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Round 20 will be a predominantly
telephone survey. We anticipate that
approximately 90 percent of interviews
will be completed by telephone, with
the remaining interviews being
conducted in person.
The round 20 questionnaire will
resemble the round 19 questionnaire
with few modifications. New questions
for the round 20 questionnaire include
questions on hours worked from home,
on the value of a job, on labor market
volatility due to Coronavirus pandemic,
on contracting of Coronavirus, on
vaccines, on applications for
Unemployment Compensation, on
criminal background checks, on internet
access and on the respondents’ previous
on experience with NLSY97’s
Coronavirus supplemental survey. In
addition, we have made attempts to
streamline the questionnaire so that it
will be shorter and less burdensome for
respondents. To this end, fewer
questions will be asked about college
enrollment, non-compete agreements,
device ownership, chronic pain, and the
use of pain killers.
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,
Total
respondents
Form
Frequency
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.
Title: National Longitudinal Survey of
Youth 1997.
OMB Number: 1220–0157.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Average
time per
response
(minutes)
Total
responses
Estimated
total
burden
(hours)
Main NLSY97: September 2021–June 2022 ......................
Validation interview: October 2021–June 2022 ..................
6,650
133
One-time ........
One-time ........
6,650
133
75
4
8,312.5
8.9
Totals * ..........................................................................
6,650
........................
6,783
........................
8,321
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, January 19,
2021.
Eric Molina,
Acting Chief, Division of Management
Systems.
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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 ‘‘Occupational Requirements
Survey.’’ A copy of the proposed
information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the individual
listed below in the ADDRESSES section of
this notice.
Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or
before March 29, 2021.
DATES:
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Information Collection Activities;
Comment Request
Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
ADDRESSES:
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. This
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUMMARY:
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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080,
2 Massachusetts Avenue NE,
Washington, DC 20212. Written
comments also may be transmitted by
email to BLS_PRA_Public@bls.gov.
Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer, at
202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free
number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
The Occupational Requirements
Survey (ORS) is a nationwide survey
that the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
is conducting at the request of the Social
Security Administration (SSA). Three
years of data collection and capture for
the ORS will start in 2021 and end in
mid-2024.
Estimates produced from the data
collected by the ORS will be used by the
SSA to update occupational
requirements data for administering the
Social Security Disability Insurance
(SSDI) and Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) programs.
The ORS occupational information
will allow SSA adjudicators to clearly
associate the assessment of a claimant’s
physical and mental functional capacity
and vocational profile with work
requirements. BLS will compute
percentages of workers with various
characteristics, such as skill and
strength level. SSA will use this
information to provide statistical
support for the medical-vocational rules
used at step 5 of sequential evaluation
regarding the number of unskilled jobs
that exist at each level of exertion in the
national economy.
The Social Security Administration,
Members of Congress, and
representatives of the disability
community have all identified
collection of updated information on the
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requirements of work in today’s
economy as crucial to the equitable and
efficient operation of the Social Security
Disability (SSDI) program.
The ORS collects data from a sample
of employers. These requirements of
work data consist of information about
the duties, responsibilities, and critical
job tasks for a sample of occupations for
each sampled employer.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the
Occupational Requirements Survey.
The ORS collects data on the
requirements of work, as defined by the
SSA’s disability program:
(1) An indicator of ‘‘time to
proficiency,’’ defined as the amount of
time required by a typical worker to
learn the techniques, acquire the
information, and develop the facility
needed for average job performance,
comparable to the Specific Vocational
Preparation (SVP) used in the
Dictionary of Occupational Titles
(DOT).
(2) Physical Demand characteristics/
factors of occupations, measured in
such a way to support SSA disability
determination needs, comparable to
measures in Appendix C of the Selected
Characteristics of Occupations (SCO).
(3) Environmental Conditions,
measured in such a way to support SSA
disability determination needs,
comparable to measures in Appendix D
of the SCO.
(4) Data elements that describe the
mental and cognitive demands of work.
(5) Occupational task lists of
occupations, defined as the critical job
function and key job tasks, to validate
the reported requirements of work,
comparable to data identified in the
Employment and Training
Administration’s (ETA’s) O*NET
Program.
The ORS data is collected using a
two-stage stratified design and includes
sample cell definitions and allocations
to accommodate the goal to produce
estimates for as many occupations as
possible. Occupations for private
industry establishments are selected
before the sample is fielded.
Occupational selection for government
units generally occurs after
establishment contact. The probability
of an occupation being selected after the
sample is fielded will be proportionate
to its employment within the
establishment.
BLS will disseminate the data from
the ORS on the BLS public website
(www.bls.gov/ors). The design uses a
five-year rotation with complete
estimates published after the full sample
has been collected. Interim results will
be produced and disseminated on an
annual basis.
ORS collection uses several forms
(having unique private industry and
government collection versions). For
those sampled establishments that are in
the current National Compensation
Survey (NCS), ORS uses NCS data and
forms for those data elements that
overlap.
ORS data are defined to balance SSA’s
adjudication needs with the ability of
the respondent to provide data. With
this clearance, BLS is continuing
collection of existing data.
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.
Title of Collection: Occupational
Requirements Survey.
OMB Number: 1220–0189.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit; not-for-profit institutions; and
State, local, and tribal government.
All figures in the table below are
based on a three-year average.
Respondents
Average
responses
per year
Total number
of responses
Average
minutes
Total hours
11,200
1.04
11,700
107
20,947
Three-year average .............................................................
COLLECTION FORMS
Occupational Requirements Survey (Private Industry Sample).
Occupational Requirements Survey (State and
local government sample).
List form numbers, ORS Form 15–1P, ORS Name form, Establishment Collection Forms
Form 4 PPD–4PF, ORS Form 4 PPD–4PAF.
for Private Industry.
List form numbers, ORS Form 15–1G, ORS Name form, Establishment Collection Forms
Form 4 PPD–4GF, ORS Form 4 PPD–
for Governments.
4GAF.
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 22nd day
of January 2021.
Mark Staniorski,
Chief, Division of Management Systems.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
AGENCY: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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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. 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 ``Occupational
Requirements Survey.'' A copy of the proposed information collection
request 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 March 29, 2021.
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 email to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer,
at 202-691-7628 (this is not a toll free number). (See ADDRESSES
section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Occupational Requirements Survey (ORS) is a nationwide survey
that the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is conducting at the request
of the Social Security Administration (SSA). Three years of data
collection and capture for the ORS will start in 2021 and end in mid-
2024.
Estimates produced from the data collected by the ORS will be used
by the SSA to update occupational requirements data for administering
the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) programs.
The ORS occupational information will allow SSA adjudicators to
clearly associate the assessment of a claimant's physical and mental
functional capacity and vocational profile with work requirements. BLS
will compute percentages of workers with various characteristics, such
as skill and strength level. SSA will use this information to provide
statistical support for the medical-vocational rules used at step 5 of
sequential evaluation regarding the number of unskilled jobs that exist
at each level of exertion in the national economy.
The Social Security Administration, Members of Congress, and
representatives of the disability community have all identified
collection of updated information on the
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requirements of work in today's economy as crucial to the equitable and
efficient operation of the Social Security Disability (SSDI) program.
The ORS collects data from a sample of employers. These
requirements of work data consist of information about the duties,
responsibilities, and critical job tasks for a sample of occupations
for each sampled employer.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the
Occupational Requirements Survey.
The ORS collects data on the requirements of work, as defined by
the SSA's disability program:
(1) An indicator of ``time to proficiency,'' defined as the amount
of time required by a typical worker to learn the techniques, acquire
the information, and develop the facility needed for average job
performance, comparable to the Specific Vocational Preparation (SVP)
used in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT).
(2) Physical Demand characteristics/factors of occupations,
measured in such a way to support SSA disability determination needs,
comparable to measures in Appendix C of the Selected Characteristics of
Occupations (SCO).
(3) Environmental Conditions, measured in such a way to support SSA
disability determination needs, comparable to measures in Appendix D of
the SCO.
(4) Data elements that describe the mental and cognitive demands of
work.
(5) Occupational task lists of occupations, defined as the critical
job function and key job tasks, to validate the reported requirements
of work, comparable to data identified in the Employment and Training
Administration's (ETA's) O*NET Program.
The ORS data is collected using a two-stage stratified design and
includes sample cell definitions and allocations to accommodate the
goal to produce estimates for as many occupations as possible.
Occupations for private industry establishments are selected before the
sample is fielded. Occupational selection for government units
generally occurs after establishment contact. The probability of an
occupation being selected after the sample is fielded will be
proportionate to its employment within the establishment.
BLS will disseminate the data from the ORS on the BLS public
website (www.bls.gov/ors). The design uses a five-year rotation with
complete estimates published after the full sample has been collected.
Interim results will be produced and disseminated on an annual basis.
ORS collection uses several forms (having unique private industry
and government collection versions). For those sampled establishments
that are in the current National Compensation Survey (NCS), ORS uses
NCS data and forms for those data elements that overlap.
ORS data are defined to balance SSA's adjudication needs with the
ability of the respondent to provide data. With this clearance, BLS is
continuing collection of existing data.
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.
Title of Collection: Occupational Requirements Survey.
OMB Number: 1220-0189.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; not-for-profit
institutions; and State, local, and tribal government.
All figures in the table below are based on a three-year average.
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Average
Respondents responses per Total number of Average minutes Total hours
year responses
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Three-year average................................................. 11,200 1.04 11,700 107 20,947
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Collection Forms
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Occupational Requirements Survey List form numbers, Name form,
(Private Industry Sample). ORS Form 15-1P, Establishment
ORS Form 4 PPD- Collection Forms
4PF, ORS Form 4 for Private
PPD-4PAF. Industry.
Occupational Requirements Survey List form numbers, Name form,
(State and local government ORS Form 15-1G, Establishment
sample). ORS Form 4 PPD- Collection Forms
4GF, ORS Form 4 for Governments.
PPD-4GAF.
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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 22nd day of January 2021.
Mark Staniorski,
Chief, Division of Management Systems.
[FR Doc. 2021-01855 Filed 1-27-21; 8:45 am]
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