[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19569-19570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9697]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Agency Form Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget

    DOC has submitted 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: Bureau of the Census.
    Title: 1995 National Census Test.
    Form Number(s): DH-1A thru DH-1E.
    Agency Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 2,550 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 17,000.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 9 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The 1995 National Census Test is designed to 
determine what impact features, which represent the integration of 
respondent-friendly design and image capture requirements, have on mail 
response and data quality as measured by item nonresponse. 
Specifically, features to be tested are: Color--Blue vs. Green, Stapled 
vs. Unstapled Booklet Form, Booklet Form vs. Single Sheet Form, and 
Minor Instructional Changes. Census short forms having these varying 
features will be mailed to a national sample of approximately 17,000 
households. The [[Page 19570]] census day for this test is July 1, 
1995. A second mailing will be sent to nonrespondents. There will be no 
other follow-up. Check-in rates and item nonresponse information will 
be tabulated and analyzed. A final report will be issued in December 
1995. This survey is part of a program of research aimed at reducing 
costs and increase coverage in the decennial census. This test will 
help determine what form design features enhance the ability of 
questionnaires to be successfully electronically scanned and data 
captured and yet not degrade the mail response.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One-time only.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Maria Gonzalez, (202) 395-7313.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Gerald Tache, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202) 
482-3271, Department of Commerce, room 5312, 14th and Constitution 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Maria Gonzalez, OMB Desk Officer, room 
10201, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: April 14, 1995.
Gerald Tache,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 95-9697 Filed 4-18-95; 8:45 am]
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