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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.
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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.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 3rd day of
July 2017.
Kimberley Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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.
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 ‘‘Leave Supplement to
the American Time Use 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 September 8, 2017.
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. Written
comments also may be transmitted by
fax to 202–691–5111 (this is not a toll
free number).
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Proposed Collection, Comment
Request
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
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Erin
Good, BLS Clearance Officer, at 202–
691–7763 (this is not a toll free number).
(See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
I. Background
The American Time Use Survey
(ATUS) is the Nation’s first federally
administered, continuous survey on
time use in the United States. It
measures, for example, time spent
providing childcare, working, sleeping,
or doing leisure activities. In the United
States, several existing Federal surveys
collect income and wage data for
individuals and families, and analysts
often use such measures of material
prosperity as proxies for quality of life.
Time-use data substantially augment
these quality-of-life measures. The data
also can be used in conjunction with
wage data to evaluate the contribution
of non-market work to national
economies. This enables comparisons of
production between nations that have
different mixes of market and nonmarket activities.
The ATUS is used to develop
nationally representative estimates of
how people spend their time. This is
done by collecting a time diary about
the activities survey respondents did
over a 24-hour period ‘‘yesterday,’’ from
4 a.m. on the day before the interview
until 4 a.m. on the day of the interview.
In the one-time interview, respondents
also report who was with them during
the activities, where they were, how
long each activity lasted, and if they
were paid. All of this information has
numerous practical applications for
sociologists, economists, educators,
government policymakers,
businesspersons, health researchers, and
others.
The Leave Supplement supports the
mission of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
by providing relevant information on
economic and social issues. The data
from the Leave Supplement can be used
for research on the relationships
between work schedules, job
flexibilities, access to leave, and time
use. These data enhance the
understanding of people’s overall wellbeing. The supplement surveys
employed wage and salary workers,
except those who are self-employed,
aged 15 and up, from a nationally
representative sample of approximately
2,060 sample households each month.
The Leave Supplement collects data
about workers’ access to and use of paid
and unpaid leave, job flexibility, and
their work schedules. The Leave
Supplement also includes questions
about shift work, advance notice of
work schedules, workers’ control over
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their schedules, flexible start and stop
times, and work at home arrangements.
These questions provide an additional
dimension to analyses of workers’ job
flexibility data.
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II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
approval is being sought for the Leave
Supplement to the American Time Use
Survey. An extension without change of
a currently approved collection is
needed to continue collecting data on
workers’ access to and use of paid and
unpaid leave, job flexibility, and their
work schedules.
Collecting the Leave Supplement in
2018 will add significant information
beyond what has been collected in 2017.
An additional year of the Leave
Supplement provides researchers with a
larger sample by combining data across
years. For some subpopulations, the
number of observations needed to make
valid statistical inferences exceeds the
annual sample size.
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: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Leave Supplement to the
American Time Use Survey.
OMB Number: 1220–0191.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Total Respondents: 5,490.
Frequency: One time.
Total Responses: 5,490.
Average Time per Response: 5
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 458
hours.
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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.
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[17–048]
Notice of Information Collection
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of information collection
AGENCY:
The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
DATES: All comments should be
submitted within 60 calendar days from
the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: All comments should be
addressed to Frances Teel, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration,
Mail Code JF–000, Washington, DC
20546–0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Frances Teel, NASA
Clearance Officer, NASA Headquarters,
300 E Street SW., JF0000, Washington,
DC 20546.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
The information submitted by
recipients is an annual report of
Government-owned property in the
possession of Educational or Nonprofit
institutions holding NASA grants. In
addition the annual report, a property
report may also be required at the end
of the grant, or on the occurrence of
certain events. The collected
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information is used by NASA to
effectively maintain an appropriate
internal control system for equipment
and property provided or acquired
under grants and cooperative
agreements with institutions of higher
education and other nonprofit
organizations, and to comply with
statutory requirements.
II. Method of Collection
NASA is participating in Federal
efforts to extend the use of information
technology to more Government
processes via Internet.
III. Data
Title: Property Inventory Report—
Grants with Educational and Nonprofit
Entities (formerly titled: NASA
Inventory Report: Property Management
& Control, Grants).
OMB Number: 2700–0047.
Type of review: Reinstatement with
Change/Previously Approved
Information Collection.
Affected Public: Educational
institutions and Not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
255.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours
per submission, and 8 hours of annual
recordkeeping.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,014 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$78,104.60.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of NASA, including
whether the information collected has
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
NASA’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including automated
collection techniques or the use of other
forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection.
They will also become a matter of
public record.
Frances Teel,
NASA PRA Clearance Officer.
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[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-14359]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Proposed Collection, Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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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 ``Leave
Supplement to the American Time Use 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 September 8, 2017.
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. Written comments also
may be transmitted by fax to 202-691-5111 (this is not a toll free
number).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Good, BLS Clearance Officer, at
202-691-7763 (this is not a toll free number). (See Addresses section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The American Time Use Survey (ATUS) is the Nation's first federally
administered, continuous survey on time use in the United States. It
measures, for example, time spent providing childcare, working,
sleeping, or doing leisure activities. In the United States, several
existing Federal surveys collect income and wage data for individuals
and families, and analysts often use such measures of material
prosperity as proxies for quality of life. Time-use data substantially
augment these quality-of-life measures. The data also can be used in
conjunction with wage data to evaluate the contribution of non-market
work to national economies. This enables comparisons of production
between nations that have different mixes of market and non-market
activities.
The ATUS is used to develop nationally representative estimates of
how people spend their time. This is done by collecting a time diary
about the activities survey respondents did over a 24-hour period
``yesterday,'' from 4 a.m. on the day before the interview until 4 a.m.
on the day of the interview. In the one-time interview, respondents
also report who was with them during the activities, where they were,
how long each activity lasted, and if they were paid. All of this
information has numerous practical applications for sociologists,
economists, educators, government policymakers, businesspersons, health
researchers, and others.
The Leave Supplement supports the mission of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics by providing relevant information on economic and social
issues. The data from the Leave Supplement can be used for research on
the relationships between work schedules, job flexibilities, access to
leave, and time use. These data enhance the understanding of people's
overall well-being. The supplement surveys employed wage and salary
workers, except those who are self-employed, aged 15 and up, from a
nationally representative sample of approximately 2,060 sample
households each month.
The Leave Supplement collects data about workers' access to and use
of paid and unpaid leave, job flexibility, and their work schedules.
The Leave Supplement also includes questions about shift work, advance
notice of work schedules, workers' control over
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their schedules, flexible start and stop times, and work at home
arrangements. These questions provide an additional dimension to
analyses of workers' job flexibility data.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget approval is being sought for the
Leave Supplement to the American Time Use Survey. An extension without
change of a currently approved collection is needed to continue
collecting data on workers' access to and use of paid and unpaid leave,
job flexibility, and their work schedules.
Collecting the Leave Supplement in 2018 will add significant
information beyond what has been collected in 2017. An additional year
of the Leave Supplement provides researchers with a larger sample by
combining data across years. For some subpopulations, the number of
observations needed to make valid statistical inferences exceeds the
annual sample size.
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: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Leave Supplement to the American Time Use Survey.
OMB Number: 1220-0191.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Respondents: 5,490.
Frequency: One time.
Total Responses: 5,490.
Average Time per Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 458 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. 2017-14359 Filed 7-7-17; 8:45 am]
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