[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 202 (Friday, October 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55903-55904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22802]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Current 
Population Survey, Fertility Supplement

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 December 17, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Karen G. Woods, Survey 
Statistician, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, ADDP/CPS HQ-
7H140F, Washington, DC 20233 (or via the internet at 
[email protected]). You may also submit comments, identified by 
Docket Number USBC-2019-0010, 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 Karen G. Woods, U.S. Census Bureau, ADDP/CPS HQ-
7H140F, Washington, DC 20233-8400, (301) 763-3806 (or via the internet 
at [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The Census Bureau plans to request clearance from the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of data concerning the 
Fertility Supplement to be conducted in conjunction with the June 
Current Population Survey (CPS). The Census Bureau sponsors the 
supplement questions, which were previously collected in June 2018, and 
have been asked periodically since 1971. The current clearance expired 
March 30, 2019.
    This survey provides information used mainly by government and 
private analysts to project future population growth, to analyze child 
spacing, and to aid policymakers and private analysts in their 
decisions affected by changes in family size and composition. Past 
studies have discovered noticeable changes in the patterns of fertility 
rates and the timing of the first birth. Potential needs for government 
assistance, such as aid to families with dependent children, child 
care, and maternal health care for single parent households, can be 
estimated using CPS characteristics matched with fertility data.

II. Method of Collection

    The fertility information will be collected by both personal visit 
and telephone interviews in conjunction with the regular June CPS 
interviewing. All interviews are conducted using computer-assisted 
interviewing.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0607-0610.
    Form Number(s): There are no forms. We conduct all interviewing on 
computers.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 30,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 minute.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 500.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 (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 by the collection.)
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Sections 141 and 
182; and Title 29, United States Code, Sections 1-9.

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

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(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.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-22802 Filed 10-17-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-07-P