[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 194 (Monday, October 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62496-62497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25378]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 26, 2002.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection request (ICR) to Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of 
each individual ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be 
obtained by calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation 
contact Marlene Howze at (202) 693-4158 or e-mail [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Att: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 ((202) 395-7316), within 30 
days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
    [sbull] 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;
    [sbull] 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;
    [sbull] 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 submission of responses.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
    Title: National Longitudinal Survey of Women.
    OMB Number: 1220-0110.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Biennially.
    Estimated Time Per Response and Total Burden Hours:

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                                                                                     Estimated     Total annual
                      Form                           Number of     Total annual      minutes/         burden
                                                    respondents      responses       response         (Hours)
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2003 NLSW Pretest...............................              50              50              70              58
2003 NLSW Main Fielding.........................           6,627           6,627              70           7,790
Re-interview....................................             668             668               5              56

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    Total.......................................           6,677           7,345  ..............          7,904
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Note: The difference between the total number of respondents and the total number of responses reflects the fact
  that 668 respondents will be interviewed twice once in either the pretest or the main fielding and a second
  time in the quality-control re-interview. An additional 58 burden hours have been included for the main
  fielding to account for the possibility of having to interview the 50 women selected for the pre-test again in
  the main fielding in the unlikely event that the pre-test fails completely.

    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: Under Title 29 of the United States Code, Congress 
authorized the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of 
Labor (Department) to collect labor statistics. The National 
Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) program is part of this effort. The data 
collected in the 2003 National Longitudinal Survey of Women (NLSW) will 
contribute to the knowledge about opportunities and services for 
younger women who desire to enter or re-enter the labor force. The 
Department will use this information to help understand and explain the 
employment activities, unemployment problems, and retirement decisions 
of women. The mature women currently are ages 66-80 and young women are 
ages 49-60. The 2003 NLSW is the only longitudinal survey designed to 
measure changes in the U.S. labor market for women born in years 1922-
37 or 1943-53. No other source of data provides information on the 
extended time period covered by the NLSW, the wide variety of variables 
that it contains, and the characteristics of the sample. The 2003 NLSW 
will expand the existing socioeconomic data bank for women.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-25378 Filed 10-4-02; 8:45 am]
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