Contingent Work Supplement to the Current Population Survey

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 2017 CPS CWS Quest Contingent Work Supplement to the CPS Form and Instruction	Modified
Supporting Statement B CPS Contingent Worker_2016.docx Supporting Statement B	2017-01-03
Supporting Statement A CPS Contingent Worker_2016.docx Supporting Statement A	2017-01-30
Attachment I - Stakeholder Outreach.docx Supplementary Document	2016-12-29
Attachment H - Contingent Worker Supplement Cognitive Testing (4Oct16V2).docx Supplementary Document	2016-12-29
Attachment G - Sample Design.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-12-29
Attachment C - Contingent and Alternative Employment Arrangements News Release.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-12-29
Attachment F - Title 13, US code.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-12-29
Attachment B - Title 29, USC 1-9.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-12-29

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
14648	Contingent Work Supplement to the CPS Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1220-0153	ICR Reference No: 201609-1220-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200412-1220-001
Agency/Subagency: DOL/BLS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Contingent Work Supplement to the Current Population Survey
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 without change	Conclusion Date: 04/27/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/03/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2018	12 Months From Approved
Responses	47,000	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	7,050	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The 2017 Contingent Worker Supplement (CWS) will provide information on the characteristics of workers in contingent jobs--that is, jobs that are structured to last only a limited period of time. The CWS will also provide information about workers in several alternative employment arrangements, including independent contractors, on-call workers, temporary help agency workers, and workers provided by contract companies. The CWS was fielded every 2 years from 1995 to 2005; however, since then, there have been no reliable and comparable statistics to show how the number and characteristics of these workers have changed over time. In order to maintain data comparability, the 2017 CWS questionnaire will be largely the same as that used in 2005. However, because new types of work have emerged since the last collection of the CWS, BLS is proposing to add 4 new questions to the end of the CWS. These new questions will explore how the Internet and mobile device applications have changed the type of work people do and how they are paid.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 29 USC 1 - 9 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:
	81 FR 67394	09/30/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 12470	03/03/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Contingent Work Supplement to the CPS	2017 CPS CWS Questionnaire (CATI/CAPI)	2017 CPS CWS Questionnaire (CATI/CAPI)

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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	47,000	0	0	47,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	7,050	0	0	7,050	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 2017 CWS is a reinstatement of the 2005 CWS. The supplement is administered primarily to households in which there is an employed person, although a small number of the unemployed are also eligible. Total respondent burden for the collection of the 2017 CWS is estimated to be 7,050 hours, an increase of 1,250 hours from the previous collection. The increase is due to an increase in the overall sample size, as the 2005 CWS was administered to three-fourths of the CPS sample rather than the full CPS sample. In 2017, the number of eligible respondents per month is approximately 47,000. Also, as a result of the new questions, there is an increase in the estimated average response time for these households, from 8 to 9 minutes.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,000,000

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: 03/03/2017

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