81_FR_67584 81 FR 67394 - Proposed Collection, Comment Request

81 FR 67394 - Proposed Collection, Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 190 (September 30, 2016)

Page Range67394-67394
FR Document2016-23639

The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments concerning the proposed reinstatement with change of the ``Contingent Worker Supplement (CWS) to the Current Population Survey (CPS),'' to be conducted in May 2017. A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics


Proposed Collection, Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance 
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing 
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to 
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, 
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, 
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of 
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. The 
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments concerning the 
proposed reinstatement with change of the ``Contingent Worker 
Supplement (CWS) to the Current Population Survey (CPS),'' to be 
conducted in May 2017.
    A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be 
obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the ADDRESSES 
section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or before November 29, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, 
Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 
2 Massachusetts Avenue NE., Washington, DC 20212. Written also may be 
transmitted by fax to 202-691-5111 (this is not a toll free number).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, 
202-691-7628 (this is not a toll-free number). (See ADDRESSES section.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The CPS has been the principal source of the official Government 
statistics on employment and unemployment since 1940 (over 75 years). 
Collection of labor force data through the CPS is necessary to meet the 
requirements in Title 29, United States Code, Sections 1 and 2. The 
2017 CWS will provide information on the characteristics of workers in 
contingent jobs--that is, jobs that are structured to last only a 
limited period of time. The CWS will also provide information about 
workers in several alternative employment arrangements, including 
independent contractors, on-call workers, temporary help agency 
workers, and workers provided by contract companies. With the exception 
of February 2003, the CWS was fielded every two years from 1995 to 
2005; however, since then, there have been no reliable and comparable 
statistics to show how the number and characteristics of these workers 
have changed over time. In order to maintain data comparability, the 
2017 CWS questionnaire will be largely the same as that used in 2005. 
However, because new types of work have emerged since the last 
collection of the CWS, BLS is proposing to add four new questions to 
the end of the CWS. These new questions will explore whether 
individuals obtain customers or online tasks through companies that 
electronically match them, often through mobile apps, and examine 
whether work obtained through electronic matching platforms is a source 
of secondary earnings.

II. Current Action

    Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the 
Contingent Worker Supplement (CWS) to the CPS. A reinstatement with 
change of this previously approved collection for which approval has 
expired is needed to provide the Nation with timely information about 
the number and characteristics of workers in contingent or alternative 
employment arrangements. Because new types of work have emerged since 
the last fielding of the CWS, BLS is proposing to add four new 
questions. Specifically, two questions will focus on whether 
individuals obtain customers or online tasks through mobile apps. Such 
jobs include people using their own cars to drive customers from one 
place to another, delivering something, or doing customers' household 
tasks or errands, as well as online tasks such as data entry, 
translating text, web or software development, or graphic design. In 
addition, two questions will examine whether work obtained through 
electronic matching platforms is a source of secondary earnings.

III. Desired Focus of Comments

    The Bureau of Labor Statistics 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.
     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 submissions of responses.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Title: Contingent Worker Supplement to the CPS.
    OMB Number: 1220-0153.
    Affected Public: Households.
    Total Respondents: 47,000.
    Frequency: One time.
    Total Responses: 47,000.
    Average Time per Response: 9 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 7050 hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
approval of the information collection request; they also will become a 
matter of public record.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 26th day of September, 2016.
Kimberley Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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                                                  DEPARTMENT OF LABOR                                     last only a limited period of time. The               whether the information will have
                                                                                                          CWS will also provide information                     practical utility.
                                                  Bureau of Labor Statistics                              about workers in several alternative                    • Evaluate the accuracy of the
                                                                                                          employment arrangements, including                    agency’s estimate of the burden of the
                                                  Proposed Collection, Comment                            independent contractors, on-call                      proposed collection of information,
                                                  Request                                                 workers, temporary help agency                        including the validity of the
                                                  ACTION:   Notice.                                       workers, and workers provided by                      methodology and assumptions used.
                                                                                                          contract companies. With the exception                  • Enhance the quality, utility, and
                                                  SUMMARY:    The Department of Labor, as                 of February 2003, the CWS was fielded                 clarity of the information to be
                                                  part of its continuing effort to reduce                 every two years from 1995 to 2005;                    collected.
                                                  paperwork and respondent burden,                        however, since then, there have been no                 • Minimize the burden of the
                                                  conducts a pre-clearance consultation                   reliable and comparable statistics to                 collection of information on those who
                                                  program to provide the general public                   show how the number and                               are to respond, including through the
                                                  and Federal agencies with an                            characteristics of these workers have                 use of appropriate automated,
                                                  opportunity to comment on proposed                      changed over time. In order to maintain               electronic, mechanical, or other
                                                  and/or continuing collections of                        data comparability, the 2017 CWS                      technological collection techniques or
                                                  information in accordance with the                      questionnaire will be largely the same as             other forms of information technology,
                                                  Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995                         that used in 2005. However, because                   e.g., permitting electronic submissions
                                                  (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This                 new types of work have emerged since                  of responses.
                                                  program helps to ensure that requested                  the last collection of the CWS, BLS is                  Type of Review: Reinstatement, with
                                                  data can be provided in the desired                     proposing to add four new questions to                change, of a previously approved
                                                  format, reporting burden (time and                      the end of the CWS. These new                         collection for which approval has
                                                  financial resources) is minimized,                      questions will explore whether                        expired.
                                                  collection instruments are clearly                      individuals obtain customers or online                  Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
                                                  understood, and the impact of collection                tasks through companies that                            Title: Contingent Worker Supplement
                                                  requirements on respondents can be                      electronically match them, often                      to the CPS.
                                                  properly assessed. The Bureau of Labor                  through mobile apps, and examine                        OMB Number: 1220–0153.
                                                  Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments                 whether work obtained through                           Affected Public: Households.
                                                  concerning the proposed reinstatement                   electronic matching platforms is a                      Total Respondents: 47,000.
                                                  with change of the ‘‘Contingent Worker                  source of secondary earnings.                           Frequency: One time.
                                                  Supplement (CWS) to the Current                         II. Current Action                                      Total Responses: 47,000.
                                                  Population Survey (CPS),’’ to be                                                                                Average Time per Response: 9
                                                                                                             Office of Management and Budget                    minutes.
                                                  conducted in May 2017.
                                                     A copy of the proposed information                   clearance is being sought for the                       Estimated Total Burden Hours: 7050
                                                  collection request (ICR) can be obtained                Contingent Worker Supplement (CWS)                    hours.
                                                  by contacting the individual listed                     to the CPS. A reinstatement with change                 Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
                                                  below in the ADDRESSES section of this                  of this previously approved collection                $0.
                                                  notice.                                                 for which approval has expired is                       Total Burden Cost (operating/
                                                                                                          needed to provide the Nation with                     maintenance): $0.
                                                  DATES: Written comments must be
                                                                                                          timely information about the number                     Comments submitted in response to
                                                  submitted to the office listed in the                   and characteristics of workers in
                                                  ADDRESSES section of this notice on or                                                                        this notice will be summarized and/or
                                                                                                          contingent or alternative employment                  included in the request for Office of
                                                  before November 29, 2016.                               arrangements. Because new types of
                                                  ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol
                                                                                                                                                                Management and Budget approval of the
                                                                                                          work have emerged since the last                      information collection request; they also
                                                  Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, Division                  fielding of the CWS, BLS is proposing
                                                  of Management Systems, Bureau of                                                                              will become a matter of public record.
                                                                                                          to add four new questions. Specifically,
                                                  Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2                                                                                  Signed at Washington, DC, this 26th day of
                                                                                                          two questions will focus on whether
                                                  Massachusetts Avenue NE.,                                                                                     September, 2016.
                                                                                                          individuals obtain customers or online
                                                  Washington, DC 20212. Written also                                                                            Kimberley Hill,
                                                                                                          tasks through mobile apps. Such jobs
                                                  may be transmitted by fax to 202–691–                   include people using their own cars to                Chief, Division of Management Systems,
                                                  5111 (this is not a toll free number).                                                                        Bureau of Labor Statistics.
                                                                                                          drive customers from one place to
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        another, delivering something, or doing               [FR Doc. 2016–23639 Filed 9–29–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer,                     customers’ household tasks or errands,                BILLING CODE 4510–24–P
                                                  202–691–7628 (this is not a toll-free                   as well as online tasks such as data
                                                  number). (See ADDRESSES section.)                       entry, translating text, web or software
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              development, or graphic design. In                    DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
                                                  I. Background                                           addition, two questions will examine                  Mine Safety and Health Administration
                                                                                                          whether work obtained through
                                                     The CPS has been the principal                       electronic matching platforms is a                    Affirmative Decisions on Petitions for
                                                  source of the official Government                       source of secondary earnings.                         Modification Granted in Whole or in
                                                  statistics on employment and
                                                                                                          III. Desired Focus of Comments                        Part
                                                  unemployment since 1940 (over 75
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                                                  years). Collection of labor force data                     The Bureau of Labor Statistics is                  AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health
                                                  through the CPS is necessary to meet the                particularly interested in comments                   Administration (MSHA), Labor.
                                                  requirements in Title 29, United States                 that:                                                 ACTION: Notice.
                                                  Code, Sections 1 and 2. The 2017 CWS                       • Evaluate whether the proposed
                                                  will provide information on the                         collection of information is necessary                SUMMARY: Section 101(c) of the Federal
                                                  characteristics of workers in contingent                for the proper performance of the                     Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and
                                                  jobs—that is, jobs that are structured to               functions of the agency, including                    30 CFR part 44 govern the application,


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ActionNotice.
DatesWritten comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
ContactCarol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer,
FR Citation81 FR 67394 

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