[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13809-13810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6600]


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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: Current Population Survey, June 2004 Fertility Supplement.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0610.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change.
    Burden: 250 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 30,000.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 30 seconds.
    Needs and Uses: The purpose of this request for review is to obtain 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) clearance for the Current 
Population Survey (CPS) June 2004 Fertility Supplement. This supplement 
continues the fertility data series that has been asked periodically 
since 1971. This supplement is sponsored by the U.S Census Bureau.
    The fertility questions will be asked of females 15-44 years of 
age. The June 2004 Fertility Supplement, like the June 2002 Fertility 
Supplement, differs from 1998 and 1995 June supplements because it only 
includes fertility items. The 1998 supplement contained fertility and 
birth expectations items. The 1995 supplement contained fertility and 
marital history items.
    The data collected from this supplement are used primarily by 
government and private analysts to project future population growth, to 
analyze childbearing patterns, and to assist policymakers in making 
decisions that are affected by changes in family size and composition. 
Past studies have documented profound changes to historical patterns 
that have occurred in fertility rates, family structures, premarital 
births, and the timing of the first birth. The CPS characteristics, 
such as family income, household relationships, and part- or full-time 
work status, when matched with fertility data, can produce estimates of 
potential needs families may have for governmental assistance: for 
example, aid to families with dependent children, child care, and 
maternal health care for single-parent households. The fertility data 
also assist researchers and analysts who explore such important issues 
as premarital childbearing and postponement of childbirth because of 
educational or occupational responsibilities and goals.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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 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

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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 e-mail ([email protected]).

    Dated: March 19, 2004.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-6600 Filed 3-23-04; 8:45 am]
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