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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 17 / Thursday, January 28, 2021 / Notices The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States and the State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection v. Atlantic County Utilities Authority, D.J. Ref. No.
9052111392/1. All comments must be submitted no later than thirty 30
days after the publication date of this notice. Comments may be submitted either by email or by mail:
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Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington, DC
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During the public comment period, the proposed Consent Decree may be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: https
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We will provide a paper copy of the proposed Consent Decree upon written request and payment of reproduction costs. Please mail your request and payment to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 200447611.
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Henry Friedman, Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment & Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics Information Collection Activities;
Comment Request Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

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
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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 1997. A copy of the proposed information collection request 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 March 29, 2021.
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, 2026917628 this is not a toll free number. See ADDRESSES section.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 NLSY97 is a nationally representative sample of persons who were born in the years 1980 to 1984.
These respondents were ages 1217
when the first round of annual interviews began in 1997; starting with round sixteen, the NLSY97 is conducted on a biennial basis. Round twenty interviews will occur from September 2021 to June 2022. The Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS contracts with a vendor to conduct the NLSY97. The primary objective of the survey is to study the transition from schooling to the establishment of careers and families.
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.
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
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markets can make more informed, and thus more efficient, choices.
Research based on the NLSY97
contributes to the formation of national policy in the areas of education, training, work experience, fertility, income, and program participation. In addition to the reports that the BLS
produces based on data from the NLSY97, members of the academic community publish articles and reports based on NLSY97 data for the DOL and other funding agencies. To date, approximately 795 articles examining NLSY97 data have been published in scholarly journals.
The survey design provides data gathered from the same respondents over time to form the only dataset that contains this type of information for this important population group. Without the collection of these data, an accurate longitudinal dataset could not be provided to researchers and policymakers, thus adversely affecting the DOLs ability to perform its policyand report-making activities.
II. Current Action The BLS seeks approval to conduct round 20 of biennial interviews of the NLSY97. Respondents of the NLSY97
will undergo an interview of approximately 75 minutes during which they will answer questions about schooling and labor market experiences, family relationships, and community background. During the fielding period for the main round 20 interviews, no more than 2 percent of respondents will be asked to participate in a brief validation interview a few weeks after the initial interview. The purpose of the validation interview is to verify that the initial interview took place as the interviewer reported and to assess the data quality of selected questionnaire items.
The BLS plans to record randomly selected segments of the main interviews during round 20. Recording interviews helps the BLS and its contractors to ensure that the interviews actually took place and interviewers are reading the questions exactly as worded and entering the responses properly.
Recording also helps to identify parts of the interview that might be causing problems or misunderstanding for interviewers or respondents. Each respondent will be informed that the interview may be recorded for quality control, testing, and training purposes.
If the respondent objects to the recording of the interview, the interviewer will confirm to the respondent that the interview will not be recorded and then proceed with the interview.

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