[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 179 (Monday, September 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48582-48583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19923]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Generic
Clearance for Collection of State Administrative Records Data
AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, Commerce.
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.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on
or before November 15, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Michael Berning, Assistant
Division Chief for Data Acquisition and Curation, U.S. Census Bureau,
4600 Silver Hill Road, Room 5H151, Washington, DC 20233 (or via the
internet at [email protected]). You may also submit comments,
identified by Docket Number USBC-2019-0008, to the Federal e-Rulemaking
Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. All comments received are part of
the public record. No comments will be posted to http://www.regulations.gov for public viewing until after the comment period
has closed. Comments will generally be posted without change. All
Personally Identifiable Information (for example, name and address)
voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do
not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information. You may submit attachments to electronic
comments in Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions
should be directed to Michael Berning, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver
Hill Road, Room 5H151, Washington, DC 20233-8400 at (301) 763-2028.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
I. Abstract
The U.S. Census Bureau plans to request a general clearance for
acquiring State administrative records in order to improve efficiency
and accuracy in our data collections, and to improve measures of the
population and economy. The records to be acquired are person-level
program participating records that will be used to support the
decennial census program as well as for research topics that includes
eligibility analyses. The Census Bureau has undertaken research
projects to integrate and link State administrative records with Census
Bureau data from current surveys and censuses.
The Census Bureau uses the State administrative records linked with
other survey and census records to conduct further research and improve
operations with surveys and censuses, including 2020 Census Operations.
The Census Bureau benefits from these projects by improving data
quality and estimates, as well as studies of program participation over
time. State data providers have benefited through access to tabulated
data and reports to better understand the demographic characteristics
of program participants and to administer their programs.
II. Method of Collection
The Census Bureau will contact the State agencies to discuss how
the Census Bureau might use of State administrative records. After
entering into a data sharing agreement with the Census Bureau, a State
agency would transfer the agreed-upon administrative records to the
Census Bureau via secure File Transfer Protocol or encrypted CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607-0995.
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 Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: State governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 50 states and the District of
Columbia.
Estimated Time Per Response: 75 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,825 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $80,325 (This is not the
cost of respondents' time, but the indirect costs respondents may incur
for such things as purchases of specialized software or hardware needed
to report, or expenditures for accounting or records maintenance
services required specifically by the collection.)
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;
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they also will become a matter of public record.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-19923 Filed 9-13-19; 8:45 am]
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