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OMB Control No:
1205-0421
ICR Reference No:
201504-1205-010
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201201-1205-005
Agency/Subagency:
DOL/ETA
Agency Tracking No:
A300LJDA-200704110-5OS06-000
Title:
O*Net Data Collection Program
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
09/30/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
06/30/2015
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
09/30/2018
36 Months From Approved
09/30/2015
Responses
28,866
0
26,287
Time Burden (Hours)
14,537
0
13,671
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The O*NET Data Collection Program is an ongoing effort to collect and maintain current information on the detailed characteristics of occupations and skills for more than 900 occupations. The resulting database provides the most comprehensive standardized source of occupational and skills information in the nation. O*NET information is used by a wide range of audiences, including individuals making career decisions, public agencies and schools providing career exploration services or education and training programs, and businesses making staffing and training decisions. The O*NET system provides a common language, framework and database to meet the administrative needs of various federal programs, including workforce investment and training programs supported by funding from the Departments of Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 113 - 128 308
Name of Law: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
US Code:
29 USC 3101-3255
Name of Law: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
US Code:
29 USC 491-492
Name of Law: Wagner-Peyser Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
79 FR 70569
11/26/2014
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
80 FR 34701
06/17/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
4
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
O*NET State/Local/Tribal Governments
O*NET/Private Sector Establishments
O*Net Data Collection, Individuals and Households
O*Net/ Federal Government
ICR Summary 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
28,866
26,287
0
2,579
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
14,537
13,671
0
866
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:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Short Statement:
The projected total annual burden hours for July 2015–June 2018 range from 13,918 to 15,375. The average annual burden is 14,537 hours, compared with an average annual burden of 13,671 hours requested for the previous 3-year period (2012–2015). The total burden hours for the July 2015–June 2018 period, 43,610, reflect a slight increase in burden compared with the 2012–2015 period, for which a total 41,011 hours were requested (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration, 2012). The small increase in burden corresponds to an increase in the number of establishment sampling units that are contacted each year, an estimated 49,667 for the July 2015–June 2018 period compared with 43,500 for the June 2012–May 2015 period in the April 10, 2012, OMB Supporting Statement. The slight increase in the number of sampled establishments is attributable to changes in the schedule for fielding cases (occupations), which is impacted by eligibility rates and other sampling characteristics of the specific occupations being studied. The annual costs have increased since 2012–2015, primarily because of inflation in the benefits portion of employee compensation and also because of the increase in the number of sampling units being contacted per year relative to the 2012–2015 period. A few minor questionnaire revisions have been implemented since 2012. In addition, several minor questionnaire revisions for the Knowledge Questionnaire and the Background Questionnaire are pending in this submission. All of these revisions are described in detail in Appendix A. These minor revisions do not represent an increase in respondent burden. As with the burden hours, the slight decrease in total cost burden across the 2 year period July 2016–June 2018 relative to the July 2015–June 2016 period results from initiation of data collection for most occupations during July 2015–June 2016, which causes many of these occupations to complete data collection during the final 2 years. Weighting and Estimation Estimates generated from O*NET survey data are computed with sampling weights that compensate for the unequal probabilities of selecting establishments, occupations within establishments, and employees within each selected occupation. In addition, these base weights are adjusted to further compensate for multiple subwaves of sampling, sample adjustment, population under- and overcoverage caused by frame imperfections, and nonresponse at both the establishment and the employee levels. These weight adjustments can lead to weights that are very large or very small compared with the weights for other sample units. Such weight variability may increase the standard error estimates. When the variation in the weights is large, it is desirable to trim the weights to reduce the variation. For the O*NET estimates, the weighting process involves a weight trimming procedure in which extremely large or small weights are truncated to fall within a specified range. Although trimming weights can introduce bias in the estimates, the variance reduction it achieves usually offsets the potential bias, resulting in estimates with smaller net mean squared errors.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$6,308,981
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
Yes
Part B of Supporting Statement
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
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?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Walter Parker 202 693-2778 parker.walter@dol.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
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:
06/30/2015
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