[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 47 (Friday, March 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12339-12340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3416]


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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 2006 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 Census Bureau requests Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) clearance for the Current Population Survey (CPS) 
Fertility Supplement. This supplement continues the fertility data 
series that has been asked periodically since 1971. The fertility 
questions will be asked of females 15-44 years of age. The June 
Fertility Supplement, like the June 2004 Fertility Supplement, differs 
from the June 1998 and the June 1995 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

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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, childcare, 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. Discontinuance 
of the Fertility Supplement would interrupt a data series, which is 
built upon previous surveys first collected in June 1971. Without 
current fertility data, data for the most recent female cohorts (age 
18-24) would be missing in fertility projections. The statistics and 
projections from these data are useful for legislators in the public 
sector and businesses that make policy and resource decisions about 
childcare, development, and changes in family life.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Biennially.
    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 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 6, 2006.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-3416 Filed 3-9-06; 8:45 am]
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