[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 200 (Friday, October 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62513-62514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26308]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Current
Population Survey (CPS) Fertility Supplement
AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, Commerce.
[[Page 62514]]
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on
or before December 15, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet
at [email protected]).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions
should be directed to Karen Woods, U.S. Census Bureau, 7H110F,
Washington, DC 20233-8400 at (301) 763-3806.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
I. Abstract
The U.S. Census Bureau plans to request clearance for the
collection of data concerning the Fertility Supplement to be conducted
in conjunction with the June 2016 CPS. The Census Bureau sponsors the
supplement questions, which were previously collected in June 2014, and
have been asked periodically since 1971. Title 13 U.S.C. Sections 141
and 182 authorize the collection of this information on individuals and
households. This year, the 2016 Fertility Supplement will include
questions on marital status and cohabitation of women at the time of
their first birth.
This survey provides information used mainly by government and
private analysts to project future population growth, to analyze child
spacing, and to aid policymakers in their decisions affected by changes
in family size and composition. Past studies have discovered noticeable
changes in the patterns of fertility rates and the timing of the first
birth. Potential needs for government assistance, such as aid to
families with dependent children, child care, and maternal health care
for single parent households, can be estimated using CPS
characteristics matched with fertility data.
II. Method of Collection
The fertility information will be collected by both personal visit
and telephone interviews in conjunction with the regular June CPS
interviewing. All interviews are conducted using computer-assisted
interviewing.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607-0610.
Form Number: There are no forms. We conduct all interviewing on
computers.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 30,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 minute.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 500.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: There are no costs to the respondents
other than their time to answer the CPS questions.
Respondents Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. Sections 141, 182.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: October 9, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-26308 Filed 10-15-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-07-P