Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 5414-5415 [E7-1819]

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• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5414-5415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1819]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit 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: U.S. Census Bureau.
    Title: Generic Clearance for MAF & TIGER Updating Activities.
    Form Number(s): Will vary by activity.
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0809.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 14,290 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 849,750.
    Average Hours Per Response: 1 minute.
    Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau requests approval from the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for an extension of the generic 
clearance for a number of activities it plans to conduct to update its 
Master Address File (MAF) and maintain the linkage between the MAF and 
the Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing 
(TIGER) database of address ranges and associated geographic 
information. The Census Bureau plans to use the MAF for post-Census 
2000 evaluations, various pre-2010 census tests, and as a sampling 
frame for the American Community Survey and our other demographic 
current surveys. In the past, the Census Bureau has built a new address 
list for each decennial census. The MAF built during Census 2000 is 
meant to be kept current thereafter, eliminating the need to build a 
completely new address list for future censuses and surveys. The TIGER 
is a geographic system that maps the entire country in Census Blocks 
with applicable address range of living quarter location information. 
Linking MAF and TIGER allows us to assign each address to the 
appropriate Census Block, produce maps as needed and publish results at 
the appropriate level of geographic detail.
    The generic clearance for the past three years has proved to be 
very beneficial to the Census Bureau. The generic clearance allowed us 
to focus our limited resources on actual operational planning and 
development of procedures. This extension will be especially beneficial 
over the upcoming three years by allowing us to focus on the other work 
involved in improving new procedures for 2010, and keeping the MAF 
current.
    We will follow the protocol of past generic clearances: we will 
send a letter to OMB at least two weeks before the planned start of 
each activity that gives more exact details, examples of forms, and 
final estimates of respondent burden. We also will file a year-end 
summary with OMB after the close of each fiscal year giving results of 
each activity conducted.
    The following sections describe the categories of activities to be 
included under the clearance. The Census Bureau has conducted these 
activities (or similar ones) previously and the respondent burden 
remains relatively unchanged from one time to another.

Demographic Area Address Listing (DAAL)

    The Demographic Area Address Listing (DAAL) program encompasses the 
geographic area updates for the Community Address Updating System 
(CAUS) and the area and group quarters frame listings for many ongoing 
demographic surveys (the Current Population Survey, the Consumer 
Expenditures Survey, etc.). The CAUS program was designed to address 
quality concerns relating to areas with high concentrations of noncity-
style addresses, and to provide a rural counterpart to the update of 
city-style addresses the MAF will receive from the U.S. Postal 
Services's Delivery Sequence File. The ongoing demographic surveys, as 
part of the 2000 Sample Redesign Program, plan to use the MAF as one of 
several sources of addresses from which to select their samples. In 
addition to the area and group quarters frame listings, the demographic 
surveys will also list blocks via the DAAL program for their Frame 
Assessment for Current Household Surveys (FACHS) evaluations. The DAAL 
program is a cooperative effort across many divisions at the Census 
Bureau; it includes automated listing software, systems, and procedures 
that will allow us to conduct listing operations in a dependent manner 
based on information contained in the MAF.
    The DAAL operations will be conducted on an ongoing basis in 
potentially any county across the country. Field Representatives (FRs) 
will canvass selected Census tabulation blocks to improve the address 
list in areas where substantial address changes have occurred that have 
not been added to the MAF through regular update operations, and/or in 
blocks in the area or group quarters frame sample for the demographic 
surveys. FRs will update existing address information, and when 
necessary, contact individuals, to collect accurate location and 
mailing address information. In general, contact will occur only when 
the FR is adding to the address list, and the individual's address is 
not posted or visible to the FR. If the occupants of these households 
are not at home, the FR may attempt to contact a neighbor to determine 
the best time to find the occupants at home and/or to obtain the 
correct address information.
    DAAL is an ongoing operation. Listing assignments are distributed 
quarterly with the work conducted throughout the time period. We expect 
that DAAL listings will be conducted throughout the entire time period 
of the extension.

Dress Rehearsal Address Canvassing

    An Address Canvassing operation will take place as part of the 2008 
Census Dress Rehearsal. The operation will take place between May 7, 
2007 and June 26, 2007. The operation will be a standard address 
canvassing operation where census listers will canvass specified blocks 
and conduct brief interviews to verify or update address information 
against address information on the Census Bureau's address lists and 
maps. Listers will enter an address status for every address based on 
what they found out during the visit. Listers will also visit addresses 
not listed on our address lists and add them. They will record address 
information and address statuses on the address lists that reside on 
the hand held computer (HHC). Sites for the 2008 Census Dress Rehearsal 
will

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be San Joaquin County, California and Fayetteville and Eastern North 
Carolina.

Decennial Address Canvassing

    An Address Canvassing operation will take place as part of the 2010 
Decennial Census. The operation will take place between April 13, 2009 
and May 2009. The operation will be a standard address canvassing 
operation where census listers will canvass specified blocks and 
conduct brief interviews to verify or update address information 
against address information on the Census Bureau's address lists and 
maps. Listers will enter an address status for every address based on 
what they found out during the visit. Listers will also visit addresses 
not listed on our address lists and add them. They will record address 
information and address statuses on the address lists that reside on 
the hand held computer (HHC). Sites for the 2010 Decennial Census will 
be nation wide.

Dress Rehearsal Update/Leave

    The U.S. Census Bureau will conduct the Update/Leave operation, 
March 3, 2008 through April 7, 2008 in the 2008 Census Dress Rehearsal 
sites of San Joaquin County, California and Fayetteville and Eastern 
North Carolina. Update/Leave is a field operation for the 2008 Census 
Dress Rehearsal. The results of this test will enable the Census Bureau 
to identify, refine, and improve our address collection procedures for 
a more cost-effective and accurate decennial census.
    Update/Leave requires Listers to update the Census Bureau's address 
list and maps, and to leave a census questionnaire at each housing 
unit. Listers verify and update the addresses on the address list and 
their locations on census maps to ensure that they are as current, 
complete and accurate as possible. Listers will use Form DX-105A (U/L), 
Update/Leave Address Listing Pages to verify, and update addresses 
currently in the Census Bureau's Update/Leave universe. Listers will 
enter an action code for every address based on what they found out. 
Listers will visit addresses not already listed and add them to our 
address list. To add addresses, Listers will use Form DX-105B (U/L), 
Update/Leave Add Pages.
    If the occupants of these living quarters are not at home the 
Listers will leave a questionnaire at the household in a plastic bag, 
then attempt to contact neighbors in order to obtain the correct 
address information. If the Lister is unable to contact anyone about an 
address, they will use their own judgment, and information from 
surrounding addresses to enter the address information. Quality Control 
(QC) for Update/Leave consists of an initial observation, a dependent 
quality control check in the field and an office review of completed 
work.

Decennial Update/Leave

    The U.S. Census Bureau will conduct the Update/Leave operation in 
the 2010 Decennial Census. Update/Leave requires Listers to update the 
Census Bureau's address list and maps, and to leave a census 
questionnaire at each housing unit. Listers verify and update the 
addresses on the address list and their locations on census maps to 
ensure that they are as current, complete and accurate as possible. 
Listers will use Form DX-105A (U/L), Update/Leave Address Listing Pages 
to verify, and update addresses currently in the Census Bureau's 
Update/Leave universe. Listers will enter an action code for every 
address based on what they found out. Listers will visit addresses not 
already listed and add them to our address list. To add addresses, 
Listers will use Form DX-105B (U/L), Update/Leave Add Pages.
    If the occupants of these living quarters are not at home the 
Listers will leave a questionnaire at the household in a plastic bag, 
then attempt to contact neighbors in order to obtain the correct 
address information. If the Lister is unable to contact anyone about an 
address, they will use their own judgment, and information from 
surrounding addresses to enter the address information. Quality Control 
(QC) for Update/Leave consist of an initial observation, a dependent 
quality control check in the field and an office review of completed 
work.

Dress Rehearsal Group Quarters Validation (GQV)

    The U.S. Census Bureau will conduct the Group Quarters Validation 
Operation from September 17--October 24, 2007 at the 2008 Census Dress 
Rehearsal sites of San Joaquin County, California and Fayetteville and 
Eastern North Carolina. The GQV operation, which supports the Census 
Bureau's strategic goal of developing methodologies for compiling a 
complete and accurate MAF for the 2010 Census, is designed to verify 
and classify addresses identified as other living quarters during the 
2006 Address Canvassing operation. The addresses will be classified as 
Group Quarters (GQ), Housing Unit (HU), or ``not a living quarters''. 
If the address is a GQ, the lister will label it with the correct type 
code, (e.g. as a college residence hall or skilled nursing unit). 
Listers will use the DX-351 GQV Questionnaire to list address 
information and type codes for each GQ in their workload. GQV creates 
the universe for a follow-up operation known as Group Quarters 
Enumeration (GQE), in which we count the residents of identified GQs.

Decennial Group Quarters Validation

    The U.S. Census Bureau will conduct the Group Quarters Validation 
Operation as part of the 2010 Decennial Census. The operation will take 
place between Sept 11, 2009--October 22, 2009. The GQV operation 
verifies and classifies addresses identified as other living quarters 
during the Decennial Address Canvassing operation. The addresses will 
be classified as Group Quarters (GQ), Housing Unit (HU), or ``not a 
living quarters''. If the address is a GQ, the lister will label it 
with the correct type code, (e.g. as a college residence hall or 
skilled nursing unit). Listers will use the DX-351 GQV Questionnaire to 
list address information and type codes for each GQ in their workload. 
GQV creates the universe for a follow-up operation known as Group 
Quarters Enumeration (GQE), in which we count the residents of 
identified GQs.
    The list above is not exhaustive of all activities, which may be 
performed under this generic clearance. We will follow the approved 
procedure when submitting any additional activities not specifically 
listed here.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Sections 141 and 193.
    OMB Desk Officer: Brian Harris-Kojetin, (202) 395-7314.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, room 6625, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
dhynek@doc.gov).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB Desk Officer either by fax (202-395-7245) 
or e-mail (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov).

    Dated: January 31, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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