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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.
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 https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
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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
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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.
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Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Dated: February 27, 2017.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Proposed Collection, Comment
Request
ACTION:
Notice.
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
revision of the ‘‘Consumer Price Index
Commodities and Services 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 of this notice on or
before May 2, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Nora
Kincaid, 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:
Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer,
202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free
number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Background
Under the direction of the Secretary of
Labor, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS) is directed by law to collect,
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collate, and report full and complete
statistics on the conditions of labor and
the products and distribution of the
products of the same; the Consumer
Price Index (CPI) is one of these
statistics. The collection of data from a
wide spectrum of retail establishments
and government agencies is essential for
the timely and accurate calculation of
the Commodities and Services (C&S)
component of the CPI.
The CPI is the only index compiled by
the U.S. Government that is designed to
measure changes in the purchasing
power of the urban consumer’s dollar.
The CPI is a measure of the average
change in prices over time paid by
urban consumers for a market basket of
goods and services. The CPI is used
most widely as a measure of inflation,
and serves as an indicator of the
effectiveness of government economic
policy. It is also used as a deflator of
other economic series, that is, to adjust
other series for price changes and to
translate these series into inflation-free
dollars. Examples include retail sales,
hourly and weekly earnings, and
components of the Gross Domestic
Product.
A third major use of the CPI is to
adjust income payments. Over 2 million
workers are covered by collective
bargaining contracts, which provide for
increases in wage rates based on
increases in the CPI. At least eleven
states have laws that link the adjustment
in state minimum wage to the changes
in the CPI. In addition, as a result of
statutory action, the CPI affects the
income of millions of Americans. Over
51 million Social Security beneficiaries,
and millions of military and Federal
Civil Service retirees, have cost-of-living
adjustments tied to the CPI. In addition,
eligibility criteria for millions of food
stamps recipients and millions of
children who eat lunch at school are
affected by changes in the CPI. Under
the National School Lunch Act and
Child Nutrition Act, national average
payments for those lunches and
breakfasts are adjusted annually by the
Secretary of Agriculture on the basis of
the change in the CPI series, ‘‘Food
away from Home.’’ Since 1985, the CPI
has been used to adjust the Federal
income tax structure to prevent
inflation-induced tax rate increases.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the
proposed revision of the Consumer
Price Index Commodities and Services
Survey.
In January 2018 a new geographic
sample redesign will be implemented.
The new sample design will expand the
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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 https://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 DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
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: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 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: DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
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 DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
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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