30-day FRN (1220-0141) published

Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 251 / Thursday, December 31, 2020 / Notices
that information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL–BLS.
Title of Collection: American Time
Use Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1220–0185.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 7,860.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 7,860.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
734 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Dated: December 23, 2020.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2020–28955 Filed 12–30–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Cognitive
and Psychological Research
Notice of availability; request
for comments.

ACTION:

The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS)-sponsored information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before February 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) if the
information will be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of

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the agency’s estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (4)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(5) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony May by telephone at 202–693–
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLS
Behavioral Science Research Center
(BSRC) conducts theoretical, applied,
and evaluative research aimed at
improving the quality of data collected
and published by the Bureau. Since its
creation in 1988, the BSRC has
advanced the study of survey methods
research, approaching issues of nonsampling error within a framework that
draws heavily on the theories and
methods of the cognitive, statistical, and
social sciences. The BSRC research
focuses primarily on the assessment of
survey instrument design and survey
administration, as well as on issues
related to interviewer training, the
interaction between interviewer and
respondent in the interview process,
and the usability of data-collection
instruments by both interviewers and
respondents. Improvements in these
areas result in greater accuracy and
response rates of BLS surveys,
frequently reduce costs in training and
survey administration, and further
ensure the effectiveness of the Bureau’s
overall mission. clearance by the BSRC
is to conduct cognitive and
psychological research designed to
enhance the quality of the Bureau’s data
collection procedures and overall data
management.
The BLS is committed to producing
the most accurate and complete data
within the highest quality assurance
guidelines. The BSRC was created to aid
in this effort and it has demonstrated
the effectiveness and value of its
approach. As the use of web-based
surveys continues to grow, so too will
the need for careful tests of instrument
design and usability, human-computer
interactions, and the impact of multiple
modes on data quality. The BSRC is
uniquely equipped with both the skills
and facilities to accommodate these
demands.
The extension of this information
collection reflects an attempt to
accommodate the increasing interest by
BLS program offices and other agencies
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obtained by the BSRC. This extension
also reflects planned research and
development activities for FY2021
through FY2023. The collection’s
approval will enable the continued
productivity of a state-of-the-art, multidisciplinary program of behavioral
science research to improve BLS survey
methodology.
For additional substantive
information about this ICR, see the
related notice published in the Federal
Register on October 9, 2020 (85 FR
64168).
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless the OMB
approves it and displays a currently
valid OMB Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3)
years. OMB authorization for an ICR
cannot be for more than three (3) years
without renewal. The DOL notes that
information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL–BLS.
Title of Collection: Cognitive and
Psychological Research.
OMB Control Number: 1220–0141.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households; Private sector: businesses
or other not-for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 24,400.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 24,400.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
8,400 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Dated: December 23, 2020.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
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