Labor Market Information (LMI) Cooperative Agreement

OMB Control No: 1220-0079	ICR Reference No: 200803-1220-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200704-1220-002
Agency/Subagency: DOL/BLS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Labor Market Information (LMI) Cooperative Agreement
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/19/2008
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/13/2008
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2009	05/31/2009	05/31/2009
Responses	860	0	860
Time Burden (Hours)	793	0	793
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The LMI Cooperative Agreement (CA) includes all information needed by the State Workforce Agencies to apply for funds to assist them in operating one or more of the five LMI programs operated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and, once awarded, report on the status of obligation and expenditure of funds, as well as close out the Cooperative Agreement. The LMI CA application package attached here for approval is representative of the package sent every year to state agencies and is, therefore, considered a "generic" package. The work statements are not the actual work statements that the applicants will see in subsequent fiscal years. Substantive changes to the work statements will be reviewed separately by OMB annually.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title Form No. Form Name 2009 LMI Cooperative Agreement 2009 LMI Cooperative Agreement 2009 LMI Cooperative Agreement

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	860	860	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	793	793	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The terms of clearance in the Notice of Action dated May 8, 2006, state that: This collection is approved for three years with the following terms of clearance: as BLS has agreed, annual changes to the work statements and supporting materials will be submitted using form 83-C. BLS will annouce substantive changes in a Federal register notice and allow 30 days for public comment; OMB waives the 60-day notice for these changes. DOL will publish the normal 60-day notice when seeking to renew this generic clearance in 2009. Therefore, the BLS is submitting the 2009 LMI Cooperative Agreement to OMB for review. If OMB determines that substantive changes have been made, the BLS will publish the changes in the Federal Register.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: William Derrow 202 691-7772

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(i) Why the information is being collected;
			(ii) Use of information;
			(iii) Burden estimate;
			(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
			(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
			(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date: 03/13/2008

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