Report on Current Employment Statistics

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form BLS 790G Current Employment Statistics Report Form 790G	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form BLS 790 Series Public Administration Fax Report Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form BLS 790 Series Educational Services Fax Report Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form BLS 790S Current Employment Statistics Report Form 790S	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form BLS 790G Current Employment Statistics Report Form 790G	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form BLS 790 Series Multiple Payroll Private Sector Fax Form - Short Version	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form BLS 790 Series Private Sector Fax Report Form - Short Version	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form BLS 790 Series Multiple Payroll Private Sector Fax Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form BLS 790 Series Private Sector Fax Report Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form BLS 790 Series Educational Services Fax Report Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form BLS 790S Current Employment Statistics Report Form 790S	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form BLS 790E Current Employment Statistics Report Form 790E	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form BLS 790C Current Employment Statistics Report Form 790C	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form BLS 790B Current Employment Statistics Report Form 790B	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form BLS 790A Current Employment Statistics Report Form 790A	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
BLS Authorizing Statute.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-04-28	Available
FormS_Fax.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-02-28	Available
FormG_Fax.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-02-28	Available
FormE_Fax.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-02-28	Available
FormC_Fax.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-02-28	Available
FormB_Fax.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-02-28	Available
FormA_Fax.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-02-28	Available
790SbookCol.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-02-23	Available
790SbookEnr.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-02-23	Available
790GbookCol.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-02-23	Available
790GbookEnr.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-02-23	Available
790EbookCol.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-02-23	Available
790EbookEnr.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-02-23	Available
790CbookCol.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-02-23	Available
790CbookEnr.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-02-23	Available
790BbookCol.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-02-23	Available
790BbookEnr.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-02-23	Available
790AbookCol.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-02-23	Available
790AbookEnr.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-02-23	Available
Note to Reviewer - Forms Test (2-18-2011).docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2011-02-28	Available
Supporting Statement B (1220-0011).doc	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2011-10-18	Available
Supporting Statement A (1220-0011).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2011-10-18	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
183950	Report on Current Employment Statistics - Federal Government	Form and Instruction	Modified	Current Employment Statistics Report Form 790G
183949	Report on Current Employment Statistics - State and Local Government	Form and Instruction	Modified	Public Administration Fax Report Form
183949	Report on Current Employment Statistics - State and Local Government	Form and Instruction	Modified	Educational Services Fax Report Form
183949	Report on Current Employment Statistics - State and Local Government	Form and Instruction	Modified	Current Employment Statistics Report Form 790S
183949	Report on Current Employment Statistics - State and Local Government	Form and Instruction	Modified	Current Employment Statistics Report Form 790G
183949	Report on Current Employment Statistics - State and Local Government	Instruction	Modified
14540	Report on Current Employment Statistics - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	Multiple Payroll Private Sector Fax Form - Short Version
14540	Report on Current Employment Statistics - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	Private Sector Fax Report Form - Short Version
14540	Report on Current Employment Statistics - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	Multiple Payroll Private Sector Fax Form
14540	Report on Current Employment Statistics - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	Private Sector Fax Report Form
14540	Report on Current Employment Statistics - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	Educational Services Fax Report Form
14540	Report on Current Employment Statistics - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	Current Employment Statistics Report Form 790S
14540	Report on Current Employment Statistics - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	Current Employment Statistics Report Form 790E
14540	Report on Current Employment Statistics - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	Current Employment Statistics Report Form 790C
14540	Report on Current Employment Statistics - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	Current Employment Statistics Report Form 790B
14540	Report on Current Employment Statistics - Private Sector	Instruction	Modified
14540	Report on Current Employment Statistics - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	Current Employment Statistics Report Form 790A

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1220-0011	ICR Reference No: 201103-1220-008
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201012-1220-001
Agency/Subagency: DOL/BLS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Report on Current Employment Statistics
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 10/19/2011
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 07/27/2011
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2014	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2011
Responses	3,487,200	0	3,256,800
Time Burden (Hours)	582,120	0	499,760
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Current Employment Statistics program provides current monthly statistics on employment, hours, and earnings, by industry. The statistics are fundamental inputs in economic decision processes at all levels of government, private enterprise, and organized labor.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 29 USC 1&2 Name of Law: BLS Authorizing Statute
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 17710	03/30/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 44960	07/27/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Report on Current Employment Statistics - Federal Government	BLS 790G	Current Employment Statistics Report Form 790G
Report on Current Employment Statistics - Private Sector	BLS 790 Series, BLS 790C, BLS 790E, BLS 790A, BLS 790 Series, BLS 790 Series, BLS 790B, BLS 790S, BLS 790 Series, BLS 790 Series	Current Employment Statistics Report Form 790A ,   Current Employment Statistics Report Form 790B ,   Current Employment Statistics Report Form 790C ,   Current Employment Statistics Report Form 790E ,   Current Employment Statistics Report Form 790S ,   Educational Services Fax Report Form ,   Private Sector Fax Report Form ,   Multiple Payroll Private Sector Fax Form ,   Private Sector Fax Report Form - Short Version ,   Multiple Payroll Private Sector Fax Form - Short Version
Report on Current Employment Statistics - State and Local Government	BLS 790 Series, BLS 790 Series, BLS 790G, BLS 790S	Current Employment Statistics Report Form 790G ,   Current Employment Statistics Report Form 790S ,   Educational Services Fax Report Form ,   Public Administration Fax Report Form

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	3,487,200	3,256,800	0	230,400	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	582,120	499,760	0	82,360	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Overall, the requested annual burden hours have increased from the previous burden request. The increase is due to more frequent sample rotation and better collection methods resulting in a higher response rate. The slight decrease for the Federal Information Collection resulted from a change in calculation due to the consolidation of Federal reporting on the Electronic Data Interchange.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $55,000,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 07/27/2011

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