This collection
is approved with the following terms of clearance: 1) BLS will
provice a report on research being conducted on response bias due
to incentives; 2) BLS will investigate the use of technologies such
as T-ACASI to improve the quality of reporting on sensitive items;
adn 3) BLS will work to refine the incentive structure to offer
more equal incentives to all respondents and open the early bird
incentive to all respondents.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2007
01/31/2007
16,090
0
0
12,172
0
0
0
0
0
The information obtained in this
survey will be used by the Department of Labor, other government
agencies, academic researchers, the news media, and the general
public to under- stand the employment experiences and life-cycle
transitions of men and women born in the years 1957 to 1964 and
living in the United States when the survey began in 1979.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.