[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 241 (Tuesday, December 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65795-65796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32784]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census


Current Population Survey (CPS) Fertility and Birth Expectation 
Supplement; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general

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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, Pub. L. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Submit written comments on or before February 17, 1998.

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 Tim Marshall, Bureau of the Census, FOB 3, Room 
3340, Washington, DC 20233-8400, (301) 457-3806.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Census Bureau is requesting clearance for the collection of 
data concerning the Fertility and Birth Expectations Supplement to be 
conducted in conjunction with the June 1998 CPS. The Census Bureau 
sponsors the supplement questions, which were previously collected in 
June 1995, and have been asked periodically since 1971.
    This survey provides information used mainly by government and 
private analysts to project future population growth, to analyze child 
spacing, and to aid policy makers in their decisions affected by 
changes in family size and composition. Past studies have discovered 
noticeable changes in the patterns of fertility rates, family 
structures, premarital births, and the timing of the first birth. 
Potential needs for government assistance such as aid to families with 
dependent children, child care, and maternal health care for single 
parent households can be estimated using CPS characteristics matched 
with fertility data. The birth expectations data also assist 
researchers and analysts who explore issues such as postponement of 
childbirth because of education or employment responsibilities.

II. Method of Collection

    The fertility and birth expectations information will be collected 
by both personal visit and telephone interviews in conjunction with the 
regular June CPS interviewing. All interviews are conducted using 
computer-assisted interviewing.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0607-0610.
    Form Number: There are no forms. We conduct all interviewing on 
computers.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 30,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 minute.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 500.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: There are no costs to the respondents 
other than their time to answer the CPS questions.
    Respondents' Obligation: Voluntary.

    Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S.C., Section 182; and Title 29, 
U.S.C., Sections 1-9.

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: December 11, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Department Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-32784 Filed 12-15-97; 8:45 am]
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