[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 30, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29955-29956]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10329]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit 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: U.S. Census Age Search Service.
    Form Number(s): BC-600, BC-600(SP), BC-649(L), BC-658(L).
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0117.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 772 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 3,233.
    Average Hours Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau requests an extension of the 
currently approved collection for the United States Age Search Service. 
The age and citizenship searching service provided by the National 
Processing Center is a self-supporting operation of the U.S. Census 
Bureau. Expenses incurred in providing census transcripts are covered 
by the fees paid by individuals requesting a search of the census 
records. The Survey Processing Branch/Personal Census Search Unit in 
Jeffersonville, Indiana, maintains the 1910-2000 Federal censuses for 
searching purposes. The purpose of the searching is to provide, upon 
request, transcripts of personal data from

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historical population census records. Information relating to age, 
place of birth, and citizenship is provided upon payment of the 
established fee to individuals for their use in qualifying for social 
security, old age benefits, retirement, court litigation, passports, 
insurance settlements, etc. The census records maintained in this unit 
are confidential by an Act of Congress. The Census Bureau is prohibited 
by federal laws from disclosing any information contained in the 
records except upon written request from the person to whom the 
information pertains or to a legal representative.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain a benefit.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Section 8a.
    OMB Desk Officer: Brian Harris-Kojetin, (202) 395-7314.
    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 Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB Desk Officer either by fax (202-395-7245) 
or e-mail ([email protected]).

    Dated: May 23, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-10329 Filed 5-29-07; 8:45 am]
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