[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68449-68450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-27330]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics


Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of solicitation of comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor through the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
(BLS) is responsible for the development and publication of 
occupational employment projections and related career information, 
including the education or training requirements for detailed 
occupations. These requirements are identified and estimated using one 
of two different systems developed by the Employment Projections 
program and are published in the Occupational Projections and Training 
Data bulletin and in a searchable database on the Employment 
Projections web site. Presenting data using two different systems has 
led to some confusion among customers of the Employment Projections 
program about which system to use and how to use them. BLS is currently 
soliciting comments on a proposal to revise the two systems into one 
integrated system.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or before December 18, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Roger Moncarz, Office of Occupational 
Statistics and Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 
2135, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC 20212 or by e-mail 
to: [email protected].

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roger Moncarz, Office of Occupational 
Statistics and Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
telephone number 202-691-5694, or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Department of Labor through the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
(BLS) is responsible for the development and publication of 
occupational employment projections and related career information, 
including the education or training requirements for detailed 
occupations. These requirements are identified and estimated using one 
of two different systems developed by the Employment Projections 
program: the ``education or training category'' system and the 
``educational attainment cluster'' system. Results from both systems 
are published in the Occupational Projections and Training Data and in 
a searchable database on the Employment Projections web site. 
Presenting data using two different systems has led to some confusion 
among customers of the Employment Projections program about which 
system to use and how to use them. BLS is currently soliciting comments 
on a proposal to revise the two systems into one integrated system.

II. Current Action

    BLS proposes modifications to both the education or training 
category and the educational attainment cluster systems to more fully 
integrate the two. The old systems assigned an education cluster and/or 
an education, work experience, or on-the-job training category to each 
occupation. The modifications include eliminating the cluster data and 
rating each occupation on all three categories: education, on-the-job 
training, and work experience.
    Access the detailed description of the proposed modification to the 
Employment Projections program education and training classification 
systems and examples of the new system at the following internet 
address: http://www.bls.gov/emp/edunotice.htm.

III. Desired Focus of Comments

    Comments and recommendations are requested from the public on the 
following aspects of the proposed education and training system:
     The clarity of the new system of assigning an education, 
on-the-job training, and work experience category to each occupation.
     The clarity of the proposed education categories.
     The suitability of the new system to meet the needs of 
customers.
     The understanding of how the new system is to be used.
     The usefulness of the new integrated system compared to 
the old ones.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 12th day of November 2008.
Cathy Kazanowski,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. E8-27330 Filed 11-17-08; 8:45 am]
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