[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3926-3927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1781]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census


Census 2000 Location Report for American Flag Vessels and Census 
2000 Information for American Flag Vessels

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 March 29, 1999.

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 draft forms should be directed to Charles Moore, Bureau 
of the Census, SFC2, MS-5700, Room 1304, 4301 Suitland Road, Suitland, 
Maryland 20746, phone number (301) 457-2050.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Census Bureau must provide everyone in the United States and 
Outlying Areas the opportunity to be counted in the Census 2000, 
including persons living on vessels. To that end, the Census Bureau is 
currently developing final plans for implementing the Census 2000 
Maritime Vessel Enumeration activities. The proposed Census 2000 
Location Report for American Flag Vessels and Census 2000 Information 
for American Flag Vessels operation will greatly facilitate the 
enumeration of the ship board population and is similar to other vessel 
enumerations conducted in previous censuses. Beginning in 1999 we will 
work with the Maritime Administration, American Tuna Boat Association, 
and other vessel organizations to obtain a list of vessel owners/
operators. Each owner/operator will be sent a letter asking for a list 
of ships and an estimated number of crew and passengers. We will then 
send questionnaire packages to the owners/operators for each vessel 
they report and ask that they distribute the packages to

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their vessels. The packages will consist of shipboard census reports 
(SCRs) (previously cleared by the Office of Management and Budget), 
envelopes, Privacy Act Notices, and a Form D-47, Census 2000 Location 
Report for American Flag Vessels. The ship's captain/master is asked to 
complete the Location Report and return it with the completed SCRs to 
the Census Bureau's National Processing Center in Jeffersonville, IN. 
Each owner/operator is asked to complete a Form D-34, Census 2000 
Information for American Flag Vessels for any ship that did not receive 
a packet. The Census Bureau will use the information on the D-34 to 
prepare and mail questionnaire packets to these missed ships. The 
information on the D-47 will be used to geocode each vessel to its 
correct census geography.

II. Method of Collection

    The Census Bureau will mail forms D-34 and D-47 to the owners/
operators and ship's captains/masters who will manually complete the 
forms and return them to the Census Bureau for geocoding and additional 
questionnaire mailings, as necessary.

III. Data

    OMB Number: Not available.
    Form Number: D-34, D-47.
    Type of Review: Regular Submission.
    Affected Public: American flag vessel owners/operators and ship's 
captains/masters.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: We estimate that 780 American Flag 
Vessels will be reported to us initially, and that 30 ships will be 
missed in our initial questionnaire package mailing.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Form D-34--2 minutes; Form D-47--5 
minutes.
    Estimated total Annual Burden: 66 hours.
    Estimated total Annual Cost: There is no cost to respondents for 
providing information on this operation, except for a few minutes of 
their time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Sections 141 and 
193.

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: January 20, 1999.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-1781 Filed 1-25-99; 8:45 am]
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