[Federal Register: November 1, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 210)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
clearance the following proposal for collection of information under
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: Government Employment Forms.
Form Number(s): E-1, E-2, E-3, E-4, E-5, E-6, E-7, E-9.
Agency Approval Number: 0607-0452.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Burden: 14,124 hours.
Number of Respondents: 16,913.
Avg Hours Per Response: 50 minutes.
Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau requests continued OMB clearance
for the questionnaires needed to conduct the public employment program
for the 2005 and 2006 Annual Survey of Government Employment and the
2007 Census of Governments, Employment Phase.
Since there are many different types and sizes of governments, each
form is tailored to the unique characteristics of the type and size of
government or government agency to be surveyed. The type of employment
and pay data collected by the public employment program in the 2005 and
2006 Annual Survey of Government Employment and the 2007 Census of
Governments is identical to data collected in recent annual surveys of
government employment.
By state, the 2005 and 2006 Employment sample supports estimates of
total local government employment and payrolls by type of government
and government function. The 2007 Census of Governments will collect
data for all of the governments in our universe by type of government
and by government function.
Statistics compiled from data gathered using these forms are used
in several important Federal government programs. Economists at the
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) use the statistics in two ways for
developing the National Income and Product Accounts. First, the
employment data are used in developing price deflators for the
government sector components of the gross domestic product accounts.
Secondly, the employment and payroll data are used in developing the
government sector components for the national and sub-national personal
income accounts and tables.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) determines
the allocation of operating subsidies to local housing authorities
based on these survey data. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) used
these data in its benchmarking procedures for state and local
government components of the BLS monthly employment and earnings
statistics.
The employment data are used for three other data collection
efforts currently conducted by the Census Bureau. The Medical
Expenditures Panel Survey (MEPS) collects data for the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) on health plans offered to state and
local government employees. The MEPS sample of public employees is
drawn from the Census of Governments Employment file. The Criminal
Justice Employment and Expenditure Survey (CJEE) and the Justice
Assistance Data Survey (JADS) use employment data to provide employee
and payroll statistics on police protection and correctional
activities.
State and local government officials use these data to analyze and
assess individual government labor force and wage levels. Both
management and labor consult these data during wage and salary
negotiations.
Public interest groups of many types produce analyses of public
sector activities using these data. User organizations representing
state and local government include the Council of State Governments,
National Conference of State Legislatures, Government Research
Association, Conference of Mayors, National Association of Counties,
National League of Cities, and the International City/County Management
Association. A third category, having a more specific focus on
government activities, includes organizations such as the Tax
Foundation, Michigan Taxpayers Association, National Sheriffs
Association, and the Government Research Association.
A variety of other organizations and individuals make use of these
data. Notable research organizations include the American Enterprise
Institute, The Brookings Institution, the Rand Corporation, the Cato
Institute, the Hudson Institute, and the Rockefeller Institute of
Government. The instructors, researchers, and students in schools of
public administration, political science, management, and industrial
relations as well as other members of the public also use these data.
Affected Public: Federal Government; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 161 and 182.
OMB Desk Officer: Susan Schechter, (202) 395-5103.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, room 6625, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dhynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to Susan Schechter, OMB Desk Officer either by fax (202-395-7245) or e-
mail (susan_schechter@omb.eop.gov).
Dated: October 26, 2004.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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