[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 144 (Friday, July 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43406-43407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17067]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Census Coverage 
Measurement Independent Listing Operation

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau.

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 September 23, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written 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 Gia F Donnalley, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver 
Hill Road, Room 4K067, Washington, DC 20233, 301-763-4370 (or via the 
Internet at [email protected].)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

I. Abstract

    The 2010 Census Coverage Measurement (CCM) Independent Listing 
Operation will be conducted in the U.S. (excluding remote Alaska) and 
in Puerto Rico in select CCM sampled areas. The primary sampling unit 
is a block cluster, which consists of one or more geographically 
contiguous census blocks. As in the past, the CCM operations and 
activities will be conducted separate from and independent of the 2010 
Census operations.
    CCM will be conducted 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) to improve future censuses. 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 Independent Listing Operation is the first step in the CCM 
process. It will be conducted to obtain a complete housing unit 
inventory of all the addresses within the CCM sample block clusters 
before the 2010 Census enumeration commences. Enumerators will canvass 
every street, road, or other place where people might live in their 
assigned block clusters and construct a list of housing units. 
Enumerators will contact a member (or proxy) of each housing unit to 
ensure all units at a given address are identified. They also will 
identify the location of each housing unit by assigning map spots on 
block maps provided with their assignment materials. Following the 
completion of each block cluster, the listing books are keyed for 
matching against the census Decennial Master Address File (DMAF) for 
the same areas.
    Completed Independent Listing Books are subject to a Dependent 
Quality Check (DQC) wherein DQC listers return to the field to check 12 
units per cluster to ensure that the work performed is of acceptable 
quality and to verify that the correct blocks were visited. If the 
cluster fails the DQC, then the DQC lister reworks the entire cluster.
    The Independent Listing results will be computer and clerically 
matched to the DMAF from the census in the same areas. There will be 
two Independent Listing Forms, D-1302 and D-1302PR. The D-1302 is the 
English language version of the listing form and will be used both to 
list and to conduct DQC for addresses in CCM stateside sample areas. 
The D-1302PR is the Spanish language version of the listing form, which 
will be used for the same purposes in the CCM sample areas of Puerto 
Rico.
    The addresses that remain unmatched or unresolved after matching 
will be sent to the field during the next field operation of the CCM 
(Initial Housing Unit Followup), to collect additional information that 
might allow a resolution of any differences between the independent 
listing results and the census DMAF. Cases also will be sent to resolve 
potential duplicates and unresolved housing unit status. The forms and 
procedures to be used in the Initial Housing Unit Followup phase of

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the CCM in the 2010 Census and all subsequent CCM phases will be the 
subject of a separate Federal Register Notice.

II. Method of Collection

    The Independent Listing operation will be conducted using person-
to-person interviews.

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: 
Persons or housing units enumerated in the census that should not have 
been enumerated at all, persons or housing units enumerated in an 
incorrect location, 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 overcount.
    For more information about the Census 2010 Coverage Measurement 
Program, please visit the following page of the Census Bureau's Web 
site: http://www.census.gov/cac/www/pdf/coverage-measurement-program.pdf.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number: D-1302, D-1302PR.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000,000 Housing Units (HUs) for 
Independent Listing and 157,000 HUs for Independent Listing DQC.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 38,567.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S. Code, Section 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 of information; 
(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 this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: July 22, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-17067 Filed 7-24-08; 8:45 am]
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