[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 197 (Friday, October 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 71028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22497]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; ATUS Leave and Job Flexibilities Module

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 November 13, 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 Leave and Job Flexibilities Module 
includes questions about workers' access to and use of paid and unpaid 
leave, job flexibility, and their work schedules. Information collected 
in the supplement will be published as a public use data set to 
facilitate research on numerous topics, such as: the characteristics of 
people with paid and unpaid leave; occupations with the greatest and 
least access to paid leave; reasons workers are able to take leave from 
their jobs; how many workers have access to job flexibilities such as 
the ability to work from home or adjust their start and stop times; and 
the relationship between workers' time use and their access to job 
flexibilities. Sponsored by the Department of Labor's Women's Bureau, 
the supplement is asked of eligible respondents immediately upon their 
completion of the American Time Use Survey (ATUS). The Leave and Job 
Flexibilities Module supports the mission of the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics by providing relevant information on economic and social 
issues and providing a richer description of work. The module surveys 
eligible wage and salary workers aged 15 and up from a nationally 
representative sample of households each month. For additional 
substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice 
published in the Federal Register on June 13, 2023 (88 FRN 38543).
    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.
    Agency: DOL-BLS.
    Title of Collection: ATUS Leave and Job Flexibilities Module.
    OMB Control Number:1220-0191.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,542.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 4,542.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 379 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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

Nicole Bouchet,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-22497 Filed 10-12-23; 8:45 am]
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