Notice2026-07872

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Consumer Expenditure Surveys: Contingent Work Supplement to the Current Population Survey

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Published
April 23, 2026

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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 78 (Thursday, April 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07872]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Consumer Expenditure Surveys: Contingent Work Supplement to the 
Current Population 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 May 26, 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#97d3d8dbc8c7c5d6c8c7c2d5dbded4d7f3f8fbb9f0f8e1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="80c4cfccdfd0d2c1dfd0d5c2ccc9c3c0e4efecaee7eff6">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Contingent Work Supplement questions 
focus on people with contingent jobs--those that people do not expect 
to last or that are temporary--and workers in alternative employment 
arrangements, such as independent contractors, on-call workers, 
temporary help agency workers, and workers provided by contract firms. 
There are also questions about identifying digital labor platform 
workers, those who obtain work or pick tasks by using a digital labor 
platform mobile application (app) or website to directly connect them 
with customers or clients and arrange payment for the tasks. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on February 10, 2026 (91 FRN 
5957).
    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: Contingent Work Supplement to the Current 
Population Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 1220-0153.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 48,000.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 48,000.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 2,400 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. 2026-07872 Filed 4-22-26; 8:45 am]
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