Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; National Compensation Survey, 12036-12037 [2021-04101]

Download as PDF 12036 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 38 / Monday, March 1, 2021 / Notices Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1321(f)(4) and (5), and applicable state law for injury to, impairment of, destruction of, and loss of, diminution of value of and/or loss of use of natural resources as a result of the February 4, 2015 discharge of 30,000– 53,000 gallons of denatured ethanol into and near the Mississippi River near Balltown, Iowa from CP’s derailed train (‘‘the Spill’’). Under the proposed Settlement Agreement, CP agrees to pay $282,391 to the DOI Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Fund to be used for restoration activities to compensate the public for recreational and aquatic injuries. CP will receive from the Trustees a covenant not to sue for the claims resolved by the settlement. The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the proposed Settlement Agreement. 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Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611. 20:13 Feb 26, 2021 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00118 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; National Compensation Survey Notice of availability; request for comments. ACTION: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited. DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives on or before March 31, 2021. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency’s estimates of the burden and cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony May by telephone at 202–693– 4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Compensation Survey (NCS) is an ongoing survey of earnings and benefits among private firms, State, and local government. Data from the NCS program include estimates of wages covering broad groups of related occupations, and data that directly links benefit plan costs with detailed plan provisions. The NCS is used to produce the Employment Cost Trends, including the Employment Cost Index (ECI) and SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\01MRN1.SGM 01MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 38 / Monday, March 1, 2021 / Notices Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC), employee benefits data (on coverage, cost, and provisions), and data used by the President’s Pay Agent. This data is used by compensation administrators and researchers in the public and private sectors. Data from the NCS are used to help in determining monetary policy (as a Principal Federal Economic Indicator). The integrated program’s single sample produces both time-series indexes and cost levels for industry and occupational groups, thereby increasing the analytical potential of the data. The NCS employs probability methods for selection of occupations. This ensures that sampled occupations represent all occupations in the workforce, while minimizing the reporting burden on respondents. The survey collects data from a sample of employers. These data will consist of information about the duties, responsibilities, and compensation (earnings and benefits) for a sample of occupations for each sampled employer. Data will be updated on a quarterly basis. The updates will allow for production of data on change in earnings and total compensation. This survey was revised to temporarily add questions to the National Compensation Survey to cover sick leave policy changes due to the coronavirus pandemic. These questions were collected primarily through email in June and July of 2020. These data were approved for collection under Emergency OMB Clearance Package 1220–0195, but they were discontinued on November 13, 2020. Respondents will electronically complete and submit responses through a simple fillable form. The additional sick leave policy questions are not intended to be collected beyond the July timeframe. At this time, BLS has discontinued in person data collection in response to the coronavirus pandemic. NCS will return to using in person interviews as a method of collection once restrictions are lifted. During this time, the NCS is relying heavily on telephone, email, and mail for current collection. Video interview collection is also available in response to the pandemic and is being considered as a standard collection method. The NCS collects earnings and work level data on occupations for the nation. The NCS also collects information on the cost, provisions, and incidence of major employee benefits through its benefit cost and benefit provision programs and publications. BLS has for a number of years been using a revised approach to the Locality Pay Survey (LPS) component of the NCS; this uses VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:48 Feb 26, 2021 Jkt 253001 12037 data from two current BLS programs— the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey and the ECI program. This approach uses OES data to provide wage data by occupation and by area, while ECI data are used to specify grade level effects. This approach is also being used to extend the estimation of pay gaps to areas that were not included in the prior Locality Pay Survey sample, and these data have been delivered to the Pay Agent (in 2019, data for 95 areas were delivered). For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on June 11, 2020 (85 FR 35667). 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 the OMB approves it 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 OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. Agency: DOL–BLS. Title of Collection: National Compensation Survey. OMB Control Number: 1220–0164. Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits; not-forprofit institutions; State, local, and tribal governments. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,863. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 49,717. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 43,978 hours. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0. NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES (Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D)) ADDRESSES: Dated: February 23, 2021. Anthony May, Management and Program Analyst. 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Currently, the NEA is soliciting comments concerning the proposed information collection of NEA panelist profile data. A copy of the current information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the address section of this notice. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the address section below within 60 days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register. The NEA is particularly interested in comments that: SUMMARY: • 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 • Can help the agency minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the electronic submission of responses. Email comments to Daniel Beattie, Director, Office of Guidelines and Panel Operations, National Endowment for the Arts, at: beattied@ arts.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Beattie, Director of Guidelines E:\FR\FM\01MRN1.SGM 01MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 38 (Monday, March 1, 2021)]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; National Compensation Survey

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Bureau of 
Labor Statistics (BLS)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public 
comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before March 31, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely 
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and 
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony May by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Compensation Survey (NCS) is an 
ongoing survey of earnings and benefits among private firms, State, and 
local government. Data from the NCS program include estimates of wages 
covering broad groups of related occupations, and data that directly 
links benefit plan costs with detailed plan provisions. The NCS is used 
to produce the Employment Cost Trends, including the Employment Cost 
Index (ECI) and

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Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC), employee benefits data 
(on coverage, cost, and provisions), and data used by the President's 
Pay Agent. This data is used by compensation administrators and 
researchers in the public and private sectors. Data from the NCS are 
used to help in determining monetary policy (as a Principal Federal 
Economic Indicator). The integrated program's single sample produces 
both time-series indexes and cost levels for industry and occupational 
groups, thereby increasing the analytical potential of the data.
    The NCS employs probability methods for selection of occupations. 
This ensures that sampled occupations represent all occupations in the 
workforce, while minimizing the reporting burden on respondents. The 
survey collects data from a sample of employers. These data will 
consist of information about the duties, responsibilities, and 
compensation (earnings and benefits) for a sample of occupations for 
each sampled employer. Data will be updated on a quarterly basis. The 
updates will allow for production of data on change in earnings and 
total compensation.
    This survey was revised to temporarily add questions to the 
National Compensation Survey to cover sick leave policy changes due to 
the coronavirus pandemic. These questions were collected primarily 
through email in June and July of 2020. These data were approved for 
collection under Emergency OMB Clearance Package 1220-0195, but they 
were discontinued on November 13, 2020. Respondents will electronically 
complete and submit responses through a simple fillable form. The 
additional sick leave policy questions are not intended to be collected 
beyond the July timeframe. At this time, BLS has discontinued in person 
data collection in response to the coronavirus pandemic. NCS will 
return to using in person interviews as a method of collection once 
restrictions are lifted. During this time, the NCS is relying heavily 
on telephone, email, and mail for current collection. Video interview 
collection is also available in response to the pandemic and is being 
considered as a standard collection method.
    The NCS collects earnings and work level data on occupations for 
the nation. The NCS also collects information on the cost, provisions, 
and incidence of major employee benefits through its benefit cost and 
benefit provision programs and publications. BLS has for a number of 
years been using a revised approach to the Locality Pay Survey (LPS) 
component of the NCS; this uses data from two current BLS programs--the 
Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey and the ECI program. 
This approach uses OES data to provide wage data by occupation and by 
area, while ECI data are used to specify grade level effects. This 
approach is also being used to extend the estimation of pay gaps to 
areas that were not included in the prior Locality Pay Survey sample, 
and these data have been delivered to the Pay Agent (in 2019, data for 
95 areas were delivered).
    For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the 
related notice published in the Federal Register on June 11, 2020 (85 
FR 35667).
    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 the OMB approves it 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 
OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
    DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
    Agency: DOL-BLS.
    Title of Collection: National Compensation Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0164.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits; 
not-for-profit institutions; State, local, and tribal governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,863.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 49,717.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 43,978 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))

    Dated: February 23, 2021.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
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