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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: 2007 Census Bilingual Form
Study.
Form Number(s):
Advance Letter Package/Reminder Card
DE–5(L)—Advance Letter (English).
DE–5(L)(E/S)—Advance Letter Bilingual
English/Spanish.
DE–5—Outgoing Envelope for Advance
Letters.
DE–9—Reminder Postcard (English).
DE–9(L)(E/S)—Reminder Letter
Bilingual English/Spanish.
Questionnaires
DE–1—Mailback INITIAL Mailing (Also
used for Replacement).
DE–1(E/S)—Bilingual English/Spanish
(Start Here Cover/7&8person panels).
DE–2(E/S)— Bilingual English/Spanish
(Directors Letter Cover).
Letters
DE–16(L)— Cover Letter—INITIAL
Mailing.
DE–16(L)(E/S)—Cover Letter Bilingual—
INITIAL Mailing [DE–1(E/S)].
DE–17(L)—Cover Letter
REPLACEMENT Mailing.
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Envelopes
DE–6A—INITIAL Mailing Outgoing
Envelope (English).
DE–8A—INITIAL Mailing Return
Envelope.
DE–6C—REPLACEMENT Mailing
Outgoing Envelope.
DE–6B—Bilingual/INITIAL Mailing
Outgoing Envelope.
DE–8B—BilingualReturn Envelope.
Agency Approval Number: 0607–
0915.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden: 5,000 hours.
Number of Respondents: 30,000.
Average Hours Per Response: 10
minutes.
Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau
tested a bilingual census form in the
2005 National Census Test (NCT). The
bilingual questionnaire had a ‘‘swim
lane’’ design that provided two response
columns, one in English and one in
Spanish, each containing the same
questions and response categories. This
form was mailed to a randomly selected
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set of 10,000 housing units across the
United States.
The results from the 2005 NCT show
that the bilingual form significantly
increased the self response rate
nationally (by 2.2 percentage points for
paper response, and 1.1 percentage
points for total response), and more
specifically, in areas where there is a
high concentration of non-White and
Hispanic populations (Bouffard and
Tancreto, 2006). Moreover, the bilingual
form resulted in a higher proportion of
response from Hispanic persons than
the English-only form. However, item
nonresponse rates for the bilingual form
were higher for all household level
items and Hispanic origin compared to
the English-only form (Bouffard et al.,
2006). There are many potential reasons
for these item nonresponse
discrepancies, including forms design,
question wording, translation, and
differences in the responding
population.
The purpose of a follow-up test of the
bilingual form is to discern if the item
nonresponse issues can be resolved by
improved form design and utilization of
the questions that will be on the form
in the 2008 Census Dress Rehearsal.
Moreover, this test provides the
opportunity to study the impact of the
bilingual form in areas that contain a
heavy concentration of Spanishspeaking people with limited English
proficiency. Furthermore, this test
provides the opportunity to verify the
2005 NCT finding of increased response
to the bilingual census form.
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 HarrisKojetin, (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).
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Dated: January 31, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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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: Report of Privately-Owned
Residential Building or Zoning Permits
Issued.
Form Number(s): C–404.
Agency Approval Number: 0607–
0094.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Burden: 17,568 hours.
Number of Respondents: 19,450.
Average Hours Per Response: 9
minutes.
Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census
Bureau is requesting an extension of a
currently approved collection of the
Form C–404, ‘‘Report of PrivatelyOwned Residential Building or Zoning
Permits Issued’’ otherwise known as the
Building Permits Survey (BPS).
The Census Bureau produces statistics
used to monitor activity in the large and
dynamic construction industry. Given
the importance of this industry, several
of the statistical series are key economic
indicators. Two such series are (a)
Housing Units Authorized by Building
Permits and (b) Housing Starts. These
statistics help state, local, and federal
governments, as well as private
industry, analyze this important sector
of the economy. All of these series are
available monthly based on a sample of
building permit offices, and annually
based on the entire universe of permit
offices.
The Census Bureau collects these data
primarily by mail using the Form C–
404. Data are also collected via Internet
Web pages and receipt of electronic
files.
The Census Bureau uses the Form C–
404 to collect data that will provide
estimates of the number and valuation
of new residential housing units
authorized by building permits. About
one-half of the permit offices are
requested to report monthly. The
remainder are only surveyed once per
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year. We use the data, a component of
the index of leading economic
indicators, to estimate the number of
housing units started, completed, and
sold, if single-family. The Census
Bureau also uses these data to select
samples for its demographic surveys.
Policymakers, planners, businessmen/
women, and others use the detailed
geographic data collected from state and
local officials on new residential
construction authorized by building
permits to monitor growth and plan for
local services, and to develop
production and marketing plans. The
BPS is the only source of statistics on
residential construction for states and
smaller geographic areas.
Affected Public: State, local or tribal
government.
Frequency: Monthly and annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United
States Code, Section 182.
OMB Desk Officer: Brian HarrisKojetin, (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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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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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: 2004 Panel of the Survey of
Program Participation, Waves 10, 11,
and 12.
Form Number(s): SIPP 241005(L)
Director’s Letter; SIPP/CAPI Automated
Instrument; SIPP 24003 Reminder Card.
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Agency Approval Number: 0607–
0905.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Burden: 44,799.
Number of Respondents: 44,713.
Average Hours Per Response: 30
minutes.
Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census
Bureau requests authorization from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to extend the expiration date for
the 2004 Panel of the Survey of Income
and Program Participation (SIPP) to
February 28, 2008.
This will provide the time necessary
to conduct the Wave 10, 11, and 12
interviews for the 2004 Panel of the
SIPP. The interviews will include the
core SIPP, which has already been
approved by OMB under Authorization
No. 0607–0905. Due to budget
constraints, there are no topical
modules for the Wave 10, 11, and 12
interviews.
The SIPP represents a source of
information for a wide variety of topics
and allows information for separate
topics to be integrated to form a single
and unified database so that the
interaction between tax, transfer, and
other government and private policies
can be examined. Government domestic
policy formulators depend heavily upon
the SIPP information concerning the
distribution of income received directly
as money or indirectly as in-kind
benefits and the effect of tax and
transfer programs on this distribution.
They also need improved and expanded
data on the income and general
economic and financial situation of the
U.S. population. The SIPP has provided
these kinds of data on a continuing basis
since 1983, permitting levels of
economic well-being and changes in
these levels to be measured over time.
The survey is molded around a
central ‘‘core’’ of labor force and income
questions that remain fixed throughout
the life of a panel.
The SIPP is designed as a continuing
series of national panels of interviewed
households that are introduced every
few years, with each panel having
durations of 3 to 4 years. The 2004
Panel is scheduled for 4 years and will
include 12 waves which began on
February 1, 2004. All household
members 15 years old or over are
interviewed using regular proxyrespondent rules. They are interviewed
a total of 12 times (12 waves), at 4month intervals, making the SIPP a
longitudinal survey. Sample people (all
household members present at the time
of the first interview) who move within
the country and reasonably close to a
SIPP primary sampling unit will be
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followed and interviewed at their new
address. Individuals 15 years old or over
who enter the household after Wave 1
will be interviewed; however, if these
people move, they are not followed
unless they happen to move along with
a Wave 1 sample individual.
Data provided by the SIPP are being
used by economic policymakers, the
Congress, state and local governments,
and federal agencies that administer
social welfare or transfer payment
programs, such as the Department of
Health and Human Services and the
Department of Agriculture.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: Every 4 months.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.,
Section 182.
OMB Desk Officer: Brian HarrisKojetin, (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,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7–1836 Filed 2–5–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Pure Magnesium in Granular Form
from the People’s Republic of China:
Final Results of the Expedited Sunset
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
A–570–864
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On October 2, 2006, the
Department of Commerce (‘‘the
Department’’) initiated a sunset review
of the antidumping duty order on pure
magnesium in granular form from the
People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’)
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’). On
the basis of a notice of intent to
participate and an adequate substantive
AGENCY:
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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: Report of Privately-Owned Residential Building or Zoning
Permits Issued.
Form Number(s): C-404.
Agency Approval Number: 0607-0094.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Burden: 17,568 hours.
Number of Respondents: 19,450.
Average Hours Per Response: 9 minutes.
Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau is requesting an extension
of a currently approved collection of the Form C-404, ``Report of
Privately-Owned Residential Building or Zoning Permits Issued''
otherwise known as the Building Permits Survey (BPS).
The Census Bureau produces statistics used to monitor activity in
the large and dynamic construction industry. Given the importance of
this industry, several of the statistical series are key economic
indicators. Two such series are (a) Housing Units Authorized by
Building Permits and (b) Housing Starts. These statistics help state,
local, and federal governments, as well as private industry, analyze
this important sector of the economy. All of these series are available
monthly based on a sample of building permit offices, and annually
based on the entire universe of permit offices.
The Census Bureau collects these data primarily by mail using the
Form C-404. Data are also collected via Internet Web pages and receipt
of electronic files.
The Census Bureau uses the Form C-404 to collect data that will
provide estimates of the number and valuation of new residential
housing units authorized by building permits. About one-half of the
permit offices are requested to report monthly. The remainder are only
surveyed once per
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year. We use the data, a component of the index of leading economic
indicators, to estimate the number of housing units started, completed,
and sold, if single-family. The Census Bureau also uses these data to
select samples for its demographic surveys. Policymakers, planners,
businessmen/women, and others use the detailed geographic data
collected from state and local officials on new residential
construction authorized by building permits to monitor growth and plan
for local services, and to develop production and marketing plans. The
BPS is the only source of statistics on residential construction for
states and smaller geographic areas.
Affected Public: State, local or tribal government.
Frequency: Monthly and annually.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Section 182.
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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