[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 15, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 26830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12166]


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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.
    Title: U.S. Census--Age Search.
    Form Number(s): BC-600, BC-649(L), BC-658(L).
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0117.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 1,775 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 6,650.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 9.5 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau maintains the 1910-1990 Federal 
censuses for searching purposes. Census 2000 records may be available 
for searching purposes at some point during the upcoming clearance 
period. Pursuant to Title 15 CFR Part 80, the Census Bureau will 
provide upon request and payment of established fees, transcripts of 
personal data from historical population census records. Information 
relating to age, place of birth, and citizenship is provided to 
individuals for their use in qualifying for social security, old age 
benefits, retirement, and passports, and for use in court litigation, 
insurance settlements, etc. The census records are confidential by an 
Act of Congress. The Census Bureau is prohibited by federal laws from 
disclosing any information contained in the records except upon written 
request from the person to whom the information pertains or to a legal 
representative. The age and citizenship searching service provided by 
the Census Bureau is a self-supporting operation. Expenses incurred in 
providing census transcripts are covered by the fees paid by 
individuals requesting a search of the census records.
    This request is for extension of the public use forms currently 
used in searching census records. The Age Search forms gather 
information necessary for the Census Bureau to make a search of its 
historical population census records in order to provide the requested 
transcript.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Section 8.
    OMB Desk Officer: Susan Schechter, (202) 395-5103.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Madeleine Clayton, Departmental Paperwork 
Clearance Officer, (202)482-3129, Department of Commerce, room 6086, 
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: May 10, 2001.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-12166 Filed 5-14-01; 8:45 am]
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