[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 4, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 47078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17701]


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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 (CPS), October 2004 School 
Enrollment Supplement.
    Form Number(s): The CPS is conducted by personal or telephone 
interview using laptop computers. There is no paper questionnaire.
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0464.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 7,600 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 57,000.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 8 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau requests clearance for the 
supplemental inquiry concerning school enrollment to be conducted in 
conjunction with the Current Population Survey (CPS) October 2004 
Supplement. The School Enrollment Supplement is jointly sponsored by 
the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and the 
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The basic school 
enrollment questions have been collected annually in the CPS for 40 
years. In October 2004, the School Enrollment Supplement will include 
not only the basic items, but also additional NCES-sponsored items on 
grade retention, English proficiency, and disabilities (asked of all 
adults aged 15-24 and children aged 3 years or older), as well as 
school attendance in the United States (asked of foreign-born adults). 
In prior October supplements, we have asked similar questions to those 
that we are requesting for 2004.
    This data series provides basic information on enrollment status of 
various segments of the population necessary as background for policy 
formation and implementation. The CPS October supplement is the only 
annual source of data on public/private elementary and secondary school 
enrollment and characteristics of private school students and their 
families, which are used for tracking historical trends and for policy 
planning and support. It is the only source of national data on the age 
distribution and family characteristics of college students and the 
only source of demographic data on preprimary school enrollment. As 
part of the federal government's efforts to collect data and provide 
timely information to local governments for policymaking decisions, 
this supplement provides national trends in enrollment and progress in 
school. Discontinuance of these data would mean not complying with the 
federal government's obligation to provide data to decision makers on 
current educational issues and would disrupt a data series that has 
been in existence for 40 years.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Section 182 and Title 29 U.S.C., 
Sections 1-9.
    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: July 29, 2004.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-17701 Filed 8-3-04; 8:45 am]
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