[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 119 (Friday, June 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 37024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-15609]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 12, 2003.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection request (ICR) to the 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 
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
contacting the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation, contact 
Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or E-Mail: 
[email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
(BLS), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503 (202-395-7316 / this is not a toll-free number), within 30 days 
from the date of this publication in the Federal Register.
    The OMB 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 
submission of responses.
    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Title: National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979.
    OMB Number: 1220-0109.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Frequency: Biennially.
    Number of Respondents: 13,530.

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                                                                                      Average
                      Form                             Total           Total       response time   Annual burden
                                                    respondents      responses       (minutes)         hours
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NLSY79 Round 21 Pretest.........................              30              30              60              30
NLSY79 Round 21 Main Survey.....................           8,000           8,000              60           8,000
Round 21 Validation Interviews..................             200             200               6              20
Mother Supplement * (Mothers of children under             2,000           3,000              21           1,050
 age 15)........................................
Child Supplement (Children under age 15)........           2,700           2,700              31           1,395
Child Self-Administered Questionnaire (Children            1,500           1,500              30             750
 ages 10-14)....................................
Young Adult Survey (Youths ages 15 to 20).......           2,800           2,800              45           2,100
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    TOTALS......................................  ..............          18,230  ..............          13,345
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* Note: The number of respondents for the Mother Supplement (2,000) is less than the number of responses (3,000)
  because mothers are asked to provide separate responses for each of the biological children with whom they
  reside.

    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: DOL is seeking OMB approval for the 21st wave of data 
collection for the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79). 
The information obtained in this survey will be used by the Department 
of Labor, other government agencies, academic researchers, the news 
media, and the general public to understand the employment experiences 
and life-cycle transitions of men and women born in the years 1957 to 
1964 and living in the United States when the survey began in 1979. The 
NLSY79 data represent an important means of fulfilling BLS 
responsibilities under Title 29 U.S.C. 2, ``Collection, collation, and 
reports of labor statistics.''

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-15609 Filed 6-19-03; 8:45 am]
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