[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 85 (Friday, May 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24137-24138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11469]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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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 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. 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.
Currently, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed revision of the ``National Longitudinal Survey
of Youth 1979 (NLSY79).'' A copy of the proposed information collection
request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below
in the addressee section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before July 1, 1997.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is particularly interested in
comments which:
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.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Karin G. Kurz, BLS Clearance Officer,
Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 3255,
2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC 20212. Ms. Kurz can be
reached on 202-606-7628 (this is not a toll free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth79 (NLSY79) has been
conducted since 1979. It consists of a nationally representative sample
of individuals who were age 14 to 21 in 1979. The cohort members were
interviewed annually from 1979 to 1994. After the 1994 interview, the
survey was moved to a biennial cycle.
The data collected by the NLSY79 will contribute to the knowledge
about labor market processes involved in transitions between jobs, job
searches, and hierarchies within jobs. Survey data will contribute to
the knowledge about individuals' ability to succeed in the job market
and how levels of success relate to educational attainment, vocational
training, prior occupational experiences, and general and job-specific
experiences.
The NLSY79 research contributes to the formation of national policy
in the areas of education, training and employment programs, and
unemployment compensation. In addition, members of the academic
community publish articles and reports based on these NLSY79 data for
the Department of Labor (DOL) and other funding agencies. The DOL uses
the changes measured in the labor market to design programs that would
ease employment and unemployment problems. The survey design provides
data gathered over time to form the only data set that contains this
information. Without the collection of these data, an
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accurate longitudinal data set could not be provided to researchers and
policy-makers, and the DOL could not perform its policy- and report-
making activities, as described above.
II. Current Actions
The 1998 NLSY79 will document work experience, labor force
attachment, participation in educational or training programs,
financial situations, health status and health benefits. It will
continue to gather detailed work history information along with
information about family background and ongoing demographic events.
Type of Review: Revision.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: National Longitudinal Survey of Youth79.
OMB Number: 1220-0109.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Total Respondents: 8,650.
Frequency: Biennially.
Total Responses: 8,650.
Average Time Per Response: 100.7 Minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 14,512 Hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.
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, D.C., this 28th day of April, 1997.
W. Stuart Rust, Jr.,
Acting Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
[FR Doc. 97-11469 Filed 5-1-97; 8:45 am]
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