Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Well-being Supplement to the American Time Use Survey, 26808-26809 [2013-10868]

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• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26808-26809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10868]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Well-being Supplement to the American Time Use 
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, ``Well-being Supplement to the American Time Use Survey,'' to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for 
continued use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

DATES: Submit comments on or before June 7, 2013.

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, https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, on the day following publication of this notice or by 
contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129 (this is not a 
toll-free number) or sending an email to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
    Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk

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Officer for DOL-BLS, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 
17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, Fax: 202-395-6881 (this is not a 
toll-free number), email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The American Time Use Survey (ATUS) Well-
being supplement includes questions about how people experience their 
time. For example, the supplement asks how happy and stressed the 
respondent was the day before and the degree to which they felt pain. 
The supplement also includes questions on general health and life 
satisfaction. Information collected in the Well-being module is 
published as a public use data set to facilitate research on numerous 
topics, such as how people experience time spent in different 
activities, times of social interaction, and pain; the relationship 
between health and time use; and the relationship between life 
satisfaction and point-in-time affective experiences. Sponsored by the 
National Institute of Aging (NIA) of the National Institutes of Health, 
the module is asked of all respondents immediately upon their 
completion of the ATUS. The Well-being module supports the BLS mission, 
by providing new insight into the ATUS data on time use and information 
specifically about workers' affective experiences. The data collection 
supports the NIA mission, by providing information about the health and 
well-being of older Americans.
    This 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 that 
does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection 
under Control Number 1220-0182. The current approval is scheduled to 
expire on June 30, 2013; however, it should be noted that existing 
information collection requirements submitted to the OMB receive a 
month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For additional 
information, see the related notice published in the Federal Register 
on January 11, 2013 (78 FR 2446).
    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 30 days of publication of this notice in 
the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1220-0185. 
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: Well-being Supplement to the American Time Use 
Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0185.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,800.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 12,800.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,067.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: May 1, 2013.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-10868 Filed 5-7-13; 8:45 am]
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