[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40812-40813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19873]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce (DOC) has submitted to the Office 
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--November 1996 Voting and 
Registration Supplement.
    Legal Authority: 13 U.S.C. 182.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0466.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Burden: 1,200 hours.

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    Number of Respondents: 48,000.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 1.5 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The November Voting and Registration Supplement to 
the Current Population Survey (CPS) is conducted once every two years. 
Data are collected on voter and nonvoter behavior and correlated with 
demographic characteristics. We will collect this data as part of the 
November 1996 CPS through a series of questions which will be part of 
the automated CPS instrument. The supplement yields statistics on voter 
and nonvoter characteristics and current voter trends which are useful 
for election officials who formulate policies relating to the voting 
and registration process. These data enable policymakers to keep up-to-
date with issues such as changes in voter participation based on such 
characteristics as age, sex, race, ethnicity, and educational 
attainment. Data are used by colleges, political party committees, 
research groups, and other private organizations. The November 1996 
collection will include the same questions asked previously and will 
include two additional items on motor-voter registration.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Biennially.
    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 Department Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 96-19873 Filed 8-5-96; 8:45 am]
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