[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66254-66255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31982]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
1998 Dress Rehearsal--Special Place Facility Questionnaire
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)).
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DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before February 18,
1997.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier, Acting
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, Room 1769#3, Washington, DC 20230, phone
number (301) 457-2050.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Planning is currently underway for the 1998 Dress Rehearsal which
is an integral part of the overall planning process for the Year 2000
Decennial Census. The Census Bureau must provide everyone in our test
sites the opportunity to be counted including persons living at group
quarters (GQs) student dorms, shelters and housing units (HUs) at and/
or associated with special places (SPs). 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 will phone each SP within the 1998 Dress Rehearsal sites and
conduct interviews to identify and collect updated information about
the GQs and HUs at each SP using the DX-351 Special Place Facility
Questionnaire.
II. Method of Collection
Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) will be used for
the majority of cases using a computerized questionnaire. Form
modifications should reduce the amount of time needed to conduct the
interview as well as eliminate other problems caused by personal visit
interviews. Personal visit interviews using a paper questionnaire will
be conducted for a limited number of cases.
III. Data
OMB Number: Not available.
Form Number: DX-351.
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: 500 SPs in the 1998 Dress
Rehearsal sites.
Estimated Time Per Response: Each interview should take about 15
minutes (0.250 hours).
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 125 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: All costs for the Special Place
Facility Questionnaire Operation ($33,000) are covered by funding for
the 1998 Dress Rehearsal. 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: December 11, 1996.
Linda Engelmeier,
Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and
Organization.
[FR Doc. 96-31982 Filed 12-16-96; 8:45 a.m.]
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