[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 46631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-17895]


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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, October 2002 School Enrollment 
Supplement.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0464.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 4,275 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 57,000.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 4 minutes and 30 seconds.
    Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau requests OMB clearance for the 
supplemental inquiry concerning school enrollment to be conducted in 
conjunction with October 2002 Current Population Survey (CPS) 
interviewing. Selected items which monitored changes in the types of 
vocational education have been removed since the supplement was last 
conducted in 2001 and new items have been added to investigate the 
fields of study for post-secondary degrees and the use of public 
libraries.
    This data series has existed for 40 years and provides basic 
information on enrollment status of various segments of the population 
necessary as background for policy formation and implementation. The 
CPS October supplement is the only annual source of data on public/
private elementary and secondary school enrollment and characteristics 
of private school students and their families, which are used for 
tracking historical trends and for policy planning and support. It is 
the only source of national data on the age distribution and family 
characteristics of college students and the only source of demographic 
data on preprimary school enrollment. As part of the federal 
government's efforts to collect data and provide timely information to 
local governments for policymaking decisions, this survey provides 
national trends in enrollment and progress in school.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., section 182 and 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 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: July 11, 2002.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-17895 Filed 7-15-02; 8:45 am]
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