Information Collection Activities; Comment Request

Citation86 FR 7574
Published date29 January 2021
Record Number2021-01935
SectionNotices
CourtLabor Department,Labor Statistics Bureau
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 18 (Friday, January 29, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 18 (Friday, January 29, 2021)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 7574-7575]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2021-01935]
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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 revision of the ``Veterans Supplement
                to the Current Population Survey (CPS),'' to be conducted in August
                2021, August
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                2022, and August 2023. 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 March 30, 2021.
                ADDRESSES: Send comments to Erin Good, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
                of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 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
                202-691-7763 (this is not a toll free number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                I. Background
                 The CPS has been the principal source of official Government
                statistics on employment and unemployment since 1940 (75 years).
                Collection of labor force data through the CPS is necessary to meet the
                requirements in Title 29, United States Code, Sections 1 and 2. The
                Veterans Supplement provides information on the labor force status of
                veterans with a service-connected disability, combat veterans, past or
                present National Guard and Reserve members, and recently discharged
                veterans. Also, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Vietnam veterans are identified
                by location of service. Data are provided by period of service and a
                range of demographic characteristics. The supplement also provides
                information on veterans' participation in various transition and
                employment and training programs. The data collected through this
                supplement will be used by the U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans
                Employment and Training Service (VETS) and the U.S. Department of
                Veterans Affairs (VA) to determine policies that better meet the needs
                of our Nation's veteran population.
                 In order to make the information for the supplement more relevant,
                twenty-four questions are proposed for addition starting with the 2021
                Veterans Supplement. New questions include items about veterans'
                transition from Active Duty to civilian employment, details about
                working with service-connected disabilities, awareness of VA benefits,
                and work duties while in the Armed forces. In addition, many questions
                were revised; most of these changes were made to streamline or clarify
                language or to update questions to use more current terms. Finally, ten
                questions are proposed for elimination; these little-used questions
                include detailed questions about veterans' experiences with Transition
                Assistance Program workshops, strategies for obtaining employment
                (networking, etc.), and whether veterans receive a monthly check from
                the VA for a service-connected disability. The revised questionnaire
                underwent cognitive testing and expert review.
                II. Current Action
                 Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the
                Veterans Supplement to the CPS.
                 A revision of a currently approved collection is needed to continue
                to provide the Nation with timely information about the labor force
                status of veterans with a service-connected disability, combat
                veterans, past or present National Guard and Reserve members, recently
                discharged veterans, and veterans who have served in Afghanistan, Iraq,
                or Vietnam. In addition, the Veterans Supplement will provide
                information to assist VA and VETS to develop programs and policies that
                smooth veterans' transition into civilian employment, including for
                veterans with service-connected disabilities.
                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.
                 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: Veterans Supplement to the CPS.
                 OMB Number: 1220-0102.
                 Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
                 Affected Public: Households and individuals.
                 Total Respondents: 7,100.
                 Frequency: Annually.
                 Total Responses: 7,100.
                 Average Time per Response: 4.25 minutes.
                 Estimated Total Burden Hours: 503 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 January 15, 2021.
                Mark Staniorski,
                Chief, Division of Management Systems.
                [FR Doc. 2021-01935 Filed 1-28-21; 8:45 am]
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