[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 40812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19872]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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: Current Population Survey--Basic Demographic Items.
    Legal Authority: 13 U.S.C. 182.
    Form Number(s): CPS-263, CPS-264, BC-1428, BC-1433.
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0049.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 15,168.
    Number of Respondents: 48,000.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 1.58 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a monthly 
survey conducted in approximately 48,000 households throughout the 
United States. Data on demographic and labor force characteristics are 
collected from a sample of households which represent the U.S. 
population. Households remain in the sample for 2 years and are 
interviewed 8 times over that period. The basic monthly questionnaire 
is periodically supplemented with additional questions which address 
specific needs. The Bureau of the Census uses the data to compile 
monthly averages of household size and composition, age, education, 
ethnicity, marital status and various other characteristics at the U.S. 
level. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsors and will request 
separate clearance for the labor force portion of the CPS. BLS uses 
this data in their monthly calculations of employment and unemployment. 
This request is for clearance of basic demographic items such as age, 
marital status, sex, Armed Forces status, education, race, origin, 
family income, and country of birth. These basic demographic questions 
are asked of household members in the first interview and are updated 
during remaining interviews. The demographic items provide the basic 
demographic descriptions for the survey population.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Monthly.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Jerry Coffey, (202) 395-7314.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, Acting DOC Forms Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-3272, 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 within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Jerry Coffey, OMB Desk Officer, room 10201, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: July 30, 1996.
Linda Engelmeier,
Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 96-19872 Filed 8-5-96; 8:45 am]
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