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OMB Control No: 1220-0109	ICR Reference No: 201803-1220-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201801-1220-002
Agency/Subagency: DOL/BLS	Agency Tracking No: R-28
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 with change	Conclusion Date: 09/14/2018
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 06/29/2018
Terms of Clearance: OMB approves the Bureau of Labor Statistics Main National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 information collection as outlined in this submitted package with the following conditions: 1) the proposed final push incentive (enhanced) and the web appointment setting incentive for the Main NLSY79 are not approved for use at this time and 2) the Young Adult Survey also proposed in this package is not approved for use at this time. OMB will reconsider approval of these elements of the package after receiving additional information from BLS which should be supplied through a non-substantive change mechanism.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2020	09/30/2020	10/31/2019
Responses	12,070	0	12,555
Time Burden (Hours)	14,349	0	13,964
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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 53 to 60 when the planned round twenty-eight of interviews is conducted in 2018 and 2019. In addition to the main NLSY79, the biological children of female NLSY79 respondents have been surveyed since 1986. A battery of child cognitive, socio-emotional, and physiological assessments has been administered biennially since 1986 to NLSY79 mothers and their children. Starting in 1994, children who had reached age 15 by December 31 of the survey year (the Young Adults) were interviewed about their work experiences, training, schooling, health, fertility, self-esteem, and other topics. The longitudinal focus of the NLSY79 and associated Child and Young Adult surveys requires information to be collected from the same individuals over many years in order to trace their education, training, work experience, fertility, income, and program participation. One of the goals of the Department of Labor (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.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 29 USC 1&2 Name of Law: BLS Authorizing Statute

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:
	82 FR 61030	12/26/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 30781	06/29/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979	NLS79 R28, NLS79 R28 YA	NLS79 R28 Instrument Specifications , NLS79 R28 Young Adult

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	12,070	12,555	-485
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	14,349	13,964	385
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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 due to questionnaire revisions, an increase in the youth interview length, as well as a larger number of older Young Adult respondents and Young Adult respondents with children, who tend to have longer interview times.

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? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Holly Olson 202 691-6572 olson.holly@bls.gov

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