[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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