[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 53774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20927]


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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: Housing Vacancy Survey.
    Form Number(s): CPS-263, HVS-600.
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0179.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 3,456 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 69,120.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 3 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The purpose of this request for review is to obtain 
clearance for the collection of demographic information in the Housing 
Vacancy Survey (HVS) beginning in December 2002. The current clearance 
expires November 30, 2002.
    We collect the HVS data for a sample of vacant housing units 
identified in the monthly Current Population Survey (CPS) sample and 
provide the only quarterly and annual statistics on rental vacancy 
rates, home ownership rates for the United States, the four census 
regions, inside vs. outside metropolitan areas (MAs), the 50 States, 
the District of Columbia, and the 75 largest Mas. Information is 
collected from homeowners, realtors, landlords, rental agents, 
neighbors or other knowledgeable persons. Private and public sector 
organizations use these rates extensively to gauge and analyze the 
housing market with regard to supply, cost, and afford ability at 
various points in time. In addition, the rental vacancy rate is a 
component of the leading economic indicators, published by the 
Department of Commerce.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Monthly.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Section 182.
    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: August 13, 2002.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-20927 Filed 8-16-02; 8:45 am]
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