National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
1220-0109 NLSY79 Round 25 OMB justification Part B_2012-05-08.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2012-05-08	Available
2012-05-08 1220-0109 NLSY79 Round 25 OMB justification Part A.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2012-05-08	Available
Attachment 7 - Child Assessment Measures.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-12-13	Available
Attachment 6- New Questions and Lines of Inquiry.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-12-13	Available
Attachment 5 - Analysis of Content of Interview Schedules.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-12-13	Available
Attachment 4 - Survey Applications.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-12-13	Available
Attachment 3 - BLS CO 1-06.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-12-13	Available
Attachment 2 - CIPSEA.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-12-13	Available
Attachment 1- Title 29 USC Sections 1 & 2.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-12-13	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
14620	National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979	Other-CATI/CAPI	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1220-0109	ICR Reference No: 201112-1220-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200904-1220-007
Agency/Subagency: DOL/BLS	Agency Tracking No: R-25
Title: National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 07/20/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/14/2012
Terms of Clearance: BLS has agreed to provide additional justification for some proposed questions prior to their inclusion in the main study.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2013	12/31/2013
Responses	15,505	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	13,853	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79) is a representative national sample of persons who were born in the years 1957 to 1964 and lived in the U.S. in 1978. These respondents were ages 14 to 22 when the first round of interviews began in 1979; they will be ages 47 to 56 when the planned twenty-fifth round of interviews is conducted in 2012 and 2013. In addition to the main NLSY79, the biological children of female NLSY79 respondents have been surveyed since 1986. A battery of child cognitive, socio-emotional, and physiological assessments has been administered biennially since 1986 to NLSY79 mothers and their children. Starting in 1994, children who had reached age 15 by December 31 of the survey year (the Young Adults) were interviewed about their work experiences, training, schooling, health, fertility, self-esteem, and other topics. The longitudinal focus of the NLSY79 and associated Child and Young Adult surveys requires information to be collected from 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 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 NLSY79 contributes to the formation of national policy in the areas of education, training, employment programs, and school-to-work transitions.

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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 76764	12/08/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 28405	05/14/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979

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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	15,505	0	0	15,505	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	13,853	0	0	13,853	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The increase in burden from 13763 in Round 24 to 13853 in Round 25 is due to a slight increase in the length of the Young Adult interview, combined with the aging of the Young Adult cohort, which results in a longer interview requiring the reporting of more jobs, more children, and so forth.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $19,000,000

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: 05/14/2012

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