Data Users Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting and Agenda, 14161-14162 [E9-6998]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 59 / Monday, March 30, 2009 / Notices sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES It measures, for example, time spent with children, 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 develops nationally representative estimates of how people spend their time. Respondents also report who was with them during 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, potentially answering the following questions: • Do the ways people use their time vary across demographic and labor force characteristics, such as age, sex, race, ethnicity, employment status, earnings, and education? • How much time do parents spend in the company of their children, either actively providing care or being with them while socializing, relaxing, or doing other things? • How are earnings related to leisure time—do those with higher earnings spend more or less time relaxing and socializing? • Where do people work—at a workplace, in their homes, or someplace else? • How does the way people use their time affect their health, safety, and wellbeing? The ATUS data are collected on an ongoing, monthly basis, so time series data will eventually become available, allowing analysts to identify changes in how people spend their time. II. Current Action Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the ATUS. This survey collects information on how individuals in the United States use their time. Collection is done on a continuous basis with the sample drawn monthly. The survey sample is drawn from households completing their final month of interviews for the Current Population Survey (CPS). Households are selected to ensure a representative demographic sample, and one VerDate Nov<24>2008 18:33 Mar 27, 2009 Jkt 217001 individual from each household is selected to take part in one Computer Assisted Telephone Interview. In this interview, respondents are asked to report all of their activities for one preassigned 24-hour day, which is the day prior to the interview. A short series of summary questions and CPS updates follow the core time diary collection. After each full year of collection, annual national estimates of time use for an average weekday or weekend day are available. Beginning in January 2010, well-being questions sponsored by the National Institute on Aging are proposed to be added to the ATUS. These questions will be included in the survey for 12 months (through December 2010). These questions will ask respondents to rate on a 0-to-6 scale how happy, tired, stressed, sad, and in pain they felt during randomly selected activities. Respondents will not be asked these questions about personal activities. Additional questions will be asked about general health, use of pain medications, and interactions with others. The data from this module will provide a richer description of work. Specifically, the results will measure how workers feel during work episodes compared to nonwork episodes, and how often and with whom workers interact on the job. The results also can be used to measure whether the amount of pain varies by occupation and disability status. These data will also allow for research into how pain and aging affect time usage. Because the ATUS sample is a subset of households completing interviews for the CPS, the same demographic information collected from that survey is available for ATUS respondents. Comparisons of activity patterns across characteristics such as sex, race, age, disability status, and education of the respondent, as well as the presence of children and the number of adults living in the respondent’s household, are possible. 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. PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 14161 • 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: Revision of a currently approved collection. Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Title: American Time Use Survey. OMB Number: 1220–0175. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Total Respondents: 13,240. Frequency: Monthly. Total Responses: 13,240. Average Time per Response: 19.75 minutes. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 4,358 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 24th day of March 2009. Cathy Kazanowski, Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics. [FR Doc. E9–6969 Filed 3–27–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–24–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Users Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting and Agenda The first meeting of the Data Users Advisory Committee will be held Thursday, April 23, 2009. The meeting will be held in the Postal Square Building, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC. The Data Users Advisory Committee is a technical committee composed of data users from various sectors of the U.S. economy, including labor, business, research, academic and government communities. Committee members are called upon to provide advice on technical matters related to the collection, tabulation, and analysis of the Bureau’s statistics, on its published reports, and on the broader E:\FR\FM\30MRN1.SGM 30MRN1 14162 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 59 / Monday, March 30, 2009 / Notices Signed at Washington, DC, the 25th day of March 2009. Philip L. Rones, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics. [FR Doc. 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McGroary, Chief Patent Counsel/LS01, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812, (256) 544–0013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sammy A. Nabors, Technology Transfer Program Office/ED03, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812, (256) 544–5226. Information about other NASA inventions available for licensing can be found online at https:// technology.nasa.gov. support for environmental research and education. Agenda: Dated: March 20, 2009. Richard W. Sherman, Deputy General Counsel. [FR Doc. E9–6801 Filed 3–27–09; 8:45 am] aspects of its overall mission and function. The meeting will be held in Meeting Room 1 of the Postal Square Building Conference Center. The schedule and agenda for the meeting are as follows: 8:30 Registration 9:00 Opening Remarks and introductions 10:15 Discussion of future priorities 11:15 BLS Web site redesign 1:15 BLS product initiatives 2:45 Debunking myths about BLS data series 4:45 Conclusion The meeting is open to the public. Any questions concerning the meeting should be directed to Tracy A. Jack, Data Users Advisory Committee, on 202–691–5869. Individuals with disabilities, who need special accommodations, should contact Ms. Jack at least two days prior to the meeting date. Name: Site Visit review of the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at Yale University, also called Center for Research on Interface Structures and Phenomena, by NSF Division of Materials Research (DMR) #1203. Dates & Times: Thursday, May 7, 2009; 7:45 a.m.–9 p.m.; Friday, May 8, 2009; 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Place: Yale University, New Haven, CT. Type of Meeting: Part-open. Contact Person: Dr. Thomas Rieker, Program Director, Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers Program, Division of Materials Research, Room 1065, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230, Telephone (703) 292– 8428. 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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 59 (Monday, March 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14161-14162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6998]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics


Data Users Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting and Agenda

    The first meeting of the Data Users Advisory Committee will be held 
Thursday, April 23, 2009. The meeting will be held in the Postal Square 
Building, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC.
    The Data Users Advisory Committee is a technical committee composed 
of data users from various sectors of the U.S. economy, including 
labor, business, research, academic and government communities. 
Committee members are called upon to provide advice on technical 
matters related to the collection, tabulation, and analysis of the 
Bureau's statistics, on its published reports, and on the broader

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aspects of its overall mission and function.
    The meeting will be held in Meeting Room 1 of the Postal Square 
Building Conference Center. The schedule and agenda for the meeting are 
as follows:

8:30 Registration
9:00 Opening Remarks and introductions
10:15 Discussion of future priorities
11:15 BLS Web site redesign
1:15 BLS product initiatives
2:45 Debunking myths about BLS data series
4:45 Conclusion

    The meeting is open to the public. Any questions concerning the 
meeting should be directed to Tracy A. Jack, Data Users Advisory 
Committee, on 202-691-5869. Individuals with disabilities, who need 
special accommodations, should contact Ms. Jack at least two days prior 
to the meeting date.


    Signed at Washington, DC, the 25th day of March 2009.
Philip L. Rones,
Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
 [FR Doc. E9-6998 Filed 3-27-09; 8:45 am]
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