[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 125 (Monday, June 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38724-38725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16419]


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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 reinstatement of the ``Current Population 
Survey (CPS) Displaced Worker, Job Tenure, and Occupational Mobility 
Supplement,'' to be conducted in January 2004. 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.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addresses section of this notice on or before August 29, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, 
Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 
2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC 20212, telephone number 
(202) 691-7628 (this is not a toll free number).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, 
telephone number 202-691-7628. (See ADDRESSES section).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The January 2004 Current Population Survey (CPS) supplement 
concerning Displaced Workers, Job Tenure, and Occupational Mobility is 
sponsored by the Department of Labor, Employment and Training 
Administration (ETA). The supplement was previously conducted in 
conjunction with the January 2002 CPS. The information will be used to 
determine the size and nature of the population affected by job 
displacements and, hence, the needs and scope of programs serving adult 
displaced workers. The information collected also will be used to 
assess employment stability by determining the length of time workers 
have been with their current employer and estimating the incidence of 
occupational change over the course of a year. In addition, data on job 
tenure for all workers are needed to calculate the incidence of 
displacement among various worker groups so that comparisons can be 
made over time and among different affected groups. Combining the 
questions on displacement, job tenure, and occupational mobility will 
enable analysts to obtain a more complete picture of employment 
stability.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

    The Bureau of Labor Statistics is particularly interested in 
comments that:
    [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
    [sbull] 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.

III. Current Action

    Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the 
CPS Displaced Worker, Job Tenure, and Occupational Mobility Supplement.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously

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approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Title: CPS Displaced Worker, Job Tenure, and Occupational Mobility 
Supplement.
    OMB Number: 1220-0104.
    Affected Public: Households.
    Total Respondents: 58,000.
    Frequency: Biennially.
    Total Responses: 58,000.
    Average Time Per Response: 8 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 7,733 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, DC, this 18th day of June, 2003.
Cathy Kazanowski,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. 03-16419 Filed 6-27-03; 8:45 am]
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