Mass Layoff Statistics Program

ICR 200904-1220-002

OMB: 1220-0090

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Form
Modified
Form
Modified
Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change
2009-04-02
Supporting Statement A
2009-02-23
Supporting Statement B
2009-02-18
Supplementary Document
2008-09-08
IC Document Collections
IC ID
Document
Title
Status
186481 Modified
14601 Modified
ICR Details
1220-0090 200904-1220-002
Historical Active 200809-1220-001
DOL/BLS
Mass Layoff Statistics Program
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 05/11/2009
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 05/05/2009
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
02/29/2012 02/29/2012 02/29/2012
20,848 0 16,848
74,213 0 67,547
0 0 0

The information collected and compiled in the MLS program is used to satisfy the legislatively required reporting mandated by Clause (iii) of Section 309(2)(15)(a)(1) (A) of the Workforce Investment Act which states that the Secretary of Labor shall oversee the development, maintenance, and continuous improvements of the incidence of, industrial and geographical location of, and number of workers displaced by, permanent layoffs and plant closings. In addition to the BLS uses of MLS data, such data are used by Congress, the Executive Branch, the business, labor, and academic communities, State Workforce Agencies, and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for both macro- and microeconomic analysis, including specific labor market studies geared towards manpower assistance and development. Moreover, State agencies use the MLS data in various ways, including: the identification of geographic areas in need of special manpower services; the identification of ailing or troubled industries; the identification of specific employers needing assistance; the targeting of outreach activities for the unemployed; and the determination of those workers in need of temporary health care services.

PL: Pub.L. 105 - 220 section 309(2)(15)(a)(1)(A) Name of Law: Workforce Investment Act of 1998
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  73 FR 51317 09/02/2008
73 FR 75133 12/10/2008
No

2
IC Title Form No. Form Name
MLS State Government WINMLS Collection Instrument
MLS Private Sector WINMLS Collection Instrument

  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 20,848 16,848 0 0 4,000 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 74,213 67,547 0 0 6,666 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
No
The difference between the current OMB inventory and the total annual hours requested results from a change in how the MLS program calculates annual burden. The program generally uses a historical three-year average of respondents to calculate annual burden. This resulted in a slight decrease in burden. In light of the current economic climate, however, the MLS program has decided to use the data solely from 2008 in order to estimate future burden.

$5,000,000
Yes Part B of Supporting Statement
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
No
Uncollected
Patrick Carey 2026916414 carey.patrick@bls.gov

  No

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:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (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;
 
 
 
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.
05/05/2009


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