[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 143 (Thursday, July 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40805-40807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16156]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Spatial, Address, and Imagery Data Program

AGENCY: Census Bureau, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information 
collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information 
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment on the 
proposed extension of the Spatial, Address, and Imagery Data (SAID) 
Program, prior to the submission of the information collection request 
(ICR) to OMB for approval.

DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed 
information collection must be received on or before September 27, 
2021.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by 
email to [email protected]. Please reference Spatial, 
Address, and Imagery Data Program in the subject line of your comments. 
You may also submit comments, identified by Docket Number USBC-2021-
0016, 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,

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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 
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed 
to Matthew A. Zimolzak, Geography Division, Census Bureau, 301-763-
9419, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Spatial, Address, and Imagery Data (SAID) Program is one of 
many voluntary geographic partnership programs that collects data to 
update the U.S. Census Bureau's geographic database of addresses, 
streets, boundaries, and imagery, known as the Master Address File/
Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/
TIGER) System. The Census Bureau uses the MAF/TIGER System to link 
demographic data from surveys and the decennial census to locations and 
areas, such as cities, American Indian reservations and trust lands, 
census tracts, and counties. In order to properly tabulate census and 
survey response data by the correct geographic area, the Census Bureau 
requires current and accurate addresses and boundaries.
    The SAID Program provides the Census Bureau with a continuous 
method to obtain current, accurate, and complete address, street 
centerline, and imagery data from tribal, state, and local government 
partners. The purpose of the SAID Program is to help maintain the 
Census Bureau's geographic framework for data collection, tabulation, 
and dissemination between decennial censuses and to support ongoing 
programs such as the American Community Survey and the Population 
Estimates Program. Over the past eight (8) years, the SAID Program, 
originally titled the Geographic Support System (GSS) Partnership 
Program, has enabled the Census Bureau to update addresses and street 
centerlines across the country, with participation covering nearly 89% 
of the housing units in the nation. Moving forward, the SAID Program 
will continue to focus on acquiring addresses, street centerlines, and 
imagery in areas targeted for housing unit growth or change.

II. Method of Collection

    Each year, the SAID Program invitees are determined by several 
different evaluation factors, including address growth, address change, 
comparison with other Census Bureau statistics, past SAID or GSS 
Partnership Program participation status, and other factors. The Census 
Bureau contacts potential participants by telephone and email to 
request addresses, street centerlines, and imagery data that are no 
more than two years old, along with supporting metadata. In some cases, 
the Census Bureau will request entire datasets, while in other cases 
the Census Bureau may request only changes since a previous submission. 
The Census Bureau attempts to contact each invitee no less than three 
times before contact is rescheduled for a later cycle. The Census 
Bureau provides the participants who agree to provide data with 
information needed to create a Secure Web Incoming Module (SWIM) 
account, used for secure data transfers to the Census Bureau. 
Participants then submit their data in a single submission through the 
SWIM at their convenience. If a participant submits files with 
incomplete metadata, the Census Bureau will contact the participant 
requesting the additional metadata information. The Census Bureau will 
only process the files with appropriate metadata.
    The data collected in the SAID Program may be used to define 
geographic boundaries, including census blocks, and to place households 
and group quarters in a specific census block. The SAID Program follows 
the process below:
    1. The Census Bureau invites participants, including tribal, state, 
and local governments; federal agencies; and other authoritative 
organizations each fiscal year.
    2. Participants are asked to provide a current address list with 
associated location points and attributes, street centerline, and/or 
imagery data for their jurisdiction that is no more than two years old.
    3. Participants upload the requested data files using the SWIM, per 
Census Bureau procedures.
    4. The Census Bureau validates then updates the MAF/TIGER System 
with the address and street centerline data provided by the 
participants and uses the provided imagery for quality control and 
change detection.
    5. The Census Bureau uses the updated addresses and streets to 
support Census Bureau field operations, survey response collection, and 
data tabulation.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0607-1008.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Tribal, state, county and local governments and 
other organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,500.
     Census Bureau Contact with Local Governments: 1,000.
     Census Bureau Acquisition of Local Geographic Data and 
Content Clarification: 500.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2.5 hours.
     Census Bureau Contact with Local Governments: 1 hour.
     Census Bureau Acquisition of Local Geographic Data and 
Content Clarification: 1.5 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,500.
     Census Bureau Contact with Local Governments: 1,000.
     Census Bureau Acquisition of Local Geographic Data and 
Content Clarification: 1,500.
    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 specifically by the collection.)
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 16, 141, and 193.

IV. Request for Comments

    We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau 
to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is 
necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether 
the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy 
of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed 
collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden 
on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. We will include, or summarize, each comment in our 
request to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, 
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information 
in your

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comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your 
personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any 
time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-16156 Filed 7-28-21; 8:45 am]
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