National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
NLSY79_R31_Supporting_Statement_Part_B_240430.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2024-05-08	Repair queued
NLSY79_R31_Supporting_Statement_Part A_240508.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-05-08	Repair queued
OMB Justification_Attachment5_NLSY79_R31 New Questions and Lines of Inquiry.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-04-30	Available
OMB Justification_Attachment 4_Analysis of Content.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-04-30	Repair queued
OMB Justification_Attachment 3_NLSY79_R31_240125.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-04-30	Repair queued
OMB Justification_Attachment 2_NLSY79_R31_240125.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-04-30	Available
OMB Justification_Attachments1_NLSY79_R31_240125.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-04-30	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
14620	National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979	Other-Instrument specifications	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1220-0109	ICR Reference No: 202404-1220-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202209-1220-001
Agency/Subagency: DOL/BLS	Agency Tracking No: R-31
Title: National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/13/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/15/2024
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2025
Responses	6,453	0	6,455
Time Burden (Hours)	7,740	0	7,318
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79) is a representative national sample of persons who were born in the years 1957 to 1964 and lived in the U.S. in 1979. These respondents were ages 14 to 22 when the first round of interviews began in 1979; they will be ages 59 to 66 when the planned round thirty-one of interview is conducted in 2024. One of the goals of 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 the public so that participants in those markets can make more informed, and thus more efficient, choices. Research based on the NLSY79 contributes to the formation of national policy in the areas of education, training, employment programs, and school-to-work transitions.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 29 USC 2 Name of Law: Collection, Collation, and Reports of Labor Statistics
   US Code: 29 USC 1 Name of Law: Design and Duties of the Bureau Generally
  

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:
	89 FR 11317	02/14/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 42508	05/15/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	6,453	6,455	0	0	-2	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	7,740	7,318	0	0	422	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The increase is due to an increase in the estimated time for the questionnaire to 73 minutes from 69 minutes in Round 30. This increase is primarily due to the reintroduction of the cognition battery last administered in Round 29 and the rotating in of the section on pensions, disability, support, and various types of expected income, which has been included every four years since 2000; in addition, NLS has included several questions designed to measure details about the location of work. Some of the time added for these additions is offset by the deletion of questions on job tasks, retirement expectations, nutrition, and the coronavirus, as well as the targeting of questions on religion, perceived discrimination, fertility, and will be administered to only those respondents who missed the last survey.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $8,000,000

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.     Yes

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.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

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: 05/15/2024

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