Notice2026-03739
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Occupational Requirements Survey
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Published
February 25, 2026
Issuing agencies
Labor DepartmentLabor Statistics Bureau
Abstract
The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9299-9300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03739]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Occupational Requirements Survey
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS)-sponsored information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public
comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that the agency
receives on or before March 27, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the
Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202-
693-0213, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d0949f9c8f8082918f8085929c999390b4bfbcfeb7bfa6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a1e5eeedfef1f3e0fef1f4e3ede8e2e1c5cecd8fc6ced7">[email protected]</span></a>.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Occupational Requirements Survey (ORS)
is a nationwide survey that the BLS is conducting at the request of the
Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration
(SSA), Members of Congress, and representatives of the disability
community have all identified collection of updated information on the
requirements of work in today's economy as crucial to the equitable and
efficient operation of the Social Security Disability (SSDI) program.
Estimates produced from the data collected by the ORS will be used by
the SSA to update occupational requirements data in administering the
SSDI and Supplemental Security Income programs. The ORS collects data
from a sample of employers. These requirements of work data consist of
information about the duties, responsibilities, and job tasks for a
sample of occupations for each sampled employer. For additional
substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on October 1, 2025 (90 FRN 47345).
This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and
the public is generally not required to respond to an information
collection, unless the OMB approves it and displays a currently valid
OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions
of law, no person shall generally be subject to penalty for failing to
comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid
OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
Agency: DOL-BLS.
Title of Collection: Occupational Requirements Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1220-0189.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; State, Local, and
Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,153.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 6,153.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 5,498 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Nicole Bouchet,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2026-03739 Filed 2-24-26; 8:45 am]
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