[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 70146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27477]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau


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.
    Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
    Title: Collection of State Administrative Records 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 Request: Regular.
    Number of Respondents: 50 states, and 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, and conduct research to 
improve record linking methods.
    The Census Bureau may provide tabulated data of linked 
administrative, survey, and census data to state data sharing partners. 
Tabulated data are subject to disclosure avoidance review prior to 
release. 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 with survey and 
census data.
    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.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-27477 Filed 12-19-19; 8:45 am]
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