[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 9996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-4710]


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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 Coverage Research Followup Test.
    Form Number(s): Questionnaire: DB-1301(CRFU), Followup Quality 
Control Questionnaire: DB-1302, Privacy Act Notice: DB-31 (CRFU).
    Agency Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 4,800 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 16,000.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 18 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau requests authorization from 
the Office of Management and Budget to conduct the 2004 Coverage 
Research Followup (CRFU). Improved coverage is one of the four major 
goals for Census 2010. As part of the effort to meet this goal, the 
Census Bureau is planning to conduct a new operation in conjunction 
with the 2004 Census Test. CRFU is intended to evaluate the 
effectiveness of revised procedures for improving coverage and reducing 
duplication. The CRFU operation will be conducted in both 2004 Census 
Test sites--Northwest Queens, NY, and three rural counties in Georgia 
(Colquitt, Tift, and Thomas). The CRFU operation will gather 
information regarding the effectiveness of the wording and presentation 
of the residence rules instructions and the two coverage questions 
included in the 2004 Census Test questionnaire. CRFU also will obtain 
information about the types of possible duplicates for which a 
household (HH) should be contacted in order to resolve residence 
status.
    The CRFU operation will be followed by a Quality Control procedure 
designed to ensure that the CRFU enumerators completed their interviews 
and recorded respondent information correctly.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 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: February 27, 2004.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-4710 Filed 3-2-04; 8:45 am]
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