[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 135 (Friday, July 14, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 40064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11075]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau


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, Commerce.
    Title: The October School Enrollment Supplement to the Current 
Population Survey.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0464.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 2,750 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 55,000.
    Avg Hours per Response: 3 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau requests continued clearance for 
the supplemental inquiry concerning school enrollment to be conducted 
in conjunction with the Current Population Survey (CPS) October 
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). 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. The basic school enrollment questions have been collected 
annually in the CPS for 40 years. Consequently, this supplement is the 
only source of historical data at the national level on the age 
distribution and family characteristics of college students, and on the 
demographic characteristics of 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, United States Code, Section 182 and 
Title 29, United States Code, 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 e-
mail ([email protected]).

    Dated: July 10, 2006.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-11075 Filed 7-13-06; 8:45 am]
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