[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13937-13938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6320]


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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: U.S. Census Bureau.

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    Title: Current Population Survey, June 2000 Fertility Supplement.
    Form Number(s): This automated instrument has no form number.
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0610.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection.
    Burden: 250 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 30,000.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 30 seconds.
    Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau is requesting clearance for the 
collection of data concerning fertility to be conducted in conjunction 
with the June 2000 Current Population Survey (CPS). The Census Bureau 
sponsors the supplement questions, which have been asked periodically 
since 1971. The June 2000 Supplement differs from previously conducted 
supplements in that it only includes fertility items. The most recent 
supplement, conducted in 1998, contained both fertility items and birth 
expectations items.
    This survey provides information used mainly by government and 
private analysts to project future population growth, to analyze child 
spacing, and to aid policymakers in their decisions affected by changes 
in family size and composition. Past studies have discovered noticeable 
changes in the patterns of fertility rates and the timing of the first 
birth. Potential needs for government assistance, such as aid to 
families with dependent children, child care, and maternal health care 
for single parent households, can be estimated using CPS 
characteristics matched with fertility data.
    The fertility information will be collected by both personal visit 
and telephone interviews in conjunction with the regular June 2000 CPS 
interviewing. All interviews are conducted using computer-assisted 
interviewing.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 USC, Section 182.
    OMB Desk Officer: Susan Schechter, (202) 395-5103.
    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 5027, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Susan Schechter, OMB Desk Officer, room 10201, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: March 9, 2000.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-6320 Filed 3-14-00; 8:45 am]
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