[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11408-11409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04222]


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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; Ask U.S. Panel

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite 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. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on December 7, 2021, during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
    Title: Ask U.S. Panel.
    OMB Control Number: 0607-XXXX.
    Form Number(s): Not yet determined.
    Type of Request: Regular submission, New Information Collection 
Request.
    Number of Respondents: 1,700.
    Average Hours per Response: Approximately 39.9 minutes per 
respondent.
    Burden Hours: 1,131 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Ask U.S. Panel (``the Panel'') will be a 
nationally representative survey panel for tracking public opinion on a 
variety of topics of interest to numerous federal agencies and their 
partners, and for conducting experimentation on alternative question 
wording and methodological approaches. The Panel may also be used to 
collect national-representative rapid-response data, as a complement to 
that currently collected by the Household Pulse Survey. The Panel will 
be developed through a multi-year effort. The first two years will 
focus on developing the overall design and conducting a large-scale 
field Pilot Test. Nationally representative data collection based on a 
probability sample of U.S. adults will begin in the third year. The 
current request is limited to the Pilot Test. A future request will 
contain details for the full Panel.
    A key objective of the Panel will be to produce representative and 
reliable statistics on a rapid turnaround suitable for use by federal 
agencies. Ultimately, the Panel seeks to make it possible to release 
data that meets standards of the Federal Statistical Agencies and the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). At the same time, the Panel will 
ensure availability of frequent data collection for nationally 
representative estimates on a variety of topics and a variety of 
subgroups of the population.
    The Panel is an interagency effort, with representatives from 
Census, the Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service, the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics, the National Center for Health Statistics, 
the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, the 
National Center for Education Statistics, the Department of Defense, 
Department of Transportation, Department of Labor and the Social 
Security Administration guiding its design, content and methodological 
rigor, that will be used to meet data needs across the Federal 
Statistical System.

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    Data will be collected in two distinct phases. In Phase 1, a pilot, 
consisting of approximately ten percent of the final panel (1,700 
people) will be recruited and surveyed as a proof-of-concept to refine 
methods. In Phase 2, the full panel will be recruited and surveyed 
using methodology refined during Phase 1. This 30-day notice seeks 
clearance for the Phase 1 Pilot. A future 30-day notice will outline 
specific plans for Phase 2.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Twice a year.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: The Pilot is being developed under a cooperative 
agreement awarded by the Census Bureau pursuant to the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act of 2021, Public Law 116-260, Section 110. Data 
collection from the Panel for Census Bureau sponsored surveys is 
authorized by Title 13, Sections, 131, 141, 161, 181, 182, 193, and 
301. Data collection from the Panel for surveys sponsored by other 
agencies is authorized by 13 U.S.C. 8(b), where the Census Bureau is 
the collection agent, 44 U.S. Code 3509, where OMB can direct data 
collection, and the various U.S. Code titles that authorize those 
agencies to collect information, including but not limited to Title 49, 
Section 329 for Bureau of Transportation Statistics collections, and 
the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA 2002, 20 U.S.C. 9543) 
for National Center for Education Statistics surveys.
    The confidentiality of information collected on topical surveys in 
this panel is assured by CIPSEA, Title 13 United States Code, or other 
applicable titles which authorize the collection of information.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the 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 the title of the collection.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2022-04222 Filed 2-28-22; 8:45 am]
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