99-12992. 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).

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 99 (Monday, May 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27957-27958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-12992]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request


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: Current Population Survey--Basic Demographic Items.
    Form Number(s): CPS-263, -264, -1428, -1433.
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0049.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 15,168 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 48,000/month.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 1.58 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a monthly 
survey conducted in approximately 48,000 households throughout the 
United States. The Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics (BLS) jointly sponsor the survey. Data on demographic and 
labor force characteristics are collected from a sample of households 
which represent the U.S. population. Households remain in the sample 
for 16 months and are interviewed 8 times over that period. The basic 
CPS monthly questionnaire is periodically supplemented with additional 
questions which address specific needs and are separately submitted for 
clearance. The Bureau of the Census sponsors the demographic questions 
and uses the data along with the BLS as demographic descriptors for the 
various supplements and the basic labor force data. The BLS sponsors, 
and will request separate clearance for, the labor force questions 
contained in the CPS. BLS uses this data in their monthly calculations 
of employment and unemployment.
    This request is for clearance of basic demographic items such as 
age, marital status, gender, Armed Forces status, education, race, 
origin, family income, and country of birth. These basic

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demographic questions are asked of household members in the first 
interview and are updated during subsequent interviews. The demographic 
items provide the basic demographic descriptions for the survey 
population.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Monthly.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 USC, Section 182 and Title 29 USC, 
Sections 1-9.
    OMB Desk Officer: Linda Hutton, [phone].
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, 
[phone], Department of Commerce, Room 5033, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Linda Hutton, OMB Desk Officer, room 10201, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: May 18, 1999.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-12992 Filed 5-21-99; 8:45 am]
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