82 FR 27874 - Proposed Collection, Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 116 (June 19, 2017)
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 116 (June 19, 2017)
| Page Range | 27874-27875 | |
| FR Document | 2017-12598 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 116 (Monday, June 19, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 27874-27875] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-12598] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics Proposed Collection, Comment Request ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). This program helps to ensure that the 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 revision of the ``Report on Current Employment Statistics.'' 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 August 18, 2017. 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 comments 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 Current Employment Statistics (CES) program provides current monthly statistics on employment, hours, and earnings, by industry and geography. CES estimates are among the most visible and widely-used Principal Federal Economic Indicators (PFEIs). CES data are also among the timeliest of the PFEIs, with their release each month by the BLS in the Employment Situation, typically on the first Friday of each month. The statistics are fundamental inputs in economic decision processes at all levels of government, private enterprise, and organized labor. The CES monthly estimates of employment, hours, and earnings are based on a sample of U.S. nonagricultural establishments. Information is derived from approximately 297,000 reports (from a sample of 147,000 employers with State Unemployment Insurance (UI) accounts comprised of 634,000 individual worksites), as of February 2017. Each month, firms report their employment, payroll, and hours on forms identified as the BLS-790. The sample is collected under a probability-based design. Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands collect an additional 7,000 reports. A list of all form types currently used appears in the table below. Respondents receive variations of the basic collection forms, depending on their industry. The CES program is a voluntary program under Federal statute. Reporting to the State agencies is voluntary in all but three States [[Page 27875]] (Oregon, North Carolina, and South Carolina), Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. To our knowledge, the States that do have mandatory reporting rarely exercise their authority. The collection form's confidentiality statement cites the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 and mentions the State mandatory reporting authority. II. Current Action Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the Report on Current Employment Statistics. Automated data collection methods are now used for most of the CES sample. Approximately 139,000 reports are received through Electronic Data Interchange as of February 2017. Web data collection accounts for 48,000 reports. Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing is used to collect 73,000. Fax is also a significant collection mode, as 8,000 reports are collected via this method. Touchtone Data Entry is used for 7,000 reports. The balance of the sample is collected through other methods including submission of transcripts, emails, and other special arrangements. 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: Revision of a currently approved collection. Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Title: Report on Current Employment Statistics. OMB Number: 1220-0011. Affected Public: State or local governments; Businesses or other for profit; Non-profit institutions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Minutes per Frequency of Annual Annual burden Form Reports report response responses hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A--Mining and Logging........... 1,283 10 12 15,396 2,566 B--Construction................. 11,503 10 12 138,036 23,006 C--Manufacturing................ 9,837 10 12 118,044 19,674 E--Service Providing Industries. 195,448 10 12 2,345,376 390,896 G--Public Administration........ 60,382 6 12 724,584 72,458 S--Education.................... 11,025 6 12 132,300 13,230 Fax790 A,B,C,E,G,S.............. 8,205 10 12 98,460 16,410 rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Total....................... 297,683 .............. .............. 3,572,196 538,240 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 12th day of June 2017. Eric P. Molina, Acting Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics. [FR Doc. 2017-12598 Filed 6-16-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-24-P
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The basic CPS data also are used as • Minimize the burden of the Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting
an important platform on which to base collection of information on those who comments concerning the proposed
the data derived from the various are to respond, including through the revision of the ‘‘Report on Current
supplemental questions that are use of appropriate automated, Employment Statistics.’’ A copy of the
administered in conjunction with the electronic, mechanical, or other proposed information collection request
survey. By coupling the basic data from technological collection techniques or (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the
the monthly survey with the special other forms of information technology, individual listed below in the
data from the supplements, one can get e.g., permitting electronic submissions ADDRESSES section of this notice.
valuable insights on the behavior of of responses. DATES: Written comments must be
American workers and on the social and Type of Review: Extension of a submitted to the office listed in the
economic health of their families. currently approved collection. ADDRESSES section of this notice on or
There is wide interest in the monthly Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. before August 18, 2017.
CPS data among Government Title: Current Population Survey ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol
policymakers, legislators, economists, (CPS). Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
the media, and the general public. OMB Number: 1220–0100. of Management Systems, Bureau of
While the data from the CPS are used in Affected Public: Households. Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2
conjunction with data from other Total Respondents: 53,000 per month. Massachusetts Avenue NE.,
surveys in assessing the economic Frequency: Monthly. Washington, DC 20212. Written
health of the Nation, they are unique in Total Responses: 636,000. comments also may be transmitted by
various ways. Specifically, they are the Average Time per Response: 7.6 fax to 202–691–5111 (this is not a toll
basis for much of the monthly minutes. free number).
Employment Situation report, a PFEI. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 80,560
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
They provide a monthly, nationally hours.
representative measure of total Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer,
employment, including farm work, self- $0. 202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free
employment, and unpaid family work; Total Burden Cost (operating/ number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
other surveys are generally restricted to maintenance): $0. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
the nonagricultural wage and salary Comments submitted in response to I. Background
sector, or provide less timely this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of The Current Employment Statistics
information. The CPS provides data on
Management and Budget approval of the (CES) program provides current
all job seekers, and on all persons
information collection request; they also monthly statistics on employment,
outside the labor force, while payroll-
will become a matter of public record. hours, and earnings, by industry and
based surveys cannot, by definition,
geography. CES estimates are among the
cover these sectors of the population. Signed at Washington, DC, this 13th day of most visible and widely-used Principal
Finally, the CPS data on employment, June, 2017.
Federal Economic Indicators (PFEIs).
unemployment, and on persons not in Kimberley Hill, CES data are also among the timeliest of
the labor force can be linked to the Chief, Division of Management Systems, the PFEIs, with their release each month
demographic characteristics of the many Bureau of Labor Statistics. by the BLS in the Employment
groups that make up the Nation’s [FR Doc. 2017–12603 Filed 6–16–17; 8:45 am] Situation, typically on the first Friday of
population, while the data from other BILLING CODE 4510–24–P each month. The statistics are
surveys often have limited demographic
fundamental inputs in economic
information. Many groups, both in the
decision processes at all levels of
government and in the private sector, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR government, private enterprise, and
are eager to analyze this wealth of
organized labor.
demographic and labor force data. Bureau of Labor Statistics The CES monthly estimates of
II. Current Action Proposed Collection, Comment employment, hours, and earnings are
Office of Management and Budget Request based on a sample of U.S.
clearance is being sought for the Current nonagricultural establishments.
Population Survey (CPS). ACTION: Notice. Information is derived from
approximately 297,000 reports (from a
III. Desired Focus of Comments SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as sample of 147,000 employers with State
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is part of its continuing effort to reduce Unemployment Insurance (UI) accounts
particularly interested in comments paperwork and respondent burden, comprised of 634,000 individual
that: conducts a pre-clearance consultation worksites), as of February 2017. Each
• Evaluate whether the proposed program to provide the general public month, firms report their employment,
collection of information is necessary and Federal agencies with an payroll, and hours on forms identified
for the proper performance of the opportunity to comment on proposed as the BLS–790. The sample is collected
functions of the agency, including and/or continuing collections of under a probability-based design. Puerto
whether the information will have information in accordance with the Rico and the Virgin Islands collect an
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practical utility. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 additional 7,000 reports.
• Evaluate the accuracy of the (PRA95). This program helps to ensure A list of all form types currently used
agency’s estimate of the burden of the that the requested data can be provided appears in the table below. Respondents
proposed collection of information, in the desired format, reporting burden receive variations of the basic collection
including the validity of the (time and financial resources) is forms, depending on their industry.
methodology and assumptions used. minimized, collection instruments are The CES program is a voluntary
• Enhance the quality, utility, and clearly understood, and the impact of program under Federal statute.
clarity of the information to be collection requirements on respondents Reporting to the State agencies is
collected. can be properly assessed. The Bureau of voluntary in all but three States
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(Oregon, North Carolina, and South Fax is also a significant collection mode, including the validity of the
Carolina), Puerto Rico, and the Virgin as 8,000 reports are collected via this methodology and assumptions used.
Islands. To our knowledge, the States method. Touchtone Data Entry is used • Enhance the quality, utility, and
that do have mandatory reporting rarely for 7,000 reports. clarity of the information to be
exercise their authority. The collection The balance of the sample is collected collected.
form’s confidentiality statement cites through other methods including • Minimize the burden of the
the Confidential Information Protection submission of transcripts, emails, and collection of information on those who
and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 other special arrangements. are to respond, including through the
and mentions the State mandatory use of appropriate automated,
reporting authority. III. Desired Focus of Comments electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
II. Current Action The Bureau of Labor Statistics is
other forms of information technology,
particularly interested in comments
Office of Management and Budget e.g., permitting electronic submissions
that:
clearance is being sought for the Report of responses.
on Current Employment Statistics. • Evaluate whether the proposed Type of Review: Revision of a
Automated data collection methods collection of information is necessary currently approved collection.
are now used for most of the CES for the proper performance of the Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
sample. Approximately 139,000 reports functions of the agency, including Title: Report on Current Employment
are received through Electronic Data whether the information will have Statistics.
Interchange as of February 2017. Web practical utility. OMB Number: 1220–0011.
data collection accounts for 48,000 • Evaluate the accuracy of the Affected Public: State or local
reports. Computer Assisted Telephone agency’s estimate of the burden of the governments; Businesses or other for
Interviewing is used to collect 73,000. proposed collection of information, profit; Non-profit institutions.
Minutes per Frequency of Annual Annual burden
Form Reports report response responses hours
A—Mining and Logging ....................................................... 1,283 10 12 15,396 2,566
B—Construction ................................................................... 11,503 10 12 138,036 23,006
C—Manufacturing ................................................................ 9,837 10 12 118,044 19,674
E—Service Providing Industries .......................................... 195,448 10 12 2,345,376 390,896
G—Public Administration ..................................................... 60,382 6 12 724,584 72,458
S—Education ....................................................................... 11,025 6 12 132,300 13,230
Fax790 A,B,C,E,G,S ............................................................ 8,205 10 12 98,460 16,410
Total .............................................................................. 297,683 ........................ ........................ 3,572,196 538,240
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): program to provide the general public ADDRESSES: Send comments to Erin
$0 and Federal agencies with an Good, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
Total Burden Cost (operating/ opportunity to comment on proposed of Management Systems, Bureau of
maintenance): $0 and/or continuing collections of Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2
Comments submitted in response to information in accordance with the Massachusetts Avenue NE.,
this notice will be summarized and/or Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Washington, DC 20212. Written
included in the request for Office of (PRA95). This program helps to ensure comments may also be transmitted by
Management and Budget approval of the that requested data can be provided in fax to 202–691–5111 (this is not a toll
information collection request; they also the desired format, reporting burden free number).
will become a matter of public record. (time and financial resources) is FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
Signed at Washington, DC, this 12th day of minimized, collection instruments are Good, BLS Clearance Officer, 202–691–
June 2017. clearly understood, and the impact of 7763 (this is not a toll-free number).
Eric P. Molina, collection requirements on respondents (See ADDRESSES section.)
Acting Chief, Division of Management can be properly assessed. The Bureau of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting
I. Background
[FR Doc. 2017–12598 Filed 6–16–17; 8:45 am] comments concerning the proposed
BILLING CODE 4510–24–P reinstatement of the ‘‘Current The CPS Displaced Worker, Job
Population Survey (CPS) Displaced Tenure, and Occupational Mobility
Worker, Job Tenure, and Occupational Supplement is conducted biennially
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Mobility Supplement’’ to be conducted and was last collected in January 2016.
in January 2018 and January 2020. A This supplement will gather
Bureau of Labor Statistics information on workers who have lost
copy of the proposed information
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collection request (ICR) can be obtained or left their jobs because their plant or
Proposed Collection; Comment
by contacting the individual listed company closed or moved, there was
Request
below in the Addresses section of this insufficient work for them to do, or their
ACTION: Notice. notice. position or shift was abolished. Data
will be collected on the extent to which
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as DATES: Written comments must be displaced workers received advance
part of its continuing effort to reduce submitted to the office listed in the notice of job cutbacks or the closing of
paperwork and respondent burden, ADDRESSES section of this notice on or their plant or business. For those
conducts a pre-clearance consultation before August 18, 2017. workers who have been reemployed, the
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