Notice2021-14106
Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
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July 1, 2021
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Abstract
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 reinstatement of the ``Eating and Health Supplement to the American Time Use Survey.'' A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the Addresses section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 124 (Thursday, July 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35138-35139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14106]
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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.
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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 reinstatement of the ``Eating and
Health Supplement to the American Time Use Survey.'' A copy of the
proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting
the individual listed below in the Addresses section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
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Addresses section of this notice on or before August 30, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Erin Good, 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1c5e504f434c4e5d434c697e70757f5c7e706f327b736a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7a383629252a283b252a0f181613193a181609541d150c">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Good, BLS Clearance Officer, at
202-691-7628 (this is not a toll free number). (See Addresses section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The American Time Use Survey (ATUS) is the Nation's first federally
administered, continuous survey on time use in the United States. 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 non-market
activities.
The ATUS is used to develop nationally representative estimates of
how people spend their time. This is done by collecting a time diary
about the activities survey respondents did over a 24-hour period
``yesterday,'' from 4 a.m. on the day before the interview until 4 a.m.
on the day of the interview. In the one-time interview, respondents
also report who was with them during the 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.
Time use data allows researchers to analyze the choices people make
in how they spend their time, along with the time and income
constraints they face. The data from the proposed Eating and Health
module supplement can be used for research on the inter-relations of
time use patterns and body mass index (BMI), food assistance program
participation, grocery and food shopping, and meal preparation. These
data enhance the understanding of peoples' overall well-being.
Information collected in the supplement will be published as a
public use data set to facilitate research on numerous topics, such as:
The association between eating patterns, physical activity, and BMI;
time-use patterns of food assistance program participants and low-
income nonparticipants; and how time-use varies by health status.
Sponsored by the Economic Research Service (ERS) of the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA), the supplement is asked of
respondents immediately upon their completion of the American Time Use
Survey (ATUS).
The Eating and Health supplement supports the mission of the Bureau
of Labor Statistics by providing relevant information on economic and
social issues, specifically the association between time-use patterns
and eating and physical activity behavior and health. The data from the
Eating and Health Module Supplement also closely support the mission of
its sponsor, ERS, to improve the nation's nutrition and health. The
supplement surveys individuals aged 15 and up from a nationally
representative sample of approximately 2,060 sample households each
month.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the
2022-23 Eating and Health Module of questions to follow the American
Time Use Survey (ATUS). The Eating and Health Module, if approved, will
include questions about peoples' eating behaviors, food assistance
program participation, in-store and online grocery shopping, prepared
meal purchases, food preparation, and food sufficiency. It will also
include questions on general health and physical exercise.
There have been few efforts to collect data on time-use and how it
relates to BMI, food assistance participation, grocery shopping, and
meal preparation. The ATUS first ran Eating and Health Modules in 2006-
08 and a modified version in 2014-16. The previous Eating and Health
Modules produced useful data that have been used in a variety of
research products that inform policy and programs on eating and other
behaviors.
Fielding the Eating and Health Module Supplement in calendar years
2022-23 will allow researchers to monitor changes in Americans' time
use patterns along with changes in Americans' eating activities, BMI
values, and food assistance participation. Additionally, the proposed
2022-23 Eating and Health Module includes several important questions
that were not included in previous modules. This includes questions
about online grocery shopping, quality of diet, and physical exercise.
These questions will provide an additional dimension to analyses of the
time-use data and BMI, food assistance participation, grocery shopping,
meal preparation, and physical exercise.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is particularly interested in
comments that:
<bullet> 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.
<bullet> 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.
<bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected.
<bullet> 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: Eating and Health Supplement to the American
Time Use Survey.
OMB Number: 1220-0187.
Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Respondents: 9,435.
Frequency: One time.
Total Responses: 9,435.
Average Time per Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 786 hours.
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 June 24, 2021.
Eric Molina,
Acting Chief, Division of Management Systems.
[FR Doc. 2021-14106 Filed 6-30-21; 8:45 am]
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