[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19706-19707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10490]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census


Current Population Survey (CPS) School Enrollment Supplement; 
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: Submit written comments on or before June 22, 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 School Enrollment Supplement to be conducted in 
conjunction with the October 1998 CPS.

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Title 13, United States Code, Section 182; and Title 29 United States 
Code, Sections 1-9, authorize the collection of CPS information. 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 30 years.
    This survey provides information on public/private elementary 
school, secondary school, and college enrollment, and on 
characteristics of private school students and their families, which is 
used for tracking historical trends, 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 enrollment and progress in school.

II. Method of Collection

    The school enrollment information will be collected by both 
personal visit and telephone interviews in conjunction with the regular 
October CPS interviewing. All interviews are conducted using computer-
assisted interviewing.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0607-0464.
    Form Number: There are no forms. We conduct all interviewing on 
computers.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Affected Public: Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 48,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: The only cost to respondents is that 
of their time.
    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: April 16, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Department Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 98-10490 Filed 4-20-98; 8:45 am]
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