[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 175 (Wednesday, September 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47624-47625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23981]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census


Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal Integrated Coverage Measurement (ICM) 
Person Interview and Outmover Tracing 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 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 November 10, 
1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier, 
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 Magdalena Ramos, Staff Group Leader for ICM 
Operations, Bureau of the Census, Room 3770, Washington, DC 20233, 
(301)457-4295.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Bureau of the Census developed the Integrated Coverage 
Measurement (ICM) approach for measuring coverage of housing units and 
populations during the decennial census. In the Census 2000 Dress 
Rehearsal, we are interested in conducting a rehearsal of our ICM 
approach to measuring the coverage of the census for housing units and 
people. The Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal will be conducted in an urban 
site (Sacramento, California), a nonurban site (Columbia, South 
Carolina, and surrounding area), and one American Indian Reservation 
(Menominee Reservation, Wisconsin).
    The first phase of the ICM consists of the Independent Listing and 
the Housing Unit Follow-up operations. During the Independent Listing, 
the Bureau of the Census will obtain a complete housing inventory of 
all addresses within the Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal sites just before 
the dress rehearsal commences. The ICM listing will be matched to the 
census list of

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addresses; the unmatched cases will be sent to the field for 
reconciliation during the Housing Unit Follow-up operation. The 
resultant address listing will be used in the ICM Person Interview 
phase. The materials for the independent listing have been submitted to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Bureau of the Census 
has received approval for the materials. The materials for the Housing 
Unit Follow-up operation will be submitted shortly to the OMB.
    During the second phase of the ICM, the ICM Person Interview, the 
Bureau of the Census will target ICM sample cases for telephone 
interviews; these cases will consist of households in ICM areas that 
returned their census questionnaires and provided their telephone 
numbers. After the conclusion of the Nonresponse Follow-up operation 
for a cluster, all remaining ICM sample cases will be interviewed using 
a person-to-person approach. Telephone interviews may also be used 
later in the process for hard to enumerate areas or situations.
    Intensive probing techniques will be used to reconstruct a roster 
of the residents of the housing unit. The interviewing instrument will 
examine all the people mentioned during the interview and determine if 
they should be enumerated at the housing unit in question according to 
census residency rules. The interviewer will ask probing questions to 
determine the status of the units and their occupants on census day, 
April 4, 1998. For households where the census day residents have moved 
out, we will attempt to obtain an ICM proxy interview from the current 
residents or another reliable proxy. We will use the proxy information 
in the estimates. When combined with our efforts to match responses to 
the results of the initial count, the interview data will identify 
persons missed or incorrectly included in the census as well as persons 
correctly enumerated.
    An Outmover Tracing Evaluation will be conducted during the time 
when the ICM Person Interviews are being completed. For census day 
residents that have moved (outmovers), we will attempt to obtain their 
current address and/or telephone number. We will interview the 
``outmovers'' at their new address by telephone or in person. For the 
telephone interviews, we will use a computer assisted telephone 
interviewing (CATI) instrument and for the personal visit interviews, a 
paper questionnaire, Form DT-1340.
    For outmover households where we successfully trace and interview a 
member of the Census day household, the information obtained in this 
interview will be used in the evaluation. For households where we are 
unable to locate the Census day residents or obtain an interview from 
them, we will use the information from the proxy interview in the 
evaluation.
    For quality assurance, at maximum, a 20 percent random sample of 
respondents in the ICM sample will be reinterviewed using the CAPI 
instrument.
    After the person interview, person matching for Dual System 
Estimation (DSE) will be conducted. Unresolved cases will be reconciled 
in the field during the ICM Person Follow-up interview. The materials 
to be used in the Person Follow-up interview will be submitted later 
this year.

II. Method of Collection

    Telephone and person-to-person interviews.

III. Data

    OMB Number: Not available.
    Form Number: CAPI Person Interview (no form number), CAPI Person 
Quality Assurance Interview (no form number), CATI Outmover Tracing 
Interview (no form number), and Form DT-1340, ICM Outmover Tracing 
Questionnaire.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 31,000 housing units.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 20 minutes (CAPI Person Interview and 
CATI/Paper Outmover Tracing Interview) and 10 minutes (CAPI Person QA 
Interview).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Total = 12,199 Hours.
    Person Interview = 10,333 Hours (31,000 x 20 minutes).
    Person QA Interview = 1,033 Hours (6,200 x 10 minutes).
    Outmover Tracing Evaluation = 833 Hours (2,500 x 20 minutes).
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: There is no cost to respondents except 
for their time to respond.
    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; 
(c) 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: September 4, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-23981 Filed 9-9-97; 8:45 a.m.]
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