Suspension of the Geographically Updated Population Certification Program (GUPCP) for Places Incorporating or Annexing Between Censuses, 46602 [E7-16365]

Download as PDF 46602 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 161 / Tuesday, August 21, 2007 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Natural Resources Conservation Service Bureau of the Census Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Iowa State Technical Guide Suspension of the Geographically Updated Population Certification Program (GUPCP) for Places Incorporating or Annexing Between Censuses [Docket Number 070723403–7404–01] Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. Department of Agriculture. AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Suspension of Program. AGENCY: Notice of availability of proposed changes in the Iowa NRCS State Technical Guide for review and comment. ACTION: SUMMARY: It has been determined by the NRCS State Conservationist for Iowa that changes must be made in the NRCS State Technical Guide, specifically in Section IV Practice Standards and Specifications, Stripcropping (585) to account for improved technology. This practice standard can be used in systems that treat highly erodible land. Comments will be received for a 30-day period commencing with this date of publication. DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Van Klaveren, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 210 Walnut Street, Room 693, Des Moines, Iowa 50309; telephone 515–284–6655; fax 515–284–4394. Section 343 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 states that revisions made after enactment of the law to NRCS State technical guides used to carry out highly erodible land and wetland provisions of the law shall be made available for public review and comment. For the next 30 days the NRCS will receive comments relative to the proposed changes. Following that period, a determination will be made by the NRCS regarding disposition of those comments and a final determination of change will be made. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: August 3, 2007. Richard Van Klaveren, State Conservationist. [FR Doc. E7–16381 Filed 8–20–07; 8:45 am] rmajette on PROD1PC64 with NOTICES BILLING CODE 3410–16–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:08 Aug 20, 2007 Jkt 211001 SUMMARY: This document serves notice to state and local governments and to other federal agencies that beginning on January 1, 2008, the Bureau of the Census will suspend the Geographically Updated Population Certification Program for five years—the two years preceding the decennial census, the decennial census year, and the two years following it—to accommodate the taking of the 2010 Census. During this time, the Bureau of the Census will not provide the operations necessary to determine the updated April 1, 2000, census population and housing unit counts for entities that annex territory or that incorporate or organize as counties, boroughs, cities, towns, villages, townships, or other general purpose governments. However, all requests for population and housing count updates received in writing before January 1, 2008 will be considered. DATES: As of January 1, 2008, the Geographically Updated Population Certification Program will be suspended. Mr. Darryl Cohen, Population Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 20233, telephone (301) 763–2419, e-mail at Darryl.T.Cohen@census.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Census Bureau first began to make updated decennial census count determinations to reflect geographic boundary changes in 1972 in response to the requests of local governments to establish eligibility for participation in the General Revenue Sharing Program, authorized under Pub. L. 92–512. At that time, the Census Bureau established a fee-paid program enabling entities with annexations to obtain updated decennial census population counts that reflected the population living in the boundary change areas. The Census Bureau also received funding from the U.S. Department of the Treasury to make those determinations for larger annexations that met prescribed criteria and for the new incorporations. The FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 General Revenue Sharing Program ended on September 30, 1986, but the certification program continued into 1988 with support from the Census Bureau. The program was suspended to accommodate the taking of the 1990 decennial census and resumed in 1992. The Bureau of the Census supported the program through fiscal year 1995 for cities with large annexations and through fiscal year 1996 for newly incorporated places. The program was continued on a fee-paid basis only until June 1, 1998, at which time it was suspended for the 2000 decennial census (see the Federal Register, 63 FR 27706, May 20, 1998). In 2002, the program was resumed and has since been referred to as the Geographically Updated Population Certification Program or GUPCP (see the Federal Register, 67 FR 72095, December 4, 2002). As with previous censuses, the Census Bureau is suspending the program for the two years immediately preceding and following the 2010 census to permit allocation of necessary resources to the decennial census. However, all requests for population and housing count updates received before January 1, 2008 will be considered. The Census Bureau will announce in the Federal Register the date that the program is resumed. The Census Bureau plans to resume the program in the year 2012, after 2010 census data become available, for those entities that desire the service, provided that any and all costs associated with this work are borne by the local governmental entity. Authority to continue this program on a fee-for-service basis is contained in Title 13, United States Code, Section 8. Dated: August 15, 2007. Charles Louis Kincannon, Director, Bureau of the Census. [FR Doc. 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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

[Docket Number 070723403-7404-01]


Suspension of the Geographically Updated Population Certification 
Program (GUPCP) for Places Incorporating or Annexing Between Censuses

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Suspension of Program.

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SUMMARY: This document serves notice to state and local governments and 
to other federal agencies that beginning on January 1, 2008, the Bureau 
of the Census will suspend the Geographically Updated Population 
Certification Program for five years--the two years preceding the 
decennial census, the decennial census year, and the two years 
following it--to accommodate the taking of the 2010 Census. During this 
time, the Bureau of the Census will not provide the operations 
necessary to determine the updated April 1, 2000, census population and 
housing unit counts for entities that annex territory or that 
incorporate or organize as counties, boroughs, cities, towns, villages, 
townships, or other general purpose governments. However, all requests 
for population and housing count updates received in writing before 
January 1, 2008 will be considered.

DATES: As of January 1, 2008, the Geographically Updated Population 
Certification Program will be suspended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Darryl Cohen, Population Division, 
Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 20233, telephone (301) 763-2419, 
e-mail at Darryl.T.Cohen@census.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Census Bureau first began to make 
updated decennial census count determinations to reflect geographic 
boundary changes in 1972 in response to the requests of local 
governments to establish eligibility for participation in the General 
Revenue Sharing Program, authorized under Pub. L. 92-512. At that time, 
the Census Bureau established a fee-paid program enabling entities with 
annexations to obtain updated decennial census population counts that 
reflected the population living in the boundary change areas. The 
Census Bureau also received funding from the U.S. Department of the 
Treasury to make those determinations for larger annexations that met 
prescribed criteria and for the new incorporations. The General Revenue 
Sharing Program ended on September 30, 1986, but the certification 
program continued into 1988 with support from the Census Bureau. The 
program was suspended to accommodate the taking of the 1990 decennial 
census and resumed in 1992. The Bureau of the Census supported the 
program through fiscal year 1995 for cities with large annexations and 
through fiscal year 1996 for newly incorporated places. The program was 
continued on a fee-paid basis only until June 1, 1998, at which time it 
was suspended for the 2000 decennial census (see the Federal Register, 
63 FR 27706, May 20, 1998). In 2002, the program was resumed and has 
since been referred to as the Geographically Updated Population 
Certification Program or GUPCP (see the Federal Register, 67 FR 72095, 
December 4, 2002).
    As with previous censuses, the Census Bureau is suspending the 
program for the two years immediately preceding and following the 2010 
census to permit allocation of necessary resources to the decennial 
census. However, all requests for population and housing count updates 
received before January 1, 2008 will be considered. The Census Bureau 
will announce in the Federal Register the date that the program is 
resumed. The Census Bureau plans to resume the program in the year 
2012, after 2010 census data become available, for those entities that 
desire the service, provided that any and all costs associated with 
this work are borne by the local governmental entity.
    Authority to continue this program on a fee-for-service basis is 
contained in Title 13, United States Code, Section 8.

     Dated: August 15, 2007.
Charles Louis Kincannon,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
 [FR Doc. E7-16365 Filed 8-20-07; 8:45 am]
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