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whether the conditions of the
exemption have been met.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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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) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. 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
‘‘National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
1997.’’ A copy of the proposed
information collection request (ICR) can
be obtained by contacting the individual
listed 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
August 14, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Amy A.
Hobby, 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:
Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer,
telephone number 202–691–7628. (See
ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The National Longitudinal Survey of
Youth 1997 (NLSY97) is a nationally
representative sample of persons who
were born in the years 1980 to 1984.
These respondents were ages 12–17
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when the first round of annual
interviews began in 1997; the tenth
round of annual interviews is being
conducted from October 2006 to May
2007. The pretest interviews for round
11 will take place in July and August
2007. The Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS) contracts with the Center for
Human Resource Research (CHRR) of
the Ohio State University to implement
the NLSY97 survey. The National
Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the
University of Chicago is responsible for
interviewing these respondents on a
yearly basis to study transition from
schooling to the establishment of careers
and families. The longitudinal focus of
this survey requires information to be
collected from the same individuals
over many years in order to trace their
education, training, work experience,
fertility, income, and program
participation. One of the goals of the
Department of Labor (DOL) is to
produce and disseminate timely,
accurate, and relevant information about
the U.S. labor force. The BLS
contributes to this goal by gathering
information about the labor force and
labor market and disseminating it to
policy makers and the public so that
participants in those markets can make
more informed, and thus more efficient,
choices. Research based on the NLSY97
contributes to the formation of national
policy in the areas of education,
training, employment programs, and
school-to-work transitions. In addition
to the reports that the BLS produces
based on data from the NLSY97,
members of the academic community
publish articles and reports based on
NLSY97 data for the DOL and other
funding agencies. The survey design
provides data gathered from the same
respondents over time to form the only
data set that contains this type of
information for this important
population group. Without the
collection of these data, an accurate
longitudinal data set could not be
provided to researchers and
policymakers, thus adversely affecting
the DOL’s ability to perform its policyand report-making activities.
II. Current Action
The Bureau of Labor Statistics seeks
approval to conduct round 10 of annual
interviews of the NLSY97 as well as the
pretest for round 11. Respondents to the
NLSY97 will undergo an interview of
approximately one hour during which
they will answer questions about
schooling and labor market experiences,
family relationships, and community
background.
During the fielding period for the
main round 10 interviews, about 750
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respondents will be asked to participate
in a brief second interview to ascertain
whether the initial interview took place
as the interviewer reported and to assess
the data quality of selected
questionnaire items.
During round 10, the BLS proposes to
increase respondent financial and inkind incentives to encourage greater
cooperation both in the current round
and in future rounds. In addition, the
BLS proposes to add a set of
experimental questions near the end of
the round 10 questionnaire that are
designed to improve respondent
engagement with and enjoyment of the
survey. The experimental questions are
subjective and provide respondents
with an opportunity to express their
opinions or feelings about various
topics, in contrast to most other
questions in the survey, which generally
are objective and focus on behavior. The
ultimate goal of the experimental
questions is to encourage long-term
respondent cooperation.
The BLS also proposes to add a
questionnaire section that includes
questions about labor force participation
that also are asked in the monthly
Current Population Survey. These
questions previously were asked in
round 4 of the NLSY97. Finally, the BLS
proposes in round 10 to make a variety
of minor changes to existing
questionnaire sections and to remove
some less vital questions to offset the
additional respondent burden from the
questionnaire sections that are being
added.
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; 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 submissions
of responses.
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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 114 / Wednesday, June 14, 2006 / Notices
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: National Longitudinal Survey of
Youth 1997.
OMB Number: 1220–0157.
Total respondents
Form
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Total
responses
Frequency
Average
time
per response
(minutes)
Estimated
total
burden
(hours)
Main Round 10 Interview ..............................
Round 10 Validation Interview ......................
Round 11 Pretest ..........................................
7,500
750
200
Annually ........................................................
Annually ........................................................
Annually ........................................................
7,500
750
200
60
6
60
7,500
75
200
Totals ......................................................
7,700
.......................................................................
8,450
...........
7,775
The difference between the total number of respondents and the total number of responses reflects the fact that 750 respondents will be interviewed twice, once in the main round 10 survey and a second time in the validation interview.
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 5th day of
June, 2006.
Cathy Kazanowski,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. E6–9254 Filed 6–13–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Proposed Collection, Comment
Request
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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) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. 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
‘‘International Price Program—U.S.
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Export Price Indexes.’’ 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 14, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Amy A.
Hobby, 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:
Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer,
telephone number 202–691–7628. (See
ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The U.S. Export Price Indexes,
produced continuously by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics’ International Price
Program (IPP) since 1971, measure price
change over time for all categories of
exported products, as well as many
services. The Office of Management and
Budget has listed the Export Price
Indexes as a Principal Federal Economic
Indicator since 1982. The indexes are
widely used in both the public and
private sectors. The primary public
sector use is the deflation of the U.S.
Trade Statistics and the Gross Domestic
Product; the indexes also are used in
formulating U.S. trade policy and in
trade negotiations with other countries.
In the private sector, uses of the Export
Price Indexes include market analysis,
inflation forecasting, contract escalation,
and replacement cost accounting.
The IPP indexes are closely followed
statistics and are viewed as a sensitive
indicator of the economic environment.
The U.S. Department of Commerce uses
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the monthly statistics to produce
monthly and quarterly estimates of
inflation-adjusted trade flows. Without
continuation of data collection, it would
be extremely difficult to construct
accurate estimates of the U.S. Gross
Domestic Product. In addition, Federal
policymakers in the Department of
Treasury, the Council of Economic
Advisers, and the Federal Reserve Board
utilize these statistics on a regular basis
to improve these agencies’ formulation
and evaluation of monetary and fiscal
policy and evaluation of the general
business environment.
II. Current Action
The IPP continues to modernize data
collection and processing to permit
more timely release of its indexes, and
to reduce reporter burden. Recently, the
IPP implemented changes to reduce
burden on those reporters that are major
traders and account for a significant
portion of trade. Field economists are
provided with more accurate
information about the potential overlap
between establishments that are both in
the IPP and the Producer Price Index in
order to better coordinate visits to
establishments when obtaining new
items for repricing. The IPP also
implemented an enhanced refinement
process that provides Industry Analysts
the ability to reduce the burden for a
respondent when necessary and
modified the second stage selection
algorithm to lower the percentage of
infrequently traded areas that are
sampled, because they are more likely to
be out-of-scope for the IPP. These
improvements should reduce the overall
burden on respondents and improve the
IPP’s overall response rate at initiation.
In addition, in 2003 the IPP introduced
a web application for monthly data
collection. This tool allows respondents
to directly update their data online via
the internet. Web collection has
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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) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. 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 ``National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
1997.'' A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can
be obtained by contacting the individual listed 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 August 14, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Amy A. Hobby, 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: Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer,
telephone number 202-691-7628. (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97) is a
nationally representative sample of persons who were born in the years
1980 to 1984. These respondents were ages 12-17 when the first round of
annual interviews began in 1997; the tenth round of annual interviews
is being conducted from October 2006 to May 2007. The pretest
interviews for round 11 will take place in July and August 2007. The
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) contracts with the Center for Human
Resource Research (CHRR) of the Ohio State University to implement the
NLSY97 survey. The National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the
University of Chicago is responsible for interviewing these respondents
on a yearly basis to study transition from schooling to the
establishment of careers and families. The longitudinal focus of this
survey requires information to be collected from the same individuals
over many years in order to trace their education, training, work
experience, fertility, income, and program participation. One of the
goals of the Department of Labor (DOL) is to produce and disseminate
timely, accurate, and relevant information about the U.S. labor force.
The BLS contributes to this goal by gathering information about the
labor force and labor market and disseminating it to policy makers and
the public so that participants in those markets can make more
informed, and thus more efficient, choices. Research based on the
NLSY97 contributes to the formation of national policy in the areas of
education, training, employment programs, and school-to-work
transitions. In addition to the reports that the BLS produces based on
data from the NLSY97, members of the academic community publish
articles and reports based on NLSY97 data for the DOL and other funding
agencies. The survey design provides data gathered from the same
respondents over time to form the only data set that contains this type
of information for this important population group. Without the
collection of these data, an accurate longitudinal data set could not
be provided to researchers and policymakers, thus adversely affecting
the DOL's ability to perform its policy- and report-making activities.
II. Current Action
The Bureau of Labor Statistics seeks approval to conduct round 10
of annual interviews of the NLSY97 as well as the pretest for round 11.
Respondents to the NLSY97 will undergo an interview of approximately
one hour during which they will answer questions about schooling and
labor market experiences, family relationships, and community
background.
During the fielding period for the main round 10 interviews, about
750 respondents will be asked to participate in a brief second
interview to ascertain whether the initial interview took place as the
interviewer reported and to assess the data quality of selected
questionnaire items.
During round 10, the BLS proposes to increase respondent financial
and in-kind incentives to encourage greater cooperation both in the
current round and in future rounds. In addition, the BLS proposes to
add a set of experimental questions near the end of the round 10
questionnaire that are designed to improve respondent engagement with
and enjoyment of the survey. The experimental questions are subjective
and provide respondents with an opportunity to express their opinions
or feelings about various topics, in contrast to most other questions
in the survey, which generally are objective and focus on behavior. The
ultimate goal of the experimental questions is to encourage long-term
respondent cooperation.
The BLS also proposes to add a questionnaire section that includes
questions about labor force participation that also are asked in the
monthly Current Population Survey. These questions previously were
asked in round 4 of the NLSY97. Finally, the BLS proposes in round 10
to make a variety of minor changes to existing questionnaire sections
and to remove some less vital questions to offset the additional
respondent burden from the questionnaire sections that are being added.
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; 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 submissions of responses.
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Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997.
OMB Number: 1220-0157.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
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Average Estimated
Total Total time per total
Form respondents Frequency responses response burden
(minutes) (hours)
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Main Round 10 Interview............ 7,500 Annually............. 7,500 60 7,500
Round 10 Validation Interview...... 750 Annually............. 750 6 75
Round 11 Pretest................... 200 Annually............. 200 60 200
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Totals......................... 7,700 ..................... 8,450 ......... 7,775
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The difference between the total number of respondents and the total number of responses reflects the fact that
750 respondents will be interviewed twice, once in the main round 10 survey and a second time in the
validation interview.
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 5th day of June, 2006.
Cathy Kazanowski,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. E6-9254 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am]
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