[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 217 (Thursday, November 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56565-56566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27836]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census


1996 Administrative Records Notification Evaluation

ACTION: Proposed agency information collection activity; 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, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before January 8, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Gerald Tache, 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(s) should be directed 
to Randall Neugebauer, Bureau of the Census, Room 3587-3, Washington, 
DC 20233-7100, (301) 457-3952.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    One objective of the 2000 decennial census calls for the Census 
Bureau to make greater use of other agencies' administrative record 
files to reduce cost, respondent burden, and the differential in the 
results among various components of the population. The Administrative 
Records Notifications Evaluation is a test to measure mail and item 
response rates to census forms containing different administrative 
record use notifications. The test also will measure how requests for 
Social Security numbers will affect mail return and item response 
rates.

II. Method of Collection

    For this one-time survey, census questionnaires will be mailed to 
the sampled households and returned in postage- paid envelopes. We also 
plan to mail pre-notice letters, reminder cards, and replacement 
questionnaires (the only means used for following up on nonresponding 
households). There will be no telephone or field enumeration follow-up.

III. Data

    OMB Number: Not available. 

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    Form Numbers: DN-1A, DN-2A, DN-1B, and DN-2B.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 28,600 (of which, 15,000 will 
receive a long form).
    Estimated Time Per Response: 10 minutes per short form and 32 
minutes per long form.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,269
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $191,600, expended between fiscal 
years 1996 and 1997.

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.
Gerald Tache,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 95-27836 Filed 11-8-95; 8:45 a.m.]
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