Federal Register: June 16, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 114)
DOCID: fr16jn09-66 FR Doc E9-14077
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Labor Statistics Bureau
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr16jn09-66
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Proposed Collection, Comment Request
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the Addresses section of this notice on or before August 17, 2009.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance 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. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments concerning the proposed request for a new OMB Control number for the collection the ``BLS Data Sharing Program.'' 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.
SUMMARY:
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
I. Background
An important aspect of the mission of the BLS is to disseminate to the public the maximum amount of information possible. Not all data are publicly available because of the importance of maintaining the confidentiality of BLS data. However, the BLS has opportunities available on a limited basis for eligible researchers to access confidential data for purposes of conducting valid statistical analyses that further the mission of the BLS as permitted in the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA).
The BLS makes confidential data available to eligible researchers through three major programs:
1. The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), as part of the BLS occupational safety and health statistics program, compiles a count of all fatal work injuries occurring in the U.S. in each calendar year. Multiple sources are used in order to provide as complete and accurate information concerning workplace fatalities as possible. A research file containing CFOI data is made available offsite to eligible researchers.
2. The National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth (NLSY) is designed to
document the transition from school to work and into adulthood. The NLSY
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collects extensive information about youths' labor market behavior and
educational experiences over time. The NLSY includes three different
cohorts: The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79), the
NLSY79 Young Adult Survey, and the National Longitudinal Survey of
Youth 1997 (NLSY97). NLSY data beyond the public use data are made
available in greater detail through an offsite program to eligible researchers.
3. Additionally, the BLS makes available data from several employment, compensation, prices, and working conditions surveys to eligible researchers for onsite use. Eligible researchers can access these data in researcher rooms at the BLS national office in Washington, DC.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the BLS Data Sharing Program. In order to provide access to confidential data, the BLS must determine that the researcher's project will be exclusively statistical in nature and that the researcher is eligible based on guidelines set out in CIPSEA, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) implementation guidance on CIPSEA, and BLS policy. This information collection provides the vehicle through which the BLS will obtain the necessary details to ensure all researchers and projects comply with appropriate laws and policies.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is particularly interested in comments that:
Type of Review: New Collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: BLS Data Sharing Program.
OMB Number: 1220NEW.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Estimated
Form Total Frequency Total Average time total burden
respondents responses per response hours
CFOI Application............ 7 On occasion..... 7 35 minutes...... 4
NLS Application............. 105 On occasion..... 105 30 minutes...... 53
Onsite Researcher 25 On occasion..... 25 20 hours........ 500 Application.
Totals.................. 137 ................ 137 ................ 557
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, DC, this 10th day of June 2009. Kimberley D. Hill,
Acting Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. E914077 Filed 61509; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer, 2026917628. (See ADDRESSES section.)