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understand how various program and 

administrative practices affect TAA 

performance, including the types of 

collaboration and administrative 

arrangements through which TAA 

operates in the One-Stop Career Center 

system under the Workforce Investment 

Act (WIA). 

An extension of the ICR is needed in 

order to obtain follow-up data on 

employment and earnings outcomes. In 

order to complete the study prior to the 

expiration date of funds for the 

evaluation, only a single follow-up 

survey will be conducted in 2010, as 

approved by OMB (in an NOA, ICR 

Reference Number 2008–12–1205–001, 

dated December 17, 2008) in lieu of the 

two follow-up surveys as originally 

planned. The burden for this data 

collection will therefore be lower than 

proposed under the first ICR, even 

though the sample has been slightly 

expanded in order to assure a sufficient 

number of responses, due to lower-thananticipated response rates for different 

subgroups. 

Below is table which shows the 

burden for different respondents. 

RESPONDENT HOURS BURDEN FOR THE TAA EVALUATION

Activity Total 

respondents Frequency 

Average 

minutes per 

response 

Burden hours 

Burden Under the Proposed Extension (November 2009 to Project Completion) 

Impact Analysis: 

State Administrative Data .......................................................................... 26 Once ............ 480 208 

25–Month Follow-up Survey ...................................................................... 3,540 One time ...... 30 1,770 

Process Analysis: 

Administration of Site Visit Protocols 

1. TAA Reauthorization ....................................................................... 180 One time ...... 100 300 

2. Promising Practices ........................................................................ 325 One time ...... 100 542 

Total Estimated Burden ............................................................... ........................ ...................... ........................ 9,236 

II. Review Focus 

The Department of Labor is 

particularly interested in comments 

which: 

• 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, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• 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. 

III. Current Actions 

Type of Review: Extension with 

revisions. 

Title: Impact Evaluation of the Trade 

Adjustment Assistance Program. 

OMB Number: 1205–0460. 

Affected Public: Individuals in the 

TAA program or who applied for UI 

benefits, and State and local 

administrators in the UI and WIA 

programs. 

Form: Questionnaire and site visit 

protocols. 

Total Respondents: See table above. 

Frequency: Once. 

Total Responses: See table above. 

Average Time per Response: See table 

above. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: See 

table above. 

Total Burden Cost: $0. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this comment request will be 

summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval of the 

information collection request; they will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Dated: March 23, 2009. 

Thomas M. Dowd, 

Administrator, Office of Policy Development 

and Research, Employment and Training 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–6970 Filed 3–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Proposed Collection, Comment 

Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 

(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. 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 to the 

‘‘American Time Use Survey (ATUS).’’ 

A copy of the proposed information 

collection request (ICR) can be obtained 

by contacting the individuals listed 

below in the Addresses section of this 

notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

Addresses section of this notice on or 

before May 29, 2009. 

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, 202–691–7628. 

(This is not a toll free number.) 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, 

202–691–7628. (See ADDRESSES section.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The ATUS is the Nation’s first 

federally administered, continuous 

survey on time use in the United States. 


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It measures, for example, time spent 

with children, working, sleeping, or 

doing leisure activities. In the United 

States, several existing Federal surveys 

collect income and wage data for 

individuals and families, and analysts 

often use such measures of material 

prosperity as proxies for quality of life. 

Time-use data substantially augment 

these quality-of-life measures. The data 

also can be used in conjunction with 

wage data to evaluate the contribution 

of non-market work to national 

economies. This enables comparisons of 

production between nations that have 

different mixes of market and nonmarket activities. 

The ATUS develops nationally 

representative estimates of how people 

spend their time. Respondents also 

report who was with them during 

activities, where they were, how long 

each activity lasted, and if they were 

paid. All of this information has 

numerous practical applications for 

sociologists, economists, educators, 

government policymakers, 

businesspersons, health researchers, and 

others, potentially answering the 

following questions: 

• Do the ways people use their time 

vary across demographic and labor force 

characteristics, such as age, sex, race, 

ethnicity, employment status, earnings, 

and education? 

• How much time do parents spend 

in the company of their children, either 

actively providing care or being with 

them while socializing, relaxing, or 

doing other things? 

• How are earnings related to leisure 

time—do those with higher earnings 

spend more or less time relaxing and 

socializing? 

• Where do people work—at a 

workplace, in their homes, or someplace 

else? 

• How does the way people use their 

time affect their health, safety, and wellbeing? 

The ATUS data are collected on an 

ongoing, monthly basis, so time series 

data will eventually become available, 

allowing analysts to identify changes in 

how people spend their time. 

II. Current Action 

Office of Management and Budget 

clearance is being sought for the ATUS. 

This survey collects information on how 

individuals in the United States use 

their time. Collection is done on a 

continuous basis with the sample drawn 

monthly. The survey sample is drawn 

from households completing their final 

month of interviews for the Current 

Population Survey (CPS). Households 

are selected to ensure a representative 

demographic sample, and one 

individual from each household is 

selected to take part in one Computer 

Assisted Telephone Interview. In this 

interview, respondents are asked to 

report all of their activities for one preassigned 24-hour day, which is the day 

prior to the interview. A short series of 

summary questions and CPS updates 

follow the core time diary collection. 

After each full year of collection, annual 

national estimates of time use for an 

average weekday or weekend day are 

available. 

Beginning in January 2010, well-being 

questions sponsored by the National 

Institute on Aging are proposed to be 

added to the ATUS. These questions 

will be included in the survey for 12 

months (through December 2010). These 

questions will ask respondents to rate 

on a 0-to-6 scale how happy, tired, 

stressed, sad, and in pain they felt 

during randomly selected activities. 

Respondents will not be asked these 

questions about personal activities. 

Additional questions will be asked 

about general health, use of pain 

medications, and interactions with 

others. 

The data from this module will 

provide a richer description of work. 

Specifically, the results will measure 

how workers feel during work episodes 

compared to nonwork episodes, and 

how often and with whom workers 

interact on the job. The results also can 

be used to measure whether the amount 

of pain varies by occupation and 

disability status. These data will also 

allow for research into how pain and 

aging affect time usage. 

Because the ATUS sample is a subset 

of households completing interviews for 

the CPS, the same demographic 

information collected from that survey 

is available for ATUS respondents. 

Comparisons of activity patterns across 

characteristics such as sex, race, age, 

disability status, and education of the 

respondent, as well as the presence of 

children and the number of adults living 

in the respondent’s household, are 

possible. 

III. Desired Focus of Comments 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics 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, 

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. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Title: American Time Use Survey. 

OMB Number: 1220–0175. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Total Respondents: 13,240. 

Frequency: Monthly. 

Total Responses: 13,240. 

Average Time per Response: 19.75 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 4,358 

hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): $0. 

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, this 24th day of 

March 2009. 

Cathy Kazanowski, 

Chief, Division of Management Systems, 

Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

[FR Doc. E9–6969 Filed 3–27–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Data Users Advisory Committee; 

Notice of Meeting and Agenda 

The first meeting of the Data Users 

Advisory Committee will be held 

Thursday, April 23, 2009. The meeting 

will be held in the Postal Square 

Building, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., 

Washington, DC. 

The Data Users Advisory Committee 

is a technical committee composed of 

data users from various sectors of the 

U.S. economy, including labor, 

business, research, academic and 

government communities. Committee 

members are called upon to provide 

advice on technical matters related to 

the collection, tabulation, and analysis 

of the Bureau’s statistics, on its 

published reports, and on the broader 


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