[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54766-54767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14528]


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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 revision 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 3, 2024.

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-2024-0017, to the 
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. All comments 
received are part of the public record. No comments will be posted to 
https://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, 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 Michael S. Snow, Program Manager, Decennial Census Management 
Division, by phone at 301-763-9912 or by email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The SAID Program is one of many voluntary geographic partnership 
programs that collects data to update the U.S. Census Bureau's 
geographic database, 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 statistical data from 
censuses and surveys to locations and areas, such as

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American Indian reservations, states, counties, incorporated places, 
and census tracts. To tabulate census and survey response data 
properly, the Census Bureau must have current and accurate addresses, 
street centerlines, and imagery.
    The SAID Program provides the Census Bureau with a continuous 
method to obtain current, accurate, and complete addresses, street 
centerlines, and imagery data from tribal, state, and local governments 
as well as other federal agencies and authoritative data source 
organizations. 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. The SAID Program will continue to focus on acquiring 
addresses, street centerlines, and imagery in areas targeted with 
housing unit growth or change.
    The Census Bureau is requesting clearance to continue the SAID 
Program. As the current OMB Control Number 0607-1008 clearance will 
expire in January 2025, the new clearance will allow the Census Bureau 
to continue data acquisition to support MAF/TIGER System updates, 
quality control, and change detection.

II. Method of Collection

    The SAID Program participant universe is determined annually using 
several evaluation factors. These factors include address growth, 
address change, or address coverage needs where there is no online 
address, parcel, or GIS data, and imagery coverage needs. The Census 
Bureau will contact potential participants by telephone and email to 
request data, and supporting metadata, for addresses, street 
centerlines, and/or imagery that are no more than two years old. The 
Census Bureau will attempt to contact each potential participant three 
times before rescheduling them for another year.
    The Census Bureau may request entire datasets or partial datasets 
that include only the changes since a previous submission. For 
participants that agree to provide their data, the Census Bureau will 
provide guidance for using a secure online data sharing portal. The 
portal guides participants through the process for securely uploading 
their data to the Census Bureau and provides the Census Bureau with 
submission tracking for records management. If a participant's data 
lacks metadata or if the metadata is insufficient, the Census Bureau 
will contact the participant to request the additional metadata 
information. The Census Bureau will only process the data with 
appropriate metadata.
    The data collected in the SAID Program may be used to maintain the 
Census Bureau's geographic framework for data collection, tabulation, 
and dissemination to support ongoing programs such as the American 
Community Survey, population estimates programs, other current surveys, 
and the decennial census. The SAID Program follows the process below:
     The Census Bureau invites participants, including tribal, 
state, and local governments; federal agencies; and other authoritative 
data source organizations each fiscal year.
     Participants are asked to provide a current address list 
with latitude/longitude coordinates and attributes, street centerline, 
and/or imagery data, and the associated metadata, for their 
jurisdiction that is no more than two years old.
     Participants submit the requested data per Census Bureau 
procedures.
     The Census Bureau validates then updates the MAF/TIGER 
System with the address and street centerline data provided by 
participants and uses the imagery for quality control and change 
detection.
     The Census Bureau uses the updated addresses and street 
centerlines in the MAF/TIGER System to support Census Bureau data 
collection, processing, and tabulation.
    The Census Bureau is adding a feedback component to its geographic 
partnership programs to allow for the solicitation of feedback to 
improve the administration of the respective program and potentially 
reduce the future burden. Participants may be asked to provide their 
feedback on materials, method(s) of data collection, manner of 
communications, and the usability of the program applications and 
tools.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0607-1008.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission, request for a revision of a 
currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Tribal, state, local governments, federal agencies 
and other authoritative data source organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents:
     Census Bureau Contact with Respondents: 500.
     Census Bureau Acquisition of Respondent Geographic Data 
and Content Clarification: 250.
     Feedback: 25
    Estimated Time per Response:
     Census Bureau Contact with Respondents: 1 hour.
     Census Bureau Acquisition of Respondent Geographic Data 
and Content Clarification: 1.5 hours.
     Feedback: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 900.
     Census Bureau Contact with Respondents: 500.
     Census Bureau Acquisition of Respondent Geographic Data 
and Content Clarification: 375.
     Feedback: 25.
    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 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.

Mary Lenaiyasa,
PRA Program Manager, Policy Coordination Office, U.S. Census Bureau.
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