[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5384-5385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2757]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
1998 Dress Rehearsal Integrated Coverage Measurement (ICM)
Address Listing Activities
ACTION: Proposed collection: 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
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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 April 7, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier, Acting
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
3785, 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
1998 ICM Dress Rehearsal sites just before the 1998 Dress Rehearsal
commences. Currently, we are planning on using two Independent Listing
forms, DX-1302 and DX-1302A. The DX-1302 will contain experimental
questions designed to enhance our address listing procedures. We will
compare the results using Form DX-1302 with those from a control
listing form that did not contain the experimental questions, Form DX-
1302A, to see if the experimental questions improved our coverage of
addresses. The Independent Listing will undergo a quality assurance
operation to ensure that the work performed is of acceptable quality
and to verify that the correct block was visited.
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, DX-1303. 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 follow procedures. The resultant address listing will be used
in the next phase of the ICM, the ICM Person Interview. The forms and
procedures to be used in this phase of the ICM in the 1998 Dress
Rehearsal will be included in a separate submission.
II. Method of Collection
Person to person interview.
III. Data
OMB Number: Not available.
Form Number: DX-1302 and DX-1302A, Independent Listing Form; and
DX-1303, Housing Unit Follow-up Form.
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 31,176 Housing units (hus).
Estimated Time Per Response: 2 minutes (Independent Listing) and 3
minutes (Housing Unit Follow up).
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Total=1,539 Hours.
Independent Listing=1,039 hrs (2 min. x 31,176 hus).
Independent Listing QA=52 hrs (2 min. x 1,559 hus).
Housing Unit Follow up=390 hrs (3 min. x 7,794 hus).
Housing Unit Follow-up QA=58 hrs (3 min. x 1,169 hus).
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $649,000.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S. Code, Sections 141, 193, and 221.
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;
``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: January 28, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-2757 Filed 2-4-97; 8:45 am]
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