[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 54 (Thursday, March 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 15762]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05683]


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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: The 
Housing Vacancy Survey. This survey, conducted in conjunction with the 
Current Population Survey, is collected from a sample of vacant housing 
units identified in the monthly CPS sample.
    Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
    Title: Housing Vacancy Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0607-0179.
    Form Number(s): There are no forms. We conduct all interviews on 
computers.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Number of Respondents: 84,000.
    Average Hours per Response: Approximately 3 minutes per response.
    Burden Hours: 4,200.
    Needs and Uses: Policy analysts, program managers, budget analysts, 
and congressional staff use these data to advise the executive and 
legislative branches of government with respect to the number and 
characteristics of units available for occupancy and the suitability of 
housing initiatives. These data are a component of consumer expenditure 
statistics. They also are used to project mortgage demand and to 
measure the adequacy of the supply of rental and homeowner units. In 
addition, investment firms use the HVS data to analyze market trends 
and for economic forecasting.
    Affected Public: Individuals who have knowledge of the vacant unit 
(e.g., landlords, rental agents, neighbors).
    Frequency: Monthly.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Section 182; and 
Title 29, United States Code, Section 1 authorize the Census Bureau to 
collect this information.
    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 submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website <www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain>. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function and entering either the title of the collection or 
the OMB Control Number 0607-0179.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-05683 Filed 3-18-20; 8:45 am]
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