[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39822-39823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13044]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau

Bureau of Economic Analysis


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Data Security Requirements for Accessing Confidential Data

    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 November 10, 2022, during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 
Commerce.
    Title: Data Security Requirements for Accessing Confidential Data.
    OMB Control Number: 0607-XXXX.
    Form Number(s):

 Form BC-1759, Special Sworn Status--U.S. Census Bureau
 Fair Credit Release--U.S. Census Bureau
 Selective Service Form--U.S. Census Bureau
 Foreign National Residence History--U.S. Census Bureau
 Initial Information Sheet--U.S. Census Bureau
 Researcher Semi-Annual Contact Information and Travel History 
Update--U.S. Census Bureau
 Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (OMB No. 1615-
0047)--U.S. Census Bureau
 OF-306, Declaration for Federal Employment (OMB No. 3206-
0182)--U.S. Census Bureau
 SF85P, Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions (OMB No. 3206-
0258)--U.S. Census Bureau
 Sworn Statement (Affirmation) of Nondisclosure for Consultant 
to BEA--U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
 Annual Census Bureau Data Handling University Training, 
including:
    [cir] Data Stewardship & Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)
    [cir] Title 13 Awareness Course
    [cir] Title 26 Awareness Training
    [cir] Cybersecurity Awareness & Protection Course
 Annual Census Bureau Records Management Training
 Annual Bureau of Economic Analysis Title 26 Awareness Training
 Annual Bureau of Economic Analysis Data Stewardship and IT 
Security Training
 Annual Bureau of Economic Analysis Records Management 101 
Training
 Annual Bureau of Economic Analysis Active Shooter Training
 Annual Bureau of Economic Analysis Employees Safety Training

    Type of Request: Regular submission, new information collection 
request.
    Number of Respondents: 640.
    Average Hours per Response: 6 hours for the U.S. Census Bureau and 
3 hours for the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. This estimate 
includes completion of paperwork and training requirements.
    Burden Hours: 3,501.
    Needs and Uses: Title III of the Foundations for Evidence-Based 
Policymaking Act of 2018 (44 U.S.C. 3583; hereafter referred to as the 
Evidence Act) mandates that OMB establish a Standard Application 
Process (SAP) for requesting access to certain confidential data 
assets. The SAP is to be a process through which agencies, the 
Congressional Budget Office, State, local, and Tribal governments, 
researchers, and other individuals, as appropriate, may apply to access 
certain confidential data assets held by a Federal statistical agency 
or unit for the purposes of developing evidence.
    The SAP Portal is to be a single web-based common application 
designed to collect information from individuals requesting access to 
confidential data assets from federal statistical agencies and units. 
When an application for confidential data is approved through the SAP 
Portal, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis 
will collect information to fulfill their statutory confidentiality and 
data security requirements. This is a required step before providing 
the individual with access to restricted use microdata for the purpose 
of evidence building. The U.S. Census Bureau's and the U.S. Bureau of 
Economic Analysis's data security forms and other paperwork, along with 
the corresponding security protocols, allow the U.S. Census Bureau and 
the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis to maintain controls on 
confidentiality, as required by the law governing the data-owning 
agency. The U.S. Census Bureau's and the U.S. Bureau of Economic 
Analysis's collection of data security information will occur outside 
of the SAP Portal.
    In the instance of a positive determination for an application 
requesting access to a U.S. Census Bureau and/or U.S. Bureau of 
Economic Analysis-owned confidential data asset through the SAP 
process, the U.S. Census Bureau and/or the U.S. Bureau of Economic 
Analysis will contact the applicant(s) to initiate the process of 
collecting information to fulfill their

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statutory confidentiality and data security requirements. These forms 
are necessary for the U.S. Census Bureau and/or the U.S. Bureau of 
Economic Analysis to place the applicant(s) to protect the 
confidentiality of the data they collect.
    Affected Public: Members of the public who are seeking a security 
clearance with either the U.S. Census Bureau or the U.S. Bureau of 
Economic Analysis in order to obtain access to confidential data.
    Frequency: Annual.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: 13 U.S.C. 9 and 23(c) for Census; 22 U.S.C. 3104 
and 15 CFR part 80 for BEA.
    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 Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-13044 Filed 6-16-23; 8:45 am]
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