[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6606-6607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3221]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census


Census 2000 Post-Enumeration Survey (PES) Independent Listing 
Operation Activities

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

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before April 12, 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 information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Magdalena Ramos, Bureau of the Census, Room 
2126A/SFC2, Washington, DC 20233, (301) 457-4295.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Bureau of the Census developed the Post-Enumeration Survey 
(PES) approach for measuring coverage of the population in the 
decennial census. In PES, we independently count a sample of housing 
units and the people living in those units, then compare those results 
to the census. We then use this comparative information to produce 
final estimates of the coverage for Census 2000. The PES approach was 
tested during the Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal. The Independent Listing 
Operation is the first step in the PES process. It will be conducted to 
obtain a complete housing unit inventory of all addresses within the 
Census 2000 PES sample of block clusters before the Census 2000 
enumeration commences. The Independent Listing will undergo a quality 
assurance operation to ensure that the work performed is of acceptable 
quality and to verify that the correct blocks were visited. There will 
be two Independent Listing forms, D-1302 and D-1302PR. The D-1302 is 
the English language version of the listing form and will be used in 
the PES sample areas except in Puerto Rico. The D-1302PR is the Spanish 
language version of the listing form and will be used only in the PES 
sample areas in Puerto Rico.
    The Independent Listing will be matched to the address list used in 
the census; the unmatched cases will be sent to the field for 
reconciliation during the next phase of the PES, Housing Unit Follow-
up. The forms and procedures to be used in the Housing Unit Follow-up 
phase of the PES in the Census 2000 and all subsequent PES phases will 
be submitted separately.

II. Method of Collection

    Person to person interview.

III. Data

    OMB Number: Not available.
    Form Number: D-1302 and D-1302PR.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,046,700 Housing units (HUs).
    Estimated Time Per Response: 2 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Total = 71,634 Hours.
    Independent Listing = 68,223 hrs (2 min.  x  2,046,700 HUs).
    Independent Listing QA = 3,411 hrs (2 min.  x  102,335 HUs).
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: No cost to the respondent 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

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included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: February 5, 1999.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-3221 Filed 2-9-99; 8:45 am]
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