Information Collection Activities; Comment Request, 78999-79000 [2022-27949]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 246 / Friday, December 23, 2022 / Notices collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the information collection request; they will also become a matter of public record. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Torre by telephone at 202–693– 0123, or by email at olms-public@ dol.gov. Under 49 U.S.C. 5333(b), when Federal funds are used to acquire, improve, or operate a transit system, the Department must ensure that the recipient of those funds establishes arrangements to protect the rights of affected transit employees. Federal law requires such arrangements to be ‘‘fair and equitable,’’ and the Department of Labor (DOL or ‘‘the Department’’) must certify the arrangements before the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) can award certain funds to grantees. These employee protective arrangements must include provisions that may be necessary for the preservation of rights, privileges, and benefits under existing collective bargaining agreements or otherwise; the continuation of collective bargaining rights; the protection of individual employees against a worsening of their positions related to employment; assurances of employment to employees of acquired transportation systems; assurances of priority of reemployment of employees whose employment is ended or who are laid off; and paid training or retraining programs. 49 U.S.C. 5333(b)(2). Pursuant to 29 CFR part 215, upon receipt of copies of applications for Federal assistance subject to 49 U.S.C. 5333(b) from the FTA, together with a request for the certification of employee protective arrangements from the Department of Labor, DOL will process those applications. The FTA will provide the Department with the information necessary to enable the Department to process employee protections for certification of the project. DOL Procedural Guidelines (29 CFR part 215), encourage the development of employee protections through local negotiations, but establish time frames for certification to expedite the process and make it more predictable, while assuring that the required protections are in place. TKELLEY on DSK125TN23PROD with NOTICE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:36 Dec 22, 2022 Jkt 259001 Pursuant to the Guidelines, DOL refers for review the grant application and the proposed terms and conditions to unions representing transit employees in the service area of the project and to the applicant and/or subrecipient. No referral is made if the application falls under one of the following exceptions: (1) employees in the service area are not represented by a union; (2) the grant is for routine replacement items; (3) the grant is for a Job Access project serving populations less than 200,000. (29 CFR 215.3). Grants where employees in the service area are not represented by a union will be certified without referral based on protective terms and conditions set forth by DOL. When a grant application is referred to the parties, DOL recommends the terms and conditions to serve as the basis for certification. The parties have 15 days to inform DOL of any objections to the recommended terms including reasons for such objections. If no objections are registered and no circumstances exist inconsistent with the statue, or if objections are found not sufficient, DOL certifies the project on the basis of the recommended terms. If DOL determines that the objections are sufficient, the Department, as appropriate, will direct the parties to negotiate for up to 30 days, limited to issues defined by DOL. If the parties are unable to reach agreement within 30 days, DOL will review the final proposals and where no circumstances exist inconsistent with the statute, issue an interim certification permitting FTA to release funds, provided that no action is taken relating to the issues in dispute that would irreparably harm employees. Following the interim certification, the parties may continue negotiations. If they are unable to reach agreement, DOL sets the terms for Final Certification within 60 days. DOL may request briefs on the issues in dispute before issuing the final certification. Notwithstanding the above, the Department retains the right to withhold certification where circumstances inconsistent with the statue so warrant until such circumstances have been resolved. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 78999 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–OLMS. Type of Review: Extension. Title of Collection: Protections for Transit Workers under Section 5333(b) Urban Program. OMB Control Number: 1245–0006. Form: N/A. Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Labor Organizations; Transit Workers. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,500. Frequency: Varies. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 1,500. Estimated Average Time per Response: 4 hours. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 6,000 hours. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0. (Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Karen Torre, Chief of the Division of Interpretations and Regulations, Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor. [FR Doc. 2022–27947 Filed 12–22–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–86–P 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\23DEN1.SGM 23DEN1 79000 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 246 / Friday, December 23, 2022 / Notices TKELLEY on DSK125TN23PROD with NOTICE 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 reinstatement with change of the ‘‘Contingent Worker Supplement (CWS) to the Current Population Survey (CPS)’’ to be conducted in July 2023. A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) 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 21, 2023. ADDRESSES: Send comments to Erin Good, BLS Clearance Officer, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room G225, 2 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20212. Written comments also may be transmitted by email to BLS_PRA_ Public@bls.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Good, BLS Clearance Officer, at 202– 691–7628 (this is not a toll free number). (See ADDRESSES section.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The purpose of this request for review is for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to obtain clearance for a reinstatement with change for the Contingent Worker Supplement (CWS) to the Current Population Survey (CPS), which was last conducted in May 2017. The proposed CWS questions focus on contingent workers—those who do not expect their jobs to last or who report that their jobs are temporary—and workers in alternative employment arrangements, such as independent contractors, on-call workers, temporary help agency workers, and workers provided by contract firms. Because this supplement is part of the CPS, the same detailed demographic information collected in the CPS will be available on respondents to the supplement. Comparisons will be possible across characteristics such as sex, race and ethnicity, age, and educational attainment of the respondent. The CWS will provide information on the number and characteristics of workers in contingent jobs and alternative employment arrangements. Although the CWS was fielded 5 times from 1995 to 2005 and then in May 2017, there have been no comparable and reliable statistics in recent years to show how the number and characteristics of these workers are changing over time. The July 2023 CWS VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:36 Dec 22, 2022 Jkt 259001 will allow researchers and policy makers to evaluate how the number and characteristics of these workers has evolved. Policy makers also can use these data to inform the design of regulations for different types of workers. BLS is proposing to add new questions and remove outdated questions to the CWS. New questions on task-based and app-based work are designed to provide insight into additional work arrangements like digital labor platform work. (This new content replaces the 2017 items on electronically-mediated employment.) The 2023 supplement will also ask about work arrangements on second jobs for multiple jobholders. Our data users noted the absence of information about second jobs as a particular shortcoming of prior supplements. II. Current Action Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the CPS Contingent Worker Supplement to the CPS. A reinstatement with change of this previously approved collection, for which approval has expired, is needed to provide the Nation with timely information about contingent and alternative work arrangements. 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; 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 submissions of responses. Title of Collection: Contingent Worker Supplement (CWS) to the Current Population Survey (CPS). OMB Number: 1220–0153. Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change. Affected Public: Households. Total Respondents: 47,000. PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Frequency: Once. Total Responses: 47,000. Average Time per Response: 6 minutes. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 4,700 hours. 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 16, 2022. Leslie A. Bennett, Chief, Division of Management Systems. [FR Doc. 2022–27949 Filed 12–22–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–24–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 50–18 and 50–185; NRC–2022– 0210] GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC; Vallecitos Boiling Water Reactor and the Empire State Atomic Development Agency Vallecitos Experimental Superheat Reactor; Limited Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of receipt; availability; request for comment. AGENCY: By letter dated September 21, 2022, as supplemented by letter dated November 22, 2022, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC (GEH, the licensee) submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) a ‘‘limited’’ post-shutdown decommissioning activities report (LPSDAR) for the Vallecitos Boiling Water Reactor (VBWR) and the Empire State Atomic Development Agency Vallecitos Experimental Superheat Reactor (EVESR). The LPSDAR provides an overview of GEH’s planned activities, schedule, projected costs, and environmental impacts for the decommissioning of the VBWR and EVESR. Accordingly, the NRC is noticing receipt of the LPSDAR and making it available for public comment. DATES: Submit comments by April 24, 2023. Comments received after this date will be considered, if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. See section III, ‘‘Request for Comment,’’ of this document for additional information. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\23DEN1.SGM 23DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 246 (Friday, December 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78999-79000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27949]


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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

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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 reinstatement with change 
of the ``Contingent Worker Supplement (CWS) to the Current Population 
Survey (CPS)'' to be conducted in July 2023. A copy of the proposed 
information collection request (ICR) 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 21, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Erin Good, BLS Clearance Officer, Division 
of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room G225, 2 
Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20212. Written comments also 
may be transmitted by email to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Good, BLS Clearance Officer, at 
202-691-7628 (this is not a toll free number). (See ADDRESSES section.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The purpose of this request for review is for the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics (BLS) to obtain clearance for a reinstatement with change 
for the Contingent Worker Supplement (CWS) to the Current Population 
Survey (CPS), which was last conducted in May 2017. The proposed CWS 
questions focus on contingent workers--those who do not expect their 
jobs to last or who report that their jobs are temporary--and workers 
in alternative employment arrangements, such as independent 
contractors, on-call workers, temporary help agency workers, and 
workers provided by contract firms.
    Because this supplement is part of the CPS, the same detailed 
demographic information collected in the CPS will be available on 
respondents to the supplement. Comparisons will be possible across 
characteristics such as sex, race and ethnicity, age, and educational 
attainment of the respondent.
    The CWS will provide information on the number and characteristics 
of workers in contingent jobs and alternative employment arrangements. 
Although the CWS was fielded 5 times from 1995 to 2005 and then in May 
2017, there have been no comparable and reliable statistics in recent 
years to show how the number and characteristics of these workers are 
changing over time. The July 2023 CWS will allow researchers and policy 
makers to evaluate how the number and characteristics of these workers 
has evolved. Policy makers also can use these data to inform the design 
of regulations for different types of workers.
    BLS is proposing to add new questions and remove outdated questions 
to the CWS. New questions on task-based and app-based work are designed 
to provide insight into additional work arrangements like digital labor 
platform work. (This new content replaces the 2017 items on 
electronically-mediated employment.) The 2023 supplement will also ask 
about work arrangements on second jobs for multiple jobholders. Our 
data users noted the absence of information about second jobs as a 
particular shortcoming of prior supplements.

II. Current Action

    Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the 
CPS Contingent Worker Supplement to the CPS. A reinstatement with 
change of this previously approved collection, for which approval has 
expired, is needed to provide the Nation with timely information about 
contingent and alternative work arrangements.

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; 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 submissions of responses.
    Title of Collection: Contingent Worker Supplement (CWS) to the 
Current Population Survey (CPS).
    OMB Number: 1220-0153.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change.
    Affected Public: Households.
    Total Respondents: 47,000.
    Frequency: Once.
    Total Responses: 47,000.
    Average Time per Response: 6 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 4,700 hours.
    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 16, 2022.
Leslie A. Bennett,
Chief, Division of Management Systems.
[FR Doc. 2022-27949 Filed 12-22-22; 8:45 am]
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