[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 25, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50271-50272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24475]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census
[Docket No. 960916259-6259-01]
RIN 0607-XX16


Decennial Population and Housing Count Determinations for Places 
Incorporating Between the National Censuses

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Program Termination.

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SUMMARY: This document will serve as notice to the states and local 
governments and to other Federal agencies that the Bureau of the Census 
will no longer fund the operations necessary to determine the April 1, 
1990

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census population and housing unit counts for entities that incorporate 
or organize as counties, boroughs, cities, towns, villages, townships, 
or other general purpose governments between the 1990 and 2000 
decennial censuses. This program will, however, be available to those 
entities that desire this service on a fee-paid basis.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Joel L. Morrison, Chief, Geography 
Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233-7400, telephone 
(301) 457-1132.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of the Census first began to make 
these count determinations in 1972 in response to the requests of local 
governments to establish eligibility for participation in the General 
Revenue Sharing Program authorized under PL 92-512. At that time, the 
Bureau of the Census established a fee-paid program enabling entities 
with annexations to obtain updated decennial census population counts 
that reflected the population living in the boundary change areas; the 
Bureau of the Census received funding from the U.S. Department of the 
Treasury to make those determinations for larger annexations that met 
prescribed criteria, and for the new incorporations. The General 
Revenue Sharing Program ended on September 30, 1986. The Bureau of the 
Census continued to fund the count update operation through fiscal year 
1995 for the large annexations, and to date for newly incorporated 
areas. There is no funded Federal legislative requirement that this 
work continue.
    However, the Bureau of the Census will continue to make count 
determinations for such newly incorporated areas at the request of 
local governments, provided that any and all costs associated with this 
work are borne by the local governmental entity.
    For information on the procedure to request determinations under 
the fee for service based program, please contact Dr. Joel L. Morrison, 
Chief, Geography Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 
20233-7400, telephone (301) 457-1132.
    Authority to continue this program on a fee for service basis is 
contained in Title 13, United States Code, Section 8.

    Dated: September 18, 1996.
Bryant Benton,
Deputy Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 96-24475 Filed 9-24-96; 8:45 am]
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