83 FR 15408 - Proposed Collection, Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 69 (April 10, 2018)
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 69 (April 10, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-07289 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 10, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 15408-15409] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-07289] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 extension of the ``Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.'' 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 below on or before June 11, 2018. ADDRESSES: Send comments to Erin Good, BLS Clearance Officer, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20212, telephone number 202- 691-7628. (This is not a toll free number.) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Good, BLS Clearance Officer, telephone number 202-691-7628. (See Addresses section.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) collects data on job vacancies, labor hires, and labor separations. As the monthly JOLTS time series grow longer, their value in assessing the business cycle, the difficulty that employers have in hiring workers, and the extent of the mismatch between the unused supply of available workers and the unmet demand for labor by employers will increase. The study of the complex relationship between job openings and unemployment is of particular interest to researchers. While these two measures are expected to move in opposite directions over the course of the business cycle, their relative levels and movements depend on the efficiency of the labor market in matching workers and jobs. Along with the job openings rate, trends in hires and separations may broadly identify which aggregate industries face the tightest labor markets. Quits rates, the number of persons who quit during an entire month as a percentage of total employment, may provide clues about workers' views of the labor market or their success in finding better jobs. In addition, businesses will be able to compare their own turnover rates to the national, regional, and major industry division rates. The BLS uses the JOLTS form to gather employment, job openings, hires, and total separations from business establishments. The information is collected once a month at the BLS Data Collection Center (DCC) in Atlanta, Georgia. The information is collected using Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI), Web, email, and [[Page 15409]] FAX. An establishment is in the sample for 24 consecutive months. II. Current Action Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the JOLTS. The BLS is requesting an extension to the existing clearance for the JOLTS. There are no major changes being made to the forms, procedures, data collection methodology, or other aspects of the survey. 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, 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: Extension of a currently approved collection. Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Title: Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. OMB Number: 1220-0170. Affected Public: Federal Government; State, Local, or Tribal governments; Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Small businesses and organizations. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average time Affected public Total Frequency Total per response Estimated respondents responses (minutes) total burden ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Private..................... 9,017 Monthly........... 108,203 10 18,034 State, Local, & Tribal Gov't 1,415 Monthly........... 16,980 10 2,830 Federal Gov't............... 393 Monthly........... 4,716 10 786 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals.................. 10,825 Monthly........... 129,900 10 21,650 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, on April 3, 2018. Eric Molina, Acting Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics. [FR Doc. 2018-07289 Filed 4-9-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-24-P
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exceed $10,000. Written notices are proposed collection of information, Labor Turnover Survey.’’ A copy of the
currently submitted to the OFCCP by including the validity of the proposed information collection request
fax, mail, or email; however, the new methodology and assumptions used; (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the
form will allow respondents to submit • Enhance the quality, utility, and individual listed below in the
the notifications on the agency’s website clarity of the information to be ADDRESSES section of this notice.
through the proposed Notification of collected; and DATES: Written comments must be
Construction Contract Award Portal. In • Minimize the burden of the submitted to the office listed in the
addition, this ICR would incorporate collection of information on those who ADDRESSES section below on or before
information collections that are are to respond, including through the June 11, 2018.
currently approved under the ICRs titled use of appropriate automated,
‘‘Government Contractors, Prohibitions electronic, mechanical, or other ADDRESSES: Send comments to Erin
Against Pay Secrecy Policies and technological collection techniques or Good, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
Actions’’ (Control Number 1250–0008) other forms of information technology, of Management Systems, Bureau of
and ‘‘Prohibiting Discrimination Based e.g., permitting electronic submission of Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2
on Sexual Orientation and Gender responses. Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington,
Identity by Contractors and Agency: DOL–OFCCP. DC 20212, telephone number 202–691–
Subcontractors’’ (Control Number 1250– Title of Collection: Office of Federal 7628. (This is not a toll free number.)
0009). The merger of the collections will Contract Compliance Programs FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
place related equal employment Construction Recordkeeping and Good, BLS Clearance Officer, telephone
requirements for covered Federal Reporting Requirements. number 202–691–7628. (See ADDRESSES
construction contractors under master OMB Control Number: 1250–0001. section.)
clearances. Affected Public: Private Sector—
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This information collection is subject businesses or other for-profits and not-
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally for-profit institutions. I. Background
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 15,582. The Job Openings and Labor Turnover
of information, and the public is Survey (JOLTS) collects data on job
generally not required to respond to an Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 15,582. vacancies, labor hires, and labor
information collection, unless it is separations. As the monthly JOLTS time
approved by the OMB under the PRA Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
985,450 hours. series grow longer, their value in
and displays a currently valid OMB assessing the business cycle, the
Control Number. In addition, Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $42,920. difficulty that employers have in hiring
notwithstanding any other provisions of workers, and the extent of the mismatch
law, no person shall generally be subject Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
between the unused supply of available
to penalty for failing to comply with a
Michel Smyth, workers and the unmet demand for
collection of information that does not
Departmental Clearance Officer. labor by employers will increase. The
display a valid Control Number. See 5
[FR Doc. 2018–07288 Filed 4–9–18; 8:45 am] study of the complex relationship
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL
between job openings and
obtains OMB approval for this BILLING CODE 4510–CM–P
unemployment is of particular interest
information collection under Control
to researchers. While these two
Number 1250–0001. The DOL notes that
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR measures are expected to move in
existing information collection
opposite directions over the course of
requirements submitted to the OMB
Bureau of Labor Statistics the business cycle, their relative levels
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review. New and movements depend on the
Proposed Collection, Comment efficiency of the labor market in
requirements would only take effect Request
upon OMB approval. For additional matching workers and jobs.
substantive information about this ICR, ACTION: Notice. Along with the job openings rate,
see the related notice published in the trends in hires and separations may
Federal Register on September 25, 2017 SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as broadly identify which aggregate
(82 FR 44663). part of its continuing effort to reduce industries face the tightest labor
Interested parties are encouraged to paperwork and respondent burden, markets. Quits rates, the number of
send comments to the OMB, Office of conducts a pre-clearance consultation persons who quit during an entire
Information and Regulatory Affairs at program to provide the general public month as a percentage of total
the address shown in the ADDRESSES and Federal agencies with an employment, may provide clues about
section within thirty (30) days of opportunity to comment on proposed workers’ views of the labor market or
publication of this notice in the Federal and/or continuing collections of their success in finding better jobs. In
Register. In order to help ensure information, in accordance with the addition, businesses will be able to
appropriate consideration, comments Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 compare their own turnover rates to the
should mention OMB Control Number (PRA95). This program helps to ensure national, regional, and major industry
1250–0001. The OMB is particularly that requested data can be provided in division rates.
interested in comments that: the desired format, reporting burden The BLS uses the JOLTS form to
• Evaluate whether the proposed (time and financial resources) is gather employment, job openings, hires,
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collection of information is necessary minimized, collection instruments are and total separations from business
for the proper performance of the clearly understood, and the impact of establishments. The information is
functions of the agency, including collection requirements on respondents collected once a month at the BLS Data
whether the information will have can be properly assessed. The Bureau of Collection Center (DCC) in Atlanta,
practical utility; Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting Georgia. The information is collected
• Evaluate the accuracy of the comments concerning the proposed using Computer Assisted Telephone
agency’s estimate of the burden of the extension of the ‘‘Job Openings and Interviewing (CATI), Web, email, and
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FAX. An establishment is in the sample • Evaluate whether the proposed appropriate automated, electronic,
for 24 consecutive months. collection of information is necessary mechanical, or other technological
for the proper performance of the collection techniques or other forms of
II. Current Action
functions of the agency, including information technology, e.g., permitting
Office of Management and Budget whether the information will have electronic submissions of responses.
clearance is being sought for the JOLTS. practical utility. Type of Review: Extension of a
The BLS is requesting an extension to • Evaluate the accuracy of the currently approved collection.
the existing clearance for the JOLTS. agency’s estimate of the burden of the Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
There are no major changes being made proposed collection of information,
to the forms, procedures, data collection including the validity of the Title: Job Openings and Labor
methodology, or other aspects of the methodology and assumptions used. Turnover Survey.
survey. • Enhance the quality, utility, and OMB Number: 1220–0170.
clarity of the information to be Affected Public: Federal Government;
III. Desired Focus of Comments collected. State, Local, or Tribal governments;
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is • Minimize the burden of the Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-
particularly interested in comments collection of information on those who profit institutions; Small businesses and
that: are to respond, through the use of organizations.
Average
Total Total time per Estimated
Affected public Frequency
respondents responses response total burden
(minutes)
Private .................................................................................. 9,017 Monthly .......... 108,203 10 18,034
State, Local, & Tribal Gov’t ................................................. 1,415 Monthly .......... 16,980 10 2,830
Federal Gov’t ....................................................................... 393 Monthly .......... 4,716 10 786
Totals ............................................................................ 10,825 Monthly .......... 129,900 10 21,650
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): DATES: May 11, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 security requirements, including the
$0. p.m., Eastern Time. presentation of a valid picture ID to
Total Burden Cost (operating/ ADDRESSES: NASA Headquarters, Room Security before access to NASA
maintenance): $0. 1Q39, 300 E Street SW, Washington, DC Headquarters. Foreign nationals
Comments submitted in response to 20546. attending this meeting will be required
this notice will be summarized and/or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. to provide a copy of their passport and
included in the request for Office of Bradley Carpenter, Designated Federal visa in addition to providing the
Management and Budget approval of the Officer, Human Exploration and following information no less than 10
information collection request; they also Operations Mission Directorate, NASA working days prior to the meeting: Full
will become a matter of public record. Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, name; gender; date/place of birth;
Signed at Washington, DC, on April 3, phone (202) 358–0826, or email citizenship; visa information (number,
2018. bcarpenter@nasa.gov. type, expiration date); passport
Eric Molina, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information (number, country,
Acting Chief, Division of Management meeting will be open to the public up expiration date); employer/affiliation
Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics. to the capacity of the room. This information (name of institution,
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