[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 48 (Friday, March 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12285-12286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6193]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Current Population Survey (CPS) School Enrollment Supplement
ACTION: Proposed collection; 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 May 11, 1999.
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(s) and instructions
should be directed to Tim Marshall, Census Bureau, FOB 3, Room 3340,
Washington, DC 20233-8400, (301) 457-3806.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Census Bureau plans to request clearance for the collection of
data concerning the School Enrollment Supplement to be conducted in
conjunction with the October 1999 CPS. The Census Bureau and the Bureau
of Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsor the basic annual school enrollment
questions, which have been collected annually in the CPS for 30 years.
This survey provides information on public/private elementary
school, secondary school, and college enrollment, and on
characteristics of private school students and their families, which is
used for tracking historical trends, policy planning, and support. This
year's supplement will also contain questions that were last asked in
October 1995. These questions concern language proficiency,
disabilities, and grade retention for persons 3-24 years of age. This
survey is the only source of national data on the age distribution and
family characteristics of college students and the only source of
demographic data on preprimary school enrollment. As part of the
federal government's efforts to collect data and provide timely
information to local governments for policymaking decisions, the survey
provides national trends in enrollment and progress in school.
II. Method of Collection
The school enrollment information will be collected by both
personal visit and telephone interviews in conjunction with the regular
October CPS interviewing. All interviews are conducted using computer-
assisted interviewing.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0607-0464.
Form Number: There are no forms. We conduct all interviews on
computers.
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 48,000.
Estimated Time Per Response: 8 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,400.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: The only cost to respondents is that
of their time.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S.C., Section 182, and Title 29,
U.S.C., Sections 1-9.
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 the Office of Management and Budget
approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter
of public record.
Dated: March 8, 1999.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-6193 Filed 3-11-99; 8:45 am]
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