[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] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [[Page 47625]] 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.] BILLING CODE 3510-07-P