80 FR 34701 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; O*NET Data Collection Program

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 116 (June 17, 2015)

On June 30, 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) will submit the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) revision titled, ``O*NET Data Collection Program'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 116 (Wednesday, June 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34701-34702]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14846]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; O*NET Data Collection Program

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On June 30, 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) will submit 
the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) sponsored information 
collection request (ICR) revision titled, ``O*NET Data Collection 
Program'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Public comments on the ICR are 
invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before July 30, 2015.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained free of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201504-1205-010 (this link will only become active 
on July 1, 2015) or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or sending an 
email to [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail or courier to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-
ETA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (this is not a toll-free 
number); or by email: [email protected]. Commenters are 
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance 
Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,

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Washington, DC 20210; or by email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 
202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or 
sending an email to [email protected].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks approval under the PRA for 
revisions to the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) Data 
Collection Program. The ONET Data Collection Program yields detailed 
characteristics of occupations and skills for over 900 occupations by 
obtaining information from job incumbents and occupational specialists 
on worker and job characteristics to populate the O*NET database that 
is used for a wide range of purposes related to career counseling and 
development, curriculum design, human resources functions, and 
workforce development efforts. The data collection methodology includes 
contacting businesses and associations to gain their cooperation and 
collecting information from employees of cooperating businesses and 
associations as well as occupational specialists. This information 
collection has been classified as a revision because of an increase in 
the number of establishment testing units to be contacted each year. 
The ETA is also proposing to clarify the text on the level of 
education, to add questions related to professional certifications and 
job-related apprenticeships in the Knowledge Questionnaires and 
Background Questionnaires, and to revise items on disabilities to make 
them identical to those used in the American Community Survey in the 
Background Questionnaires. The agency has also made minor editorial 
changes to year of birth questions in the questionnaires and to cover 
materials related to privacy and mailing addresses. Wagner-Peyser Act 
section 15, as amended by Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
section 308, authorizes this information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 
49l.1.
    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 it is approved by the OMB under the PRA 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 Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection 
under Control Number 1205-0421.
    The current approval is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2015; 
however, the DOL notes that existing information collection 
requirements submitted to the OMB receive a month-to-month extension 
while they undergo review. New requirements would only take effect upon 
OMB approval. For additional substantive information about this ICR, 
see the related notice published in the Federal Register on November 
26, 2014 (79 FR 70569).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within thirty (30) days of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1205-0421. 
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
     Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    Agency: DOL-ETA.
    Title of Collection: O*NET Data Collection Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1205-0421.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--businesses or other for-profits, 
farms, and not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, and Tribal 
Governments; Federal government; and Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 28,866.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 28,866.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 14,537 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

     Dated: June 10, 2015.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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