This collection
is approved with the following terms of clearance: BLS has agreed
to notify to OMB prior to collecting college transcripts in the
main study (which is contingent on funding), and will provide
results for cooperation with this request and the request for birth
certificates in the pretest.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/2011
10/31/2011
10/31/2010
14,178
0
14,078
8,317
0
8,314
0
0
0
The National Longitudinal Survey of
Youth 1997 (NLSY97) includes 8,984 respondents who were born in the
years 1980 through 1984 and lived in the United States when the
survey began in 1997. The primary objective of the survey is to
study the transition from full-time schooling to the establishment
of careers and families. The longitudinal focus of the survey
requires information to be collected about the same individuals
over many years in order to trace their education, training, work
experience, fertility, income, and program participation. One of
the goals of the Department of Labor (DOL) is to produce and
disseminate timely, accurate, and relevant information about the
U.S. labor force. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) contributes
to this goal by gathering information about the labor force and
labor market and disseminating it to policymakers and the public so
that participants in those markets can make more informed, and thus
more efficient, choices. Research based on the NLSY97 contributes
to the formation of national policy in the areas of education,
training, employment programs, and school-to-work
transitions.
US Code:
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USC 1&2 Name of Law: BLS Authorizing Statute
The difference in burden of an
additional 3 hours is from the small amount of time needed to
collect birth certificates from Round 14 pre-test
participants.
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.