National Compensation Survey

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form NCS 24-9P National Compensation Survey Employment Cost Index Month Year Update - Private Industry	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form SO100BF-1GP Beneftis Update with example	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form IDCF IDCF	Form	Modified	Available
Form IDCF E Update Scre IDCF E Update Screens	Form	Modified	Available
Form SO-1003P Benefits Update Form	Form	Modified	Available
Form NCS Form 24-5P Benefits Collection Form for Private Industry	Form	Modified	Available
Form NCS Form 24-2P Earnings Form Private Industry	Form	Modified	Available
Form NCS Form24-1P Establishment Collection form for Private Industry	Form	Modified	Available
Form NCS Form24-1P National Compensation Survey (Private Industry Sample)	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form NCS 24 9G National Compensation Survey Employment Cost Index Month Year Update - Govt	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form IDCF E-Update Entr IDCF E-Update Entry Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form IDCF E-update Scre IDCF E-Update Screens	Form	Modified	Available
Form SO100BF-1GP Benefits Summary/Update Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form NCS 24-5P Benefits Collection Form for Governments	Form	Modified	Available
Form NCS 24-2G Earnings Form (Government)	Form	Modified	Available
Form NCS 24-1P Establishment Collection Form for Government	Form	Modified	Available
Form NCS 24-1P National Compensation Survey (State and local government sample)	Form	Modified	Repair queued
OMB Supporting Statement Part B.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2024-01-24	Repair queued
OMB Supporting Statement Part A -1-24-24.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-01-24	Repair queued
FR1 1220-0164 (11-9-2023).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-10	Repair queued
State and Local Government Sample Design for the NCS.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-08-25	Repair queued
Update on teh Evaluaion of Sample Design Issues.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-08-25	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
38672	National Compensation Survey (Private Industry Sample)	Form and Instruction	Modified	National Compensation Survey Employment Cost Index Month Year Update - Private Industry
38672	National Compensation Survey (Private Industry Sample)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Beneftis Update with example
38672	National Compensation Survey (Private Industry Sample)	Form	Modified	IDCF
38672	National Compensation Survey (Private Industry Sample)	Form	Modified	IDCF E Update Screens
38672	National Compensation Survey (Private Industry Sample)	Form	Modified	Benefits Update Form
38672	National Compensation Survey (Private Industry Sample)	Form	Modified	Benefits Collection Form for Private Industry
38672	National Compensation Survey (Private Industry Sample)	Form	Modified	Earnings Form Private Industry
38672	National Compensation Survey (Private Industry Sample)	Form	Modified	Establishment Collection form for Private Industry
38672	National Compensation Survey (Private Industry Sample)	Form	Modified
181952	National Compensation Survey (State and local government sample)	Form and Instruction	Modified	National Compensation Survey Employment Cost Index Month Year Update - Govt
181952	National Compensation Survey (State and local government sample)	Form and Instruction	Modified	IDCF E-Update Entry Form
181952	National Compensation Survey (State and local government sample)	Form	Modified	IDCF E-Update Screens
181952	National Compensation Survey (State and local government sample)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Benefits Summary/Update Form
181952	National Compensation Survey (State and local government sample)	Form	Modified	Benefits Collection Form for Governments
181952	National Compensation Survey (State and local government sample)	Form	Modified	Earnings Form (Government)
181952	National Compensation Survey (State and local government sample)	Form	Modified	Establishment Collection Form for Government
181952	National Compensation Survey (State and local government sample)	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1220-0164	ICR Reference No: 202310-1220-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202110-1220-001
Agency/Subagency: DOL/BLS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Compensation Survey
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/08/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/31/2024
Terms of Clearance:

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2024
Responses	53,896	0	45,270
Time Burden (Hours)	41,465	0	36,114
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Under the National Compensation Survey (NCS), BLS currently uses the Employment Cost Index (ECI) and Occupational Employment Statistics to provide grade and local wage data required by the President's Pay Agent to comply with the requirements of the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990. The President's Pay Agent uses these data to recommend pay increases for Federal General Schedule workers; NCS data produces the Employment Cost Index which is designated a Principal Federal Economic Indicator under OMB Statistical Policy Directive No. 3. NCS data is used to produce the ECI, the Employer Cost for Employee Compensation, employee benefit provision publications, Modeled Wage Estimates, and data for the President's Pay Agent.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 5 USC 5304 Name of Law: Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990
   US Code: 5 USC 5318 Name of Law: Ethics Reform Act of 1989
   US Code: 2 USC 4501 Name of Law: Ethics Reform Act of 1989
   US Code: 29 USC 2b Name of Law: Collection, Collation, and Reports of Labor Statistics
  

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:
	88 FR 77363	11/09/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 6134	01/31/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
National Compensation Survey (Private Industry Sample)	NCS Form 24-5P, NCS Form 24-2P, SO-1003P, IDCF E Update Screens, IDCF, SO100BF-1GP, NCS 24-9P, NCS Form24-1P	Establishment Collection form for Private Industry ,   Earnings Form Private Industry ,   Benefits Collection Form for Private Industry ,   Benefits Update Form ,   IDCF E Update Screens ,   IDCF ,   Beneftis Update with example ,   National Compensation Survey Employment Cost Index Month Year Update - Private Industry
National Compensation Survey (State and local government sample)	IDCF E-Update Entry , NCS 24-1P, NCS 24-2G, IDCF E-update Screens, NCS 24-5P, SO100BF-1GP, NCS 24 9G	Establishment Collection Form for Government ,   Earnings Form (Government) ,   Benefits Collection Form for Governments ,   Benefits Summary/Update Form ,   IDCF E-Update Screens ,   IDCF E-Update Entry Form ,   National Compensation Survey Employment Cost Index Month Year Update - Govt

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list 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	53,896	45,270	0	8,626	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	41,465	36,114	0	5,351	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 increase in burden hours is due to the increase in sample size. Due to the continued decrease in response rates primarily due to the effects from the pandemic, the BLS requested an increased sample size as part of the December 21, 2021, request to ensure a sufficient number of units were collected to calculate the ECI.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $57,000,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Yes

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? No

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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: 01/31/2024

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