[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 224 (Friday, November 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72684-72685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29651]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. chapter 35).
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: Special Census Program.
OMB Control Number: 0607-0368.
Form Number(s):
SC-1, Special Census Enumerator Questionnaire--This interview form
will be used to collect special census data at regular housing units
(HU), and eligible units in Transitory Locations (TL) such as RV parks,
marinas, campgrounds, hotels or motels.
SC-1 (SUPP), Special Census Enumeration Continuation
Questionnaire--This interview form will be used to collect special
census data at a regular HU or eligible units in a TL, when there are
more than five members in a household.
SC-1 (Phone/WYC), Special Census Phone/WYC Questionnaire--This
interview form will be used to collect special census data when a
respondent calls the local Special Census Office.
SC-2, Special Census Individual Census Report--This interview form
will be used to collect special census data at group quarters (GQ) such
as hospitals, prisons, boarding and rooming houses, college
dormitories, military facilities, and convents.
SC-3 (RI), Special Census Enumeration Reinterview Form--This
interview form is a quality assurance form used by enumerators to
conduct an independent interview at a sample of HUs. Special Census
office staff will compare the data collected on this form with the
original interview to make sure the original enumerator followed
procedures.
SC-116, Special Census Group Quarters (GQ) Enumeration Control
Sheet--This form will be used by Special Census enumerators to list
residents/clients at GQs.
SC-117, Special Census Transitory Locations (TL) Enumeration
Record--This form will be used by Special Census office staff to
collect contact information for TLs, to schedule interviews for the
TLs, to determine the type of TL, and to estimate the number of
interviews to be conducted at the TL.
SC-351, Special Census Group Quarters (GQ) Initial Contact
Checklist--This checklist will be used by enumerators to collect GQ
contact information and to determine the type of GQ.
SC-920, Special Census Address Listing Page--This form will list
existing addresses from the Census Bureau's Master Address File (MAF).
Special Census enumerators will update these addresses, if needed, at
the time of enumeration.
SC-901, Special Census Address Listing Notes Page--This form will
be used by the enumerator to write notes about any extenuating
circumstances regarding the listing of an address found on the SC-920,
Address Listing Page. The Enumerator will used the line number from the
Address Listing page and note any issues encountered that might need
further explanation regarding the unit/address.
SC-921(HU), Special Census Housing Unit Add Page--This form will be
used by enumerators to add housing units (HUs) that are observed to
exist on the ground, that are not contained on the address listing
page.
SC-921(GQ), Special Census Group Quarter Add Page--This form will
be used by enumerators to add Group Quarters (GQs) that are observed to
exist on the ground, that are not contained on the address listing
page.
SC-921(TU), Special Census Transitory Unit Add Page--This form will
be used by enumerators to add Transitory Units (e.g., hotels, motels,
RV parks, marinas) that are observed to exist on the ground, that are
not contained on the address listing page.
SC-1(F), Special Census Information Sheet--This sheet contains the
Confidentiality Notice and the Flash Card information for use at
Housing Units. The Confidentiality Notice is required by the Privacy
Act of 1974. The Flash Card portion of the Information Sheet shows the
set of flashcards that will be shown to respondents as an aid in
answering certain questions. Special Census field staffs are required
by law to give an Information Sheet to each person from whom they
request census-related information.
SC-31/SC-31(S), Special Census Group Quarters Information Sheet--
This sheet contains the Confidentiality Notice and the Flash Card
information for use at Group Quarters. The Confidentiality Notice is
required by the Privacy Act of 1974. The Flash Card portion of the
Information Sheet shows the set of flashcards that will be shown to
respondents as an aid in answering certain questions. Special Census
field staffs are required by law to give an Information Sheet to each
person from whom they request special census related information.
SC-26, Special Census Notice of Visit Form--This form is the form
that enumerators will leave at addresses where they are not able to
make contact. The notice indicates that a special census enumerator was
there and will return to conduct an interview. It also provides a
telephone number that the respondent can use to contact the enumerator
and/or the Special Census Office.
SC-3309, Language Identification Flashcard--This form will be used
by enumerators to identify the language spoken by a respondent when a
language barrier is encountered.
Type of Request: Regular Submission.
Number of Respondents: 248,430.
Average Hours per Response: Based on previous experience with
special censuses and the fact that the Special Census forms and
procedures are very similar to (and in many cases exactly the same as)
those used in the 2010 Decennial Census, we estimate burden hours as
shown below. Please note that the burden hours in the Federal Register
notice published on September 2, 2015 in pages 53102 and 53103 are
incorrect due to a calculation error. The burden hours below are the
correct burden hours for special census respondents.
SC-1 or, Special Census Enumerator Questionnaire.
SC-1 (Phone/WYC)--248,430 respondents x 10 min. = 41,405 hours.
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SC-1(SUPP), Continuation Questionnaire--10,000 respondents x 1.75
min. = 292 hour.
SC-2, Individual Census Report--8,333 respondents x 5 min. = 695
hours.
SC-3(RI), Enumeration Reinterview Questionnaire--55,000 respondents
x 7 min. = 6,417 hours.
SC-116, Group Quarters Enumeration Control Sheet--42 respondents x
10 min. = 7 hours.
SC-117, Transitory Location Enumeration Record--42 respondents x 10
min. = 7 hours.
SC-351, Initial Contact Checklist (Group Quarters)--42 respondents
x 10 min. = 7 hours.
SC-920, Address Listing Page--200,000 respondents x 1 min. = 3,334
hours.
SC-921(HU), Housing Unit Add Page--50,000 respondents x 1 min. =
834 hours.
SC-921(GQ), Group Quarters/Transitory Unit Add Page.
SC-921(TU)--13 respondents x 1 min. = .22 hour.
Estimated total annual burden = 52,998 hours.
Burden Hours: 52,998.
Needs and Uses: Local jurisdictions determine the need for and uses
of their special census data. Some governmental units request a special
census for proper infrastructure planning and others make a request
because they must have the updated data to qualify for some sources of
funding. Local governmental units use special census data to apply for
available funds from both the state and Federal governments. Many
states distribute these funds based on Census Bureau population
statistics. This fact, along with local population shifts or
annexations of territory, prompts local officials to request special
censuses. In addition, special census data are used by the local
jurisdictions to plan new schools, transportation systems, housing
programs, water treatment facilities, etc.
The Census Bureau also uses special census data as part of its
local population estimates calculation and to update the Census
Bureau's Master Address File (MAF) and Topographically Integrated
Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER) System.
Information quality is an integral part of the pre-dissemination
review of the Information disseminated by the Census Bureau (fully
described in the Census Bureau's Information Quality Guidelines).
Information quality is also integral to the information collections
conducted by the Census Bureau and is incorporated into the clearance
process required by the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Affected Public: The Census Bureau will establish a reimbursable
agreement with a variety of potential special census customers that are
unknown at this time. The Special Census Program will include a library
of standard forms that will be used for the Special Censuses we
anticipate conducting throughout this decade. While no additional
documentation will be provided to OMB in advance of conducting any
Special Census which utilizes the library of standard forms, any
deviation from the standard forms, such as an additional question
requested by a specific governmental unit, will be forwarded to OMB for
approval. In addition, the Special Census program will provide OMB an
annual report summarizing the activity for the year.
Frequency: One time.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Section 196.
This information collection request may be viewed at
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce
collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.
Dated: November 17, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-29651 Filed 11-19-15; 8:45 am]
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