal RegisterSep 18, 2024
89 Fed. Reg. 76511 (Sep. 18, 2024)
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    Department of Labor

    ACTION:

    Notice of availability; request for comments.

    SUMMARY:

    The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

    DATES:

    The OMB will consider all written comments that the agency receives on or before October 18, 2024.

    ADDRESSES:

    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function.

    Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202-693-0213, or by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.

    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    The Consumer Expenditure Surveys are used to gather information on expenditures, income, and other related subjects. These data are used to periodically update the national Consumer Price Index. In addition, the data are used by a variety of researchers in academia, government agencies, and the private sector. The data are collected from a national probability sample of households designed to represent the total civilian non-institutional population. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on June 4, 2024 (89 FRN 47990).

    This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and the public is generally not required to respond to an information collection, unless the OMB approves it and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid OMB Control Number. See5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.

    Agency: DOL-BLS.

    Title of Collection: Consumer Expenditure Surveys: Quarterly Interview and Diary.

    OMB Control Number: 1220-0050.

    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.

    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,325.

    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 44,595.

    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 34,619 hours.

    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    (Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))

    Nicole Bouchet,

    Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.

    [FR Doc. 2024-21160 Filed 9-17-24; 8:45 am]

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