[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 217 (Thursday, November 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56565-56566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27836]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
1996 Administrative Records Notification Evaluation
ACTION: Proposed agency information collection activity; comment
request.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing 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 January 8, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Gerald Tache, 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(s) should be directed
to Randall Neugebauer, Bureau of the Census, Room 3587-3, Washington,
DC 20233-7100, (301) 457-3952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
One objective of the 2000 decennial census calls for the Census
Bureau to make greater use of other agencies' administrative record
files to reduce cost, respondent burden, and the differential in the
results among various components of the population. The Administrative
Records Notifications Evaluation is a test to measure mail and item
response rates to census forms containing different administrative
record use notifications. The test also will measure how requests for
Social Security numbers will affect mail return and item response
rates.
II. Method of Collection
For this one-time survey, census questionnaires will be mailed to
the sampled households and returned in postage- paid envelopes. We also
plan to mail pre-notice letters, reminder cards, and replacement
questionnaires (the only means used for following up on nonresponding
households). There will be no telephone or field enumeration follow-up.
III. Data
OMB Number: Not available.
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Form Numbers: DN-1A, DN-2A, DN-1B, and DN-2B.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 28,600 (of which, 15,000 will
receive a long form).
Estimated Time Per Response: 10 minutes per short form and 32
minutes per long form.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,269
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $191,600, expended between fiscal
years 1996 and 1997.
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.
Gerald Tache,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and
Organization.
[FR Doc. 95-27836 Filed 11-8-95; 8:45 a.m.]
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