[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 62 (Thursday, April 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16424-16425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7277]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

U.S. Census Bureau


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Census Coverage 
Measurement Final Housing Unit Followup and Final Housing Unit Followup 
Quality Control Operations

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 June 1, 2010.

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) Final Housing Unit 
Followup and Final Housing Unit Followup Quality Control Operations 
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 independent of and not influence the 2010 Census operations.
    CCM will be conducted to provide estimates of both net coverage 
error and components of census coverage, including omissions and 
erroneous enumerations for housing units and persons in housing units 
(see Definition of Terms) in order to gather information necessary to 
improve future censuses. The data collection and matching methodologies 
for previous coverage measurement programs were designed to measure 
only net coverage error, which measures the net difference between 
omissions and erroneous enumerations.
    The 2010 CCM sample is a multi-phase probability sample of housing 
units comprising a number of distinct processes, ranging from forming 
block clusters, selecting the 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 household population: The population sample (P Sample) and the 
enumeration sample (E sample). These two samples have traditionally 
defined the samples for dual system estimation, a statistical technique 
for measuring net coverage error. The P Sample is a sample of housing 
units and persons obtained and independently enumerated from the census 
for a sample of block clusters, while the E Sample is the census of 
housing units and enumerations in the same block clusters as the P 
sample.
    The independent list of housing units was obtained during the CCM 
Independent Listing Operation, the results of which are 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 have been identified to receive the CCM Initial 
Housing Unit Followup interview. 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 Operation. 
After data collected from the CCM Person Interview is matched to person 
data collected by the Census, some cases with discrepancies between the 
CCM Person Interview and Census will be sent for another CCM interview 
called the CCM Person Followup Operation. A final clerical matching 
operation of the final census housing unit list, which contains updates 
since Initial Housing Operations, will be conducted. Discrepancies 
between the CCM housing unit and final census housing unit lists will 
be identified and sent to CCM Final Housing Unit Followup. A separate 
Federal Register Notice has already been issued for the CCM Independent 
Listing, CCM Initial Housing Unit Followup, CCM Person Interview, and 
CCM Person Followup operations.
    Cases identified for Final Housing Followup will generally be cases 
where additional information is needed to determine housing unit status 
(for example, clarify if the addresses refer to a housing unit) or 
resolve inconsistencies observed during the matching operations between 
the CCM and final census addresses in the block cluster. Using a paper 
questionnaire tailored for the type of followup required, interviewers 
will contact a member (or proxy, as a last resort) of each housing unit 
needing followup to answer questions that might allow a resolution of 
housing unit status or clarify discrepancies.
    A quality control operation of the Final Housing Unit Followup 
called the Final Housing Unit Followup Quality Control of 15.9 percent 
of the Final Housing Unit Followup workload will be conducted to ensure 
that the work performed is of acceptable quality. If a block cluster 
fails the quality check, the entire block cluster will be reworked. The 
estimate of reworked housing units

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is 40 percent of the Final Housing Unit Followup workload.
    There will be two Final Housing Unit Followup forms, D-1340 and D-
1340PR. The D-1340 is the English language version of the Final Housing 
Unit Followup form and will be used to collect data and to conduct 
Quality Control for addresses in CCM stateside sample areas. The D-
1340PR is the Spanish language version of the Final Housing Unit 
Followup form, which will be used for the same purpose in the CCM 
sample areas of Puerto Rico.

II. Method of Collection

    The CCM Final Housing Unit Followup and Final Housing Unit Followup 
Quality Control operations will be conducted through personal visits 
using a paper questionnaire. The CCM Final Housing Unit Followup and 
Final Housing Unit Followup Quality Control operations will occur 
starting May 5, 2011 through June 18, 2011.

Definition of Terms

    Components of Census Coverage--The four components of census 
coverage are census omissions (missed persons or housing units), 
erroneous enumerations (persons or housing units), correct 
enumerations, and whole-person imputations (census person enumerations 
on which we did not collect sufficient information). Examples of 
erroneous enumerations 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--Net Coverage Error is the difference between 
the estimate of the true population count and the actual census count. 
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-1340, D-1340 (PR).
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 24,496 housing units for Final 
Housing Unit Followup and 13,693 housing units for Final Housing Unit 
Followup Quality Control.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,910 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: No cost to the respondents except for 
their time to respond.
    Respondent's 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 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: March 26, 2010.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-7277 Filed 3-31-10; 8:45 am]
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