[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40239-40240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17047]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau


Current Population Survey (CPS)--Cell Phone Use Supplement

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 and/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 September 5, 
2003.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 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 Dennis Clark, Census Bureau, FOB 3, Room 3340, 
Washington, DC 20233-8400, (301) 763-3806.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Census Bureau plans to request clearance for the collection of 
data via a Cell Phone Use Supplement to be conducted in conjunction 
with the February 2004 CPS. The Cell Phone Use Supplement is sponsored 
by the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics . This survey 
will provide a source of national and state level data on the 
demographic, social, and economic characteristics of cell phone users 
and nonusers. These data will help federal data collection agencies to 
determine if primary cell phone users constitute a new source of 
nonresponse in telephone surveys. The supplement data also will make it 
possible to study general nonresponse bias in telephone surveys.

II. Method of Collection

    The cell phone use information will be collected by both personal 
visit and telephone interviews in conjunction with the regular February 
CPS interviewing. All interviews are conducted using computer-assisted 
interviewing.

III. Data

    OMB Number: Not available.
    Form Number: There are no forms. We conduct all interviews on 
computers.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Affected Public: Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 43,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 minute.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 717.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: The only cost to respondents is that 
of their time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

    Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S.C., Section 182, and Title 29, 
U.S.C., Sections 1-9.

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.

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    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for the Office of Management and Budget 
approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter 
of public record.

    Dated: July 1, 2003.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-17047 Filed 7-3-03; 8:45 am]
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