[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 116 (Thursday, June 17, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32479-32480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15467]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau


Census 2000 Evaluation of the Facility Questionnaire

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 August 16, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier, 
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 
5033, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Requests for additional information or copies 
of the information collection instruments and instructions should be 
directed to Zakiya Sackor , Bureau of the Census, Mail Stop 9200, 
Washington, DC 20233; (301) 457-8084.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Census Bureau must provide everyone in the United States and 
Outlying Areas the opportunity to be counted in Census 2000 as well as 
making sure that persons are counted in the appropriate places. The 
Census 2000 Special Place Facility Questionnaire (FQ) is a Computer 
Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) operation in which updated 
information on group quarters (GQs) and housing units is collected and 
GQ codes are assigned; cases that cannot be resolved by CATI are sent 
to the field for personal visit (PV) interviews. The GQ code is a 
critical component to correctly tabulate the data for different types 
of GQs. This operation began in October 1998 and will conclude in July 
1999.
    To evaluate this operation, the Census Bureau is proposing to 
conduct a follow-up operation to the Census 2000 Special Place Facility 
Questionnaire. The types of information collected during the interviews 
will concern the types of services the facility provides, the number of 
persons that reside within the facility, and what types of GQs are 
associated with the facility. All information collected will be 
pertinent to verifying the accuracy of the GQ code.
    A personal visit reinterview of 1,000 cases that were initially 
CATI or PV will be conducted. These 1,000 cases will consist of two 
strata, large and complex special places with a sample size of 750, 
(i.e. universities, hospitals) and others with a sample size of 250, 
(i.e. nursing homes). We will use these data to determine: (1) How well 
the facility questionnaire performed by assessing the frequency with 
which the group quarters classification code was different between the 
production interview and reinterview, (2) whether or not there was a 
significant difference in the occurrence of group quarters 
classification code change by special place type, and (3) whether or 
not CATI versus PV increased data quality by computing item nonresponse 
rates. The evaluation interviews will be conducted in six regions 
during January 2000.

II. Method of Collection

    The reinterview will be conducted via personal visits administered 
by specially trained interviewers using a paper questionnaire that has 
been modified from the production questionnaire. The design of the 
reinterview questionnaire is based on the results of cognitive tests 
and research conducted prior to the Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal.

III. Data

    OMB Number: Not available.
    Form Number: Not available.
    Type of Review: Regular Submission.
    Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit 
organizations, non-profit institutions and small businesses or 
organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 250.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: There is no cost to the respondent 
other than the time to provide the information requested.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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 a practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;

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(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: June 14, 1999.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer
[FR Doc. 99-15467 Filed 6-16-99; 8:45 am]
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