[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 222 (Monday, November 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69134-69135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27424]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Current Population Survey--Displaced Worker, 
Job Tenure, and Occupational Mobility Supplement

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsored information collection request (ICR) 
titled, ``Current Population Survey--Displaced Worker, Job Tenure, and 
Occupational Mobility Supplement,'' to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval for reinstatement, without change, 
in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.

DATES: Submit comments on or before December 18, 2013.

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 free of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201308-1220-001 (this link will only become active 
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 email to [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail or courier to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-
BLS, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-6881 (this is not a toll-free 
number); or by email: [email protected]. Commenters are 
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, Attn: Information Policy and Assessment 
Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; 
or by email: [email protected].

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

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to reinstate a previously 
approved

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information collection. The BLS conducts the Current Population Survey 
Displaced Worker, Job Tenure, and Occupational Mobility supplement 
biennially, and the supplement was last collected in January 2012. This 
supplement gathers information on workers who have lost or left their 
jobs because their plant or company closed or moved, there was 
insufficient work for the workers to perform, or their position or 
shift was abolished. The BLS will collect data on the extent to which 
displaced workers received advance notice of job cutbacks or the 
closing of their plant or business. The supplement also gathers data on 
the types of jobs reemployed workers have found and will compare 
current earnings with those from the lost job. In addition, the 
supplement will query for the incidence and nature of occupational 
changes in the preceding year.
    The survey also probes for the length of time workers, including 
those who have not been displaced, have been with their current 
employer. The BLS will collect additional data on the receipt of 
unemployment compensation, the loss of health insurance coverage, and 
the length of time spent without a job.
    Information collected by this survey will be used to estimate the 
size and nature of the population affected by job displacements and to 
determine the needs and scope of programs serving adult displaced 
workers. The information will also will be used to assess employment 
stability by determining the length of time workers have been with 
their current employer and to estimate the incidence of occupational 
change over the course of a year. Combining the questions on 
displacement, job tenure, and occupational mobility will enable 
analysts to obtain a more complete picture of employment stability.
    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 that 
does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6. For additional information, see the related notice published in 
the Federal Register on July 29, 2013 (78 FR 50450).
    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 mention OMB Control Number 1220-0104. 
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: DOL-BLS.
    Title of Collection: Current Population Survey--Displaced Worker, 
Job Tenure, and Occupational Mobility Supplement.
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0104.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 55,000.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 55,000.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 7,333.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

    Dated: November 12, 2013.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-27424 Filed 11-15-13; 8:45 am]
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