National Compensation Survey

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form NCS - 15 - 1P National Compensation Survey (Private Industry Sample) Form	Modified
Form NCS 15-1G National Compensation Survey (State and local government sample) Form	Modified
Part B NCS 2015 01-26-2015.docx Supporting Statement B	2015-01-26
Part A NCS 2015 Final 1-26-2014.docx Supporting Statement A	2015-01-26
Chapter 8 Handbook of Methods - NCS.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-11-05
Attachment 2 - ASA2012_NCS_State_Local_Sample_Design.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-11-05
Attachment 1 - ASA11_Update_on_the_Evaluation_of_Sample_Design_Issues.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-11-05

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
38672	National Compensation Survey (Private Industry Sample) Form	Modified
181952	National Compensation Survey (State and local government sample) Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1220-0164	ICR Reference No: 201410-1220-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201404-1220-002
Agency/Subagency: DOL/BLS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Compensation Survey
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/21/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/16/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2018	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2015
Responses	53,831	0	38,813
Time Burden (Hours)	44,978	0	36,930
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Under the National Compensation Survey (NCS), the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) conducts ongoing surveys of compensation and job characteristics. Data collected by the NCS is used to produce Employment Cost Trends, including the Employment Cost Index (ECI) and Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC), employee benefits data, and data used by the President's Pay Agent. For the President's Pay Agent the BLS introduced in 2011 a new approach that uses data from two current BLS programs – the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey and the ECI program. This approach uses OES data to provide wage data by occupation and by area, while ECI data are used to specify grade level effects. This approach is also being used to extend the estimation of pay gaps to areas that were not included in the prior Locality Pay Survey sample, and this data has been delivered to the Pay Agent.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 5 USC 5318 Name of Law: The Ethics Reform Act of 1989
   US Code: 29 USC 2b Name of Law: Studies of Productivity and Labor Costs in Industries
   US Code: 5 USC 5304 Name of Law: The Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990
  

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:
	79 FR 65706	11/05/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 13634	03/16/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
National Compensation Survey (Private Industry Sample)	NCS 15-2P, NCS - 15 - 1P, NCS SO, NCS 15-3P, E-update, IDCF, NCS 15 9P	Establishment Collection Form for Private Industry ,   Earnings Form (Private Industry) ,   Benefits Form ,   Wage Shuttle - Private Industry ,   NCS E-update screens ,   NCS IDCF NonComp Data Screens ,   Benefits Collection Form - Private Industry
National Compensation Survey (State and local government sample)	E- update, IDCF, NCS 15-1G, NCS 15-2G, NCS 15-3G, NCS 15 9G	Establishment Collection Form for Government ,   Earnings Form (Government) ,   Wage Shuttle - Government ,   E-update screens ,   IDCF Screens ,   NCS Benefits Form Government

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	53,831	38,813	0	15,018	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	44,978	36,930	0	8,048	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 burden increase of 8,049 hours is due to the NCS transition to a 3 year collection cycle. Under this cycle design for NCS, most private industry establishments only will be in the sample for 3 years compared to previously being in the survey 5 years. The first year of the private industry cycle also has greater initiation burden hours as the aircraft manufacturing and large firms with a sample weight of 1 enter the survey during that year.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $53,000,000

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]? Yes

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: 03/16/2015

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