[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 174 (Thursday, September 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 62078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21612]


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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: Collection of State Administrative Records Data.
    OMB Control Number: 0607-xxxx.
    Form Number(s): Information will be collected in the form of a data 
transfer to the Census Bureau. No form will be used.
    Type of Request: Regular/General.
    Number of Respondents: 50 states, plus the District of Columbia.
    Average Hours per Response: 75 hours.
    Burden Hours: 3,825 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The State administrative records will be integrated 
and linked with Census Bureau data from surveys and censuses and used 
to augment or replace Census operations, improve the Census Bureau's 
Title 13, U.S. Code (U.S.C.) authorized censuses and surveys and 
methods of collecting program participation data, as well as improving 
record linking methods.
    The Census Bureau will return tabulated data to state data sharing 
partners. Data sharing and analysis of linked files are solely for 
statistical purposes, not for program enforcement. All State 
administrative records data are and will remain confidential, whether 
in their original form or when comingled or linked.
    Affected Public: State governments.
    Frequency: Initial data extract delivery followed by an annual data 
extract delivery through the duration of the terms of the agreement.
    Respondent's Obligation: None. The data is being requested.
    Legal Authority: The authority for the Census Bureau to enter into 
these agreements is 13 U.S.C. 6, which permits the Census Bureau to 
access, by purchase or otherwise, information to assist the Census 
Bureau in the performance of duties under Title 13, United States Code. 
Other specific citations may apply per the data sharing partner.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce 
collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-21612 Filed 9-7-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-07-P