[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 110 (Thursday, June 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 48363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12447]


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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; Military Panel Topical 2 and Topical 3 Operations

    On August 31, 2023, the Department of Commerce received clearance 
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 to conduct the Census Household Panel 
recruitment and first topical operation (OMB No. 0607-1027, Exp. 8/31/
26). The Military Panel is designed to ensure availability of frequent 
data collection for nationwide estimates on a variety of topics for 
active-duty service members and spouses of active-duty service members.
    Content for Topical 2 will consist of topics including housing, 
family readiness, voting, and harassment and discrimination. Data will 
be collected in July. Content for Topical 3 will consist of topics 
including finances, transition assistance, and combatting trafficking. 
Data will be collected in September. 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 
July 3, 2023, during a 30-day comment period. This notice allows for an 
additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce.
    Title: Military Panel.
    OMB Control Number: 0607-1027.
    Form Number(s): Not yet determined.
    Type of Request: Request for a Revision of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
    Number of Respondents: 1,141 panel members.
    Average Hours per Response: 2 hours per year (20 minutes for bi-
monthly collection).
    Burden Hours: 1,596.
    Needs and Uses: The Census Military Panel is a national survey 
panel by the U.S. Census Bureau (Census) and the U.S. Department of 
Defense (DOD) consisting of active-duty service members and spouses of 
active-duty service members that have agreed to be contacted and 
invited to participate. The ultimate goal for the Military Panel 
project is to recruit at least 2,000 panel members (1,000 service 
members and 1,000 spouses) randomly selected directly from military 
administrative data.
    Invitations to complete the bi-monthly surveys will be sent via 
email and SMS messages and questionnaires will be mainly internet self-
response. The Panel will maintain representativeness by allowing 
respondents who do not use the internet to respond via computer-
assisted telephone interviewing (CATI). All panelists will receive an 
incentive for each complete questionnaire. Periodic replenishment 
samples will maintain representativeness and panelists will be replaced 
after a period of three years.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Frequency: Bi-monthly.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: 10 U.S.C. 1782; Title 13 U.S.C. 8(b).
    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 or the OMB Control 
Number 0607-1027.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-12447 Filed 6-5-24; 8:45 am]
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