Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Current Population Survey (CPS) Migration Supplement, 67888-67889 [E7-23312]

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• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• Census Bureau

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 231 (Monday, December 3, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67888-67889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23312]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 Census Bureau


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Current 
Population Survey (CPS) Migration Supplement

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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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: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on 
or before February 1, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at dHynek@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Dennis E. Clark, U.S. Census Bureau, 7H0003J, 
Washington, DC 20233-8400 at (301) 763-5488 (or via the Internet at 
Dennis.E.Clark@census.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The U.S. Census Bureau plans to request clearance for the 
collection of data concerning the Migration Supplement to be conducted 
in conjunction with the August 2008 CPS. The Census Bureau and the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics sponsor the basic questions on citizenship 
and year came to live in the United States, which have been collected 
on the CPS Basic questionnaire since 1994. The proposed supplemental 
survey provides information on contemporary migration patterns, such as 
multiple years of entry, time outside the United States, and 
emigration, as well as on naturalization and monetary remittances. This 
survey will be the only source of nationally representative data on 
multiple years of entry to and emigration from the United States, the 
demographic characteristics of those migrants and emigrants, and on 
international remittances. This supplement is a reinstatement with 
change of the Immigration and Emigration Supplement of 1991.
    Collecting these data will assist the U.S. Census Bureau, other 
government agencies, and other researchers to improve the quality of 
international migration estimates and to determine changes in migration 
patterns that are related to the nation's population composition. 
Additionally, the information from this survey will be used to produce 
estimates of all components of net international migration, including 
emigration, a component for which no direct data currently exist. The 
survey can also be used to estimate naturalization rates and rates of 
monetary remittances. When combined with CPS-collected characteristics, 
such as citizenship, place of birth, parental nativity, income, and 
household relationships, the data can provide information on the social 
and economic adaptation of and the potential needs of the foreign-born 
population over time in the United States. Thus, this survey can be 
used to provide timely information on migration and migrants to 
policymakers.

II. Method of Collection

    The migration information will be collected by both personal visit 
and telephone interviews in conjunction with the regular August 2008 
CPS interviewing. All interviews are conducted using computer-assisted 
interviewing.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0607-0710.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 135,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 minute.

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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,250.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: There is no cost to the respondents 
other than their time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S.C., Section 182, and Title 29, 
U.S.C., Sections 1-9.

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: November 27, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-23312 Filed 11-30-07; 8:45 am]
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