Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; the National Agricultural Workers Survey Questionnaire Form

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The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy is soliciting comments concerning the questionnaire used by the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS). This survey has been conducted under the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) clearance since October 1988. It has up to this time conducted on average 2,500 interviews per year. The focus has been on demographic, employment and health data. The NAWS information collection request will consist of two parts. The first part is the continued approval of the traditional NAWS su