[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 34967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16455]



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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: 1996 National Content Survey.
    Form Number(s): DS-1A, DS-1B, DS-1C, DS-1D, DS-1E, DS-1F, DS-1G, 
DS-1H, DS-1J, DS-2A, DS-2B, DS-2C, DS-2D, DS-2E, DS-2F, DS-2G.
    Agency Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 36,556 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 96,750.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 23 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau plans to conduct the 1996 
National Content Survey. This survey will play a crucial role in 
determining the subject content and specific question wording of the 
2000 census questionnaires. In addition, the survey will provide 
critical information for formulating and refining decisions regarding 
questionnaire design, population coverage, data capture technology, and 
administrative records notification. The survey will also test certain 
race and ethnic issues. Nine self-enumeration simple-form 
questionnaires and seven self-enumeration sample questionnaires will be 
mailed to a national sample of 96,750 households. The simple-form 
questionnaires contain basic population and housing questions. The 
sample-form questionnaires contain these questions, as well as a number 
of more detailed questions.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One-time.
    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: June 28, 1995.
Gerald Tache,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 95-16455 Filed 7-3-95; 8:45 am]
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