[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 214 (Friday, November 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68380-68381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27965]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; American Time Use Survey

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission 
of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsored information 
collection request (ICR), ``American Time Use Survey,'' to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued 
use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 
104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

DATES: Submit comments on or before December 6, 2010.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting 
documentation; including a description of the likely respondents, 
proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be 
obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site, http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129 
(this is not a toll-free number) or sending an e-mail to [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Management and Budget, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-7314/Fax: 202-395-7245

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(these are not toll-free numbers), e-mail: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOL is seeking OMB approval for a 
revision to the American Time Use Survey (ATUS). The ATUS is the 
Nation's first federally administered, continuous survey on time use in 
the United States. It measures, for example, time spent with children, 
working, sleeping, or doing leisure activities. In the United States, 
several existing Federal surveys collect income and wage data for 
individuals and families, and analysts often use such measures of 
material prosperity as proxies for quality of life. Time-use data 
substantially augment these quality-of-life measures. The data also can 
be used in conjunction with wage data to evaluate the contribution of 
non-market work to national economies. This enables comparisons of 
production between nations that have different mixes of market and non-
market activities. The ATUS develops nationally representative 
estimates of how people spend their time. Respondents also report who 
was with them during activities, where they were, how long each 
activity lasted, and if they were paid. All of this information has 
numerous practical applications for sociologists, economists, 
educators, government policymakers, businesspersons, health 
researchers, and others.
    The ATUS data are collected on an ongoing, monthly basis, allowing 
analysts to identify changes in how people spend their time. The survey 
sample is drawn from households completing their final month of 
interviews for the Current Population Survey (CPS). Households are 
selected to ensure a representative demographic sample, and one 
individual from each household is selected to take part in one Computer 
Assisted Telephone Interview. The interview asks respondents to report 
all of their activities for one pre-assigned 24-hour day, the day prior 
to the interview. A short series of summary questions and CPS updates 
follows the core time diary collection.
    The ATUS is an information collection subject to the PRA. A Federal 
agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, 
and the public is generally not required to respond to an information 
collection, unless it is currently approved by the OMB under the PRA 
and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall generally 
be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of 
information if the collection of information does not display a 
currently valid OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The 
DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection under OMB 
Control Number 1220-0175. The current OMB approval is scheduled to 
expire on August 31, 2012. For additional information, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on June 30, 2010 (75 FR 
37838).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of this notice in 
the Federal Register. In order to ensure the appropriate consideration, 
comments should reference OMB Control Number 1220-0175. The OMB is 
particularly interested in comments that:
     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: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title of Collection: American Time Use Survey.
    Form Numbers: None.
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0175.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 13,200.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 13,200.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 4,345.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: October 27, 2010.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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