[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67110-67111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25371]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau


2005 Census Survey of Maricopa County, AZ (CSMA)

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and

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respondent burden, invites the general public and other federal 
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/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 January 18, 
2005.

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 Ronald Dopkowski, (301) 763-3801, Census Bureau, 
Room 3356-3, Mail Stop 8400, Washington, DC 20233.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) requested the U.S. 
Census Bureau to conduct the CSMA to provide estimates for September 1, 
2005 for Maricopa County, 24 designated jurisdictions, 5 sub-areas for 
Phoenix, Arizona, 2 sub-areas for Mesa, Arizona, and the balance of 
county. The estimates are:

Total resident population;
Total resident population living in housing units;
Total resident population not living in housing units;
Total housing units; and
Total occupied housing units.

    The MAG requested that we produce the above estimates by a survey 
of housing units and a 100 percent enumeration of the non-housing unit 
population. The MAG will use the estimates for revenue sharing 
purposes. The Arizona State Legislature enacted legislation that allows 
the use of survey estimates for revenue sharing.
    The Census Bureau will not certify the estimates nor will we use 
the estimates in our official population estimates program.
    The housing unit survey will produce the estimates for resident 
population in housing units, housing units, and occupied housing units. 
We will contact each identified group quarters and visit outdoor 
locations to obtain the resident population not living in housing 
units. We will sum the two resident populations to produce the total 
number of residents.
    Each housing unit will be asked one to three questions to determine 
whether it was occupied on September 1, 2005. If it was occupied, we 
will ask for the total number of people living in the housing unit and 
for each person's name, age, and sex. Although we will ask for the 
names, age, and sex of each household member in order to provide a more 
accurate count of residents, we will not report this information to the 
Maricopa County Association of Governments. We will ask each group 
quarters for its number of residents on the day we contact it. We will 
count the number of people at each outdoor location on the day we visit 
it.

II. Method of Collection

    We will use a combination of mail, computer-assisted telephone 
interviewing, and personal visit interviewing to collect the 
information for each housing unit. Enumerators will telephone or visit 
the group quarters to obtain the number of residents.

III. Data

    OMB Number: None.
    Form Number: CSMA-1, CSMA-1(PV), and SC-116.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for 
profit entities, and not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 114,380 housing units; 1,275 group 
quarters.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 5 minutes per housing unit; 10 minutes 
per group quarters.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,532 hours for housing units; 
213 for group quarters.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: There are no costs to respondents 
other than that of their time to respond.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Section 8.

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 
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget 
approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter 
of public record.

    Dated: November 9, 2004.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-25371 Filed 11-15-04; 8:45 am]
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