82 FR 31786 - Proposed Collection, Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 130 (July 10, 2017)
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 130 (July 10, 2017)
| Page Range | 31786-31787 | |
| FR Document | 2017-14358 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 130 (Monday, July 10, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 31786-31787] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-14358] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics Proposed Collection, Comment Request AGENCY: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor. 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 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 new collection of the ``Quick Business Survey Operations Test.'' 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 September 8, 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, at 202-691-7628 (this is not a toll free number). (See Addresses section.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) intends to conduct an operations test of a Quick Business Survey (QBS). The BLS will conduct the test to evaluate QBS survey processes and operations in a possible production environment. If successful, a QBS would permit BLS to collect information about the U.S. economy more efficiently than is currently possible. This would allow data users to be able to understand the impact of specific events on the economy in a timely manner. Relevancy is one of BLS's main missions, and a QBS would allow BLS to provide information to the public in a more timely way that would be far more relevant to data users. Each year, the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) Program conducts the Annual Refiling Survey (ARS) by reaching out to approximately 1.2 million establishments requesting verification of their main business activity, and their mailing and physical location addresses. The fully web-based ARS provides a low-cost platform for conducting the QBS. The QBSs accompanying the ARS would have little data collection overhead, leveraging the address refinement, printing, and mailing efforts that are undertaken as part of the production ARS. Respondents already logged into the ARS secure Web site could be directed to a QBS and asked to answer a limited number of additional survey questions after completing the ARS. II. Current Action Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the Quick Business Survey (QBS) Operations Test. [[Page 31787]] A QBS would allow BLS to leverage the multitude of information already known about the sample units to allow for targeted sampling. Samples could be selected based on different characteristics such as monthly employment, quarterly wages, industry codes, non-profit vs for profit status, etc. A QBS would permit BLS to target only the units meeting the specific set of characteristics desired allowing BLS to delve into specific areas of economic interest without burdening establishments which do not meet the specific targeted features. The QBS is designed to encourage a fast response and minimize respondent burden. In this manner, BLS can provide information that is needed quickly and is not collected elsewhere. The goals of the test are to develop and evaluate a QBS system, to understand the extent to which ARS respondents have access to different types of information in order to provide parameters for future QBS, and to estimate response rates. 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: New Collection. Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Title: Quick Business Survey Operations Test. OMB Number: 1220--NEW. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions, not- for-profit institutions, and farms. Total Respondents: 10,520. Frequency: One time. Total Responses: 10,520. Average Time per Response: Five minutes. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 877 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 3rd day of July 2017. Kimberley Hill, Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics. [FR Doc. 2017-14358 Filed 7-7-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-24-P
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address one or more of the following respond/reply: An estimate of the total (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the
four points: number of respondents is 79,832. About individual listed below in the Addresses
—Evaluate whether the proposed 88% (70,252) will have no fraud section of this notice.
collection of information is necessary victimization and will complete the DATES: Written comments must be
for the proper performance of the short interview with an average burden submitted to the office listed in the
functions of the agency, including of five (5) minutes. Among the 12% of Addresses section of this notice on or
whether the information will have respondents (9,580) who experience before September 8, 2017.
practical utility; fraud victimization, the time to ask the
detailed questions regarding the aspects ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies
estimate of the burden of the of their fraud victimization is estimated Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
proposed collection of information, to take an additional 10 minutes. of Management Systems, Bureau of
including the validity of the Respondents will be asked to respond to Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2
methodology and assumptions used; this survey only once during the three Massachusetts Avenue NE.,
—Enhance the quality, utility, and month period. Washington, DC 20212. Written
clarity of the information to be (6) An estimate of the total public comments also may be transmitted by
collected; and burden (in hours) associated with the fax to 202–691–5111 (this is not a toll
—Minimize the burden of the collection collection: There are an estimated 8,015 free number).
of information on those who are to total burden hours associated with this FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
respond, including through the use of collection. Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, at
appropriate automated, electronic, If additional information is required 202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free
mechanical, or other technological contact: Melody Braswell, Department number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
collection techniques or other forms Clearance Officer, United States SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
of information technology, e.g., Department of Justice, Justice
permitting electronic submission of Management Division, Policy and I. Background
responses. Planning Staff, Two Constitution The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Overview of This Information Square, 145 N Street NE., Suite 3E.405B, intends to conduct an operations test of
Collection Washington, DC 20530. a Quick Business Survey (QBS). The
Dated: July 5, 2017. BLS will conduct the test to evaluate
(1) Type of Information Collection:
New collection. Melody Braswell, QBS survey processes and operations in
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. a possible production environment. If
Supplemental Fraud Survey (SFS) to the Department of Justice. successful, a QBS would permit BLS to
National Crime Victimization Survey [FR Doc. 2017–14367 Filed 7–7–17; 8:45 am] collect information about the U.S.
(NCVS) 2017. BILLING CODE 4410–18–P economy more efficiently than is
(3) Agency form number, if any, and currently possible. This would allow
the applicable component of the data users to be able to understand the
Department sponsoring the collection: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR impact of specific events on the
The form number for the questionnaire economy in a timely manner. Relevancy
is SFS–1. The applicable component Bureau of Labor Statistics is one of BLS’s main missions, and a
within the Department of Justice is the QBS would allow BLS to provide
Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Office Proposed Collection, Comment information to the public in a more
of Justice Programs. Request timely way that would be far more
(4) Affected public who will be asked AGENCY: Bureau of Labor Statistics, relevant to data users.
or required to respond, as well as a brief Labor. Each year, the Quarterly Census of
abstract: Respondents will be persons ACTION: Notice. Employment and Wages (QCEW)
age 18 or older living in households Program conducts the Annual Refiling
located throughout the United States SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as Survey (ARS) by reaching out to
sampled for the National Crime part of its continuing effort to reduce approximately 1.2 million
Victimization Survey (NCVS). The SFS paperwork and respondent burden, establishments requesting verification of
will be conducted as a supplement to conducts a pre-clearance consultation their main business activity, and their
the NCVS in all sampled households for program to provide the general public mailing and physical location addresses.
a three (3) month period. The SFS is an and Federal agencies with an The fully web-based ARS provides a
effort to measure the prevalence of opportunity to comment on proposed low-cost platform for conducting the
financial fraud victimization among and/or continuing collections of QBS. The QBSs accompanying the ARS
persons 18 or older, characteristics of information in accordance with the would have little data collection
fraud victims, and patterns of reporting Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 overhead, leveraging the address
fraud victimization to the police and (PRA95). This program helps to ensure refinement, printing, and mailing efforts
other agencies. BJS plans to publish this that requested data can be provided in that are undertaken as part of the
information in reports and reference it the desired format, reporting burden production ARS. Respondents already
when responding to queries from the (time and financial resources) is logged into the ARS secure Web site
U.S. Congress, Executive Office of the minimized, collection instruments are could be directed to a QBS and asked
clearly understood, and the impact of to answer a limited number of
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President, the U.S. Supreme Court, state
officials, international organizations, collection requirements on respondents additional survey questions after
researchers, students, the media, and can be properly assessed. The Bureau of completing the ARS.
others interested in criminal justice Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting
II. Current Action
statistics. comments concerning the proposed new
(5) An estimate of the total number of collection of the ‘‘Quick Business Office of Management and Budget
respondents and the amount of time Survey Operations Test.’’ A copy of the clearance is being sought for the Quick
estimated for an average respondent to proposed information collection request Business Survey (QBS) Operations Test.
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A QBS would allow BLS to leverage Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
the multitude of information already $0. Good, BLS Clearance Officer, at 202–
known about the sample units to allow Total Burden Cost (operating/ 691–7763 (this is not a toll free number).
for targeted sampling. Samples could be maintenance): $0. (See ADDRESSES section.)
selected based on different Comments submitted in response to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
characteristics such as monthly this notice will be summarized and/or
employment, quarterly wages, industry I. Background
included in the request for Office of
codes, non-profit vs for profit status, etc. Management and Budget approval of the The American Time Use Survey
A QBS would permit BLS to target only information collection request; they also (ATUS) is the Nation’s first federally
the units meeting the specific set of will become a matter of public record. administered, continuous survey on
characteristics desired allowing BLS to time use in the United States. It
Signed at Washington, DC, this 3rd day of
delve into specific areas of economic measures, for example, time spent
July 2017.
interest without burdening providing childcare, working, sleeping,
Kimberley Hill,
establishments which do not meet the or doing leisure activities. In the United
specific targeted features. The QBS is Chief, Division of Management Systems, States, several existing Federal surveys
Bureau of Labor Statistics. collect income and wage data for
designed to encourage a fast response
and minimize respondent burden. In [FR Doc. 2017–14358 Filed 7–7–17; 8:45 am] individuals and families, and analysts
this manner, BLS can provide BILLING CODE 4510–24–P often use such measures of material
information that is needed quickly and prosperity as proxies for quality of life.
is not collected elsewhere. Time-use data substantially augment
The goals of the test are to develop DEPARTMENT OF LABOR these quality-of-life measures. The data
and evaluate a QBS system, to also can be used in conjunction with
Bureau of Labor Statistics
understand the extent to which ARS wage data to evaluate the contribution
respondents have access to different Proposed Collection, Comment of non-market work to national
types of information in order to provide Request economies. This enables comparisons of
parameters for future QBS, and to production between nations that have
estimate response rates. ACTION: Notice. different mixes of market and non-
market activities.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as The ATUS is used to develop
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is part of its continuing effort to reduce nationally representative estimates of
particularly interested in comments paperwork and respondent burden, how people spend their time. This is
that: conducts a pre-clearance consultation done by collecting a time diary about
• Evaluate whether the proposed program to provide the general public the activities survey respondents did
collection of information is necessary and Federal agencies with an over a 24-hour period ‘‘yesterday,’’ from
for the proper performance of the opportunity to comment on proposed 4 a.m. on the day before the interview
functions of the agency, including and/or continuing collections of until 4 a.m. on the day of the interview.
whether the information will have information in accordance with the In the one-time interview, respondents
practical utility. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 also report who was with them during
• Evaluate the accuracy of the the activities, where they were, how
(PRA95). This program helps to ensure
agency’s estimate of the burden of the long each activity lasted, and if they
that requested data can be provided in
proposed collection of information, were paid. All of this information has
the desired format, reporting burden
including the validity of the numerous practical applications for
(time and financial resources) is
methodology and assumptions used. sociologists, economists, educators,
• Enhance the quality, utility, and minimized, collection instruments are
clearly understood, and the impact of government policymakers,
clarity of the information to be businesspersons, health researchers, and
collected. collection requirements on respondents
can be properly assessed. The Bureau of others.
• Minimize the burden of the The Leave Supplement supports the
collection of information on those who Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed mission of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
are to respond, including through the by providing relevant information on
use of appropriate automated, extension of the ‘‘Leave Supplement to
the American Time Use Survey.’’ A economic and social issues. The data
electronic, mechanical, or other from the Leave Supplement can be used
technological collection techniques or copy of the proposed information
collection request (ICR) can be obtained for research on the relationships
other forms of information technology, between work schedules, job
e.g., permitting electronic submissions by contacting the individual listed
below in the ADDRESSES section of this flexibilities, access to leave, and time
of responses. use. These data enhance the
Type of Review: New Collection. notice.
understanding of people’s overall well-
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. DATES: Written comments must be being. The supplement surveys
Title: Quick Business Survey submitted to the office listed in the employed wage and salary workers,
Operations Test. ADDRESSES section of this notice on or
OMB Number: 1220—NEW. except those who are self-employed,
before September 8, 2017. aged 15 and up, from a nationally
Affected Public: Businesses or other
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Erin representative sample of approximately
for-profit institutions, not-for-profit
Good, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
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institutions, and farms. 2,060 sample households each month.
Total Respondents: 10,520. of Management Systems, Bureau of The Leave Supplement collects data
Frequency: One time. Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2 about workers’ access to and use of paid
Total Responses: 10,520. Massachusetts Avenue NE., and unpaid leave, job flexibility, and
Average Time per Response: Five Washington, DC 20212. Written their work schedules. The Leave
minutes. comments also may be transmitted by Supplement also includes questions
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 877 fax to 202–691–5111 (this is not a toll about shift work, advance notice of
hours. free number). work schedules, workers’ control over
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