[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 175 (Wednesday, September 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47624-47625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23981]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal Integrated Coverage Measurement (ICM)
Person Interview and Outmover Tracing Activities
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 November 10,
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 Magdalena Ramos, Staff Group Leader for ICM
Operations, Bureau of the Census, Room 3770, Washington, DC 20233,
(301)457-4295.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Bureau of the Census developed the Integrated Coverage
Measurement (ICM) approach for measuring coverage of housing units and
populations during the decennial census. In the Census 2000 Dress
Rehearsal, we are interested in conducting a rehearsal of our ICM
approach to measuring the coverage of the census for housing units and
people. The Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal will be conducted in an urban
site (Sacramento, California), a nonurban site (Columbia, South
Carolina, and surrounding area), and one American Indian Reservation
(Menominee Reservation, Wisconsin).
The first phase of the ICM consists of the Independent Listing and
the Housing Unit Follow-up operations. During the Independent Listing,
the Bureau of the Census will obtain a complete housing inventory of
all addresses within the Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal sites just before
the dress rehearsal commences. The ICM listing will be matched to the
census list of
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addresses; the unmatched cases will be sent to the field for
reconciliation during the Housing Unit Follow-up operation. The
resultant address listing will be used in the ICM Person Interview
phase. The materials for the independent listing have been submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Bureau of the Census
has received approval for the materials. The materials for the Housing
Unit Follow-up operation will be submitted shortly to the OMB.
During the second phase of the ICM, the ICM Person Interview, the
Bureau of the Census will target ICM sample cases for telephone
interviews; these cases will consist of households in ICM areas that
returned their census questionnaires and provided their telephone
numbers. After the conclusion of the Nonresponse Follow-up operation
for a cluster, all remaining ICM sample cases will be interviewed using
a person-to-person approach. Telephone interviews may also be used
later in the process for hard to enumerate areas or situations.
Intensive probing techniques will be used to reconstruct a roster
of the residents of the housing unit. The interviewing instrument will
examine all the people mentioned during the interview and determine if
they should be enumerated at the housing unit in question according to
census residency rules. The interviewer will ask probing questions to
determine the status of the units and their occupants on census day,
April 4, 1998. For households where the census day residents have moved
out, we will attempt to obtain an ICM proxy interview from the current
residents or another reliable proxy. We will use the proxy information
in the estimates. When combined with our efforts to match responses to
the results of the initial count, the interview data will identify
persons missed or incorrectly included in the census as well as persons
correctly enumerated.
An Outmover Tracing Evaluation will be conducted during the time
when the ICM Person Interviews are being completed. For census day
residents that have moved (outmovers), we will attempt to obtain their
current address and/or telephone number. We will interview the
``outmovers'' at their new address by telephone or in person. For the
telephone interviews, we will use a computer assisted telephone
interviewing (CATI) instrument and for the personal visit interviews, a
paper questionnaire, Form DT-1340.
For outmover households where we successfully trace and interview a
member of the Census day household, the information obtained in this
interview will be used in the evaluation. For households where we are
unable to locate the Census day residents or obtain an interview from
them, we will use the information from the proxy interview in the
evaluation.
For quality assurance, at maximum, a 20 percent random sample of
respondents in the ICM sample will be reinterviewed using the CAPI
instrument.
After the person interview, person matching for Dual System
Estimation (DSE) will be conducted. Unresolved cases will be reconciled
in the field during the ICM Person Follow-up interview. The materials
to be used in the Person Follow-up interview will be submitted later
this year.
II. Method of Collection
Telephone and person-to-person interviews.
III. Data
OMB Number: Not available.
Form Number: CAPI Person Interview (no form number), CAPI Person
Quality Assurance Interview (no form number), CATI Outmover Tracing
Interview (no form number), and Form DT-1340, ICM Outmover Tracing
Questionnaire.
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 31,000 housing units.
Estimated Time Per Response: 20 minutes (CAPI Person Interview and
CATI/Paper Outmover Tracing Interview) and 10 minutes (CAPI Person QA
Interview).
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Total = 12,199 Hours.
Person Interview = 10,333 Hours (31,000 x 20 minutes).
Person QA Interview = 1,033 Hours (6,200 x 10 minutes).
Outmover Tracing Evaluation = 833 Hours (2,500 x 20 minutes).
Estimated Total Annual Cost: There is no cost to respondents except
for their time to respond.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S. Code, Sections 141, 193, and 221.
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: September 4, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-23981 Filed 9-9-97; 8:45 a.m.]
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