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Brent Parton,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment
and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2022–27406 Filed 12–16–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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:
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 revision 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 February 17, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Nora
Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer,
Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2
Massachusetts Avenue NE, Room G225,
Washington, DC 20212. Written
comments also may be transmitted by
email to BLS_PRA_Public@bls.gov.
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:
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SUMMARY:
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
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Security Administration (SSA). Three
years of data collection and capture for
the ORS will start in 2023 and end in
mid-2026. Estimates produced from the
data collected by the ORS will be
considered by the SSA to update
occupational requirements data used in
administering the Social Security
Disability Insurance (SSDI) and
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
programs.
The ORS occupational information
will allow SSA adjudicators to 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 during the assessment process
regarding the number of jobs that exist
at each occupational requirement level
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
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. Collected work data
consist of occupational task lists,
defined as the critical job function and
key job tasks, to validate the reported
requirements of work.
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) Education, Training and
Experience, measures include 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. This indicator is
comparable to the Specific Vocational
Preparation (SVP) used in the
Dictionary of Occupational Titles
(DOT).
(2) Physical Demands, characteristics/
factors of occupations, measured in
such a way to support SSA disability
determination needs. These measures
are comparable to measures in
Appendix C of the Selected
Characteristics of Occupations (SCO).
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(3) Environmental Conditions,
measured in such a way to support SSA
disability determination needs,
comparable to measures in Appendix D
of the SCO.
(4) Mental and Cognitive Demands,
measures include work setting, review,
pace, in addition to personal contacts.
The ORS also collects the following
supporting data to validate reported
requirements:
• Occupational task lists, defined as
the critical job function and key job
tasks, to validate the reported
requirements of work. These task lists
are comparable to data identified in the
Employment and Training
Administration’s (ETA) Occupational
Information Network (O*NET) Program.
BLS is seeking approval to increase
the ORS sample size to mitigate the
impact of non-response on survey
estimates and ensure sufficient data are
collected, to support the final ORS
estimates. Changes in survey questions
and materials to increase survey
efficiency and improve estimates are
also included in this request.
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 in July 2028 with
final estimates published no later than
the second quarter of FY 2029. Interim
results will be produced and
disseminated on an annual basis.
ORS collection uses several forms for
private industry and government
collection. Only one form version is
used per interview based on what best
meets an individual field economist’s
note taking needs for a given interview.
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.
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• 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.
77641
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit; not-for-profit institutions; and
State, local, and tribal government.
Respondents
Average
responses
per year
Total
number of
responses
Average
minutes
Total
hours
12,449
1.00
12,449
65.735
13,639
Total Average ...............................................................
COLLECTION FORMS
Occupational Requirements Survey (Private Industry sample).
Occupational Requirements Survey (State and
local government sample).
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, on December
13, 2022.
Eric Molina,
Acting Chief, Division of Management
Systems.
[FR Doc. 2022–27407 Filed 12–16–22; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Permit Applications Received
Under the Antarctic Conservation Act
of 1978
National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice of permit applications
received.
AGENCY:
The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is required to publish
a notice of permit applications received
to conduct activities regulated under the
Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978.
NSF has published regulations under
the Antarctic Conservation Act in the
Code of Federal Regulations. This is the
required notice of permit applications
received.
DATES: Interested parties are invited to
submit written data, comments, or
views with respect to this permit
application by January 18, 2023. This
application may be inspected by
interested parties at the Permit Office,
address below.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to Permit Office, Office of
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List form Nos.
Name form
ORS Form 15–1P, ORS Form 4PPD–4P,
ORS Form 4 PPD–4PF, ORS Form 4 PPD–
4PAF.
ORS Form 15–1G, ORS Form 4PPD–4G,
ORS Form 4 PPD–4GF, ORS Form 4
PPD–4GAF.
Establishment and Collection Forms for Private Industry.
Polar Programs, National Science
Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue,
Alexandria, Virginia 22314 or
ACApermits@nsf.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew Titmus, ACA Permit Officer, at
the above address, 703–292–4479.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Science Foundation, as
directed by the Antarctic Conservation
Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–541, 45 CFR
670), as amended by the Antarctic
Science, Tourism and Conservation Act
of 1996, has developed regulations for
the establishment of a permit system for
various activities in Antarctica and
designation of certain animals and
certain geographic areas as requiring
special protection. The regulations
establish such a permit system to
designate Antarctic Specially Protected
Areas.
Application Details
1. Applicant Permit Application:
2023–025
Daniel Villa, Sea Shepherd Global,
1217 S 9th St, Tacoma, WA 98405,
operations@seashepherdglobal.org
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Waste Management. The applicant
seeks an Antarctic Conservation Permit
for waste management activities
associated with use of remotely piloted
aircrafts (RPAs) in Antarctica. Aircrafts
will be used for documenting krill
fishery activities only. RPAs will not be
flown over any concentrations of
wildlife, Antarctic Specially Protected
or Managed Areas or Historic Sites and
Monuments without appropriate
authorization. Aircraft are only to be
flown by experienced, pre-approved
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Establishment and Collection Forms for Governments.
pilots in fair weather conditions and in
the presence of an observer, who will
always maintain visual line of sight
with the aircraft during operation.
Measures are in place to prevent loss of
the aircraft.
Location
Antarctic Peninsula Region.
Dates of Permitted Activities
January 15, 2023–February 29, 2023.
Erika N. Davis,
Program Specialist, Office of Polar Programs.
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National Artificial Intelligence
Research Resource Task Force; Notice
of Meeting
In accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub., L. 92–
463, as amended), the National Science
Foundation (NSF) announces the
following meeting:
NAME AND COMMITTEE CODE: National
Artificial Intelligence Research Resource
Task Force (84629).
DATE AND TIME: January 13, 2023; 1:00
p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT.
PLACE: NSF, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue,
Alexandria, VA 22314/Virtual Virtual
meeting attendance only; to attend the
virtual meeting, please send your
request for the virtual meeting link to
the following email: cmessam@nsf.gov.
TYPE OF MEETING: Open.
CONTACT PERSON: Brenda Williams,
National Science Foundation, 2415
Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA
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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.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 revision 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 February 17, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer,
Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2
Massachusetts Avenue NE, Room G225, 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 2023 and end in mid-
2026. Estimates produced from the data collected by the ORS will be
considered by the SSA to update occupational requirements data used in
administering the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs.
The ORS occupational information will allow SSA adjudicators to
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 during the
assessment process regarding the number of jobs that exist at each
occupational requirement level 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 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. Collected work
data consist of occupational task lists, defined as the critical job
function and key job tasks, to validate the reported requirements of
work.
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) Education, Training and Experience, measures include 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. This indicator is comparable to the Specific Vocational
Preparation (SVP) used in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT).
(2) Physical Demands, characteristics/factors of occupations,
measured in such a way to support SSA disability determination needs.
These measures are 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) Mental and Cognitive Demands, measures include work setting,
review, pace, in addition to personal contacts.
The ORS also collects the following supporting data to validate
reported requirements:
Occupational task lists, defined as the critical job
function and key job tasks, to validate the reported requirements of
work. These task lists are comparable to data identified in the
Employment and Training Administration's (ETA) Occupational Information
Network (O*NET) Program.
BLS is seeking approval to increase the ORS sample size to mitigate
the impact of non-response on survey estimates and ensure sufficient
data are collected, to support the final ORS estimates. Changes in
survey questions and materials to increase survey efficiency and
improve estimates are also included in this request.
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
in July 2028 with final estimates published no later than the second
quarter of FY 2029. Interim results will be produced and disseminated
on an annual basis.
ORS collection uses several forms for private industry and
government collection. Only one form version is used per interview
based on what best meets an individual field economist's note taking
needs for a given interview.
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.
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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: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; not-for-profit
institutions; and State, local, and tribal government.
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Average
Respondents responses per Total number of Average minutes Total hours
year responses
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Total Average.................................................. 12,449 1.00 12,449 65.735 13,639
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Collection Forms
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List form Nos. Name form
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Occupational Requirements ORS Form 15-1P, ORS Establishment and
Survey (Private Industry Form 4PPD-4P, ORS Collection Forms
sample). Form 4 PPD-4PF, ORS for Private
Form 4 PPD-4PAF. Industry.
Occupational Requirements ORS Form 15-1G, ORS Establishment and
Survey (State and local Form 4PPD-4G, ORS Collection Forms
government sample). Form 4 PPD-4GF, ORS for Governments.
Form 4 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, on December 13, 2022.
Eric Molina,
Acting Chief, Division of Management Systems.
[FR Doc. 2022-27407 Filed 12-16-22; 8:45 am]
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