[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 182 (Friday, September 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 49205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24886]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Survey of Program Dynamics--1998
ACTION: Proposed collection; Comment request.
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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, Pub. L. 104-13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before November 18,
1997.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier,
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 Michael McMahon, Bureau of the Census, FOB 3, Room 3387,
Washington, DC 20233-8400, (301) 457-3819.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Survey of Program Dynamics (SPD) is a household-based survey
designed as a data collection vehicle that can provide the basis for an
overall evaluation of how well welfare reforms are achieving the aims
of the Administration and the Congress, and meeting the needs of the
American people.
The SPD will be a large, longitudinal, nationally-representative
study that measures participation in welfare programs, including both
programs that are being reformed and those that remain unchanged. The
SPD will also measure other important social, economic, demographic,
and family changes that will allow analysis of the effectiveness of the
welfare reforms.
With the August 22, 1996 signing of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Pub L. 104-193), the
Census Bureau is required to conduct the SPD, using as the sample the
households from the 1992 and 1993 Survey of Income and Program
Participation (SIPP). The information obtained will be used to evaluate
the impact of this law on a sample of previous welfare recipients and
future recipients of assistance under new state programs funded under
this law as well as assess the impact on other low-income families.
Issues of particular attention include welfare dependency, the length
of welfare spells, the causes of repeat welfare spells, educational
enrollment and work training, health care utilization, out-of-wedlock
births, and the status of children.
The first interview for the SPD was a bridge survey conducted in
the spring of 1997. The bridge survey will provide a link to baseline
data for the period prior to the implementation of the welfare reform
activities.
II. Method of Data Collection
The SPD is a longitudinal study of welfare-related activities, with
the sample respondents originally selected from 1992 and 1993 SIPP
panels. Interviews were conducted in a bridge survey in 1997. Data
collection will be conducted from 1998 to 2001. Data will be collected
using a Computer-Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) automated
questionnaire instrument, from a nationally representative sample of
the noninstitutionalized resident population living in the U.S. for all
persons, families, and households. Persons who are at least 15 years of
age at the time of the interview will be eligible to be in the survey.
A separate interview will be obtained for each adolescent member, ages
12 to 17, of our sample households. The adolescent interview will be
administered by audio-cassette, while the adolescent records the
answers in a paper answer booklet.
A small sample of households will be selected for reinterview. The
reinterview process assures that all households were properly
contacted, and that the data are valid.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0607-0838.
Form Number: CAPI Automated Instrument.
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Estimated Number of Household Respondents: 42,000.
Estimated Number of Adolescent Respondents: 7,800.
Estimated Number of Reinterview Respondents: 1,500.
Estimated Time Per Response: 30 minutes per respondent (60 minutes
per household), 30 minutes per adolescent aged 12-17 years, 10 minutes
per reinterview.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 25,150.
Estimated Total Annual Costs: No costs to the respondents other
than their time.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13 United States Code, Section 182 and
Public Law 104-193, Section 414 (signed 8/22/96) Title 42 United
States Code, Section 614).
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 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 of OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: September 15, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and
Organization.
FR Doc. 97-24886 Filed 9-18-97; 8:45 a.m.)
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