[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 17, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 66254-66255] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-31982] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 1998 Dress Rehearsal--Special Place Facility Questionnaire ACTION: Proposed Agency Information Collection Activity; Comment Request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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)). [[Page 66255]] DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before February 18, 1997. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier, Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Charles Moore, Bureau of the Census, Room 1769#3, Washington, DC 20230, phone number (301) 457-2050. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract Planning is currently underway for the 1998 Dress Rehearsal which is an integral part of the overall planning process for the Year 2000 Decennial Census. The Census Bureau must provide everyone in our test sites the opportunity to be counted including persons living at group quarters (GQs) student dorms, shelters and housing units (HUs) at and/ or associated with special places (SPs). One of the major requirements for enumeration of persons at SP facilities is to identify the GQs and any associated HUs at each SP. We will phone each SP within the 1998 Dress Rehearsal sites and conduct interviews to identify and collect updated information about the GQs and HUs at each SP using the DX-351 Special Place Facility Questionnaire. II. Method of Collection Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) will be used for the majority of cases using a computerized questionnaire. Form modifications should reduce the amount of time needed to conduct the interview as well as eliminate other problems caused by personal visit interviews. Personal visit interviews using a paper questionnaire will be conducted for a limited number of cases. III. Data OMB Number: Not available. Form Number: DX-351. Type of review: Regular Submission. Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit organizations, non-profit institutions and small businesses or organizations. Estimated number of Respondents: 500 SPs in the 1998 Dress Rehearsal sites. Estimated Time Per Response: Each interview should take about 15 minutes (0.250 hours). Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 125 hours. Estimated Total Annual Cost: All costs for the Special Place Facility Questionnaire Operation ($33,000) are covered by funding for the 1998 Dress Rehearsal. There is no cost to respondents for providing information on this operation, except for a few minutes of their time. Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory. Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Sections 141 and 193. 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: December 11, 1996. Linda Engelmeier, Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and Organization. [FR Doc. 96-31982 Filed 12-16-96; 8:45 a.m.] BILLING CODE 3510-07-P