National Agriculture Workers Survey (NAWS) provides an understanding of the manpower resources available to U.S. agriculture. It is the national source of information on the demographic, occupational health and employment characteristics of hired crop workers.
There will be a net decrease of 131 burden hours, which is associated with corrections to the formula for estimating the number of employers that will need to be contacted in order to interview the target sample size of 1,500 crop workers over the three interview cycles of FY 2022.
Although ETA based the previous employer burden estimates on a target sample size of 1,500 crop workers, it incorrectly included in its estimate of employer burden the hours associated with employers who couldnât be located and screened for eligibility. There is no employer engagement (burden) when the employer canât be located and screened for eligibility. Correcting this calculation resulted in a decrease of 137 burden hours.
There is an increase of 6 hours associated with contacts with eligible employers. Two factors are associated with this increase: 1) the employer eligibility rate; and 2) the average number of crop workers interviewed per employer. In the last submission, the employer eligibility rate was 38 percent. With this submission, ETA assumes that the eligibility rate will be 32 percent, the rate it was in FY 2020. The lower eligibility rate means that interviewers will need to contact more employers to identify eligible employers. The average number of crop workers interviewed per farm has also decreased (from 3.8 to 3.5), which means that interviewers will need to contact more eligible employers to interview the target sample size of crop workers.
The net change in burden hours is â 131 (-137 + 6 = -131).
Although ETA is seeking approval to add new questions to the NAWS with this request, the average time per crop worker respondent remains at 45 minutes. This is because, beginning in FY 2021, ETA ceased administering 13 questions on education and training and 4 questions on preventive health. In addition, beginning in the second interview cycle of FY 2022, ETA will cease administering a question to female respondents concerning cervical cancer testing, and a question to all respondents concerning lifetime diagnosis of HIV AIDS. Through pilot testing of the questionnaire that includes the COVID questions with contractor staff, the contractor found that the average time per respondent was 45 minutes.
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.
Summary of Nonresponse and Design Studies.docx
CEO Approval.pdf
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