Agency Information Collection Activities: Occupational Requirements Survey
Summary
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has submitted an information collection request for the Occupational Requirements Survey for review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The public has a comment period ending March 27, 2026, to provide input on this survey.
What changed
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review of an information collection activity concerning the Occupational Requirements Survey. This submission initiates a public comment period, allowing interested parties to provide feedback on the survey's design, necessity, and potential impact.
Regulated entities, particularly employers, should review the proposed survey and submit comments by March 27, 2026, if they have concerns or suggestions regarding the data collection. Failure to comment may result in the survey being approved without addressing potential issues relevant to businesses. The BLS is seeking input on aspects such as the burden of the collection, accuracy, and utility of the information gathered.
What to do next
- Review the Occupational Requirements Survey submission for potential impact.
- Submit comments to OMB by March 27, 2026, if necessary.
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Occupational Requirements Survey
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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 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 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.
( printed page 9300)
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]
BILLING CODE 4510-24-P
Published Document: 2026-03739 (91 FR 9299)
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