BLS Requests OMB Review for Contingent Work Supplement Information Collection
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has submitted an information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for the Contingent Work Supplement to the Current Population Survey. The ICR covers questions about contingent and temporary workers, alternative employment arrangements, and digital labor platform workers. Public comments are invited on burden estimates, accuracy of methodology, quality enhancements, and ways to minimize respondent burden. The OMB will consider comments received by May 26, 2026.
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The BLS is submitting the Contingent Work Supplement to the Current Population Survey for OMB review under the Paperwork Reduction Act. This information collection focuses on workers in contingent jobs (temporary or not expected to last), alternative employment arrangements (independent contractors, on-call workers, temporary help agency workers, contract firm workers), and digital labor platform workers who obtain work through mobile apps or websites.\n\nAffected parties include individuals and households who may be selected as survey respondents. The public is invited to comment on the accuracy of burden estimates (48,000 respondents, 2,400 hours total annual burden), the necessity of the information collection, and ways to enhance quality and minimize respondent burden. No penalties are associated with this administrative PRA process.
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Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Consumer Expenditure Surveys: Contingent Work Supplement to the Current Population Survey
A Notice by the Labor Statistics Bureau on 04/23/2026
This document has a comment period that ends in 33 days.
(05/26/2026) View Comment InstructionsPDF
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- Public Inspection Published Document: 2026-07872 (91 FR 21854) Document Headings ###### Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
ACTION:
Notice of availability; request for comments.
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 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 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 DOLPRAPUBLIC@dol.gov.
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]
BILLING CODE 4510-24-P
Published Document: 2026-07872 (91 FR 21854)
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