[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 156 (Wednesday, August 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43315-43316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21341]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Current Population Survey--Annual Demographic Survey for March
1998
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, Pub. L. 104-13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before October 14,
1997.
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 Bonnie Tarsia, Bureau of the Census, FOB 3, Room
3340, Washington, DC 20233-8400, and (301) 457-3806.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Census Bureau will conduct the Annual Demographic Survey (ADS)
in conjunction with the March 1998 Current Population Survey (CPS). The
Census Bureau has conducted this supplement annually for over 50 years.
The Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Department
of Health and Human Services sponsor this supplement.
In the ADS we collect information on work experience, personal
income, noncash benefits, expanded race items and migration.
The work experience items in the ADS provide a unique measure of
the dynamic nature of the labor force as viewed over a one-year period.
These items produce statistics that show movements in and out of the
labor force by measuring the number of periods of unemployment
experienced by persons, the number of different employers worked for
during the year, the principal reasons for unemployment, and part-/
full-time attachment to the labor force. We can make indirect
measurements of discouraged workers and others with a casual attachment
to the labor market.
The income data from the ADS are used by social planners,
economists, Government officials, and market researchers to gauge the
economic well-being of the Nation as a whole, and selected population
groups of interest. Government planners and researchers use these data
to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of various assistance
programs. Market researchers use these data to identify and isolate
potential customers. Social planners use these data to forecast
economic conditions and to identify special groups that seem to be
especially sensitive to economic fluctuations. Economists use March
data to determine the effects of various economic forces, such as
inflation, recession, recovery, etc., and their differential effects on
various population groups.
A prime statistic of interest is the classification of persons as
being in poverty and how this measurement has changed over time for
various groups. Researchers evaluate March income data not only to
determine poverty levels, but also to determine whether Government
programs are reaching eligible households.
The March 1998 supplement instrument will consist of the same items
that were included in the March 1997 instrument, with the following
changes:
A. We are removing the Item Q49a1 screener from the instrument.
Based on the results of the March 1997 CPS, this item unexpectedly
reduced the amount of ``Other self-employment,'' and ``Other farm''
income.
B. We will remove references to ``Aid to Families With Dependent
Children'' and ``Aid to Dependent Children'' from the instrument. This
will be done due to the recent welfare reform changes in programs.
C. We are conducting research to develop a few questions that will
address participation in new programs generated by welfare reform.
D. We are adding a question to the current migration series. This
question will ask the reasons for moving.
II. Method of Collection
The ADS is conducted at the same time as the Basic CPS by personal
visits and telephone interviews, using Computer-Assisted Personal
Interviewing and Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0607-0354.
Form Number: None. We conduct all interviewing on computers.
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 52,000 per month.
Estimated Time Per Response: 25 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 21,666.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: There are no costs to the respondents
other than their time to answer the CPS questions.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Section 182; and
Title 29, United States Code, Sections 1-9.
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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: August 7, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-21341 Filed 8-12-97; 8:45 am]
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