[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 36257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17579]


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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: Current Population Survey--October 1997 School Enrollment 
Supplement.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0464.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection.
    Burden: 6,400 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 48,000.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 8 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau is requesting clearance for the 
collection of data concerning the School Enrollment Supplement to be 
conducted in conjunction with the October 1996 CPS. The Bureau of the 
Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsor the basic 
annual school enrollment questions, which have been collected annually 
in the CPS for over 25 years. The National Center for Education 
Statistics (NCES) sponsors the inclusion of additional questions on 
education and computer usage-related questions.
    These supplemental questions provide information on public/private 
elementary and secondary school enrollment, and characteristics of 
private school students and their families, which is used for tracking 
historical trends and for policy planning and support. This survey is 
the only source of national data on the age distribution and family 
characteristics of college students, and the only source of demographic 
data on preprimary school enrollment. As part of the Federal 
Government's efforts to collect data and provide timely information to 
local governments for policymaking decisions, the survey provides 
national trends in employment and progress in school.
    The data are used by Federal agencies; state, county, and city 
governments; and private organizations responsible for education to 
formulate and implement education policy. They are also used by 
employers and analysts to anticipate the composition of the labor force 
in the future.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Section 182; Title 29 U.S.C., 
Sections 1-9.
    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: June 26, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-17579 Filed 7-3-97; 8:45 am]
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