[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12516-12517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-6611]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce (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, June 2002 Fertility Supplement.
    Form Number(s): None (The CPS is conducted by interviewers using 
laptop computers and an automated survey instrument).
    OMB Approval Number: 0607-0610.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 250.
    Number of Respondents: 30,000.
    Average Hours Per Response: 30 seconds.
    Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau is requesting clearance for the 
collection of data concerning the Fertility Supplement to be conducted 
in conjunction with the June 2002 Current Population Survey (CPS). The 
Census Bureau sponsors the supplement questions, which were previously 
collected in June 2000, and have been asked periodically since 1971.
    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 documented profound 
changes to historical patterns that have occurred in fertility rates, 
family structures, premarital births, 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.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., section 182.
    OMB Desk Officer: Susan Schechter, (202) 395-5103.

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    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 6608, 
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 14, 2002.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-6611 Filed 3-18-02; 8:45 am]
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