[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 221 (Thursday, November 16, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57572-57573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28352]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
1996 Integrated Coverage Measurement (ICM) Address Listing
Activities
AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Commerce.
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 16,
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) and instructions
should be directed to David C. Whitford, Bureau of the Census, Room
3771, Washington, DC 20233, (301) 457-4035.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Bureau of the Census developed the ICM approach for measuring
coverage during the decennial census. The Independent Listing will
obtain a complete housing unit inventory of all addresses within the
1996 ICM test area just before the 1996 test census commences. There
will be two Independent Listing forms, DT-1302 and DT-1302A. The DT-
1302 will contain experimental questions designed to enhance our
address listing procedures. We will compare the results
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using Form DT-1302 with those from a control listing form that did not
contain the experimental questions, Form DT-1302A, to see if the
experimental questions improved our coverage of addresses. For quality
assurance purposes, a sample of each block will be advance listed (by
observation) in the Quality Assurance Advance Listing Book, DT-1314.
This quality assurance listing will not impose any respondent burden.
The listings will be matched to the census list of addresses; the
unmatched cases will be sent to the field for reconciliation using the
Housing Unit Follow-up Form, DT-1377. For quality assurance purposes, a
sample of the follow-up cases will be verified to ensure that the
follow-up enumerators visit the block clusters, resolve the cases, and
correctly followed procedures. The resultant address listing will be
used in the next phase of the ICM, the ICM Person Interview.
As part of our evaluation requirements, we will perform an
independent rematch and reconciliation of a sample of the housing unit
addresses. The quality assurance and evaluation operations will be
conducted using the same form, DT-1377.
II. Method of Collection
Person to person interview.
III. Data
OMB Number: Not available.
Form Number: DT-1302 and DT-1302A, Independent Listing Forms; DT-
1314, Quality Assurance Advance Listing Book; and DT-1377, Housing Unit
Follow-up Form.
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,000 Housing units.
Estimated Time Per Response: 2 minutes (Independent Listing) and 5
minutes (Housing Unit Followup).
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Total = 494 Hours. Independent
Listing = 333 hours (2 minutes x 10,000 housing units); the Housing
Unit Followup = 83 hours, (5 minutes x 1,000 housing units); the
Housing Unit Follow-up Quality Assurance = 41 hours (5 minutes x 487
housing units); and the Housing Unit Follow-up Evaluation = 37 hours (5
minutes x 446 housing units).
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $289,749.
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.
Dated: November 9, 1995.
Gerald Tache,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and
Organization.
[FR Doc. 95-28352 Filed 11-15-95; 8:45 am]
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