[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 68 (Monday, April 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18063-18064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5158]


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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: 2007 Census of Governments Prelist Survey of Special 
Districts.
    Form Number(s): G-24.
    Agency Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 750 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 1,500.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau requests Office of Management and 
Budget approval of data collection Form G-24. This form will be used to 
update the universe list of special district governments for the 2007 
Census of Governments. The information requested on this form is 
identical to that requested in the prelist phase of the 2002 Census of 
Governments. The G-24 survey form will be imprinted with a list of 
known special districts within the areas of each of the 1,500 counties, 
consolidated city-county governments, and independent cities designated 
to receive the form. Respondents will use the G-24 form to update the 
listing by correcting the imprinted special district list and by 
reporting any additional districts. The mail canvass is supplemented by 
calls to the major nonrespondents. The expected response rate is 90 
percent based on the response rate achieved during the 2002 Prelist 
Survey of Special Districts. Procedures, with the exception of using 
more advanced computer technology to generate the form imprinted with 
the list of known special districts, are the same as used for the 2002 
Prelist Survey.
    This form will be used to verify the existence of special districts 
for the

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2007 Census of Governments, to obtain current addresses and to identify 
new districts. The quinquennial Census of Governments enumerates five 
types of local governments: County governments, municipal governments, 
township governments, school district governments, and special district 
governments. Lists of county, municipal and township governments are 
kept up-to-date through the Boundary and Annexation Survey conducted 
annually by the Geography Division of the Census Bureau. However, there 
is no national source of information on special district governments. 
We, therefore, enlist the help of county clerks, and similar county 
officials to provide information on changes in special districts, 
including the creation of new districts, disincorporation of existing 
districts, and address changes. An updated list is necessary for the 
subsequent phases of the Census of Governments to ensure complete 
coverage and minimize the number of postmaster returns and remailings 
caused by inaccurate addresses.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal government.
    Frequency: Every 5 years.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 161.
    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: April 4, 2006.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-5158 Filed 4-7-06; 8:45 am]
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