[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 52180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22243]


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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: 2004 Overseas Enumeration Test.
    Form Number(s): DO-1.
    Agency Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 75,000 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 450,000.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau requests authorization from 
the Office of Management and Budget to conduct the 2004 Overseas 
Enumeration Test. In response to Congressional direction and 
stakeholder inquiries and interest, the Census Bureau has embarked on a 
research and evaluation program that will provide information regarding 
the feasibility of counting U.S. citizens living overseas and their 
dependents, including private U.S. citizens living overseas, as part of 
its 2010 Census data collection process.
    The 2004 test will include U.S. citizens living in France, Kuwait, 
and Mexico, regardless of how long they have resided abroad (this does 
not include those on vacations or short business trips). People who are 
not U.S. citizens will not be included in the counts. France, Kuwait, 
and Mexico were selected as test sites based on several criteria such 
as geographic diversity, significant numbers of U.S. citizens, and 
estimates from administrative records that could be compared to the 
test census counts for evaluation purposes.
    The 2004 Overseas Enumeration Test will be a ``mixed-mode'' test, 
which will employ the use of paper questionnaires and the Internet. For 
the respondent-initiated paper returns, the Census Bureau will provide 
questionnaires to U.S. citizens to pick up at embassies, consulates, 
and from organizations that serve Americans overseas. Questionnaires 
can be returned by mail or completed via the Internet.
    The Census Bureau is developing a comprehensive communications 
strategy, consisting of a marketing and promotional campaign that will 
address educating overseas Americans about the overseas enumeration 
test, motivating participation, and reaching them through local venues 
such as radio and print media.
    The objectives of the 2004 Overseas Enumeration Test are to 
determine the feasibility, quality and cost of collecting data from 
U.S. citizens living overseas. The results of the 2004 Overseas 
Enumeration Test will be used to provide information and 
recommendations to inform a test in 2006. If Congress decides to 
include an expanded overseas enumeration in the 2010 census, a ``dress 
rehearsal'' would be conducted in 2008.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Sections 141 and 193.
    OMB Desk Officer: Susan Schechter, (202) 395-5103.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, room 6625, 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 either by fax (202-395-7245) or 
email ([email protected]).

    Dated: August 26, 2003.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-22243 Filed 8-29-03; 8:45 am]
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