[Federal Register: December 10, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 236)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will submit 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.
OMB Control Number: 0607-0452.
Form Number(s): E-1, E-2, E-3, E-4, E-5, E-6, E-7, E-9.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Burden Hours: 14,733.
Number of Respondents: 18,160.
Average Hours Per Response: 49 minutes.
Needs and Uses: This information collection request covers the
questionnaires needed to conduct the public employment program for the
2008 and 2009 Annual Survey of Government Employment.
The questionnaires for collecting the data are described below.
There are eight survey forms used to collect data on government
employment, pay, and hours. 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.
E-1 State agencies, excluding state colleges and universities
E-2 State colleges and universities
E-3 Dependent agencies of local governments, Single function special
district governments
E-4 County governments, Municipal and township governments with
populations of 1,000 or more
E-5 Municipalities and Townships (A shortened version of the E-4 form
to be completed by Municipalities and Townships with a population of <
1,000)
E-6 Elementary and secondary school systems, Local government operated
institutions of higher education
E-7 Multifunction dependent agencies and fire protection agencies,
Multifunction special district governments
E-9 State police, County Sheriff departments
The type of employment and pay data collected by the public
employment program in the 2008 and 2009 Annual Survey of Government
Employment is identical to data collected in recent annual surveys of
government employment. By state, the 2008 and 2009 Employment sample
supports estimates of total local government employment and payrolls by
type of government and 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 regional BEA program uses the Census of governments and the
Annual Survey of Government Employment to derive state-level estimates
of the employment and wages and salaries of students and their spouses
who are employed by public institutions of higher education in which
the students are enrolled. There is no other national or state source
for information on student workers at state institutions of higher
education.
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 two 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) uses 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: State, local or Tribal government.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Sections 161 and 182.
OMB Desk Officer: Brian Harris-Kojetin, (202) 395-7314.
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
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notice to Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB Desk Officer either by fax (202-
395-7245) or e-mail (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov).
Dated: December 4, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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