95-25807. Agency Form Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 53735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25807]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Agency Form Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget

    DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
clearance the following proposal for collection of information under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    Agency: Bureau of the Census.
    Title: Noninterview Adjustment Evaluation.
    Form Number(s): DG-1340B.
    Type of Request: New collection - EMERGENCY REVIEW.
    Burden: 173 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 519.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 20 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: A major goal of the 1995 census test program was to 
develop and test a new coverage measurement methodology, Integrated 
Coverage Measurement (ICM). In 1995, the goal of ICM was to measure the 
error in coverage (overcount or undercount) of the test censuses in 
three areas: Oakland, CA; Paterson, NJ; and six parishes in northwest 
Louisiana. A parallel goal of ICM was to test two methods of estimating 
census coverage: the census plus method and the previously used 
estimation methodology, dual system estimation (DSE). The decision 
regarding which method to use in the 2000 census has to be made by the 
end of 1995, as it leads to further research and development plans that 
encompass the remaining time before the 2000 census. Toward that end, 
we plan to conduct a Noninterview Adjustment Evaluation in which we 
will interview some selected households to determine their correct 
status. Results of this evaluation will allow us to see if we imputed 
noninterviewed cases correctly during 1995 ICM testing and will assist 
in the decision of which estimation methodology--DSE or Census Plus--to 
use for the 2000 Census. We need OMB clearance by October 18 in order 
to conduct the evaluation and make this decision by the end of 1995.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One-time only.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Maria Gonzalez, [phone].
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Gerald Tache, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202) 
482-3271, Department of Commerce, room 5312, 14th and Constitution 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Maria Gonzalez, OMB Desk Officer, room 
10201, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: October 13, 1995.
Gerald Tache,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 95-25807 Filed 10-13-95; 10:45 am]
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