[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18797-18798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8095]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the revised Bureau 
of Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsored information collection request 
(ICR) titled, ``National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997,'' (NLSY97) 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval 
for 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 May 5, 2011.

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, on the day following publication of this notice 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 (BLS), Office of Management and Budget, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-6929/Fax: 202-395-6881 
(these are not toll-free numbers), e-mail: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 NLSY97 includes respondents born in the 
years 1980 through 1984 and lived in the United States when the survey 
began in 1997. The primary objective of the survey is to study the 
transition from full-time schooling to the establishment of careers and 
families. The longitudinal focus of the survey requires information to 
be collected about the same individuals over many years in order to 
trace their education, training, work experience, fertility, income, 
and program participation. Research based on the NLSY97 contributes to 
the formation of national policy in the areas of education, training, 
employment programs, and school-to-work transitions.
    This information collection is 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 approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays 
a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any 
other provisions 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 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 1220-0157. The current 
OMB approval is scheduled to expire on October 31, 2011; however, it 
should be noted that information collections submitted to the OMB 
receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For 
additional information, see the related notice published in the Federal 
Register on December 22, 2010 (75 FR 80540).
    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 help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should reference OMB Control Number 1220-0157. 
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 (BLS).
    Title of Collection: National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997.
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0157.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 7680.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 10,462.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 8,278.

[[Page 18798]]

    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: March 30, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-8095 Filed 4-4-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-24-P