[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 37 (Monday, February 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 8404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3144]
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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) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. 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.
Currently, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed reinstatement of the ``Current Population
Survey (CPS) Volunteer Supplement.'' 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 of this notice on or before April 27, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer,
Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080,
2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC 20212, 202-691-7628. (This
is not a toll free number.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer,
202-691-7628. (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The September 2007 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.
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.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the
CPS Volunteer Supplement. The September 2007 instrument includes some
revisions made since the September 2006 instrument. The question
specifically probing whether a person had volunteered through a
religious organization was deleted. A question asking whether the
respondent had done any volunteer work more than 120 miles from home
but within the United States was added; for those who say ``yes,''
follow up questions were added to determine what share of their
volunteering it comprised and in what State or States it took place.
Response categories to the question about time spent volunteering
abroad were changed to reflect a share of the person's volunteer
activity rather than a number of weeks.
Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired.
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.
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.
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 20th day of February, 2007.
Kimberley Hill,
Acting Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
[FR Doc. E7-3144 Filed 2-23-07; 8:45 am]
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