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OMB Control No:
1205-0453
ICR Reference No:
201907-1205-011
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201506-1205-006
Agency/Subagency:
DOL/ETA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
National Agricultural Workers Survey
Type of Information Collection:
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
01/06/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
11/22/2019
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
01/31/2023
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2020
Responses
6,090
0
7,216
Time Burden (Hours)
1,615
0
3,927
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
National Agriculture Workers Survey (NAWS) provides an understanding of the manpower resources available to U.S. agriculture. It is the national source of information on the demographic, occupational health and employment characteristics of hired crop workers.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
29 USC 49f(d) and 491-2(a)
Name of Law: Wagner-Peyser Act
US Code:
42 USC 241(a)
Name of Law: Public Health Services Act
PL:
Pub.L. 110 - 134 649 Research
Name of Law: The Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act
US Code:
29 USC 669(a) and 671
Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act
PL:
Pub.L. 99 - 603 303
Name of Law: Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
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:
84 FR 35886
07/25/2019
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
84 FR 64344
11/21/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
2
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Employers - Point of Contact Questions
National Agriculture Workers Survey (NAWS)
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
6,090
7,216
0
-1,126
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
1,615
3,927
0
-2,312
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
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:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Short Statement:
There will be a total decrease of 1,784 burden hours, most of which is associated with changes to sample size. ETA based the previous burden estimates on a target sample size of 3,369 crop workers. However, funding was only available to interview approximately 1,500 crop workers in each of the last two years. ETA assumes that FY 2020 funding will support a sample size of 1,500. This change accounts for a decrease of 2,244 hours. ETA attributes another part of the decrease in burden hours to the cessation of the ACF – sponsored supplemental questions on childcare, after FY 2017. This change accounts for a decrease of 67 hours. There is an increase of 107 hours associated with contacts with ineligible employers. Two factors are associated with this increase: 1) the employer eligibility rate; and 2) the average number of crop workers interviewed per farm. In the last submission, the employer eligibility rate was 38 percent. With this submission, ETA assumes that the eligibility rate will be 20 percent, i.e., the rate it was in FY 2017 (the last year for which these data are available). The lower eligibility rate means that interviewers need to contact more employers to identify eligible employers. The average number of crop workers interviewed per farm has also decreased (from 4.8 to 3.8), which means that interviewers need to contact more eligible employers to interview the target sample size of crop workers. Lastly, there is a decrease of 129 hours associated with contacts with eligible employers. This decrease obtains because the target sample size of crop workers has decreased from 3,369 to 1,500, after accounting for the decrease in the average number of interviews per farm.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$4,275,581
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.
No
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.
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:
Maya Kelley 202 693-2805 kelley.maya@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:
11/22/2019
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