[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 68 (Monday, April 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21210-21211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07432]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Contingent Worker Supplement to the Current 
Population 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 the agency 
receives on or before May 10, 2023.

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) 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; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) 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: Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202-
693-0213, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed Contingent Work Supplement 
(CWS) to the Current Population Survey questions focus on contingent 
workers--those who do not expect their jobs to last or who report that 
their jobs are temporary--and workers in alternative employment 
arrangements, such as independent contractors, on-call workers, 
temporary help agency workers, and workers provided by contract firms. 
Although the CWS was fielded 5 times from 1995 to 2005 and then in May 
2017, there have been no

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comparable and reliable statistics in recent years to show how the 
number and characteristics of these workers are changing over time. The 
July 2023 CWS will allow researchers and policy makers to evaluate how 
the number and characteristics of these workers has evolved. BLS is 
proposing to add new questions and remove outdated questions to the 
CWS. New questions on task-based and app-based work are designed to 
provide insight into additional work arrangements like digital labor 
platform work. This new content replaces the 2017 items on 
electronically-mediated employment. The 2023 supplement will also ask 
about work arrangements on second jobs for multiple jobholders. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on December 23, 2022 (87 FR 
78999).
    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 for 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 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: Contingent Worker Supplement to the Current 
Population Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0153.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 47,000.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 47,000.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 4,700 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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

Nicole Bouchet,
Senior PRA Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2023-07432 Filed 4-7-23; 8:45 am]
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