[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10191-10192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03835]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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 (PRA95). 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 extension of the ``Current 
Population Survey (CPS) Volunteer Supplement,'' to be conducted 
September 2014, September 2015, and September 2016. A copy of the 
proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by 
contacting the individual listed below 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 April 25, 2014.

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 fax to 202-691-5111 (this is not a toll-free 
number).

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 September 2014 CPS Volunteer Supplement will be conducted at 
the request of the Corporation for National and Community Service. The 
Volunteer Supplement will provide information on the total number of 
individuals in the U.S. involved in unpaid volunteer activities, 
measures of the frequency or intensity with which individuals 
volunteer, types of organizations for which they volunteer, the 
activities in which volunteers participate, and the prevalence of 
volunteering more than 120 miles from home or abroad. It will also 
provide information on civic engagement and charitable donations.
    Because the Volunteer Supplement is part of the CPS, the same 
detailed demographic information collected in the CPS will be available 
about respondents to the supplement. Thus, comparisons of volunteer 
activities will be possible across respondent characteristics, 
including sex, race, age, and educational attainment. It is intended 
that the supplement will be conducted annually, if resources permit, in 
order to gauge changes in volunteerism.

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II. Current Action

    Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the 
CPS Volunteer Supplement. An extension of this currently approved 
collection is needed to continue to provide the Nation with timely 
information about volunteer and volunteering activities.

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, 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.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    Title: CPS Volunteer Supplement.
    OMB Number: 1220-0176.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Total Respondents: 63,000.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Total Responses: 106,000
    Average Time per Response: 3 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 5,300 hours.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.
    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, this 18th day of February, 2014.
Kimberley Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2014-03835 Filed 2-21-14; 8:45 am]
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