[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 130 (Friday, July 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35588-35593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16868]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

[Docket Number 001215359-0359-01]
RIN Number 0607-XX62


The Census 2000 Count Question Resolution Program

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census.

ACTION: Notice of Program.

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SUMMARY: On January 22, 2001, the Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) 
published in the Federal Register an initial notice relating to the 
Census 2000 Count Question Resolution (CQR) program (66 FR 6574). This 
notice provides information concerning the CQR program as well. The CQR 
program will address corrections for three types of challenges: (1) 
boundary corrections, (2) geocoding (geographic assignment) 
corrections, and (3) data processing corrections. (See the heading 
``Types of Corrections that will be Considered for the Census 2000 CQR 
Program'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.) The CQR program is 
not a mechanism or process to challenge the March 6, 2001, decision of 
the Secretary of Commerce to release unadjusted numbers from Census 
2000 for redistricting purposes; nor is it a mechanism or process to 
challenge or revise the numbers sent to the President on December 28, 
2000, to be used to apportion the U.S. House of Representatives.
    The CQR program procedures include researching challenges and, as 
appropriate, making corrections and issuing revised official population 
and housing unit counts, which also will be used for the Census 
Bureau's Postcensal Estimates program. Challenges will not be accepted 
to the overseas counts of persons in the military and federal civilian 
personnel stationed overseas and their dependents living with them.

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Overseas counts are obtained using administrative records and will be 
used solely for reapportioning seats in the U.S. House of 
Representatives, and do not provide the sub-state geographic 
information required for the CQR program.
    The Census Bureau will only accept challenges from officials of 
state, local, and tribal governments or those representing them or 
acting on their behalf. All challenges should be sent to the Census 
Bureau's headquarters. (The specific mailing address and a glossary of 
terms are provided in the section entitled ``Exhibit--Additional 
Information'' at the end of this notice's SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section.)
    Corrections made to the population and housing unit counts by this 
program will result in the issuance of new official Census 2000 counts 
to the officials of governmental entities affected by these corrections 
and may be used by the governmental entities for future programs 
requiring official Census 2000 data. These corrections also will be:
     used specifically to modify the decennial census file for 
use in yearly postcensal estimates beginning in December 2002, and
     included in the errata information to be made available 
via the Internet on the American FactFinder System.
    We will NOT incorporate the CQR corrections into Census 2000 data 
products.
    All corrections will be made on the basis of appropriate 
documentation provided by the challenging entities and a thorough 
research and review of the official Census 2000 records by the Census 
Bureau. No additional data will be collected as part of the CQR 
program. We will only use data already collected. The Census Bureau 
will respond to all questions and will notify all affected governmental 
entities of any corrections to their official counts as a result of a 
CQR program decision.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This program will become effective on June 30, 2001, 
and will end on September 30, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Robert A. Rinaldi, Assistant Division Chief, 
Decennial Management Division, Count Question Resolution, U.S. Census 
Bureau, Room 2002/2, 4700 Silver Hill Road, Stop 7100, Washington, DC 
20233-7100. Telephone: 1-866-546-0527 (toll free); Fax: 301-763-0260; 
or E-mail: [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background Information

    The Census Bureau implemented the Local Update of Census Addresses 
(LUCA) program for Census 2000. Participating state, local, and tribal 
governments were given the opportunity to review and update the Census 
Bureau's address list in mail response areas before it was used for the 
actual census enumeration. In cases where the state, local, or tribal 
government and the Census Bureau could not agree on the housing unit 
address list, the governmental unit could use an appeal process 
administered by the Census Address List Appeals Office. The Census 
Bureau also used the LUCA Special Places program to involve state, 
local, and tribal governments in helping to identify special places, 
such as college dormitories, nursing homes, and other types of group 
living arrangements.
    Governmental units in areas where the Census Bureau used city-style 
addresses to mail census questionnaires, in addition to the LUCA, had 
another opportunity to update their Census 2000 address lists via the 
New Construction Program. We also conducted the Boundary Validation 
Program in which we provided state, local, or tribal officials with 
maps that showed the January 1, 2000, boundaries of their jurisdiction 
and asked them to make corrections, if necessary.
    The Census Bureau had a number of extensive operations that 
afforded opportunities for additions, corrections, and deletions of 
census addresses and corrections of population counts. Between May and 
August 2000, the Coverage Edit Follow-Up Operation resolved population 
count discrepancies and obtained additional information on households 
with more than six persons. The Coverage Improvement Follow-Up (CIFU) 
Operation (June-August 2000) was designed to improve coverage of 
housing units that may have been inaccurately classified as vacant or 
nonexistent in an earlier census operation. Additionally, housing unit 
additions discovered during the Update/Leave and Urban Update/Leave 
questionnaire delivery operations, during periodic Delivery Sequence 
File updates from the United States Postal Service, and through the 
LUCA appeals process are enumerated in CIFU. Addresses submitted via 
the New Construction Program by local and tribal governments were 
visited by enumerators for the first time during CIFU.
    During July and August 2000, the Residual Nonresponse Follow-Up 
Operation completed questionnaires for housing units where 
identification numbers existed for forms that were checked out of the 
Local Census Office, were not included in the CIFU, and did not have 
census data captured. The Field Verification Operation (July-August 
2000) verified specific addresses that did not match the Decennial 
Master Address File. Another operation was conducted from July through 
August 2000, to determine the number of people in housing units that 
the Nonresponse Follow-Up Operation (April-June 2000) had identified as 
occupied, but the number of occupants were unknown.
    Data collection for Census 2000 ended in the Local Census Offices 
on or before August 30, 2000. This schedule allowed the Census Bureau 
time to produce the state level apportionment counts by December 31, 
2000, as required by law.
    Independent of Census 2000, the Census Bureau conducted the 
Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation (A.C.E.) operation that included a 
coverage measurement survey that was expected to determine and correct 
for the number of people and housing units missed or erroneously 
included in Census 2000. This was a nationwide sample survey of about 
314,000 housing units. All enumeration activities, as well as personal 
interview follow-ups, were completed by late November 2000.
    Although many state, local, and tribal governments participated in 
the LUCA and New Construction programs and the Census Bureau conducted 
an extensive quality improvement program, the Census Bureau still 
expects to receive challenges after it releases the official Census 
2000 housing unit and group quarters population counts contained in the 
Demographic Profiles, which are scheduled for release between May and 
July 2001. The CQR start date of June 30, 2001, also is coordinated 
with the release of the Summary File 1 (SF1) on a state-by-state basis 
between June and September 2001. The SF1 will provide block-level data 
containing the number of housing units. It also will show group 
quarters population counts by block.
    State, local, and tribal government officials must contact the 
Census Bureau directly to initiate the challenge process. (The specific 
mailing address is provided in the section entitled ``Exhibit--
Additional Information'' at the end of this notice.) The Census Bureau 
will accept challenges from various officials including county clerks, 
city planners, local planning board representatives, tribal councils, 
and state legislative representatives with redistricting functions 
within each state and state equivalents who are acting on

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the behalf of a state, local, or tribal entity.

Program Requirements:

Administrative Procedures Act and Regulatory Flexibility Act

    This rule of agency procedure is not subject to the requirement to 
provide prior notice and opportunity for public comment (see 5 U.S.C. 
553 (b)(A)). Because a notice of proposed rulemaking and an opportunity 
for public comment are not required by Title 5, United States Code 
(U.S.C.) 553 or any other law, a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis is not 
required and has not been prepared (5 U.S.C. 603 (a)).

Executive Orders

    This notice has been determined to be not significant for purposes 
of Executive Order (E.O.) 12866. This program does not contain policies 
with federalism implications sufficient to warrant preparation of a 
federalism assessment under E.O. 13132.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required 
to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure 
to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C., chapter 35, unless 
that collection of information displays a current valid Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) control number. In accordance with the PRA, 
OMB approved the survey under control number 0607-0879. The estimated 
burden hours are 15,600.

Types of Corrections that will be Considered for the Census 2000 CQR 
Program

    Corrections for three types of challenges will be considered as a 
result of the Census 2000 CQR program. (For acceptable documentation to 
initiate such challenges, refer to the section ``Criteria for 
Acceptable Documentation Necessary to Initiate the Census 2000 CQR 
Process.'')
    (1) Boundary corrections--Census 2000 respects the proper alignment 
of the boundaries of actively functioning governmental units and legal 
administrative areas within governments as legally in effect on January 
1, 2000. Census 2000 also uses the boundaries of statistical entities 
that serve as the surrogates for a legal entity for selected entities 
as submitted and verified in statistical areas programs. The Census 
Bureau needs to ensure that the geographic assignment information 
provided does not, in fact, reflect legal boundary changes made after 
January 1, 2000 or statistical boundary changes after verification. 
Problems, such as the inaccurate reporting of legal or statistical area 
boundaries and the inaccurate recording of such boundaries by the 
Census Bureau, will be addressed by the CQR program. The boundaries of 
other geographic areas, such as most census designated places, census 
tracts, voting districts, school districts, and similar areas are not 
in the scope of the Census 2000 CQR program. See question ``3'' in the 
section entitled ``Exhibit--Additional Information'' for specific 
information concerning the geographic entities for which challenges 
will be processed.
    (2) Geocoding corrections--These corrections affect the placement 
of living quarters and associated population within the correct 
boundaries or census block. Even if the CQR process does not result in 
a change to the total count for a state, local, or tribal jurisdiction, 
we will send a letter to the state, local, or tribal government 
official with a CQR submission when the Census Bureau moves group 
quarters or housing units to different blocks within the jurisdiction.
    (3) Data Processing corrections--This category includes data on 
specific living quarters and persons residing therein that were 
identified and collected during the Census 2000 process but erroneously 
included or excluded due to processing errors.
    Corrected CQR counts issued will be based on the housing unit and 
population counts as of April 1, 2000, and may be used by governmental 
entities for all programs requiring official Census 2000 data. The CQR 
program is not a mechanism or process to challenge the March 6, 2001, 
decision of the Secretary of Commerce to release unadjusted numbers 
from Census 2000 for redistricting purposes; nor is it a mechanism or 
process to challenge or revise the numbers sent to the President on 
December 28, 2000, to be used to apportion the U.S. House of 
Representatives. The Census Bureau will not make corrections to the 
data concerning the characteristics of the population and housing 
inventory. The corrected counts will be reflected in the Census 
Bureau's decennial file modified for use in making postcensal estimates 
that will be released on a flow basis beginning in December 2002. An 
inventory of corrections also will be available on the American 
FactFinder Internet Data Access System (errata) and updated 
periodically. Base files for the Census 2000 will remain unrevised so 
that none of the standard Census 2000 data products will reflect the 
corrections.

Challenges that do not Result in Corrections

    When a state, local, or tribal government provides evidence that 
the Census Bureau missed housing units or group quarters that existed 
on April 1, 2000, but the CQR research and Census 2000 records show 
that all of the Census Bureau's boundary information, geocoding, and 
processing were correctly implemented, the Census Bureau will respond 
by sending a letter to the official or his/her representative stating 
that the Census Bureau will maintain the documentation for 
consideration in the context of address list updating activities over 
the decade.

Internal Census Bureau Review

    Changes to the boundaries or counts for a legal entity or 
statistical equivalent also may result from Census Bureau initiated 
research and review of census files. The Census Bureau reviews Census 
2000 data by checking for data reasonableness, internal and intra-
product consistency, and consistency with historical and external data 
sources. This review process begins with an analysis by Census Bureau 
staff, the federal-State Cooperative Program for Population Estimates, 
and others. Reviewers identify, address, and/or explain issues or 
problems related to coverage, content, processing, and geocoding. 
Unresolved potential problems will be forwarded to the CQR staff for 
additional analysis. Changes made as result of this internal review 
and/or research will be incorporated into the CQR process and 
documented the same as changes based on jurisdictional CQR challenges. 
For those cases where changes to the housing unit and/or population 
counts are made, new official counts will be issued to the affected 
jurisdictions.

Criteria for Acceptable Documentation Necessary to Initiate the Census 
2000 CQR Process

    The Census Bureau will require documentation before committing 
resources to investigate concerns raised by state, local, and tribal 
officials or their representatives about boundary and geographic 
assignment errors or the accuracy of the census housing unit or group 
quarters population counts. In general, when submitting a challenge, 
governmental entities must:
     Specify whether the challenge disputes the location of a 
boundary or the number of housing units and/or group quarters 
population counts in one or more tabulation blocks or both the 
boundaries and housing/unit group quarters population counts.

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     For boundary disputes, indicate on a map the location of 
the boundary in dispute; that is, it must be shown where the Census 
Bureau incorrectly depicts the boundary and show the correct boundary 
legally in effect as of January 1, 2000, or delineated for a 
statistical entity for Census 2000. For those boundary disputes that 
also will affect housing units or group quarters population counts, the 
governmental unit also needs to follow the rules for those types of 
challenges where the new boundary splits a Census 2000 tabulation 
block. (For types of maps that can be used, refer to the section 
``Types of Acceptable Paper Maps.'')
     For housing unit challenges, identify the specific county, 
census tract, and Census 2000 tabulation block(s) that is being 
contested and provide a list of addresses of all housing units in that 
block on April 1, 2000. (See the section ``Challenge Criteria: Housing 
Unit Count.'')
     For group quarters (see Census Bureau group quarters 
definition listed under ``Definition of Key Terms'') challenges, 
provide the name of the group quarters and evidence, e.g., a listing of 
patients residing in the XYZ Nursing Home as of April 1, 2000, that 
supports the number of persons residing there on April 1, 2000.
    Show the specific county, census tract, and Census 2000 tabulation 
block in which the group quarters population is being contested.
     Provide electronic or paper versions of documentation to 
support the challenge.

Boundary Challenge Criteria

    All boundary challenges must be based on boundaries that were 
legally in effect on January 1, 2000, or submitted and verified as the 
correct boundaries of statistical areas for use in Census 2000. The 
Census Bureau will compare the maps and appropriate supporting 
documentation submitted by the challenging entity with information used 
by the Census Bureau to depict the boundaries for Census 2000.
    Maps submitted by state, local, and tribal governments must show 
the correct location of the boundary and the portion of the boundary 
that the Census Bureau depicted incorrectly, including the county, 
census tract number, and Census 2000 tabulation block numbers 
associated with the boundary correction area. The state, local, or 
tribal government also should provide the Census Bureau with a list of 
addresses in affected tabulation blocks, indicating their location in 
relationship to the boundary requiring correction.
    For boundary changes effected by legal actions not recorded by the 
Census Bureau, state and local governments must submit the effective 
date and ordinance number or law that resulted in the boundary change, 
provide evidence that the state certifying official has approved the 
boundary change (if a municipal boundary), and provide a statement that 
the boundary is not under litigation. The change also must be certified 
in writing, on each map, by an official of the state, local, or tribal 
government. Tribal governments must submit documentation of the federal 
law, executive order, deed of trust, or other type of legal action that 
effected a legal change in reservation or off-reservation trust land 
boundaries, and a statement that the boundary is not under litigation. 
Regardless of whether the Census Bureau changes boundaries or does not 
change boundaries as a result of the CQR evidence and the Census 
Bureau's research, the Census Bureau will notify the complainant and 
any affected adjacent governmental entity(es) of the results.

Types of Acceptable Paper Maps

     Paper Census 2000 Public Law 94-171 County Block Maps--
These maps are based on a county or statistically equivalent entity and 
accompany the Redistricting Data Summary Files.
     Paper Census 2000 Redistricting Municipio Block Maps for 
Puerto Rico--These maps are municipio-based and accompany the Puerto 
Rico Redistricting Data File.
     Paper Census 2000 Block Maps--These are entity based maps 
provided to state, local, and tribal jurisdictions and show tabulation 
block numbers. They are a companion map for the Demographic Profiles 
that will contain information on population totals, including group 
quarters and selected population and housing characteristics.
     Paper Maps based on the 2000 TIGER/Line File--
These user-defined maps are generated by state, local, or tribal 
governments based on information from the Census Bureau's 2000 TIGER/
Line files using commercial geographic information systems. 
These maps must identify the state, county and/or statistical 
equivalent, census tract, tabulation block, and any other legal or 
statistical entity boundary or code involved in a challenge. If a 
challenge involves an American Indian reservation or off-reservation 
trust lands, the maps must identify the American Indian area, census 
tract, and tabulation block boundary.
     Other Paper Maps Showing Census Bureau 2000 Tabulation 
Block Numbers and Boundaries--These maps must identify the state, 
county and/or statistical equivalent, census tract, tabulation block, 
and any other legal or statistical entity boundary or code involved in 
a challenge. If a challenge involves an American Indian reservation or 
off-reservation trust lands, the maps must identify the American Indian 
area, census tract, and tabulation block boundary. In general, local-
or-tribal-created paper maps should be comparable to Census 2000 maps.

Challenge Criteria

Housing Unit Count

    Supporting evidence that specifically reflects the validity of any 
address list source must reflect residential addresses that existed as 
viable living quarters on April 1, 2000. Challenges to housing unit 
counts must specify the county or statistically equivalent entity, 
census tract(s), and tabulation block(s) for which the counts are being 
challenged.
    SF1 can be used to obtain tabulation block housing unit counts. 
Complainants must provide a complete address list for all units that 
should be included in each contested block. (Refer to the section 
``Types of Address Lists.'')
    State, local, or tribal officials must certify that the addresses 
on their lists existed and could be lived in on April 1, 2000. See the 
Census Bureau's ``housing unit'' definition listed under the section, 
``Definitions of Key Terms.''

Group Quarters Population Count

    Supporting evidence should reflect the validity of any address list 
source dated no later than April 1, 2000. Challenges to group quarters 
population counts must identify the county or statistically equivalent 
entity, the census tract, and the tabulation block(s) for which the 
counts are being challenged. A group quarters is defined as a place 
where people live or stay other than the usual house, apartment, or 
mobile home. Two general types of group quarters are recognized: 
institutional (for example, nursing homes, mental hospitals/wards, 
hospital/wards for chronically ill patients, hospices, and State 
prisons) and noninstitutional (for example, college or university 
dormitories, military quarters, military barracks, group homes, and 
halfway houses). Special places and group quarters may have housing 
units on the premises for staff and/or guests.
    SF1 can be used to obtain tabulation block group quarters 
population counts. Jurisdictions must provide a complete address list 
(refer to the section ``Types of Address Lists'') for all group 
quarters

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units that should be included in each contested block. (For the 
definition of group quarters, see the section ``Definitions of Key 
Terms.'')
    The state, local, or tribal official should certify that the 
addresses for group quarters on their lists were viable living quarters 
on April 1, 2000.

Types of Address Lists

     City-Style Address Lists--These lists must contain city-
style addresses (house number, street name, Post Office name, state, 
and ZIP Code) identifying the county or statistically equivalent entity 
and organized by Census 2000 tabulation block within census tract. 
Housing unit identifiers in multiunit buildings (such as apartment 
numbers) must be included, if applicable.
     Non-City-Style Address Lists--Non-city-style addresses 
must be keyed to the state, local, or tribal government's map-spotted 
maps, that is, maps that show the exact location of the housing unit. 
The list should be focused on the specific area and/or addresses where 
the problem exists. All housing units in the disputed block must be map 
spotted, that is, the location of each housing unit must be marked on a 
map with a dot and given a corresponding number for identification 
purposes and a description of the housing unit and location must be 
supplied. The following is an example of a map-spotted address and 
housing unit description: Map Spot 4567-01, Derby Road, 2-story house 
on left with red brick chimney, \1/2\ mile from the intersection of 
Highways 12 and 19, Anytown, Georgia 10020.

Group Quarters Information

    Provide the name, address, and telephone number for the 
administrative office of the facility (special place and group 
quarters) as of April 1, 2000. In addition, provide the county or 
statistically equivalent entity, census tract, and tabulation block 
number for the location of the group quarters.

Census Bureau Actions

    The Census Bureau will investigate challenges to determine whether 
information about the existence of a housing unit or occupied group 
quarters on April 1, 2000, was identified but does not appear in the 
final census files due to an error in processing the information. The 
Census Bureau will not collect new information.

Definitions of Key Terms

    American FactFinder--The generalized electronic system for access 
and dissemination for much of the Census Bureau's data. The system is 
available through the Internet and offers prepackaged data products and 
the ability to build custom products. The system serves as the vehicle 
for accessing and disseminating data from Census 2000 (as well as the 
1997 Economic Censuses and the American Community Survey).
    Block (census block)--A geographic area bounded on all sides by 
visible features such as streets, roads, streams, and railroad tracks, 
and occasionally by non-visible boundaries such as city, town, or 
county limits. Blocks do not cross census tract or block numbering area 
boundaries. A block is the smallest geographic entity for which the 
Census Bureau tabulates decennial census information.
    Census Tract--A small, relatively permanent statistical subdivision 
of a county in a metropolitan area or a selected non-metropolitan 
county, delineated by a local committee of census data users for the 
purpose of tabulating and presenting decennial census data. Census 
tract boundaries normally follow visible features, but may follow 
governmental unit boundaries and other non-visible features. Census 
tracts generally contain between 1,000 and 8,000 people, and average 
about 1,700 housing units and 4,000 people.
    Census Designated Place--A geographically defined statistical 
entity delineated for each decennial census according to Census Bureau 
guidelines comprising a densely settled concentration of population 
that is not incorporated or established by law but is locally 
recognized and identified by a name.
    County--A type of governmental unit that is the primary legal 
subdivision of every state except Alaska and Louisiana. Alaska has 
boroughs, census areas, city and boroughs, and municipalities. 
Louisiana has parishes.
    Demographic Profile--A one-page table containing data for a 
geographic entity that provides information on total population, sex, 
age, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, household relationship, group 
quarters population, household type, housing occupancy, and housing 
tenure.
    Group quarters--A place where people live or stay other than the 
usual house, apartment, or mobile home. The Census Bureau recognizes 
two general types of group quarters are recognized: institutional (for 
example, nursing homes, mental hospitals/wards, hospital/wards for 
chronically ill patients, hospices, and State prisons) and 
noninstitutional (for example, college or university dormitories, 
military quarters, military barracks, group homes, and halfway houses). 
Special places and group quarters may have housing units on the 
premises for staff and/or guests.
    Housing unit--A house, an apartment, a mobile home or trailer, a 
group of rooms, or a single room that is occupied as a separate living 
quarters, or, if vacant, is intended for occupancy as a separate living 
quarters. A housing unit is defined as a living quarters that is closed 
to the elements and has all exterior windows and doors installed and 
final usable floors in place. For vacant units, the criteria of 
separateness and direct access are applied to the intended occupants, 
whenever possible. If that information cannot be obtained, the criteria 
are applied to the previous occupants.
    Local Census Office--A temporary Census Bureau office established 
for Census 2000 data collection purposes. These offices managed address 
listing field work, conducted local recruiting, administered census 
taking, and created a local presence. They were called ``district 
office'' in previous censuses.
    Municipio--A primary legal subdivision of Puerto Rico (synonymous 
to a county).
    Overseas counts--Counts of military and federal civilian personnel 
stationed overseas and their dependents living with them.
    Postcensal Estimates--Population estimates for the years following 
the last published decennial census. Existing data series, such as 
births, deaths, federal tax returns, medicare enrollment, and 
immigration and housing unit information are used to update the 
decennial census counts during the estimating process. These estimates 
are used in federal funding allocations, monitoring recent demographic 
trends, and benchmarking many federally funded survey totals.
    Public Law 94-171--The federal law amending Section 141 of Title 13 
directing the Secretary of Commerce (who delegates that responsibility 
to the Director of the Census Bureau) to provide selected decennial 
census data tabulations to the states by April 1 of the year following 
the census. These tabulations are used by the states to redefine the 
areas included in each congressional district and the areas used for 
state and local elections, a process called redistricting.
    Special Place--A place containing one or more group quarters, 
including hotels and campgrounds. A special place also may include 
housing units occupied by staff or guests.
    Summary File 1--A data file that presents counts and basic cross-
tabulations of information collected

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from all people and housing units. This information includes age, sex, 
race, Hispanic or Latino origin, household relationship, and whether 
the residence is owned or rented. Data will be available down to the 
block level for many tabulations, but limited to the census tract level 
in cases where there are concerns with disclosure. Summaries also will 
be included for most other geographic areas, such as places, county 
subdivisions, ZIP Code tabulation areas and 106th congressional 
districts.

Exhibit--Additional Information

    This section provides additional information on how the Census 2000 
CQR program will operate.
    1. Where should a governmental unit submit a challenge for the 
Census 2000 CQR program?
    Governmental units challenging the completeness or accuracy of the 
Census 2000 counts should submit their challenge in writing to: U.S. 
Census Bureau, Room 2002/2, Decennial Management Division, Count 
Question Resolution 4700 Silver Hill Road, Stop 7100, Washington, DC 
20233-7100.
    2. Will the Census Bureau make corrections to the census counts 
based on information submitted by governmental units?
    The Census Bureau will make corrections if research indicates they 
are warranted. Our experience has shown that many of the questions 
received from the state, local, or tribal officials do not reflect 
errors in census counts. Questions may result from an incorrect or 
incomplete understanding of the procedures used to take the census. In 
other instances, questions about census counts reflect a state, local, 
or tribal official's reliance on different enumeration concepts, 
definitions, geographic assignments, and/or the currency of the 
information in comparison to the census. The Census Bureau's 
determination of whether a correction is necessary will be based on the 
quality and completeness of the information provided by state, local, 
and tribal governmental unit representatives and the results of the 
Census Bureau's review of the census records.
    3. For what types of geographic entities can CQR challenge be 
submitted and which entities are eligible to submit a CQR challenge?
    An executive official or other official acting on the behalf of a 
local or tribal government must submit the CQR challenge to the Census 
Bureau.
    The Census Bureau will research and, if necessary, correct the 
counts for:
     Counties and statistically equivalent entities.
     Minor civil divisions.
     Incorporated places, including consolidated cities.
     Census designated places in Hawaii and Puerto Rico only.
     Federally recognized American Indian reservations and off-
reservation trust lands.
     American Indian tribal subdivisions.
     State recognized American Indian reservations (submitted 
by a state official).
     Alaska Native Regional Corporations.
     Statistical areas defined for American Indian tribes:
     Tribal designated statistical areas;
     Alaska Native village statistical areas;
     Oklahoma tribal statistical areas;
     State designated American Indian statistical areas 
(submitted by a state official); and
     Hawaiian home lands (submitted by a state official).
    The Census Bureau will not process challenges for any other types 
of statistical or legally defined areas.
    4. Will the Census Bureau incorporate corrections from the CQR 
process into the apportionment or redistricting data or subsequent data 
products?
    The Census Bureau will not change the apportionment or 
redistricting counts to reflect corrections resulting from the CQR 
process. In accordance with the law, apportionment counts were 
delivered to the President on December 28, 2000, and the counts 
required for redistricting were delivered to the states by April 1, 
2001.
    CQR corrections also will not be incorporated in subsequent data 
products for Census 2000. This will allow the Census Bureau to maintain 
consistency between data products while maintaining the schedule for 
timely release of the data. However, the Census Bureau will issue a 
revised official Census 2000 population and housing unit counts for the 
affected governmental entity(es), maintain a list of CQR corrected 
areas on the American Factfinder, and will incorporate any corrections 
into its Postcensal Estimates program beginning in December 2002.

    Dated: June 18, 2001.
William G. Barron, Jr.,
Acting Director, Bureau of the Census.
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