[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 107 (Thursday, June 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 31346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-12510]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau


Current Population Survey (CPS)--Unemployment Insurance 
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 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 August 2, 2004.

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 Supplemental Survey of Unemployment Insurance Non-Filers to 
be conducted in conjunction with the January, May, July, and November 
2005 CPS. Title 13, United States Code, Section 182, and Title 29, 
United States Code, Sections 1-9, authorize the collection of the CPS 
information. The Supplemental Survey of Unemployment Insurance Non-
Filers is sponsored by the Department of Labor.
    This supplement, which was last conducted in August 1993, will 
provide the Department of Labor with better information on how often 
unemployed individuals chose not to apply for unemployment benefits and 
their reasons for not doing so. Analysis from the survey data will be 
used by the Department of Labor to help improve the U. S. unemployment 
insurance system.

II. Method of Collection

    The unemployment insurance information will be collected by both 
personal visit and telephone interviews in conjunction with the regular 
CPS interviewing during January, May, July, and November of 2005. 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: 6,000 (total for all 4 months).
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 minute.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 100.
    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.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 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: May 27, 2004.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-12510 Filed 6-2-04; 8:45 am]
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