The O*NET Data Collection Program is
an ongoing effort to collect and maintain current information on
the detailed characteristics of occupations and skills for more
than 900 occupations. The resulting database provides the most
comprehensive standardized source of occupational and skills
information in the nation. O*NET information is used by a wide
range of audiences, including individuals making career decisions,
public agencies and schools providing career exploration services
or education and training programs, and businesses making staffing
and training decisions. The O*NET system provides a common
language, framework and database to meet the administrative needs
of various federal programs, including workforce investment and
training programs supported by funding from the Departments of
Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services.
US Code:
29 USC 3101-3255 Name of Law: Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act
US Code: 29
USC 491-492 Name of Law: Wagner-Peyser Act
PL:
Pub.L. 113 - 128 308 Name of Law: Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act
Exhibit A-20 compares the
projected burden hours for the period October 2018–September 2021
with the average annual burden as estimated for the period July
2015–June 2018 in the OMB Supporting Statement, Part A, dated
August 2015. The projected total annual burden hours for October
2018–September 2021 range from 14,075 to 14,601. The average annual
burden is 14,293 hours, compared with an average annual burden of
14,537 hours requested for the previous 3-year period (2015–2018).
In addition, as indicated in Exhibit A-19, the total burden hours
for the October 2018–September 2021 period, 42,878, reflect a
slight decrease in burden compared with the 2015–2018 period, for
which a total 43,610 hours were requested (U.S. Department of
Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 2015). The reduction
in burden hours is due to minor differences in the assumed data
collection schedule for the 2018–2021 period. The data collection
schedule is dependent on the sampling characteristics of the
specific occupations being studied.
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:
(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;
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.