[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 102 (Thursday, May 28, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 29178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14031]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission For OMB Review; Comment Request

    DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
clearance the following proposal for collection of information under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    Agency: Bureau of the Census.
    Title: Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal: Integrated Coverage Measurement 
and Post Enumeration Survey Activities (Person Follow-up Interview and 
Evaluation Interview) and Initial Phase Evaluation Activities 
(Administrative Record Coverage and Multiple Response).
    Form Number(s): DX-1301, DX-1301.EI, DX-1301.PSA, and DX-1301(P).
    Agency Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 6,173 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 20,190.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 18 and a half minutes.
    Needs and Uses: In the Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal, the Census 
Bureau will conduct a dress rehearsal of both its Integrated Coverage 
Measurement (ICM) and Post Enumeration Survey (PES) methodologies that 
can be used alternatively to measure coverage of the census for housing 
units and people. During Person Follow-up, we reconcile differences 
between ICM/PES person interview phase and the census initial 
enumeration. The result will be the information needed to produce the 
final estimates of the coverage for the Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal. 
The evaluation activities include analyzing the effectiveness of the 
ICM/PES data collection process and the potential coverage improvement 
from utilizing alternate response options and administrative records in 
census operations.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Section 141.
    OMB Desk Officer: Nancy Kirkendall, (202) 395-7313.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Nancy Kirkendall, OMB Desk Officer, room 10201, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: May 21, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 98-14031 Filed 5-27-98; 8:45 am]
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