[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 32931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15429]


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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: Current Population Survey, September 2001 Computer and 
Internet Use Supplement.
    Form Number(s): CPS-263(L), BC-1428.
    Agency Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 7,600 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 57,000.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 8 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The purpose of this request for review is to obtain 
clearance for the supplemental inquiry concerning computer and Internet 
use to be conducted in conjunction with the September 2001 Current 
Population Survey (CPS). The proposed questions are designed to provide 
an up-to-date profile of American personal computer and Internet access 
and to provide information usage patterns using a variety of 
demographic and geographic measures. The resulting information will 
provide an objective and sound empirical basis for development of 
policies aimed to ensure that all Americans are able to participate in 
the Information Age. The survey will update the historical item series 
which began in 1989 and has expanded to Internet use topics such as 
main uses of the Internet, reasons for no household access, and 
locations other than the home where persons have access. This proposed 
collection expands on topics of interest such as use of alternative 
devices to access the Internet (cell phones, pagers, other hand-held 
devices), Internet use at school, and Internet use for job searches.
    The data collection will be compiled and presented in a publication 
featuring an array of household demographic data, with breakouts by 
family income, age, race/origin, type of head of household, or 
reference person (e.g., female vs. male), households with or without 
children, level of educational attainment, and labor force status 
(employed vs. unemployed). Geographically, data will be collected by 
urban/rural/central city on a national level and by state. Regional 
data will also be obtained.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Section 182; Title 29 U.S.C., 
Sections 1-9.
    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: June 14, 2001.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-15429 Filed 6-18-01; 8:45 am]
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