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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion
OMB Control No:
1220-0012
ICR Reference No:
202101-1220-001
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202012-1220-001
Agency/Subagency:
DOL/BLS
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)
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:
07/01/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
02/17/2021
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
07/31/2024
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2021
Responses
212
0
212
Time Burden (Hours)
821,500
0
890,240
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
QCEW data, which are provided to the BLS by State Workforce Agencies, are used by the BLS as a sampling frame for its establishment surveys; for publishing of accurate current estimates of employment for the US, states, counties, and metropolitan areas; and publishing quarterly census totals of local establishment counts, employment, and wages. The Bureau of Economic Analysis uses the data to produce accurate personal income data in a timely matter for the US, States, and local areas. Finally, the data is critical to the Employment Training Administration to administer unemployment insurance programs.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
29 USC 49 et. seq.
Name of Law: Wagner-Peyser Act
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:
85 FR 64167
10/09/2020
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
86 FR 9389
02/12/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)
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
212
212
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
821,500
890,240
0
0
-68,740
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:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
The burden has decreased by 68,640 hours, from 890,240 in FY 2016 to 821,600 in FY 2019. In order to operate within prescribed funding levels, which resulted in reduced positions in the states, in FY 2018 the QCEW program raised the allowable threshold for establishments with unclassified country codes from 2.5 percent to 3 percent of total unemployment and focused less on address refinement for private sector single and sub-units with employment of 100 or more.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$59,000,000
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.
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?
No
Agency Contact:
David Hiles 2026916561
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:
02/17/2021
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