[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 20, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2947-2948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1209]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Census 2000 Special Place Facility Questionnaire
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing
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effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506
(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before March 23, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room
5327, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Charles Moore, Bureau of the Census, SFC2, MS-5700, Room
1304, 4301 Suitland Road, Suitland, Maryland 20746, phone number (301)
457-2050.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Census Bureau must provide everyone in the United States and
Outlying Areas the opportunity to be counted in the Census 2000,
including persons living in group quarters (GQs), (ex. student
dormitories and shelters) and housing units (HUs) at and/or associated
with SPs.
To that end, the Census Bureau is currently developing final plans
for implementing the Census 2000 Special Place Facility Questionnaire
Operation. This operation replaces the Special Place Prelist field
operation conducted in previous censuses. During that operation, census
enumerators visited each special place (SP) and conducted personal
interviews to identify and classify the types of GQs and HUs for each
SP. One of the major requirements for enumeration of persons at SP
facilities is to identify the GQs and any associated HUs at each SP.
We obtain an updated SP/GQ master file from the Census 2000 Dress
Rehearsal which contains the names, addresses and phone numbers of each
special place. Phone numbers for these SPs were obtained through the
use of telephone books, directory assistance and contractors.
We will then mail advance letters to each SP informing them about
the upcoming Census 2000 and letting them know that a Census Bureau
representative will be phoning in the next few weeks to update the list
of places where people stay and to collect other administrative
information.
By phoning each SP and conducting interviews, we will identify and
collect updated information about the GQs and HUs at each SP using Form
D-351, Special Place Facility Questionnaire. The types of information
collected during the interviews consists of collecting administrative
information, updating existing information, identifying GQs/HUs at each
SP, determining facility type and expected population count.
Throughout the Facility Questionnaire Operation, the SP/GQ master
file is continually updated. Once the Facility Questionnaire Operation
is completed, files will be created based on the requirements for each
of the upcoming SP operations, i.e., Local Knowledge Update, Transient
Night, Group Quarters Enumeration and Service-Based Enumeration.
II. Method of Collection
Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) will be used for
the majority of cases using a computerized questionnaire.
Nonrespondents (including SPs that request personal visit follow-up)
and adds from other field operations will require a personal visit or
telephone interview (non-CATI) by regional office or local census
office staff using a paper D-351 questionnaire.
To collect the GQ information for military installations, a census
representative will visit each of the military installations to
interview military personnel on Form D-351(MIL), Military Installation
Group Quarters Address List. Information to be collected consists of
the installation name, state, county, military contact, group quarters
location, type of GQ and expected population count.
Once completed, the D-351s and the D-351(MIL)s will be sent to the
Data Capture Center (DCC) in Jeffersonville, Indiana for processing.
III. Data
OMB Number: Not available.
Form Number: D-351, D-351(MIL).
Type of review: Regular Submission.
Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit
organizations, non-profit institutions and small businesses or
organizations.
Estimated number of Respondents: 450,000 Special Places in Census
2000.
Estimated Time Per Response: Each interview should take about 15
minutes (0.25 hours).
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 112,500 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: There is no cost to respondents for
providing information on this operation, except for a few minutes of
their time.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Sections 141 and
193.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c), ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: January 13, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and
Organization.
[FR Doc. 98-1209 Filed 1-16-98 8:45 am]
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