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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Information Collection Activities; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 

Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

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. 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. The Bureau of Labor 

Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments 

concerning the proposed revision of the 

‘‘National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 

1979.’’ A copy of the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) can 

be obtained by contacting the individual 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

ADDRESSES section below on or before 

May 2, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol 

Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, Division 

of Management Systems, Bureau of 

Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2 

Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, 

DC 20212. Written comments also may 

be transmitted by email to BLS_PRA_

Public@bls.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, 

202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free 

number). (See ADDRESSES section.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

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 

1978. These respondents were ages 14 to 

22 when the first round of interviews 

began in 1979; they were ages 57 to 64 

as of December 31, 2021. The NLSY79 

was conducted annually from 1979 to 

1994 and has been conducted biennially 

since 1994. The longitudinal focus of 

this survey 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. 

In addition to the main NLSY79, the 

biological children of female NLSY79 

respondents have been surveyed since 

1986. A battery of child cognitive, socioemotional, and physiological 

assessments was administered 

biennially from 1986 until 2012 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. 

Funding for the NLSY79 Child and 

Young Adult surveys has been provided 

by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National 

Institute of Child Health and Human 

Development through an interagency 

agreement with the BLS and through a 

grant awarded to researchers at the Ohio 

State University Center for Human 

Resource Research (CHRR). The 

collection referenced in this notice does 

not include a collection of the NLSY79 

Child and Young Adult surveys, but 

additional collections may be 

contemplated in the future. 

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, school-to-work transitions, 

and preparations for retirement. In 

addition to the reports that the BLS 

produces based on data from the 

NLSY79, members of the academic 

community publish articles and reports 

based on NLSY79 data for the DOL and 

other funding agencies. To date, more 

than 2,750 articles examining NLSY79 

data have been published in scholarly 

journals. The survey design provides 

data gathered from the same 

respondents over time to form the only 

data set that contains this type of 

information for this important 

population group. Without the 

collection of these data, an accurate 

longitudinal data set could not be 

provided to researchers and 

policymakers, thus adversely affecting 

the DOL’s ability to perform its policyand report-making activities. 

II. Current Action 

The BLS seeks approval to conduct 

Round 30 of the NLSY79. Respondents 

of the NLSY79 will undergo an 

interview of approximately 69 minutes 

during which they will answer 

questions about schooling and training, 

employment and labor market 

experiences, family relationships, 

wealth, and expectations about the 

future. The NLSY79 Young Adult 

Survey will not be administered as part 

of Round 30; future collections of this 

survey are possible but not slated for 

current implementation. 

During the field period, about 100 

NLSY79 interviews will be validated to 

ascertain whether the interview took 

place as the interviewer reported and 

whether the interview was done in a 

polite and professional manner. 

BLS has undertaken a continuing 

redesign effort to examine the current 

content of the NLSY79 and provide 

direction for changes that may be 

appropriate as the respondents age. The 

2022 instrument reflects a number of 

changes recommended by experts in 

various fields of social science and by 

our own internal review of the survey’s 

content. Additions to the questionnaire 

are accompanied by deletions of 

previous questions so that the overall 

time required to complete the survey is 

estimated to be lower than in 2016, 

2018, and 2020. 

The Round 30 questionnaire includes 

new questions on health and nutrition, 

including consumption of fruit and 

vegetables, incidence of and vaccination 

against COVID–19, social and emotional 

loneliness, and the availability of funds 

to cover emergency expenses. It also 

includes questions about perceived 

discrimination in hiring, firing, 

promotions, and medical care. Several 

questions that have appeared in 

previous rounds of the NLSY79 but not 

in Round 29 will be cycled back in; 

these include questions about tasks 

performed on the job, the importance of 

religion to the respondent, and wills 

that the respondent may maintain. 

III. Desired Focus of Comments 

The BLS 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, 


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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. 

Title of Collection: National 

Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979. 

OMB Number: 1220–0109. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

previously approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Form Total 

respondents Frequency Total responses 

Average 

time per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

total burden 

(hours) 

NLSY79 Round 29 Main Survey ......................................... 6,355 Biennially ....... 6,355 69 7,308 

Round 29 Validation Interviews ........................................... 100 Biennially ....... 100 6 10 

Totals 1 .......................................................................... 6,355 ........................ 6,455 ........................ 7,318 

1The difference between the total number of respondents (6,355) and the total number of responses (6,455) reflects the fact that about 100 respondents will be interviewed twice, once in the main survey and a second time in the 6-minute validation interview. 

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, on February 24, 

2022. 

Eric Molina, 

Acting Chief, Division of Management 

Systems. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04258 Filed 2–28–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2006–0028] 

MET Laboratories, Inc.: Grant of 

Expansion of Recognition 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA 

announces the final decision to expand 

the scope of recognition for MET 

Laboratories, Inc., as a Nationally 

Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). 

DATES: The expansion of the scope of 

recognition becomes effective on March 

1, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Information regarding this notice is 

available from the following sources: 

Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank 

Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of 

Communications; telephone: (202) 693– 

1999; email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov. 

General and technical information: 

Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson, Director, 

Office of Technical Programs and 

Coordination Activities, Directorate of 

Technical Support and Emergency 

Management, Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration; telephone: (202) 

693–2110; email: robinson.kevin@

dol.gov. OSHA’s web page includes 

information about the NRTL Program 

(see https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/ 

nrtl/index.html). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Notice of Final Decision 

OSHA hereby gives notice of the 

expansion of the scope of recognition of 

MET Laboratories, Inc. (MET), as a 

NRTL. MET’s expansion covers the 

addition of four test standards to the 

NRTL scope of recognition. 

OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies 

that the organization meets the 

requirements specified by 29 CFR 

1910.7. Recognition is an 

acknowledgment that the organization 

can perform independent safety testing 

and certification of the specific products 

covered within the scope of recognition 

and is not a delegation or grant of 

government authority. As a result of 

recognition, employers may use 

products properly approved by the 

NRTL to meet OSHA standards that 

require testing and certification of the 

products. 

The agency processes applications by 

a NRTL for initial recognition, or for 

expansion or renewal of this 

recognition, following requirements in 

Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. This 

appendix requires that the agency 

publish two notices in the Federal 

Register in processing an application. In 

the first notice, OSHA announces the 

application and provides the 

preliminary finding and, in the second 

notice, the agency provides the final 

decision on the application. These 

notices set forth the NRTL’s scope of 

recognition or modifications of that 

scope. OSHA maintains an 

informational web page for each NRTL 

that details the scope of recognition. 

These pages are available from the 

agency’s website at https://

www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/ 

index.html. 

MET submitted four applications, one 

dated January 14, 2019 (OSHA–2006– 

0028–0075), the second dated July 30, 

2019 (OSHA–2006–0028–0076), which 

was amended on July 29, 2020 (OSHA– 

2006–0028–0077). The third and fourth 

applications were received on August 

13, 2019 (OSHA–2006–0028–0078) and 

(OSHA–2006–0028–0079). Together, the 

expansion applications would add four 

additional test standards to MET’s 

NRTL recognition. OSHA staff 

performed a detailed analysis of the 

application packets and reviewed other 

pertinent information. OSHA did not 

perform any on-site reviews in relation 

to the applications. 

OSHA published the preliminary 

notice announcing MET’s expansion 

applications in the Federal Register on 

January 21, 2022 (87 FR 3353). The 

agency requested comments by February 

7, 2022, but it received no comments in 

response to this notice. OSHA now is 

proceeding with this final notice to 

grant expansion of MET’s scope of 

recognition. 

To obtain or review copies of all 

public documents pertaining to MET’s 

applications, go to https://

www.regulations.gov or contact the 

Docket Office, Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration, U.S. Department 

of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Room N–3653, Washington, DC 20210. 

Docket No. OSHA–2006–0028 contains 

all materials in the record concerning 

MET’s recognition. Please note: Due to 

the COVID–19 pandemic, the Docket 

Office is closed to the public at this time 

but can be contacted at (202) 693–2350. 

II. Final Decision and Order 

OSHA staff examined MET’s 

expansion applications, the capability to 

meet the requirements of the test 


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