[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39954-39955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14661]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau


National Monthly Survey of Volunteering

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 12, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Madeleine Clayton, 
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 
6608, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via 
the Internet at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Ken Kaplan, U.S. Census Bureau, FOB 3, Room 3351, 
Washington, DC 20233-8400 at (301) 457-3836.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Abstract

    This monthly national survey will be conducted for 24 months 
beginning in September 2002 at the request of the USA Freedom Corps. 
This Survey of Volunteering will provide information on the total 
number of individuals in the United States involved in unpaid volunteer 
activities, factors that motivate volunteering, measures of the 
frequency or intensity with which individuals volunteer, types of 
organizations that facilitate volunteering, and activities in which 
volunteers participate.
    Each month we will select a sample of 1,800 households from expired 
Current Population Survey (CPS) rotations. We will collect data for all 
persons 15 years of age or older. Proxy interviews are acceptable. 
There will be a total of 12 questions each month with some new 
questions rotating in quarterly to replace some existing questions. We 
may link to the CPS data for these respondents for analytical purposes.

II. Method of Collection

    The data collection methodology will utilize computer-assisted 
telephone interviewing (CATI) in one of the Census Bureau's telephone 
centers.

III. Data

    OMB Number: Not available.
    Form Number: There will not be a form number because the survey 
will be conducted by CATI.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,800 households monthly.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 20 minutes per household.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,200 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: There is no cost to respondents other 
than their time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Section 182.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized or 
included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: June 6, 2002.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-14661 Filed 6-10-02; 8:45 am]
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