[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 78 (Wednesday, April 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 19735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10416]


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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: 1997 National Census Test.
    Form Number(s): DV-1A, -1B, -1C, -1D, -1E, -2A, -2B, -2C, -5(L), -
9.
    Agency Approval Number: none.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 14,232 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 40,000.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 9 minutes (short forms), 38 minutes (long 
forms).
    Needs and Uses: The 1997 National Census Test is part of the Census 
Bureau's continuing effort to design Census 2000 mailing packages that 
are respondent friendly, machine imageable, and cost efficient.
    As a result of time constraints, major features of the Census 2000 
Dress Rehearsal short and long form mailing packages have been 
identified and decided upon. The dress rehearsal short form will be a 
one-page ``rollfold'' with icons and messages in reverse print (white 
text on black background). The long form will be a 32-page booklet with 
a household roster, along with icons and messages in reverse print. The 
accompanying envelope will have a reverse-print logo in the upper left-
hand corner and the mandatory message with a Department of Commerce 
seal outlined in gold to the left of the address window. Although these 
mailing packages have been identified as best given the latest 
research, it is also true that research is lacking and that important, 
unanswered questions remain about these designs.
    The objectives of the 1997 National Census Test are to test the 
response rate and potential biasing effects, if any, of icons on the 
mailing package components, to test the response rate effects of the 
newly designed one sheet ``rollfold'' forms, and to test the efficiency 
of design changes intended to produce improvements in performance of 
the critical household size item.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Sections 141 and 
193.
    OMB Desk Officer: Jerry Coffey, (202) 395-7314.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, 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: April 16, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-10416 Filed 4-22-97; 8:45 am]
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