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OMB Control No: 1220-0090	ICR Reference No: 200904-1220-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200809-1220-001
Agency/Subagency: DOL/BLS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Mass Layoff Statistics Program
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: 05/11/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/05/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/29/2012	02/29/2012	02/29/2012
Responses	20,848	0	16,848
Time Burden (Hours)	74,213	0	67,547
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The information collected and compiled in the MLS program is used to satisfy the legislatively required reporting mandated by Clause (iii) of Section 309(2)(15)(a)(1) (A) of the Workforce Investment Act which states that the Secretary of Labor shall oversee the development, maintenance, and continuous improvements of the incidence of, industrial and geographical location of, and number of workers displaced by, permanent layoffs and plant closings. In addition to the BLS uses of MLS data, such data are used by Congress, the Executive Branch, the business, labor, and academic communities, State Workforce Agencies, and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for both macro- and microeconomic analysis, including specific labor market studies geared towards manpower assistance and development. Moreover, State agencies use the MLS data in various ways, including: the identification of geographic areas in need of special manpower services; the identification of ailing or troubled industries; the identification of specific employers needing assistance; the targeting of outreach activities for the unemployed; and the determination of those workers in need of temporary health care services.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 105 - 220 section 309(2)(15)(a)(1)(A) Name of Law: Workforce Investment Act of 1998

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 51317	09/02/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 75133	12/10/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
MLS Private Sector	WINMLS
MLS State Government	WINMLS

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	20,848	16,848	4,000
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	74,213	67,547	6,666
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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 difference between the current OMB inventory and the total annual hours requested results from a change in how the MLS program calculates annual burden. The program generally uses a historical three-year average of respondents to calculate annual burden. This resulted in a slight decrease in burden. In light of the current economic climate, however, the MLS program has decided to use the data solely from 2008 in order to estimate future burden.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,000,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Patrick Carey 2026916414 carey.patrick@bls.gov

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