[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 251 (Thursday, December 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86966-86967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28955]


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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 of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Bureau of 
Labor Statistics (BLS)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public 
comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before February 1, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely 
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and 
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The American Time Use Survey (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 is used to develop nationally 
representative estimates of how people spend their time. This is 
accomplished by collecting a time diary about the activities survey 
respondents did over a 24-hour period ``yesterday,'' from 4 a.m. on the 
day before the interview until 4 a.m. on the day of the interview. In 
the one-time interview, respondents also report who was with them 
during the 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 
Well-being Module, a supplement to the ATUS, provides an additional 
dimension to data on time use by providing information about how 
Americans experience their time. Specifically, the Module collects 
information about how happy, tired, sad, and stressed individuals were 
yesterday, and the degree to which they felt pain, for three activities 
randomly selected from the time diary. The Wellbeing Module also 
collects data on whether people were interacting with anyone while 
doing the selected activities and how meaningful the activities were to 
them. Some general health questions, a question about overall life 
satisfaction, and a question about respondents' overall affective 
experience yesterday also are asked. For additional substantive 
information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the 
Federal Register on May 5, 2020 (85 FR 26716).
    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 the OMB approves it 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 
OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
    DOL seeks PRA authorization to reinstate this information 
collection for three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be 
for more than three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes

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that information collection requirements submitted to the OMB for 
existing ICRs receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo 
review.
    Agency: DOL-BLS.
    Title of Collection: American Time Use Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0185.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,860.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 7,860.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 734 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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

    Dated: December 23, 2020.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
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