[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 162 (Monday, August 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42647-42648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20181]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Boundary and 
Annexation Survey, Boundary Validation Program

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 October 23, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 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 Laura Waggoner, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver 
Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20233 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The U.S. Census Bureau requests a revision to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act clearance for the Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS) in 
order to conduct the Boundary Validation Program (BVP). The BVP for the 
2010 Decennial Census will be administered in parallel with the 2010 
BAS. The intent of this program is to provide each highest elected or 
appointed official (HEO) an opportunity to review the Census Bureau's 
boundary information for the legal entities included in the BAS. The 
2010 BVP will include all actively functioning counties or 
statistically equivalent entities, incorporated places (including 
consolidated cities), minor civil divisions (MCDs), all federally 
recognized American Indian reservations (AIRs) and off-reservation 
trust land entities in the United States, and municipios, barrios and 
subbarrios in Puerto Rico. In addition, the Census Bureau will send a 
letter to the governor of each state explaining the 2010 BVP process 
and advising them that state boundaries will be reviewed in conjunction 
with relevant counties boundaries as part of the BVP.

II. Method of Collection

    The 2010 BVP will be conducted in two phases, initial and final. 
During the initial BVP phase, every HEO in the BAS universe will 
receive a BVP form, a letter with instructions, and a CD containing a 
complete set of 2010 BAS maps in .pdf format for their governmental 
unit. The HEO is asked to review the 2010 BAS maps on the CD and return 
the BVP form within ten days of receipt. If the HEO determines that 
there are no changes to report, the HEO will sign and return the 
validated BVP form. If the HEO determines that boundary changes are 
needed, the HEO will be instructed to return the unsigned BVP form and 
work with their local BAS contact to submit changes through the BAS 
process. If either the HEO or the BAS contact submits 2010 BAS updates 
by March 1, 2010, the entity will be included in the second and final 
phase of the BVP.
    In the final BVP phase, once the timely 2010 BAS updates are 
applied to the MAF/TIGER Database (MTDB), each HEO is provided a 
complete set of updated paper maps. This is their final opportunity to 
review the boundary and

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verify that the BAS 2010 changes are reflected. In the final BVP phase, 
each HEO submits any remaining corrections directly to the Census 
Bureau using the instructions provided in the BAS respondent guide.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0607-0151.
    Form Number: BVP-1; BVP-2.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: All actively functioning counties or statistically 
equivalent entities, incorporated places (including consolidated 
cities), minor civil divisions (MCDs), all federally recognized 
American Indian reservations (AIRs) and off-reservation trust land 
entities in the United States, and municipios, barrios and subbarrios 
in Puerto Rico.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 48,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 96,000 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $2,075,520. The estimate is based on 
an hourly rate of $21.62 from ``financial administration'' payroll in 
the Annual Survey of State and Local Government Employment.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. Section 6.

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: August 18, 2009.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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