No Terms of Clearance on May 2026 approval for three years.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2029
36 Months From Approved
05/31/2027
54,340
0
53,896
38,398
0
41,465
0
0
0
Under the National Compensation Survey (NCS), the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) currently uses the Employment Cost Index (ECI) and Occupational Employment Statistics (OEWS) 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 (FEPCA). 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 (ECEC) and data for the President's Pay Agent.
US Code:
5 USC 5318
Name of Law: Adjustments in rates of pay
US Code:
2 USC 4501
Name of Law: Compensation of Members of Congress
US Code:
29 USC 2b
Name of Law: Collection, Collation, and Reports of Labor Statistics
US Code:
5 USC 5303
Name of Law: Annual adjustments to pay schedules
US Code:
5 USC 5304
Name of Law: Locality-based comparability payments
Wage and Benefit Update, NCS EQ 26-1, NCS EU 26-1, NCS BC 26-1, NCS BU 26-1, IDCF/Web-Lite
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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
54,340
53,896
0
444
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
38,398
41,465
0
-3,067
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
The total burden hour decrease is due to a combination of the elimination of certain data elements and adjustments to response rates to take into consideration declining response rates in both collection initiations and updates.
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.
National Compensation Survey (Private Industry Sample)