[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 48 (Friday, March 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12285-12286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6193]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census


Current Population Survey (CPS) School Enrollment Supplement

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 May 11, 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 Tim Marshall, Census Bureau, FOB 3, Room 3340, 
Washington, DC 20233-8400, (301) 457-3806.


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Census Bureau plans to request clearance for the collection of 
data concerning the School Enrollment Supplement to be conducted in 
conjunction with the October 1999 CPS. The Census Bureau 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, policy planning, and support. This 
year's supplement will also contain questions that were last asked in 
October 1995. These questions concern language proficiency, 
disabilities, and grade retention for persons 3-24 years of age. 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 interviews on 
computers.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Affected Public: Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 48,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 8 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,400.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: The only cost to respondents is that 
of their time.
    Respondent's 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 the Office of Management and Budget 
approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter 
of public record.

    Dated: March 8, 1999.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-6193 Filed 3-11-99; 8:45 am]
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