87 FR 142 pgs. 44336-44337 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for Census Bureau Field Tests and Evaluations
Type: NOTICEVolume: 87Number: 142Pages: 44336 - 44337
Pages: 44336, 44337FR document: [FR Doc. 2022-15982 Filed 7-25-22; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: Census Bureau
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for Census Bureau Field Tests and Evaluations
AGENCY:
Census Bureau, Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice of Information collection, request for comment.
SUMMARY:
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment on the proposed extension of the Generic Clearance for Census Bureau Field Tests and Evaluations, prior to the submission of the information collection request (ICR) to OMB for approval.
DATES:
To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before September 26, 2022.
ADDRESSES:
Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by email to Jennifer Hunter Childs ( jennifer.hunter.childs@census.gov ). Please reference Generic Clearance for Census Bureau Field Tests and Evaluations in the subject line of your comments. You may also submit comments, identified by Docket Number USBC-2022-0013, to the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. All comments received are part of the public record. No comments will be posted to https://www.regulations.gov for public viewing until after the comment period has closed. Comments will generally be posted without change. All Personally Identifiable Information (for example, name and address) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information. You may submit attachments to electronic comments in Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or specific questions related to collection activities should be directed to Jennifer Hunter Childs, Assistant Center Chief, Emerging Methods and Applications, Center for Behavioral Science Methods, (202) 603-4827, jennifer.hunter.childs@census.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The U.S. Census Bureau plans to request an extension of the current OMB approval to conduct a series of studies to research and evaluate how to improve data collection activities for data collection programs at the Census Bureau. These studies will explore how the Census Bureau can improve efficiency, data quality, and response rates and reduce respondent burden in future census and survey operations, evaluations and experiments.
This information collection will operate as a generic clearance. The estimated number of respondents and annual reporting hours requested cover both the known and yet to be determined tests. A generic clearance is needed for these tests because though each share similar methodology, the exact number of tests and the explicit details of each test to be performed has yet to be determined. Once information collection plans are defined, they will be submitted on an individual basis in order to keep OMB informed as these tests progress.
The Census Bureau plans to test the use of new and improved data collection techniques for self-enumeration and interviewer data-collection tasks surrounding and following the ongoing census and survey operations. The research and evaluation may include: developing alternative enumeration or follow-up questionnaires; usability issues; conducting interviews or debriefings; and non-English language training and interviews. To study enumeration, the Census Bureau may conduct the enumeration directly with a household member or knowledgeable respondent. The questions asked in these studies will be typical census or survey questions and questions related to that content, along with potential attitudinal and satisfaction debriefing questions.
II. Method of Collection
The information will be collected through observations, self-response, face-face interviews, and/or telephone interviews.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607-0971.
Form Number(s): Not yet determined.
Type of Review: Regular submission, Request for an Extension, without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households, businesses or other for profit, farms.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100,000 per year.
Estimated Time per Response: 25 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 41,667 hours annually.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: There is no cost to the respondent other than time to answer the information request.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary or Mandatory, depending on cited authority.
Legal Authority: Data collection for this project is authorized under the authorizing legislation for the questionnaire being tested. This may be Title 13, Sections 131, 141, 161, 181, 182, 193, and 301 for Census Bureau sponsored surveys, and Title 13 and 15 for surveys sponsored by other Federal agencies. We do not now know what other titles will be referenced, since we do not know what survey questionnaires will be pretested during the course of the clearance.
IV. Request for Comments
[top] We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of public record. We will include, or summarize, each comment in our request to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment-including your personal identifying information-may be made publicly available at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Commerce Department.
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