[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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