National Compensation Survey

OMB Control No: 1220-0164	ICR Reference No: 201607-1220-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201410-1220-001
Agency/Subagency: DOL/BLS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Compensation Survey
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/08/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 07/28/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2018	04/30/2018	04/30/2018
Responses	53,831	0	53,831
Time Burden (Hours)	44,978	0	44,978
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Under the National Compensation Survey (NCS), the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) conducts ongoing surveys of compensation and job characteristics. Data collected by the NCS is used to produce Employment Cost Trends, including the Employment Cost Index (ECI) and Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC), employee benefits data, and data used by the President's Pay Agent. For the President's Pay Agent the BLS introduced in 2011 a new approach that uses data from two current BLS programs – the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey and the ECI program. This approach uses OES data to provide wage data by occupation and by area, while ECI data are used to specify grade level effects. This approach is also being used to extend the estimation of pay gaps to areas that were not included in the prior Locality Pay Survey sample, and this data has been delivered to the Pay Agent.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 29 USC 2b Name of Law: Studies of Productivity and Labor Costs in Industries    US Code: 5 USC 5304 Name of Law: The Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990    US Code: 5 USC 5318 Name of Law: The Ethics Reform Act of 1989

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 65706	11/05/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 13634	03/16/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title Form No. Form Name National Compensation Survey (Private Industry Sample) IDCF, NCS 15 9P, NCS 15-2P, NCS - 15 - 1P, NCS SO, NCS 15-3P, E-update Establishment Collection Form for Private Industry ,   Earnings Form (Private Industry) ,   Benefits Form ,   Wage Shuttle - Private Industry ,   NCS E-update screens ,   NCS IDCF NonComp Data Screens ,   Benefits Collection Form - Private Industry National Compensation Survey (State and local government sample) NCS 15 9G, E- update, IDCF, NCS 15-1G, NCS 15-2G, NCS 15-3G Establishment Collection Form for Government ,   Earnings Form (Government) ,   Wage Shuttle - Government ,   E-update screens ,   IDCF Screens ,   NCS Benefits Form Government

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	53,831	53,831	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	44,978	44,978	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $53,000,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Philip Doyle 202 691-6200 [email protected]

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(i) Why the information is being collected;
			(ii) Use of information;
			(iii) Burden estimate;
			(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
			(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
			(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date: 07/28/2016

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