[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 212 (Friday, November 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66608-66609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-27819]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No.: 021023247-2247-01]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Office of Administration, Office of the Secretary, Department 
of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and

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(11)), the Department of Commerce is issuing notice of our intent to 
amend the system of records entitled Commerce/Census-3, ``Individual 
and Household Statistical Survey Records and Special Studies Records.'' 
We invite public comment on the proposed change in this publication.

DATES: The amendments will become effective as proposed without further 
notice on December 2, 2002.
    Comment Date: To be considered, written comments must be submitted 
on or before December 2, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Gerald W. Gates, Chief, Policy 
Office, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The amendment updates administrative 
information concerning the locations of the system files, the 
categories of individuals covered by the system, the categories of 
records in the system, the purpose of the system of records, and the 
disposal of the records in the system in addition to other minor 
administrative updates. Accordingly, the Individual and Household 
Statistical Surveys and Special Studies Records system notice 
originally published at 45 FR 82105, December 12,1980, is amended by 
the addition of the following information updates.
Commerce/Census-3

System Location:
    Insert after ``20233;'' ``Bureau of the Census, Bowie Computer 
Center 1701, Melford Boulevard, Bowie, Maryland 20717''. Insert before 
``1201 East 10th Street'' ``National Processing Center,''.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    Delete the sentence and insert the following information. ``This 
system contains information on households and individuals designated 
for statistical sample surveys. It includes:
    (1) Household respondents age 15 year old or over selected for 
participation in the Current Population Survey, a survey with monthly 
interviewing and monthly supplements.
    (2) Household members 15 years old and over who participate in the 
Survey of Income and Program Participation, a survey with monthly 
interviewing.
    (3) Household respondents 15 years old or older selected for 
participation in the Survey of Program Dynamics, a longitudinal survey 
conducted on a yearly basis.
    (4) Household respondents age 16 years or over selected for 
participation in the American Housing Surveys, conducted on a yearly 
basis.
    (5) All household members age 12 and over who participate in the 
National Crime Victimization Survey, a monthly survey with supplements 
that include the Police Public Contact Survey and the School Crime 
Supplement.
    (6) Household respondents selected for participation in the 
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated 
Recreation, a survey conducted every five years.
    (7) Women selected for participation in the National Longitudinal 
Survey of Women, a longitudinal survey conducted every two years.
    (8) College graduates in science and engineering selected for 
participation in the National Survey of College Graduates, conducted 
biennially.
    (9) Household respondents selected for participation in the New 
York City Housing and Vacancy Survey, conducted triennially.
    (11) Household respondents age 15 year or over selected for 
participation in the American Community Survey, a survey with monthly 
interviewing.
    (12) Persons age 16 years old or over selected to provide 
information for the consumer unit for the Consumer Expenditure Survey, 
which includes a quarterly interview and a diary survey.
    (13) Owners of nonfarm, privately owned residential properties 
selected to provide information on the characteristics of homeowner and 
rental properties for the Residential Finance Survey, conducted 
decennially.''

Purpose(s):
    Add ``The purpose of this system of records is to conduct research 
on the methodology associated with various aspects of surveys, such as 
data quality checks and review during post data collection processing 
because of an unusual inconsistency or other data problem. Special 
studies' data maintained by the Bureau of the Census are collected in 
order to conduct research on the methodology associated with various 
aspects of surveys (e.g., cognitive testing of questionnaires, 
usability testing of computer software and equipment, nonresponse 
research, questionnaire design, etc.). These data are used solely for 
statistical purposes.''

Authority for maintenance of the system:
    Delete all citations. Add ``13 U.S.C. 8, 141, and 182''.

Routine uses of records maintained in the system:
    Delete paragraph (1). Renumber ``(2)'' as ``(1)'' and ``(3)'' as 
``(2)''.

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, 
and disposing of records in the system:
Storage:
    After ``hard disk'' insert ``local area network, audio and video 
tape, CD-ROM, and DVD''.

Retrievability:
    Change ``Unique'' to ``unique'' and before ``unique'' insert 
``Name, address, Social Security number, and''.

Safeguards:
    At the end of the paragraph add ``Computer systems processing 
sensitive information meet the basic security requirements for 
discretionary access control as defined by DOD 5200.28 STD, commonly 
referred to as C2-level security. This level of security controls 
through use of specific security features, access to information such 
that only properly authorized individuals, or processes operating on 
their behalf, will have access to read, write, create, or delete 
information.''

Retention and disposal:
    Strike ``approved GSA Schedules'' and insert ``the General Records 
Schedule and Census Bureau records control schedules that are approved 
by the National Archives and Records Administration.''

Systems manager(s) and address:
    Strike ``Privacy Officer, Program and Policy Development Office,'' 
and add ``Associate Director for Demographic Programs and Associate 
Director for Methodology and Standards''.

Systems exempted from certain provisions of the act:
    Insert ``system of'' between ``this'' and ``records'' in the first 
sentence.

    Dated: October 29, 2002.
Brenda Dolan,
Department of Commerce, Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-27819 Filed 10-31-02; 8:45 am]
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