Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Contingent Worker Supplement to the Current Population Survey, 21210-21211 [2023-07432]

Download as PDF 21210 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 68 / Monday, April 10, 2023 / Notices Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,981.84 hours. Total Estimated Annual Other Cost Burden: $0.00. Brent Parton, Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor. [FR Doc. 2023–07430 Filed 4–7–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Fidelity Bonding Issuance Notice of availability; request for comments. ACTION: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Employment and Training Administration (ETA)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 the agency receives on or before May 10, 2023. 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: Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202– 693–8538, or by email at DOL_PRA_ PUBLIC@dol.gov. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:13 Apr 07, 2023 Jkt 259001 This information collection is authorized under Sections 169 and 185 of Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The Federal Bonding Program provides fidelity bonds protecting employers who hire justice-involved individuals. Although the bonds have mainly been used for hires of individuals with criminal records, any job applicant is eligible for bonding services. This ICR contains the Fidelity Bonding Issuance Form that puts the bonding agreement into effect. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on September 21, 2022 (87 FR 57720). 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–ETA. Title of Collection: Fidelity Bonding Issuance. OMB Control Number: 1205–0541. Affected Public: Individuals or Households; State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Private Sector— Businesses or other for-profits. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,000. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 32,000. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 2,400 hours. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D)) Dated: April 4, 2023. Mara Blumenthal, Senior PRA Analyst. [FR Doc. 2023–07431 Filed 4–7–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Contingent Worker Supplement to the Current Population 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 the agency receives on or before May 10, 2023. 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) 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; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) 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: Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202– 693–0213, or by email at DOL_PRA_ PUBLIC@dol.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed Contingent Work Supplement (CWS) to the Current Population Survey 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. Although the CWS was fielded 5 times from 1995 to 2005 and then in May 2017, there have been no SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\10APN1.SGM 10APN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 68 / Monday, April 10, 2023 / Notices 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. 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. For additional substantive information about this ICR see the related notice published in the Federal Register on December 23, 2022 (87 FR 78999). 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: Contingent Worker Supplement to the Current Population Survey. OMB Control Number: 1220–0153. Affected Public: Individuals or Households. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 47,000. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 47,000. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 4,700 hours. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0. (Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D)) Nicole Bouchet, Senior PRA Analyst. [FR Doc. 2023–07432 Filed 4–7–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–26–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:13 Apr 07, 2023 Jkt 259001 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Report on Occupational Employment and Wages 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 the agency receives on or before May 10, 2023. 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) 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; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) 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: Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202– 693–0213, or by email at DOL_PRA_ PUBLIC@dol.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey is a Federal/ State establishment survey of wage and salary workers designed to produce data on current detailed occupational employment and wages for each Metropolitan Statistical Area and Metropolitan Division as well as by detailed industry classification. OEWS survey data assists in the development of employment and training programs established by the Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1998 and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 21211 Respondents include private establishment, schools, hospitals, State and Local Government. For additional substantive information about this ICR see the related notice published in the Federal Register on November 9, 2022 (87 FR 67716). 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. The current approval is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2023. 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: Report on Occupational Employment and Wages. OMB Control Number: 1220–0042. Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Private Sector— Businesses or other for-profits, Private Sector—Not-for-profit institutions. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 255,362. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 255,362. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 131,688 hours. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0. (Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D)) Nicole Bouchet, Senior PRA Analyst. [FR Doc. 2023–07429 Filed 4–7–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–26–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Users Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting and Agenda The Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Users Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, April 27, 2023. This meeting will be held virtually. The Committee provides advice to the Bureau of Labor Statistics from the points of view of data users from E:\FR\FM\10APN1.SGM 10APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 68 (Monday, April 10, 2023)]
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[FR Doc No: 2023-07432]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Contingent Worker Supplement to the Current 
Population 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 the agency 
receives on or before May 10, 2023.

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) 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; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) 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: Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202-
693-0213, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed Contingent Work Supplement 
(CWS) to the Current Population Survey 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. 
Although the CWS was fielded 5 times from 1995 to 2005 and then in May 
2017, there have been no

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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. 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. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on December 23, 2022 (87 FR 
78999).
    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: Contingent Worker Supplement to the Current 
Population Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0153.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 47,000.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 47,000.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 4,700 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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

Nicole Bouchet,
Senior PRA Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2023-07432 Filed 4-7-23; 8:45 am]
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