[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6889-6890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3480]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census


Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal Integrated Coverage Measurement 
(ICM)/Post Enumeration Survey (PES) Person Followup Interview

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 April 13, 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 Magdalena Ramos, Staff Group Leader for ICM 
Operations, Bureau of the Census, Room 2126, 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 
population counts during the decennial census. In the Census 2000 Dress 
Rehearsal, we will be conducting a rehearsal of both the ICM and Post 
Enumeration Survey (PES) methodologies which can be alternatively used 
to measure the coverage of the census for housing units and people. The 
ICM/PES is a survey of sample block clusters within the Dress Rehearsal 
sites. The Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal sites include an urban site 
(Sacramento, California), a non-urban site (Columbia, South Carolina, 
and surrounding area), and one American Indian Reservation (Menominee

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Reservation, Wisconsin which includes Menominee County).
    The PES methodology will be tested only in the Columbia, South 
Carolina (and surrounding area) site, while ICM will be tested in the 
other two sites. The two main differences between the ICM and the PES 
approaches are: (1) The ICM methodology combines the initial count 
estimates with ICM coverage results to produce the ``one number'' 
census estimates, while the PES produces evaluation coverage estimates 
separately; (2) The time-frame. The time frame differences result 
because the PES is a test of the nonsampling census methods. Because of 
this, the Nonresponse Follow-up (NRFU) operation of the initial census 
phase for the South Carolina site will be expanded two weeks beyond 
that of the other two sites where ICM operation will be tested. As a 
result, the South Carolina PES activites that occur after the census 
initial phase NRFU activities will start two weeks later than similar 
ICM activities in the other two sites.
    The first activities of the ICM/PES consisted of the Independent 
Listing and the Housing Unit Follow-up operations. During the 
Independent Listing, the Bureau of the Census will obtain a complete 
inventory of all housing unit addresses in the ICM sample blocks within 
the Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal sites just before the beginning of the 
dress rehearsal. The resulting address listing will be used in the ICM 
Person interview activities from where a roster of people in the ICM/
PES addresses will be created.
    As soon as census enumeration is complete, the ICM/PES Person 
Interview will be conducted using a Computer Assisted Personal 
Interviewing (CAPI) instrument, on a laptop computer. During this 
operation, the Bureau of the Census will target ICM/PES sample cases 
for either telephone or personal visit interviews.
    After the person interview, person matching is conducted. The 
people enumerated in the ICM sample are matched to the people 
enumerated in the census for the same addresses. Unresolved cases will 
then be reconciled in the field during the ICM Person Follow-up 
interview. An automated CAPI instrument will be used for data 
collection. The automated instrument will code each person in the 
follow-up as a matched resident/non-resident or a nonmatched resident/
non-resident of the block cluster on census day. The completed follow-
up interview files will be reviewed and used to resolve a person's 
residence status and match status. This information will then be used 
in the census 2000 dress rehearsal coverage estimates and the ``one 
number'' census estimates.
    The materials for the approval of the independent listing, HU and 
Person Interview operations have been submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget separately and approval for the listing 
operations was already granted.

II. Method of Collection

    This operation will be conducted using person-to-person 
interviewing and a CATI instrument administered on a laptop computer.

III. Data

    OMB Number: Not available.
    Form Number: CAPI Person Follow-up Interview (no form number).
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,520 Housing units.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,130 hours (8,520  x  15 
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: February 6, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 98-3480 Filed 2-10-98; 8:45 am]
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