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The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
proposed Consent Decree. Comments
should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and
Natural Resources Division, and should
refer to United States and the State of
New Jersey, Department of
Environmental Protection v. Atlantic
County Utilities Authority, D.J. Ref. No.
90–5–2–1–11392/1. All comments must
be submitted no later than thirty (30)
days after the publication date of this
notice. Comments may be submitted
either by email or by mail:
To submit
comments:

Send them to:

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usdoj.gov.
Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.

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During the public comment period,
the proposed Consent Decree may be
examined and downloaded at this
Justice Department website: https://
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We will provide a paper copy of the
proposed Consent Decree upon written
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reproduction cost), payable to the
United States Treasury.
Henry Friedman,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement
Section, Environment & Natural Resources
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Information Collection Activities;
Comment Request
Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of

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information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. The Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed revision of the
‘‘National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
1997.’’ A copy of the proposed
information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the individual
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
Addresses section below on or before
March 29, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol
Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
of Management Systems, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2
Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington,
DC 20212. Written comments also may
be transmitted by email to BLS_PRA_
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer,
202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free
number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The National Longitudinal Survey of
Youth 1997 (NLSY97) is a nationally
representative sample of persons who
were born in the years 1980 to 1984.
These respondents were ages 12–17
when the first round of annual
interviews began in 1997; starting with
round sixteen, the NLSY97 is conducted
on a biennial basis. Round twenty
interviews will occur from September
2021 to June 2022. The Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) contracts with a vendor
to conduct the NLSY97. The primary
objective of the survey is to study the
transition from schooling to the
establishment of careers and families.
The longitudinal focus of this survey
requires information to be collected
from the same individuals over many
years in order to trace their education,
training, work experience, fertility,
income, and program participation.
One of the goals of the Department of
Labor (DOL) is to produce and
disseminate timely, accurate, and
relevant information about the U.S.
labor force. The BLS contributes to this
goal by gathering information about the
labor force and labor market and
disseminating it to policymakers and
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markets can make more informed, and
thus more efficient, choices.
Research based on the NLSY97
contributes to the formation of national
policy in the areas of education,
training, work experience, fertility,
income, and program participation. In
addition to the reports that the BLS
produces based on data from the
NLSY97, members of the academic
community publish articles and reports
based on NLSY97 data for the DOL and
other funding agencies. To date,
approximately 795 articles examining
NLSY97 data have been published in
scholarly journals.
The survey design provides data
gathered from the same respondents
over time to form the only dataset that
contains this type of information for this
important population group. Without
the collection of these data, an accurate
longitudinal dataset could not be
provided to researchers and
policymakers, thus adversely affecting
the DOL’s ability to perform its policyand report-making activities.
II. Current Action
The BLS seeks approval to conduct
round 20 of biennial interviews of the
NLSY97. Respondents of the NLSY97
will undergo an interview of
approximately 75 minutes during which
they will answer questions about
schooling and labor market experiences,
family relationships, and community
background. During the fielding period
for the main round 20 interviews, no
more than 2 percent of respondents will
be asked to participate in a brief
validation interview a few weeks after
the initial interview. The purpose of the
validation interview is to verify that the
initial interview took place as the
interviewer reported and to assess the
data quality of selected questionnaire
items.
The BLS plans to record randomly
selected segments of the main
interviews during round 20. Recording
interviews helps the BLS and its
contractors to ensure that the interviews
actually took place and interviewers are
reading the questions exactly as worded
and entering the responses properly.
Recording also helps to identify parts of
the interview that might be causing
problems or misunderstanding for
interviewers or respondents. Each
respondent will be informed that the
interview may be recorded for quality
control, testing, and training purposes.
If the respondent objects to the
recording of the interview, the
interviewer will confirm to the
respondent that the interview will not
be recorded and then proceed with the
interview.

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Round 20 will be a predominantly
telephone survey. We anticipate that
approximately 90 percent of interviews
will be completed by telephone, with
the remaining interviews being
conducted in person.
The round 20 questionnaire will
resemble the round 19 questionnaire
with few modifications. New questions
for the round 20 questionnaire include
questions on hours worked from home,
on the value of a job, on labor market
volatility due to Coronavirus pandemic,
on contracting of Coronavirus, on
vaccines, on applications for
Unemployment Compensation, on
criminal background checks, on internet
access and on the respondents’ previous
on experience with NLSY97’s
Coronavirus supplemental survey. In
addition, we have made attempts to

streamline the questionnaire so that it
will be shorter and less burdensome for
respondents. To this end, fewer
questions will be asked about college
enrollment, non-compete agreements,
device ownership, chronic pain, and the
use of pain killers.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is
particularly interested in comments
that:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility.
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
Total
respondents

Form

Frequency

including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
Title: National Longitudinal Survey of
Youth 1997.
OMB Number: 1220–0157.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Average
time per
response
(minutes)

Total
responses

Estimated
total
burden
(hours)

Main NLSY97: September 2021–June 2022 ......................
Validation interview: October 2021–June 2022 ..................

6,650
133

One-time ........
One-time ........

6,650
133

75
4

8,312.5
8.9

Totals * ..........................................................................

6,650

........................

6,783

........................

8,321

Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they also
will become a matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, January 19,
2021.
Eric Molina,
Acting Chief, Division of Management
Systems.
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program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. The Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed extension of
the ‘‘Occupational Requirements
Survey.’’ A copy of the proposed
information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the individual
listed below in the ADDRESSES section of
this notice.
Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or
before March 29, 2021.
DATES:

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Information Collection Activities;
Comment Request
Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

ADDRESSES:

The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

SUMMARY:

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Send comments to Nora
Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer,
Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080,
2 Massachusetts Avenue NE,
Washington, DC 20212. Written
comments also may be transmitted by
email to [email protected].

Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer, at
202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free
number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Background
The Occupational Requirements
Survey (ORS) is a nationwide survey
that the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
is conducting at the request of the Social
Security Administration (SSA). Three
years of data collection and capture for
the ORS will start in 2021 and end in
mid-2024.
Estimates produced from the data
collected by the ORS will be used by the
SSA to update occupational
requirements data for administering the
Social Security Disability Insurance
(SSDI) and Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) programs.
The ORS occupational information
will allow SSA adjudicators to clearly
associate the assessment of a claimant’s
physical and mental functional capacity
and vocational profile with work
requirements. BLS will compute
percentages of workers with various
characteristics, such as skill and
strength level. SSA will use this
information to provide statistical
support for the medical-vocational rules
used at step 5 of sequential evaluation
regarding the number of unskilled jobs
that exist at each level of exertion in the
national economy.
The Social Security Administration,
Members of Congress, and
representatives of the disability
community have all identified
collection of updated information on the

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