82 FR 12470 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Contingent Work Supplement to the Current Population Survey

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 41 (March 3, 2017)

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Contingent Work Supplement to the Current Population Survey,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Public comments on the ICR are invited.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 41 (Friday, March 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12470-12471]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04111]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Contingent Work Supplement to the Current 
Population Survey

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsored information collection request (ICR) 
titled, ``Contingent Work Supplement to the Current Population 
Survey,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval for use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 
of 1995. Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before April 3, 2017.

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=201609-1220-001 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) 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-
BLS, 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., 
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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 to 
reinstate, with changes from the most recent approval, the Contingent 
Work Supplement (CWS) to the Current Population Survey. The 2017 CWS 
will provide information on the characteristics of workers in 
contingent jobs, i.e., jobs structured to last only a limited period. 
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. The CWS was fielded every 2 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 largely be the same as that used in 2005; 
however, because new types of work have emerged since the last CWS 
collection, the BLS proposes to add 4 new questions to the end of the 
CWS. These new questions will explore how the Internet and mobile 
device applications have changed the type of work people do and how 
they are paid. The BLS Authorizing

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Statute authorizes this information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 1, 2.
    This proposed 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 if the collection of information does not display a valid 
Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. For additional 
substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice 
published in the Federal Register on September 30, 2016 (81 FR 67394).
    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 1220-0153. 
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-BLS.
    Title of Collection: Contingent Work Supplement to the Current 
Population Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0153.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 47,000.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 47,000.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 7,050 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: February 27, 2017.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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