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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 reinstatement
with change of the ‘‘Work Schedules
Supplement (WSS) to the Current
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Population Survey (CPS).’’ 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 May 21, 2024.
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 the Work
Schedule Supplement (WSS or the
supplement) to the Current Population
Survey (CPS), scheduled to be
conducted in September 2024. This
supplement was last conducted with the
May 2004 CPS.
The results of this supplement will
increase our understanding of work
schedules (including shift work) and
work at home for the employed by
various demographic characteristics,
occupations, and industries. The data
will expand our understanding of
current workplace arrangements and
how those arrangements have changed
over time. Policy makers also can use
these data to inform the design of
regulations for different types of
workers.
Since the supplement was last
collected in 2004, work patterns and
policies have changed. The disruption
of the coronavirus (COVID–19)
pandemic has had lasting impacts on
work at home and increased the demand
for information about work at home.
The Work Schedules Supplement
provides information on the number
and characteristics of people who work
at home, including people who operate
businesses from their homes. It includes
items about the frequency of work at
home and makes it easier to identify
people who work entirely at home, a
topic of interest for researchers and
policy makers. For those who work
entirely at home, there are new
questions about whether they have a
worksite they could go to and why they
don’t work there.
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As work at home is more common
than in the past, there is a need to have
more information about the nature of
this work, including identifying people
who work entirely at home and
quantifying how much people work at
home. Policy makers lack information
about hybrid work (combining at-home
and on-site work) from a large-scale
comprehensive labor force survey. For
people who work at home some of the
time, the supplement asks about hours
and days of the week worked at home,
including days worked exclusively at
home. These items will shed light on
the intensity of work at home. There are
also questions about work at home on
second jobs.
In terms of work schedules, the
supplement includes questions to
identify shift workers and the reason
people work a non-daytime shift. Other
questions ask whether people can vary
their work hours (the time they start and
end work), days worked, or shift
worked. Other questions ask about how
many and which days of the week
people work (including items about
second jobs). The 2024 supplement also
includes a question about how far in
advance workers know their work
schedule. Researchers and policy
makers can use these data to identify
people who lack advance notice of their
work schedule or may have unstable
work schedules.
Because this supplement is part of the
Current Population Survey, in which
detailed demographic data are collected,
estimates can be produced for a variety
of population groups. Given sufficient
sample size, comparisons will be
possible across demographic
characteristics such as sex, age, race,
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and
educational attainment. Comparisons by
class of worker, industry, and
occupation will also be possible.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the
reinstatement with change of the Work
Schedules Supplement (WSS) to the
Current Population Survey (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 work schedules
(including shift work) and work at
home.
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
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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: Work Schedules
Supplement (WSS) to the Current
Population Survey (CPS).
OMB Number: 1220–0119.
Type of Review: Reinstatement, with
change.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Annual Number of Respondents:
47,000.
Number of Responses per
Respondent: One.
Total Annual Responses: 47,000.
Average Time per Response: 5
minutes.
Estimated Annual Total Burden
Hours: 3,917 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 March 15,
2024.
Eric Molina,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Branch of Policy Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2024–06054 Filed 3–21–24; 8:45 am]
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Name of Information Collection:
Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency
Service Delivery
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of information collection.
AGENCY:
NASA, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
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and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA).
DATES: Comments are due by May 21,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for this information
collection should be sent within 60 days
of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to NASA PRA Clearance
Officer, Bill Edwards-Bodmer, NASA
Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, JF0000,
Washington, DC 20546, phone 757–864–
7998, or email hq-ocio-pra-program@
mail.nasa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The proposed information collection
activity provides a means to garner
qualitative customer and stakeholder
feedback in an efficient, timely manner,
in accordance with the Administration’s
commitment to improving service
delivery. By qualitative feedback we
mean information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences, and expectations; provide
an early warning of issues with service;
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
The solicitation of feedback will target
areas such as: Timeliness;
appropriateness; accuracy of
information; courtesy; efficiency of
service delivery; and resolution of
issues with service delivery. Responses
will be assessed to plan and inform
efforts to improve or maintain the
quality of service offered to the public.
If this information is not collected, vital
feedback from customers and
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stakeholders on the Agency’s services
will be unavailable.
Authority: NASA is committed to
effectively performing the Agency’s
communication function in accordance
with the Space Act Section 203(a)(3) to
‘‘provide for the widest practicable and
appropriate dissemination of
information concerning its activities and
the results thereof,’’ and to enhance
public understanding of, and
participation in, the nation’s
aeronautical and space program in
accordance with the NASA Strategic
Plan.
II. Methods of Collection
The Agency will only submit a
collection for approval under this
generic clearance if it meets the
following conditions:
• The collections are voluntary;
• The collections are low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and are low-cost for both
the respondents and the Federal
Government;
• The collections are noncontroversial and do not raise issues of
concern to other Federal agencies;
• Any collection is targeted to the
solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have experience with
the program or may have experience
with the program in the near future;
• Information gathered will only be
used internally for general service
improvement and program management
purposes and is not intended for release
outside of the Agency;
• Information gathered will not be
used for the purpose of substantially
informing influential policy decisions;
and
• Information gathered will yield
qualitative information; the collections
will not be designed or expected to
yield statistically reliable results or used
as though the results are generalizable to
the population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance provides useful information,
but it does not yield data that can be
generalized to the overall population.
This type of generic clearance for
qualitative information will not be used
for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably
actionable results, such as monitoring
trends over time or documenting
program performance. Such data uses
require more rigorous designs that
address: The target population to which
generalizations will be made; the
sampling frame; the sample design
(including stratification and clustering);
the precision requirements or power
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[FR Doc No: 2024-06054]
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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 reinstatement with change of the
``Work Schedules Supplement (WSS) to the Current Population Survey
(CPS).'' 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 May 21, 2024.
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 the Work Schedule Supplement
(WSS or the supplement) to the Current Population Survey (CPS),
scheduled to be conducted in September 2024. This supplement was last
conducted with the May 2004 CPS.
The results of this supplement will increase our understanding of
work schedules (including shift work) and work at home for the employed
by various demographic characteristics, occupations, and industries.
The data will expand our understanding of current workplace
arrangements and how those arrangements have changed over time. Policy
makers also can use these data to inform the design of regulations for
different types of workers.
Since the supplement was last collected in 2004, work patterns and
policies have changed. The disruption of the coronavirus (COVID-19)
pandemic has had lasting impacts on work at home and increased the
demand for information about work at home. The Work Schedules
Supplement provides information on the number and characteristics of
people who work at home, including people who operate businesses from
their homes. It includes items about the frequency of work at home and
makes it easier to identify people who work entirely at home, a topic
of interest for researchers and policy makers. For those who work
entirely at home, there are new questions about whether they have a
worksite they could go to and why they don't work there.
As work at home is more common than in the past, there is a need to
have more information about the nature of this work, including
identifying people who work entirely at home and quantifying how much
people work at home. Policy makers lack information about hybrid work
(combining at-home and on-site work) from a large-scale comprehensive
labor force survey. For people who work at home some of the time, the
supplement asks about hours and days of the week worked at home,
including days worked exclusively at home. These items will shed light
on the intensity of work at home. There are also questions about work
at home on second jobs.
In terms of work schedules, the supplement includes questions to
identify shift workers and the reason people work a non-daytime shift.
Other questions ask whether people can vary their work hours (the time
they start and end work), days worked, or shift worked. Other questions
ask about how many and which days of the week people work (including
items about second jobs). The 2024 supplement also includes a question
about how far in advance workers know their work schedule. Researchers
and policy makers can use these data to identify people who lack
advance notice of their work schedule or may have unstable work
schedules.
Because this supplement is part of the Current Population Survey,
in which detailed demographic data are collected, estimates can be
produced for a variety of population groups. Given sufficient sample
size, comparisons will be possible across demographic characteristics
such as sex, age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and educational
attainment. Comparisons by class of worker, industry, and occupation
will also be possible.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the
reinstatement with change of the Work Schedules Supplement (WSS) to the
Current Population Survey (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 work
schedules (including shift work) and work at home.
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
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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: Work Schedules Supplement (WSS) to the Current
Population Survey (CPS).
OMB Number: 1220-0119.
Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Annual Number of Respondents: 47,000.
Number of Responses per Respondent: One.
Total Annual Responses: 47,000.
Average Time per Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Annual Total Burden Hours: 3,917 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 March 15, 2024.
Eric Molina,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Branch of Policy Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2024-06054 Filed 3-21-24; 8:45 am]
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