[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 97 (Friday, May 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43437-43438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10807]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Cognitive and Psychological Research

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 June 17, 2024.

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 Bureau of Labor Statistics' Behavioral 
Science Research Center (BSRC) conducts psychological research focusing 
on the design and execution of the data collection process in order to 
improve the quality of data collected by the Bureau. The BSRC conducts

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research aimed at improving data collection quality by assessing 
questionnaire/form management and administration, as well as issues 
which relate to interviewer training and interaction with respondents 
in the interview process. BSRC staff work closely with economists and/
or program specialists responsible for defining the concepts to be 
measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics' collection programs. The 
proposed laboratory research will be conducted from Fiscal Year (FY) 
2024 through FY 2027 to enhance data quality in the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics' surveys. Improvements will be made by examining 
psychological and cognitive aspects of BLS's data collection 
procedures, including questionnaire design, interviewing procedures, 
collection modalities, and administrative technology. For additional 
substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice 
published in the Federal Register on December 14, 2023 (88 FRN 86681).
    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: Cognitive and Psychological Research.
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0141.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households, State, Local and Tribal 
Governments, Businesses or other for-profits, Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 31,350.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 31,350.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 11,349 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.

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

Nicole Bouchet,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2024-10807 Filed 5-16-24; 8:45 am]
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