[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 121 (Monday, June 25, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34668-34670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12208]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Census Coverage 
Measurement Person Interview and Reinterview Operations

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and 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: To ensure consideration written comments must be submitted on or 
before August 24, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Direct all 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 Magdalena Ramos, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver 
Hill Rd., Room 4H265, Washington, DC 20233, 301-763-4295 (or via the 
Internet at [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    In preparation for the 2010 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau will 
conduct Census Coverage Measurement (CCM) activities, part of the 2008 
Census Dress Rehearsal. The 2008 Census Dress Rehearsal will be 
conducted in two

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sites, one urban, and the other one, a mix of urban and suburban. San 
Joaquin County, California is the urban site. South Central North 
Carolina has been selected as the urban/suburban mix site. The North 
Carolina site consists of Fayetteville and nine counties surrounding 
Fayetteville (Chatham, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, 
Moore, Richmond, and Scotland). As is typical, the CCM operations and 
activities will be conducted separate from and independent of the 
census operations. The CCM program for the dress rehearsal is designed 
to ensure that all planned coverage measurement operations are working 
as expected, that they are integrated internally, and that they are 
coordinated with the appropriate census operations. This is 
particularly important because the dress rehearsal is the first time in 
the 2010 census cycle that CCM operations for housing units will be 
conducted. The CCM operations planned for the dress rehearsal, to the 
extent possible, will mirror those that will be conducted for the 2010 
Census to provide estimates of net coverage error and coverage error 
components (omissions and erroneous enumerations) for housing units and 
persons in housing units (see Definition of Terms). The data collection 
and matching methodologies for previous coverage measurement programs 
were designed only to measure net coverage error, which reflects the 
difference between omissions and erroneous inclusions.
    The 2008 CCM survey sample is a multi-phase probability sample of 
housing units comprising a number of distinct processes from forming 
block clusters for the two sites, selecting sample block clusters where 
the CCM survey will be conducted, to eventually selecting addresses for 
interviewing. Two samples will be selected to measure census coverage 
of housing units and the household population: The population sample (P 
sample) and the enumeration sample (E sample). The P sample is a sample 
of housing units and persons obtained independently from the census for 
a sample of block clusters, while the E sample is a sample of census 
housing units and enumerations in the same block cluster as the P 
sample.
    The independent roster of housing units is obtained during the CCM 
Independent Listing Operation, the results of which will be matched to 
census housing units in the sample block clusters and surrounding 
blocks. After the CCM Independent Listing and matching operations have 
taken place, some cases with discrepancies between the CCM Independent 
Listing and the Census will be identified to receive the CCM Housing 
Unit Followup interview. The results of this interview will again be 
matched to the list of census housing units. The results of the housing 
unit matching operations will be used to determine which CCM and Census 
addresses will be eligible to go to the CCM Person Interview (PI) 
Operation. After data collected from the CCM PI is matched to data 
collected by the Census, some cases with discrepancies between the CCM 
PI and the Census will be sent for another CCM interview called the CCM 
Person Followup operation. A separate Federal Register Notice has 
already been issued for the CCM Independent Listing and CCM Housing 
Unit Followup operations. A Federal Register Notice will be issued for 
the CCM Person Followup Operation.
    For each sample block cluster, we will conduct a CCM PI for 
selected housing units. During CCM PI, interviewers will use a 
computer-assisted data collection instrument on a hand held computer to 
obtain information about the current residents of the sample housing 
unit including those who may have moved into the selected housing unit 
since Census Day (April 1, 2008), and certain persons who moved out of 
the sample housing unit between Census Day and the time of the CCM 
interview. We will include nonmatched Census addresses in the CCM PI so 
we can ascertain their census enumeration status earlier than if they 
were included in the Person Followup operation conducted later in the 
CCM processing.
    The CCM PI operation will collect the information listed below only 
for persons in housing units. We are not studying coverage measurement 
for other types of living quarters (for example, group quarters) in the 
2008 CCM Dress Rehearsal. The automated CCM PI instrument will collect 
the following information for selected housing units:
    1. Roster of people living at the housing unit at the time of the 
CCM PI Interview.
    2. Census Day (April 1, 2008) address information for people who 
moved into the sample address since Census Day.
    3. Other addresses where a person may have been counted on Census 
Day.
    4. Information to determine where each person should be counted on 
Census Day (relative to our residence rules). For example, interviewers 
will probe for persons who might have been left off the household 
roster; ask additional questions about persons who moved from another 
address on Census Day to the sample address; collect additional 
information for persons with multiple addresses.
    5. Demographic information for each person in the household on 
Interview Day or Census Day, including name, date of birth, age, sex, 
Hispanic Origin, race, and relationship.
    6. Name and above information for any person who has moved out of 
the sample address since Census Day (if known).
    The CCM PI Reinterview is a quality control operation that will be 
conducted on 10 percent of the PI cases. The purpose of the operation 
is to confirm that the CCM PI interviewer conducted a CCM PI interview 
with a household member or a proxy respondent and to conduct the 
complete CCM PI interview as needed if the original interview seems 
questionable.

II. Method of Collection

    The CCM PI and Reinterview operations will be conducted using a 
computer-assisted data collection instrument on a hand-held computer. 
The CCM PI will be conducted through personal interviews while the CCM 
PI Reinterview interviews will be conducted by telephone and personal 
interviews.
    The CCM PI and PI Reinterview operations will occur starting August 
22, 2008 through October 10, 2008.

Definition of Terms

    Components of Coverage Error--The two components of census coverage 
error are census omissions (missed persons or housing units) and 
erroneous inclusions (persons or housing units enumerated in the census 
that should not have been). Examples of erroneous inclusions are: 
housing units built after Census Day and persons or housing units 
enumerated more than once (duplicates).
    Net Coverage Error--Reflects the difference between census 
omissions and erroneous inclusions. A positive net error indicates an 
undercount, while a negative net error indicates an over-count.
    For more information about the 2008 Census Dress Rehearsal please 
visit the following page of the Census Bureau's Web site: http://www.census.gov/2010census/2008_dress_rehearsal/.

III. Data

    OMB Number: None.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 14,375 addresses for PI and 1,438 
addresses for PI Reinterview.

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    Estimated Times per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,636.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Public: $0.
    Respondent Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S. Code, Sections 141, 193, and 221.

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; (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 OMB approval of the information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: June 18, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-12208 Filed 6-22-07; 8:45 am]
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