Report on Occupational Employment and Wages

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form OES EZ (Fax) Form Report on Occupational Employment - Private/Voluntary	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form OES EZ (Fax) Form Report on Occupational Employment - Government/Mandatory	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form OES EZ (Fax) Form Report on Occupational Employment - Private/Mandatory	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form OES EZ (Fax) Form Report on Occupational Employment - Government/Voluntary	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
May 2014 Technical Note.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-07-01	Available
Prevailing Wage 656.40.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-07-01	Available
Immigration Act of 1990.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-07-01	Available
Wagner-Peyser Act.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-07-01	Available
Perkins Vocational Education Act, as ammended in 1998.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-07-01	Available
Title 29 USC 1 & 2.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-07-01	Available
2016 Supporting Statement B (1220-0042)_2016.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2016-07-20	Available
2016 Supporting Statement A (1220-0042)_2016.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2016-08-29	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
38587	Report on Occupational Employment - Private/Voluntary	Form and Instruction	Modified
179739	Report on Occupational Employment - Government/Mandatory	Form and Instruction	Modified
179738	Report on Occupational Employment - Private/Mandatory	Form and Instruction	Modified
179737	Report on Occupational Employment - Government/Voluntary	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1220-0042	ICR Reference No: 201606-1220-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201604-1220-004
Agency/Subagency: DOL/BLS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Report on Occupational Employment and Wages
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: 10/24/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/06/2016
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2019	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2016
Responses	297,521	0	310,868
Time Burden (Hours)	148,760	0	233,676
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey is a Federal/State establishment survey of wage and salary workers designed to produce data on current detailed occupational employment and wages for each Metropolitan Statistical Area and Metropolitan Division as well as by detailed industry classification. OES survey data assists in the development of employment and training programs established by the Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1998. Respondents include private establishment, Schools, Hospitals, State and Local Government.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 105 - 332 118-122 Name of Law: Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Amendments of 1998
   US Code: 29 USC 1&2 Name of Law: BLS Authorizing Statute
   PL: Pub.L. 101 - 649 205 Name of Law: Immigration Act of 1990
   US Code: 29 USC 49 l-2 Name of Law: Wagner-Peyser Act
  

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:
	81 FR 23753	04/22/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 61256	09/06/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Report on Occupational Employment - Private/Mandatory	OES Weblite 5.4, OES EZ (Fax) Form, OES Report - uuuuuu, OES Report Dynamic Booklet	OES EZ (Fax) Form ,   OES Report - Unstructured ,   OES Weblite 5.4 ,   OES Report Dynamic Booklet
Report on Occupational Employment - Government/Mandatory	OES EZ (Fax) Form, OES Report - uuuuuu, OES Weblite 5.4, OES Report Dynamic Booklet	OES EZ (Fax) Form ,   OES Report - Unstructured ,   OES Weblite 5.4 ,   OES Report Dynamic Booklet
Report on Occupational Employment - Private/Voluntary	OES Report - uuuuuu, OES Weblite 5.4, OES EZ (Fax) Form, OES Report Dynamic Booklet	OES EZ (Fax) Form ,   OES Report Dynamic Booklet ,   OES Report - Unstructured ,   OES Weblite 5.4
Report on Occupational Employment - Government/Voluntary	OES Report - uuuuuu, OES EZ (Fax) Form, OES Weblite 5.4, OES Report Dynamic Booklet	OES EZ (Fax) Form ,   OES Report Dynamic Booklet ,   OES Weblite 5.4 ,   OES Report - Unstructured

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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	297,521	310,868	0	0	-13,347	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	148,760	233,676	0	0	-84,916	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The annual respondent burden for the OES survey has decreased from 233,676 hours to 148,760 hours due to the incorporation of the result of a prior Response Analysis Survey for the OES which showed a decrease in median response time from 45 minutes to 30 minutes. In addition, the response rate for the OES has decreased from 77% to 73%.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $35,000,000

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: 09/06/2016

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