Final Procedures for Participation in the 2010 Decennial Census Local Update of Census Addresses Program, 12369-12373 [E8-4457]
Download as PDF
Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 46 / Friday, March 7, 2008 / Notices
COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM
PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR
SEVERELY DISABLED
The complete A-list is available at
https://www.jwod.gov/jwod/p_and_s/
alist2007.htm.
Clarification of Scope of Procurement
List Additions; 2007 Commodities
Procurement List; Quarterly Update of
the A-List and Movement of Products
Between the A-List, B-List and C-List
Kimberly M. Zeich,
Director, Program Operations.
[FR Doc. E8–4540 Filed 3–6–08; 8:45 am]
Committee for Purchase From
People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Publication of the quarterly
update of the A-list and movement of
products between the A-list, B-list and
C-list as of January 1, 2008.
[Docket Number 070306047–8100–02]
The Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled, in accordance with the
procedures published on December 1,
2006 (71 FR 69535–69538), has updated
the scope of the Program’s procurement
preference requirements for the
products listed below between and
among the Committee’s A-list, B-list and
C-list. A-list products are suitable for
the Total Government Requirement as
aggregated by the General Services
Administration, the B-list are those
products suitable for the Broad
Government Requirement as aggregated
by the General Services Administration,
and C-list products are suitable for the
requirements of one or more specified
agency(ies). The lists below track
changes to A-, B-, C-designations that
occurred between November 26, 2007
and March 4, 2008.
AGENCY:
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY:
The effective date for the
quarterly update of the A-list and
movement of products between and
among the A-list, B-list and C-list is
April 1, 2008.
DATES:
Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800,
1421 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, Virginia 22202–3259.
ADDRESSES:
sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emily A. Covey, Telephone: (703) 603–
7740, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or e-mail
cmtefedreg@jwod.gov.
Products moved from B-list to A-list:
None.
Products moved from C-list to A-list:
None.
Products moved from A-list to B-list:
None.
Products moved from A-list to C-list:
None.
Products moved from B-list to C-list:
None.
Products moved from C-list to B-list:
None.
VerDate Aug<31>2005
18:46 Mar 06, 2008
Jkt 214001
BILLING CODE 6353–01–P
Bureau of the Census
Final Procedures for Participation in
the 2010 Decennial Census Local
Update of Census Addresses Program
Bureau of the Census,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Final notice.
SUMMARY: This notice documents the
final procedures for the 2010 Decennial
Census Local Update of Census
Addresses (LUCA) program, as well as
the comments received on the proposed
procedures published in the June 22,
2007, Federal Register notice (72 FR
34434). The Bureau of the Census
(Census Bureau) is using the LUCA
program to help develop the housing
unit and group quarters (e.g., college
dormitory, nursing home, correctional
facility, etc.) address information that it
will need to conduct the 2010 Decennial
Census LUCA program. The LUCA
program is offered to tribal, state, and
local units of general-purpose
governments, such as cities and
townships, and the District of Columbia
and Puerto Rico (or their designated
representatives), in areas where the
Census Bureau performs a precensus
address canvassing operation.
Participants have three options for
reviewing and annotating the 2010
Decennial Census LUCA program
materials.
A future notice will announce the
establishment, outside the Department
of Commerce (DOC), of the Census
Address List Appeals process that will
be established by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for the
2010 Census LUCA program. The
Census Bureau and the OMB will
publish a separate Federal Register
notice seeking comments on this
Appeals process at a later date.
DATES: These LUCA program
procedures, which reflect revisions
based on public comment following
publication of draft procedures, will go
into effect on March 7, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Please send any
correspondence about the 2010 Census
LUCA program procedures to Ms.
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
12369
Teresa Angueira, Associate Director for
Decennial Census, U.S. Census Bureau,
Washington, DC 20233.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information about the Census Bureau’s
2010 Census LUCA program, contact
Ms. Linda M. Franz, Assistant Division
Chief for Geographic Partnership
Programs, Geography Division, U.S.
Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233–
7400; telephone (301) 763–9061; fax
(301) 763–4710; or by e-mail at
linda.m.franz@census.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Census Address List Improvement
Act of 1994
The Census Address List
Improvement Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103–
430, 108 Stat. 4393 (1994)) mandates the
establishment of a program to be used
by the Census Bureau for developing the
decennial census address list, and
address lists for other censuses and
surveys conducted by the Census
Bureau. The Act’s provisions direct the
Secretary of Commerce to: (1) Publish
standards defining the content and
structure of address information that
tribal, state, and local governments may
submit to be used for developing a
national address list; (2) develop and
publish a timetable for the Census
Bureau to receive, review, and respond
to submissions; and (3) provide a
response to the submissions regarding
the Census Bureau’s determination for
each address. The Act provides further
that OMB’s Administrator of the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
acting through the Chief Statistician and
in consultation with the Census Bureau,
shall develop a process for tribal, state,
and local governments to appeal
determinations of the Census Bureau.
The Act also directs the U.S. Postal
Service to provide the Secretary of
Commerce with address information, as
appropriate, for use by the Census
Bureau.
The Act authorizes the Census Bureau
to provide designated officials of tribal,
state, and local governments with access
to census addresses information. Prior
to Census 2000, the Census Bureau was
limited to providing block summary
totals of addresses to tribal, state, and
local governments. Census 2000 marked
the first decennial census where tribal
and local governments were able to
review the census address list.
Summary of Comments Received in
Response to the Proposed Program
On June 22, 2007, the Census Bureau
issued a Federal Register notice (72 FR
34434) requesting comments on the
proposed procedures for developing the
E:\FR\FM\07MRN1.SGM
07MRN1
sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES
12370
Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 46 / Friday, March 7, 2008 / Notices
specific components of the 2010
Decennial Census LUCA program. Three
comments were received on the
proposal during the comment period.
After the comment period closed, other
communications that did not cite the
notice of proposed procedures, but
raised concerns about aspects of the
proposed LUCA program, were received
and considered by the Census Bureau.
This notice issues final procedures that
incorporate changes made as a result of
comments received.
A summary of the public comments
and the Census Bureau’s response are
provided below.
Comment 1. One commenter
suggested that the Census Bureau
should not have a program to check the
address list that is separate from the
census itself. The Census Bureau did
not adopt this suggestion because doing
so would not allow it to meet the
statutory requirement to conduct an
address list review by tribal and local
governments, including an appeals
process to be completed prior to Census
Day.
Comment 2. Another commenter
suggested that LUCA program materials
reflecting the results of the Master
Address File/Topologically Integrated
Geographic Encoding and Referencing
Accuracy Improvement Program
(MTAIP) be made available by
November 2007. The Census Bureau did
not adopt this suggestion because the
contract for the MTAIP calls for an April
2008 completion and cannot be further
accelerated because of contractor
capacity and availability of source
materials.
Comment 3. A commenter indicated
that the notice did not specify which
addresses would be eligible for appeal.
The Census Bureau has not yet
determined which addresses would be
eligible for appeal. As stated in the
notice of June 22, 2007, the Census
Bureau and OMB will address this
subject and will jointly solicit public
comments in a future Federal Register
notice.
Comment 4. A comment was received
that expressed concern about no special
LUCA procedures having been specified
for Gulf Coast hurricane-affected areas.
The Census Bureau, as part of its
planning process, considered this issue
in its discussions with officials in the
Gulf Coast area (who offered no
suggestions for modifications of the
LUCA program for their area). Beyond
scheduling LUCA outreach and training
earlier for the Gulf Coast areas, the
Census Bureau determined that no
further special LUCA procedures were
required, as these procedures provided
adequate opportunities for these areas to
VerDate Aug<31>2005
18:46 Mar 06, 2008
Jkt 214001
participate. However, the Census
Bureau is considering the adoption of
special procedures for the address
updating operations planned for the
Gulf Coast areas.
Comment 5. Another comment
suggested that the Census Bureau
needed a system for tracking the return
of confidential materials. Such a system
is already part of the LUCA program
plan.
Comment 6. A commenter requested
more advanced LUCA outreach,
especially through state officials, as well
as separate promotional and technical
LUCA workshops. This comment was
based on the commenter’s observations
of the 2008 Census Dress Rehearsal of
the LUCA program. The Census Bureau
acknowledges the need for more
outreach and had already taken steps to
incorporate workshops/meetings/
outreach events for the 2010 LUCA
program prior to receiving this
comment.
Comment 7. A comment indicated
that there needs to be further testing of
the Census Bureau-provided Geographic
Information System (GIS) tool available
to LUCA participants. The Census
Bureau agrees that further testing of the
GIS tool was necessary and conducted
additional user testing in cooperation
with local officials.
Comment 8. A commenter expressed
support for a prior U.S.Government
Accountability Office recommendation
that the Census Bureau collect data from
governments that register for the LUCA
program, but neither provided address
list changes nor stated why no changes
were provided. The Census Bureau
agrees that this information would be
useful and will request it from
governments that register for the LUCA
program but do not provide updates.
After the close of the comment period,
the Census Bureau received a number of
comments objecting to the suppression
of all addresses contained within the
boundary of any federally-recognized
American Indian reservation or offreservation trust land from the address
lists provided to other governments, the
boundaries of which overlap or are
encompassed by the reservation
boundaries. As a result, the Census
Bureau has revised the LUCA program
to permit access to census address lists
to all local units of general purpose
government without regard to boundary
or location. These addresses were to
appear only on LUCA materials
provided to participating tribal
governments. This was premised upon
the Census Bureau’s recognition of the
unique government-to-government
relationship between the federal
government and federally-recognized
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
tribal governments. While the proposed
procedures would not have provided
non-tribal local governments within a
reservation with the addresses for their
jurisdiction, the Census Bureau
recognized the need for accurate data
and encouraged tribal governments to
coordinate their work with non-tribal
governments in overlapping areas to
ensure that all addresses are identified
for census purposes. If a tribal
government chose not to participate in
the LUCA program, the Census Bureau
encouraged the tribe to delegate
authority to review the address list to a
state, county, or local government.
We note that the LUCA program is
not, and never has been, intended to
imply, directly or indirectly,
sovereignty, jurisdiction, or other
oversight by one governmental entity
over another. Any contrary
understanding of the purpose of this
program is not intended by the Census
Bureau. The statute contemplates that
the Secretary of Commerce will provide
officials of all local units of general
purpose government access to census
address information. The statute neither
addresses issues of sovereignty nor
authorizes the Census Bureau to
determine issues of sovereignty between
federally-recognized Indian reservations
and other local units government,
including those located wholly or partly
with the boundaries of federallyrecognized Indian reservations. Thus,
access to addresses must be granted
without consideration of sovereignty
issues.
Therefore, understanding the
concerns raised in comments received
and to ensure compliance with the
statutory obligation to provide address
lists for review to local units of general
purpose government and acquisition of
the most accurate address lists possible,
the Census Bureau determined that it
would invite local governments within
tribal areas to participate fully in the
LUCA program. This change does not in
any way affect the ability of tribal
governments to participate in the LUCA
program. However, it should advance
inclusiveness and further the Census
Bureau’s goal of developing the most
accurate address lists possible.
The 2010 Census LUCA Program
Process
The Census Bureau is conducting the
2010 Census LUCA program to help
develop the address information it
needs to conduct the 2010 Census. The
purpose of the 2010 Census LUCA
program is to ensure that the Census
Bureau develops, with the cooperation
of tribal, state, and local units of general
purpose governments (or their
E:\FR\FM\07MRN1.SGM
07MRN1
sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 46 / Friday, March 7, 2008 / Notices
designated representatives) in areas for
which the Census Bureau is developing
its address list in advance of the 2010
Census, the most accurate address list
possible, in order to undertake the most
accurate census possible. This vital
activity ensures not only accurate
representation in the U.S. House of
Representatives, but also the accurate
distribution of over $300 billion in
federal funds to tribal, state, and local
governments. The 2010 Census LUCA
program is available to tribal, state, and
local governments (or their designated
representatives) in areas for which the
Census Bureau is developing its address
list in advance of the 2010 Census.
Jurisdictions or parts of jurisdictions
with special enumeration needs are not
eligible to receive 2010 Census LUCA
materials. The Census Bureau will not
prepare advance address lists for
jurisdictions or parts of jurisdictions for
certain situations. These areas may
include remote, sparsely populated
areas, and/or resort areas. For such
areas, where practicable, the Census
Bureau will provide the opportunity for
a local government designee to check
the address list and provide information
to assist the Census Bureau in locating
suspected missing living quarters in a
single field revisit prior to the end of the
enumeration. This activity is not part of
the LUCA program and does not result
in feedback to any government entity,
nor does it include an appeals process.
Beginning in January 2007, the
Census Bureau mailed pre-invitation
letters and LUCA information booklets
(called the Advance Notification
package) to tribal, state, and local
governments eligible to participate in
the nationwide 2010 Census LUCA
program. The purpose of the Advance
Notification package was to provide
eligible governments with samples of
the LUCA program materials and lead
time to begin planning their strategy for
participation in the 2010 Census LUCA
program.
In August 2007, the Census Bureau
mailed the LUCA invitation letters and
registration materials to eligible
governments, formally inviting them to
participate in the 2010 Census LUCA
program. The Census Bureau conducted
a telephone follow-up to nonresponding
governments, followed by a final
reminder postcard in November 2007 to
all nonresponding governments.
The 2010 Census LUCA program
differs from the Census 2000 LUCA
program. One notable change is that, for
the first time, states are invited to
participate and review the Census
Bureau’s address list for, at each state’s
option, the entire state, selected substate
areas, and/or selected address types.
VerDate Aug<31>2005
18:46 Mar 06, 2008
Jkt 214001
Using information gathered from
various surveys and evaluations of the
Census 2000 LUCA program, the Census
Bureau also has streamlined the 2010
Census LUCA program. For the 2010
Census LUCA program, all eligible
LUCA participants will review their
entire address list at one time, instead
of in phases based on address type as
was done for the Census 2000 LUCA
program. Tribal, state, and local
governments that participate in the 2010
Census LUCA program will have 120
calendar days from the time they receive
their LUCA materials to conduct their
review of the census address list and
maps, subject to the registration
deadline described below.
The Census Bureau accepted 2010
Census LUCA registration packages
from tribal, state, and local governments
until December 31, 2007. The earlier
Federal Register notice on the LUCA
program (June 22, 2007; 72 FR 34434)
required tribal, state, and local
governments to return their completed
registration package to the Census
Bureau by November 19, 2007, to be
assured the full 120-day review period.
Governments that registered by that date
will have 120 days from when they
received their materials to review them
and submit updates to the Census
Bureau. Participants who registered
between November 19, 2007, and
December 31, 2007, will have 120 days
from when they received their materials,
or until April 4, 2008, whichever comes
first. This schedule will permit the
Census Bureau to review and process
the submissions in time for a
nationwide field check called the
Address Canvassing operation.
The Address Canvassing operation is
planned to begin in the spring of 2009
to verify the census address list,
including the qualifying updates
supplied by 2010 Census LUCA
participants. During this operation,
Census Bureau field staff will add,
delete, and correct entries on the census
address list and make needed
corrections to the census maps. Census
Bureau feedback to LUCA participants
will be based on the results of Address
Canvassing.
For the 2010 Census LUCA program,
participants could choose from one of
three options described below. (Puerto
Rico participants were restricted to
Option 1 because of address-matching
complexities unique to Puerto Rico.)
Participants received review materials
in either paper or computer-readable
formats, or are using Census Bureausupplied software to update their
jurisdiction’s map features and address
list. Jurisdictions with more than 6,000
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
12371
addresses are required to participate
using a computer-readable address list.
Section 3 of the Census Address List
Improvement Act of 1994 requires the
Administrator of the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs at
the OMB, in consultation with the
Census Bureau, to develop an Appeals
process outside the DOC to resolve any
disagreements that may remain after
participating governments receive the
Census Bureau’s Detailed Feedback/
Final Determination materials. The
Census Bureau and OMB will jointly
publish, at a later date, a separate
Federal Register notice describing the
Appeals process.
Described below are the three
participation options for the 2010
Census LUCA program.
Option 1—Title 13 Full Address List
Review
The Full Address List Review option
requires that the participant sign the
Confidentiality Agreement in
accordance with Title 13, United States
Code. Jurisdictions selecting this option
should first determine that they have
the time and resources to review and
comment on the 2010 Census LUCA
Address List. This option is also the
only option that governments could
choose if their jurisdiction contains only
noncity-style addresses (e.g., rural
route/box number, post office box,
general delivery, descriptive addresses),
because it is the only option that allows
the participant to challenge the count of
addresses in a census block, as
described below.
The Full Address List Review
participants received the 2010 Census
Address List, the Address Count List (a
count of addresses within each census
block), and maps or digital shape files
of their jurisdiction. Participants who
selected this option must have the
means to secure the census address list
and maps or shape files containing Title
13 information, according to the 2010
LUCA Security Guidelines (included in
the invitation package and on the Web).
The 2010 Census Address List and the
Address Count List were offered as a
paper or computer-readable product.
The Census Bureau maps were available
in paper format for tribal and local
governments (not state) or shape files for
use in their GIS. Alternatively, the
participant could choose to use the
Census Bureau-supplied software that
combines the census address list and
shape files within an easy-to-use GIS
tool. Details regarding this software
were contained within the promotional
materials that eligible tribal, state, and
local governments have been sent and
E:\FR\FM\07MRN1.SGM
07MRN1
12372
Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 46 / Friday, March 7, 2008 / Notices
sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES
were covered in the training workshops
held in summer/fall of 2007.
Although the 2010 Census Address
List contains city-style (house number
and street name, used for mail delivery
or E–911), as well as noncity-style
addresses, participants can only add
and/or provide updates (including
deletions) for city-style addresses. Each
address added by a participant must be
‘‘geocoded,’’ that is, associated with a
census tract and census block number
identifying its location. The census tract
and census block numbers appear on
the Census Bureau-supplied maps,
digital shape files, and the Census
Bureau-supplied GIS software tool.
The Census Bureau limits address
updates to city-style addresses because
noncity-style addresses are not usually
locational and are subject to change.
However, participants may challenge
the address count for a census block on
the Address Count List regardless of the
type of addresses it contains.
Participants do this by providing what
they believe is the correct number of
addresses for the census block.
Participants cannot provide both
updates for individual addresses on the
2010 Census Address List and challenge
the count of addresses on the Address
Count List for the same census block.
As is true for all three options, the
LUCA participant may make updates
and/or corrections to the features and
boundaries on the Census Bureau maps
(with one exception: State participants
cannot update boundaries unless they
are the designated reviewer for a county,
township, city, town, or reservation).
The Census Bureau maps were available
to participants in paper format, or as
digital shape files for use in their GIS.
Alternatively, participants could choose
to use the Census Bureau-supplied
software that combines the Address List,
the Address Count List, and shape files
within an easy-to-use GIS tool.
A nationwide field check, called the
Address Canvassing operation, is
planned to begin in the spring of 2009
to verify the census address list,
including the qualifying updates (those
that are timely and consistent with
Census Bureau instructions) supplied by
2010 Census LUCA participants. During
this operation, Census Bureau field staff
will add, delete, and correct entries on
the confidential census address list, and
make needed corrections to the census
maps.
Option 2—Title 13 Local Address List
Submission
The Title 13 Local Address List
Submission option requires that the
participant sign the Confidentiality
Agreement in accordance with Title 13,
VerDate Aug<31>2005
18:46 Mar 06, 2008
Jkt 214001
United States Code (U.S.C.). Participants
who selected this option must have the
means to secure the census address list
and maps or shape files containing Title
13 information, according to the 2010
LUCA Security Guidelines (included in
the invitation package and on the Web).
Title 13 Local Address List Submission
is a new 2010 Census LUCA option
intended for those participants who may
not have the time or resources to update
the 2010 Census LUCA Address List,
but who wish to submit their local
address list for Census Bureau use. For
Option 2, the 2010 Census Address List
and the Address Count List were
available only as computer-readable
products. The Census Bureau maps
were made available to participants in
paper format or as shape files for use
with their GIS. Alternatively,
participants could select the Census
Bureau-supplied software that combines
the census Address List, Address Count
List, and shape files within an easy-touse GIS tool.
Option 2 LUCA participants received
the 2010 Census LUCA Address List
containing city-style and noncity-style
addresses and the Address Count List.
These materials are to be used for
reference purposes only. Option 2
LUCA participants must submit their
local city-style address list in a Census
Bureau-defined computer-readable
format. The Census Bureau cannot
accept a LUCA participant’s local
address list in paper format and cannot
accept computer-readable local address
lists containing noncity-style addresses.
Each address submitted by a participant
must be ‘‘geocoded,’’ that is, associated
with a census tract and census block
number identifying its location. The
census tract and census block numbers
appear on the Census Bureau-supplied
maps, digital shape files, and the Census
Bureau-supplied GIS software tool.
As is true for all three options, the
LUCA participant may make updates
and/or corrections to the features and
boundaries on the Census Bureau maps
(with one exception: State participants
cannot update boundaries unless they
are the designated reviewer for a county,
township, city, town, or reservation).
The Census Bureau maps were made
available to participants in paper format
or as shape files for use in their GIS.
Alternatively, participants could choose
to use the Census Bureau-supplied
software that combines the Address List,
Address Count List, and shape files
within an easy-to-use GIS tool.
A nationwide field check, called the
Address Canvassing operation, is
planned to begin in the spring of 2009
to verify the census address list,
including the qualifying updates
PO 00000
Frm 00006
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
supplied by 2010 Census LUCA
participants. During this operation,
Census Bureau field staff will add,
delete, and correct entries on the census
address list and make needed
corrections to the census maps.
Option 3—Non-Title 13 Local Address
List Submission
Non-Title 13 Local Address List
Submission is a new LUCA option for
the 2010 Census. It is intended for those
participants who may not have the time
or resources to update the 2010 Census
LUCA Address List and/or are unable to
meet Title 13 security requirements, but
who wish to submit their local address
list for Census Bureau use. The NonTitle 13 Local Address List Submission
option does not require participants to
sign the Confidentiality Agreement,
since they will not receive Title 13 data.
Instead, participants received only the
2010 Census LUCA Address Count List
in computer-readable format, which
they may use for reference purposes
only. The Census Bureau maps were
made available to participants in paper
format or as shape files for use in their
GIS. Alternatively, participants could
choose to use the Census Bureausupplied software that combines the
census Address Count List and shape
files within an easy-to-use GIS tool.
Option 3 LUCA participants must
submit their local city-style address list
in a Census Bureau-defined, computerreadable format. The Census Bureau
cannot accept Option 3 LUCA local
address lists in paper format and cannot
accept noncity-style addresses
contained in a computer-readable local
address list. Each address submitted by
a participant must be ‘‘geocoded,’’ (i.e.,
associated with a census tract and
census block number identifying its
location). The census tract and census
block numbers appear on the Census
Bureau-supplied maps, digital shape
files, and the Census Bureau-supplied
GIS software tool.
As is true for all three options, the
LUCA participant may make updates
and/or corrections to the features and
boundaries on the Census Bureau maps
(with one exception: State participants
cannot update boundaries unless they
are the designated reviewer for a county,
township, city, town, or reservation).
The Census Bureau maps were made
available to participants in paper format
or as shape files for use in their GIS.
Alternatively, participants could choose
to use the Census Bureau-supplied
software that combines the Address
Count List and shape files within an
easy-to-use GIS tool.
A nationwide field check, called the
Address Canvassing operation, is
E:\FR\FM\07MRN1.SGM
07MRN1
Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 46 / Friday, March 7, 2008 / Notices
sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES
planned to begin in the spring of 2009
to verify the census address list,
including the qualifying updates
supplied by 2010 Census LUCA
participants. During this operation,
Census Bureau field staff will add,
delete, and correct entries on the census
address list and make needed
corrections to the census maps.
LUCA Feedback Process for Option 1—
Title 13 Full Address List Review
The Census Bureau will review and
computer-match each participantsubmitted address and provisionally
update the census address list with the
qualifying submissions, and then verify
the addresses during the Address
Canvassing operation. The Address
Canvassing operation will ensure that
all the addresses exist and that they are
in the correct census block.
The Census Bureau will provide 2010
Census LUCA Feedback materials to
each tribal, state, and local government
that submitted an acceptable list of citystyle addresses. The Census Bureau will
provide the 2010 Census LUCA
Feedback materials on a flow basis to
qualifying jurisdictions beginning in the
fall of 2009, after completion of the
Address Canvassing operation.
The 2010 Census LUCA Feedback
materials will document which 2010
Census LUCA address submissions the
Census Bureau could and could not
verify in the Address Canvassing
operation. The 2010 Census LUCA
Feedback materials, which will be
provided in the media originally
requested by the participant, include:
(1) A 2010 Census LUCA Feedback
Report covering the specific address
updates submitted by the participant
and actions taken on those addresses by
the Census Bureau.
(2) An updated 2010 Census LUCA
Feedback Address List that contains all
of The census addresses verified by the
2010 Census Address Canvassing
operation with the participating
jurisdiction’s boundary.
(3) An updated Address Count List
documenting the number of housing
unit and group quarters addresses in
each census block within the
participating jurisdiction’s boundary.
(4) An updated Address Count List
displaying just the blocks challenged by
participants. This list will document the
block count provided by the participant
and the final block count from the
Address Canvassing operation.
(5) A set of updated Census Bureau
maps or shape files covering the
participating jurisdiction.
If participants disagree with the 2010
Census LUCA Address List or Address
Count Feedback materials, they may file
VerDate Aug<31>2005
18:46 Mar 06, 2008
Jkt 214001
an appeal through the process that will
be established by OMB outside DOC.
LUCA Feedback Process for Option 2—
Title 13 Local Address List Submission
The Census Bureau will review and
computer-match each participantsubmitted address and provisionally
update the census address list with the
qualifying submissions, and then verify
the addresses during the Address
Canvassing operation. The Address
Canvassing operation will ensure that
all the addresses exist and are in the
correct census block.
The Census Bureau will provide 2010
Census LUCA Feedback materials to
each tribal, state, and local government
that submitted an acceptable list of citystyle addresses. The Census Bureau will
provide the 2010 Census LUCA
Feedback materials on a flow basis to
qualifying jurisdictions beginning in the
fall of 2009, after completion of the
Address Canvassing operation.
The 2010 Census LUCA Feedback
materials will document which 2010
Census LUCA address submissions the
Census Bureau verified in the field and
which ones it could not verify. The 2010
Census LUCA Feedback materials,
which will be provided in the media
originally requested by the participant,
include:
(1) A 2010 Census LUCA Feedback
Report covering the specific address
updates submitted by the participant
and actions taken on those addresses by
the Census Bureau.
(2) An updated 2010 Census LUCA
Address List that contains all of the
census addresses verified by the 2010
Census Address Canvassing operation
within the participating jurisdiction’s
boundary.
(3) An updated Address Count List
documenting the number of housing
unit and group quarters addresses in
each census block within the
participating jurisdiction’s boundary.
(4) A set of updated Census Bureau
maps or shape files covering the
participating jurisdiction.
If participants disagree with the 2010
Census LUCA Feedback on their
submitted address list, they may file an
appeal through the process that will be
established by OMB outside DOC.
LUCA Feedback Process for Option 3—
Non-Title 13 Local Address List
Submission
The Census Bureau will review and
computer-match each participantsubmitted address and provisionally
update the census address list with the
qualifying submissions, and then verify
the addresses during the Address
Canvassing operation. The Address
PO 00000
Frm 00007
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
12373
Canvassing operation will ensure that
all addresses exist and that they are in
the correct census block.
The Census Bureau will provide 2010
Census LUCA Feedback materials to
each tribal, state, and local government
that submitted an acceptable list of citystyle addresses. The Census Bureau will
provide the 2010 Census LUCA
Feedback materials on a flow basis to
qualifying jurisdictions beginning in the
fall of 2009 after completion of the
Address Canvassing operation.
The 2010 Census LUCA Feedback
materials, which will be provided in the
media originally requested by the
participant, include:
(1) An updated Address Count List
documenting the number of addresses
in each census block within the
jurisdiction.
(2) A set of updated Census Bureau
maps or shape files for the jurisdiction.
Option 3 participants will not be able
to file an appeal since their Non-Title 13
status means they will not receive the
detailed address level feedback
necessary for an appeal. For Option 3
participants, the Census Bureau’s 2010
Census LUCA program will be officially
completed at the time the Census
Bureau provides the LUCA Feedback
materials to the participant.
Executive Order 12866
This notice has been determined to
not be significant under Executive Order
12866.
Paperwork Reduction Act
Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, no person is required to respond
to, nor shall a person be subject to a
penalty for failure to comply with, a
collection of information subject to the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) unless that
collection of information displays a
current, valid Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) control number. In
accordance with the PRA, 44 U.S.C.,
Chapter 35, the Census Bureau
requested, and the OMB granted its
clearance for the information collection
requirements for this program on
August 6, 2007 (OMB Control Number
0607–0795, expires on February 29,
2008). The Census Bureau’s request for
an extension of this clearance until
September 30, 2008 was sent to the
OMB on January 29, 2008.
Dated: March 3, 2008.
Steve H. Murdock,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. E8–4457 Filed 3–6–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–07–P
E:\FR\FM\07MRN1.SGM
07MRN1
Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 46 (Friday, March 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12369-12373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4457]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
[Docket Number 070306047-8100-02]
Final Procedures for Participation in the 2010 Decennial Census
Local Update of Census Addresses Program
AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Final notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This notice documents the final procedures for the 2010
Decennial Census Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) program, as
well as the comments received on the proposed procedures published in
the June 22, 2007, Federal Register notice (72 FR 34434). The Bureau of
the Census (Census Bureau) is using the LUCA program to help develop
the housing unit and group quarters (e.g., college dormitory, nursing
home, correctional facility, etc.) address information that it will
need to conduct the 2010 Decennial Census LUCA program. The LUCA
program is offered to tribal, state, and local units of general-purpose
governments, such as cities and townships, and the District of Columbia
and Puerto Rico (or their designated representatives), in areas where
the Census Bureau performs a precensus address canvassing operation.
Participants have three options for reviewing and annotating the 2010
Decennial Census LUCA program materials.
A future notice will announce the establishment, outside the
Department of Commerce (DOC), of the Census Address List Appeals
process that will be established by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the 2010 Census LUCA program. The Census Bureau and the OMB
will publish a separate Federal Register notice seeking comments on
this Appeals process at a later date.
DATES: These LUCA program procedures, which reflect revisions based on
public comment following publication of draft procedures, will go into
effect on March 7, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Please send any correspondence about the 2010 Census LUCA
program procedures to Ms. Teresa Angueira, Associate Director for
Decennial Census, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the Census
Bureau's 2010 Census LUCA program, contact Ms. Linda M. Franz,
Assistant Division Chief for Geographic Partnership Programs, Geography
Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233-7400; telephone
(301) 763-9061; fax (301) 763-4710; or by e-mail at
linda.m.franz@census.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Census Address List Improvement Act of 1994
The Census Address List Improvement Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-430,
108 Stat. 4393 (1994)) mandates the establishment of a program to be
used by the Census Bureau for developing the decennial census address
list, and address lists for other censuses and surveys conducted by the
Census Bureau. The Act's provisions direct the Secretary of Commerce
to: (1) Publish standards defining the content and structure of address
information that tribal, state, and local governments may submit to be
used for developing a national address list; (2) develop and publish a
timetable for the Census Bureau to receive, review, and respond to
submissions; and (3) provide a response to the submissions regarding
the Census Bureau's determination for each address. The Act provides
further that OMB's Administrator of the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, acting through the Chief Statistician and in
consultation with the Census Bureau, shall develop a process for
tribal, state, and local governments to appeal determinations of the
Census Bureau. The Act also directs the U.S. Postal Service to provide
the Secretary of Commerce with address information, as appropriate, for
use by the Census Bureau.
The Act authorizes the Census Bureau to provide designated
officials of tribal, state, and local governments with access to census
addresses information. Prior to Census 2000, the Census Bureau was
limited to providing block summary totals of addresses to tribal,
state, and local governments. Census 2000 marked the first decennial
census where tribal and local governments were able to review the
census address list.
Summary of Comments Received in Response to the Proposed Program
On June 22, 2007, the Census Bureau issued a Federal Register
notice (72 FR 34434) requesting comments on the proposed procedures for
developing the
[[Page 12370]]
specific components of the 2010 Decennial Census LUCA program. Three
comments were received on the proposal during the comment period. After
the comment period closed, other communications that did not cite the
notice of proposed procedures, but raised concerns about aspects of the
proposed LUCA program, were received and considered by the Census
Bureau. This notice issues final procedures that incorporate changes
made as a result of comments received.
A summary of the public comments and the Census Bureau's response
are provided below.
Comment 1. One commenter suggested that the Census Bureau should
not have a program to check the address list that is separate from the
census itself. The Census Bureau did not adopt this suggestion because
doing so would not allow it to meet the statutory requirement to
conduct an address list review by tribal and local governments,
including an appeals process to be completed prior to Census Day.
Comment 2. Another commenter suggested that LUCA program materials
reflecting the results of the Master Address File/Topologically
Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing Accuracy Improvement
Program (MTAIP) be made available by November 2007. The Census Bureau
did not adopt this suggestion because the contract for the MTAIP calls
for an April 2008 completion and cannot be further accelerated because
of contractor capacity and availability of source materials.
Comment 3. A commenter indicated that the notice did not specify
which addresses would be eligible for appeal. The Census Bureau has not
yet determined which addresses would be eligible for appeal. As stated
in the notice of June 22, 2007, the Census Bureau and OMB will address
this subject and will jointly solicit public comments in a future
Federal Register notice.
Comment 4. A comment was received that expressed concern about no
special LUCA procedures having been specified for Gulf Coast hurricane-
affected areas. The Census Bureau, as part of its planning process,
considered this issue in its discussions with officials in the Gulf
Coast area (who offered no suggestions for modifications of the LUCA
program for their area). Beyond scheduling LUCA outreach and training
earlier for the Gulf Coast areas, the Census Bureau determined that no
further special LUCA procedures were required, as these procedures
provided adequate opportunities for these areas to participate.
However, the Census Bureau is considering the adoption of special
procedures for the address updating operations planned for the Gulf
Coast areas.
Comment 5. Another comment suggested that the Census Bureau needed
a system for tracking the return of confidential materials. Such a
system is already part of the LUCA program plan.
Comment 6. A commenter requested more advanced LUCA outreach,
especially through state officials, as well as separate promotional and
technical LUCA workshops. This comment was based on the commenter's
observations of the 2008 Census Dress Rehearsal of the LUCA program.
The Census Bureau acknowledges the need for more outreach and had
already taken steps to incorporate workshops/meetings/outreach events
for the 2010 LUCA program prior to receiving this comment.
Comment 7. A comment indicated that there needs to be further
testing of the Census Bureau-provided Geographic Information System
(GIS) tool available to LUCA participants. The Census Bureau agrees
that further testing of the GIS tool was necessary and conducted
additional user testing in cooperation with local officials.
Comment 8. A commenter expressed support for a prior U.S.Government
Accountability Office recommendation that the Census Bureau collect
data from governments that register for the LUCA program, but neither
provided address list changes nor stated why no changes were provided.
The Census Bureau agrees that this information would be useful and will
request it from governments that register for the LUCA program but do
not provide updates.
After the close of the comment period, the Census Bureau received a
number of comments objecting to the suppression of all addresses
contained within the boundary of any federally-recognized American
Indian reservation or off-reservation trust land from the address lists
provided to other governments, the boundaries of which overlap or are
encompassed by the reservation boundaries. As a result, the Census
Bureau has revised the LUCA program to permit access to census address
lists to all local units of general purpose government without regard
to boundary or location. These addresses were to appear only on LUCA
materials provided to participating tribal governments. This was
premised upon the Census Bureau's recognition of the unique government-
to-government relationship between the federal government and
federally-recognized tribal governments. While the proposed procedures
would not have provided non-tribal local governments within a
reservation with the addresses for their jurisdiction, the Census
Bureau recognized the need for accurate data and encouraged tribal
governments to coordinate their work with non-tribal governments in
overlapping areas to ensure that all addresses are identified for
census purposes. If a tribal government chose not to participate in the
LUCA program, the Census Bureau encouraged the tribe to delegate
authority to review the address list to a state, county, or local
government.
We note that the LUCA program is not, and never has been, intended
to imply, directly or indirectly, sovereignty, jurisdiction, or other
oversight by one governmental entity over another. Any contrary
understanding of the purpose of this program is not intended by the
Census Bureau. The statute contemplates that the Secretary of Commerce
will provide officials of all local units of general purpose government
access to census address information. The statute neither addresses
issues of sovereignty nor authorizes the Census Bureau to determine
issues of sovereignty between federally-recognized Indian reservations
and other local units government, including those located wholly or
partly with the boundaries of federally-recognized Indian reservations.
Thus, access to addresses must be granted without consideration of
sovereignty issues.
Therefore, understanding the concerns raised in comments received
and to ensure compliance with the statutory obligation to provide
address lists for review to local units of general purpose government
and acquisition of the most accurate address lists possible, the Census
Bureau determined that it would invite local governments within tribal
areas to participate fully in the LUCA program. This change does not in
any way affect the ability of tribal governments to participate in the
LUCA program. However, it should advance inclusiveness and further the
Census Bureau's goal of developing the most accurate address lists
possible.
The 2010 Census LUCA Program Process
The Census Bureau is conducting the 2010 Census LUCA program to
help develop the address information it needs to conduct the 2010
Census. The purpose of the 2010 Census LUCA program is to ensure that
the Census Bureau develops, with the cooperation of tribal, state, and
local units of general purpose governments (or their
[[Page 12371]]
designated representatives) in areas for which the Census Bureau is
developing its address list in advance of the 2010 Census, the most
accurate address list possible, in order to undertake the most accurate
census possible. This vital activity ensures not only accurate
representation in the U.S. House of Representatives, but also the
accurate distribution of over $300 billion in federal funds to tribal,
state, and local governments. The 2010 Census LUCA program is available
to tribal, state, and local governments (or their designated
representatives) in areas for which the Census Bureau is developing its
address list in advance of the 2010 Census.
Jurisdictions or parts of jurisdictions with special enumeration
needs are not eligible to receive 2010 Census LUCA materials. The
Census Bureau will not prepare advance address lists for jurisdictions
or parts of jurisdictions for certain situations. These areas may
include remote, sparsely populated areas, and/or resort areas. For such
areas, where practicable, the Census Bureau will provide the
opportunity for a local government designee to check the address list
and provide information to assist the Census Bureau in locating
suspected missing living quarters in a single field revisit prior to
the end of the enumeration. This activity is not part of the LUCA
program and does not result in feedback to any government entity, nor
does it include an appeals process.
Beginning in January 2007, the Census Bureau mailed pre-invitation
letters and LUCA information booklets (called the Advance Notification
package) to tribal, state, and local governments eligible to
participate in the nationwide 2010 Census LUCA program. The purpose of
the Advance Notification package was to provide eligible governments
with samples of the LUCA program materials and lead time to begin
planning their strategy for participation in the 2010 Census LUCA
program.
In August 2007, the Census Bureau mailed the LUCA invitation
letters and registration materials to eligible governments, formally
inviting them to participate in the 2010 Census LUCA program. The
Census Bureau conducted a telephone follow-up to nonresponding
governments, followed by a final reminder postcard in November 2007 to
all nonresponding governments.
The 2010 Census LUCA program differs from the Census 2000 LUCA
program. One notable change is that, for the first time, states are
invited to participate and review the Census Bureau's address list for,
at each state's option, the entire state, selected substate areas, and/
or selected address types.
Using information gathered from various surveys and evaluations of
the Census 2000 LUCA program, the Census Bureau also has streamlined
the 2010 Census LUCA program. For the 2010 Census LUCA program, all
eligible LUCA participants will review their entire address list at one
time, instead of in phases based on address type as was done for the
Census 2000 LUCA program. Tribal, state, and local governments that
participate in the 2010 Census LUCA program will have 120 calendar days
from the time they receive their LUCA materials to conduct their review
of the census address list and maps, subject to the registration
deadline described below.
The Census Bureau accepted 2010 Census LUCA registration packages
from tribal, state, and local governments until December 31, 2007. The
earlier Federal Register notice on the LUCA program (June 22, 2007; 72
FR 34434) required tribal, state, and local governments to return their
completed registration package to the Census Bureau by November 19,
2007, to be assured the full 120-day review period. Governments that
registered by that date will have 120 days from when they received
their materials to review them and submit updates to the Census Bureau.
Participants who registered between November 19, 2007, and December 31,
2007, will have 120 days from when they received their materials, or
until April 4, 2008, whichever comes first. This schedule will permit
the Census Bureau to review and process the submissions in time for a
nationwide field check called the Address Canvassing operation.
The Address Canvassing operation is planned to begin in the spring
of 2009 to verify the census address list, including the qualifying
updates supplied by 2010 Census LUCA participants. During this
operation, Census Bureau field staff will add, delete, and correct
entries on the census address list and make needed corrections to the
census maps. Census Bureau feedback to LUCA participants will be based
on the results of Address Canvassing.
For the 2010 Census LUCA program, participants could choose from
one of three options described below. (Puerto Rico participants were
restricted to Option 1 because of address-matching complexities unique
to Puerto Rico.) Participants received review materials in either paper
or computer-readable formats, or are using Census Bureau-supplied
software to update their jurisdiction's map features and address list.
Jurisdictions with more than 6,000 addresses are required to
participate using a computer-readable address list.
Section 3 of the Census Address List Improvement Act of 1994
requires the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs at the OMB, in consultation with the Census Bureau, to develop
an Appeals process outside the DOC to resolve any disagreements that
may remain after participating governments receive the Census Bureau's
Detailed Feedback/Final Determination materials. The Census Bureau and
OMB will jointly publish, at a later date, a separate Federal Register
notice describing the Appeals process.
Described below are the three participation options for the 2010
Census LUCA program.
Option 1--Title 13 Full Address List Review
The Full Address List Review option requires that the participant
sign the Confidentiality Agreement in accordance with Title 13, United
States Code. Jurisdictions selecting this option should first determine
that they have the time and resources to review and comment on the 2010
Census LUCA Address List. This option is also the only option that
governments could choose if their jurisdiction contains only noncity-
style addresses (e.g., rural route/box number, post office box, general
delivery, descriptive addresses), because it is the only option that
allows the participant to challenge the count of addresses in a census
block, as described below.
The Full Address List Review participants received the 2010 Census
Address List, the Address Count List (a count of addresses within each
census block), and maps or digital shape files of their jurisdiction.
Participants who selected this option must have the means to secure the
census address list and maps or shape files containing Title 13
information, according to the 2010 LUCA Security Guidelines (included
in the invitation package and on the Web). The 2010 Census Address List
and the Address Count List were offered as a paper or computer-readable
product. The Census Bureau maps were available in paper format for
tribal and local governments (not state) or shape files for use in
their GIS. Alternatively, the participant could choose to use the
Census Bureau-supplied software that combines the census address list
and shape files within an easy-to-use GIS tool. Details regarding this
software were contained within the promotional materials that eligible
tribal, state, and local governments have been sent and
[[Page 12372]]
were covered in the training workshops held in summer/fall of 2007.
Although the 2010 Census Address List contains city-style (house
number and street name, used for mail delivery or E-911), as well as
noncity-style addresses, participants can only add and/or provide
updates (including deletions) for city-style addresses. Each address
added by a participant must be ``geocoded,'' that is, associated with a
census tract and census block number identifying its location. The
census tract and census block numbers appear on the Census Bureau-
supplied maps, digital shape files, and the Census Bureau-supplied GIS
software tool.
The Census Bureau limits address updates to city-style addresses
because noncity-style addresses are not usually locational and are
subject to change. However, participants may challenge the address
count for a census block on the Address Count List regardless of the
type of addresses it contains. Participants do this by providing what
they believe is the correct number of addresses for the census block.
Participants cannot provide both updates for individual addresses on
the 2010 Census Address List and challenge the count of addresses on
the Address Count List for the same census block.
As is true for all three options, the LUCA participant may make
updates and/or corrections to the features and boundaries on the Census
Bureau maps (with one exception: State participants cannot update
boundaries unless they are the designated reviewer for a county,
township, city, town, or reservation). The Census Bureau maps were
available to participants in paper format, or as digital shape files
for use in their GIS. Alternatively, participants could choose to use
the Census Bureau-supplied software that combines the Address List, the
Address Count List, and shape files within an easy-to-use GIS tool.
A nationwide field check, called the Address Canvassing operation,
is planned to begin in the spring of 2009 to verify the census address
list, including the qualifying updates (those that are timely and
consistent with Census Bureau instructions) supplied by 2010 Census
LUCA participants. During this operation, Census Bureau field staff
will add, delete, and correct entries on the confidential census
address list, and make needed corrections to the census maps.
Option 2--Title 13 Local Address List Submission
The Title 13 Local Address List Submission option requires that the
participant sign the Confidentiality Agreement in accordance with Title
13, United States Code (U.S.C.). Participants who selected this option
must have the means to secure the census address list and maps or shape
files containing Title 13 information, according to the 2010 LUCA
Security Guidelines (included in the invitation package and on the
Web). Title 13 Local Address List Submission is a new 2010 Census LUCA
option intended for those participants who may not have the time or
resources to update the 2010 Census LUCA Address List, but who wish to
submit their local address list for Census Bureau use. For Option 2,
the 2010 Census Address List and the Address Count List were available
only as computer-readable products. The Census Bureau maps were made
available to participants in paper format or as shape files for use
with their GIS. Alternatively, participants could select the Census
Bureau-supplied software that combines the census Address List, Address
Count List, and shape files within an easy-to-use GIS tool.
Option 2 LUCA participants received the 2010 Census LUCA Address
List containing city-style and noncity-style addresses and the Address
Count List. These materials are to be used for reference purposes only.
Option 2 LUCA participants must submit their local city-style address
list in a Census Bureau-defined computer-readable format. The Census
Bureau cannot accept a LUCA participant's local address list in paper
format and cannot accept computer-readable local address lists
containing noncity-style addresses. Each address submitted by a
participant must be ``geocoded,'' that is, associated with a census
tract and census block number identifying its location. The census
tract and census block numbers appear on the Census Bureau-supplied
maps, digital shape files, and the Census Bureau-supplied GIS software
tool.
As is true for all three options, the LUCA participant may make
updates and/or corrections to the features and boundaries on the Census
Bureau maps (with one exception: State participants cannot update
boundaries unless they are the designated reviewer for a county,
township, city, town, or reservation). The Census Bureau maps were made
available to participants in paper format or as shape files for use in
their GIS. Alternatively, participants could choose to use the Census
Bureau-supplied software that combines the Address List, Address Count
List, and shape files within an easy-to-use GIS tool.
A nationwide field check, called the Address Canvassing operation,
is planned to begin in the spring of 2009 to verify the census address
list, including the qualifying updates supplied by 2010 Census LUCA
participants. During this operation, Census Bureau field staff will
add, delete, and correct entries on the census address list and make
needed corrections to the census maps.
Option 3--Non-Title 13 Local Address List Submission
Non-Title 13 Local Address List Submission is a new LUCA option for
the 2010 Census. It is intended for those participants who may not have
the time or resources to update the 2010 Census LUCA Address List and/
or are unable to meet Title 13 security requirements, but who wish to
submit their local address list for Census Bureau use. The Non-Title 13
Local Address List Submission option does not require participants to
sign the Confidentiality Agreement, since they will not receive Title
13 data. Instead, participants received only the 2010 Census LUCA
Address Count List in computer-readable format, which they may use for
reference purposes only. The Census Bureau maps were made available to
participants in paper format or as shape files for use in their GIS.
Alternatively, participants could choose to use the Census Bureau-
supplied software that combines the census Address Count List and shape
files within an easy-to-use GIS tool.
Option 3 LUCA participants must submit their local city-style
address list in a Census Bureau-defined, computer-readable format. The
Census Bureau cannot accept Option 3 LUCA local address lists in paper
format and cannot accept noncity-style addresses contained in a
computer-readable local address list. Each address submitted by a
participant must be ``geocoded,'' (i.e., associated with a census tract
and census block number identifying its location). The census tract and
census block numbers appear on the Census Bureau-supplied maps, digital
shape files, and the Census Bureau-supplied GIS software tool.
As is true for all three options, the LUCA participant may make
updates and/or corrections to the features and boundaries on the Census
Bureau maps (with one exception: State participants cannot update
boundaries unless they are the designated reviewer for a county,
township, city, town, or reservation). The Census Bureau maps were made
available to participants in paper format or as shape files for use in
their GIS. Alternatively, participants could choose to use the Census
Bureau-supplied software that combines the Address Count List and shape
files within an easy-to-use GIS tool.
A nationwide field check, called the Address Canvassing operation,
is
[[Page 12373]]
planned to begin in the spring of 2009 to verify the census address
list, including the qualifying updates supplied by 2010 Census LUCA
participants. During this operation, Census Bureau field staff will
add, delete, and correct entries on the census address list and make
needed corrections to the census maps.
LUCA Feedback Process for Option 1--Title 13 Full Address List Review
The Census Bureau will review and computer-match each participant-
submitted address and provisionally update the census address list with
the qualifying submissions, and then verify the addresses during the
Address Canvassing operation. The Address Canvassing operation will
ensure that all the addresses exist and that they are in the correct
census block.
The Census Bureau will provide 2010 Census LUCA Feedback materials
to each tribal, state, and local government that submitted an
acceptable list of city-style addresses. The Census Bureau will provide
the 2010 Census LUCA Feedback materials on a flow basis to qualifying
jurisdictions beginning in the fall of 2009, after completion of the
Address Canvassing operation.
The 2010 Census LUCA Feedback materials will document which 2010
Census LUCA address submissions the Census Bureau could and could not
verify in the Address Canvassing operation. The 2010 Census LUCA
Feedback materials, which will be provided in the media originally
requested by the participant, include:
(1) A 2010 Census LUCA Feedback Report covering the specific
address updates submitted by the participant and actions taken on those
addresses by the Census Bureau.
(2) An updated 2010 Census LUCA Feedback Address List that contains
all of The census addresses verified by the 2010 Census Address
Canvassing operation with the participating jurisdiction's boundary.
(3) An updated Address Count List documenting the number of housing
unit and group quarters addresses in each census block within the
participating jurisdiction's boundary.
(4) An updated Address Count List displaying just the blocks
challenged by participants. This list will document the block count
provided by the participant and the final block count from the Address
Canvassing operation.
(5) A set of updated Census Bureau maps or shape files covering the
participating jurisdiction.
If participants disagree with the 2010 Census LUCA Address List or
Address Count Feedback materials, they may file an appeal through the
process that will be established by OMB outside DOC.
LUCA Feedback Process for Option 2--Title 13 Local Address List
Submission
The Census Bureau will review and computer-match each participant-
submitted address and provisionally update the census address list with
the qualifying submissions, and then verify the addresses during the
Address Canvassing operation. The Address Canvassing operation will
ensure that all the addresses exist and are in the correct census
block.
The Census Bureau will provide 2010 Census LUCA Feedback materials
to each tribal, state, and local government that submitted an
acceptable list of city-style addresses. The Census Bureau will provide
the 2010 Census LUCA Feedback materials on a flow basis to qualifying
jurisdictions beginning in the fall of 2009, after completion of the
Address Canvassing operation.
The 2010 Census LUCA Feedback materials will document which 2010
Census LUCA address submissions the Census Bureau verified in the field
and which ones it could not verify. The 2010 Census LUCA Feedback
materials, which will be provided in the media originally requested by
the participant, include:
(1) A 2010 Census LUCA Feedback Report covering the specific
address updates submitted by the participant and actions taken on those
addresses by the Census Bureau.
(2) An updated 2010 Census LUCA Address List that contains all of
the census addresses verified by the 2010 Census Address Canvassing
operation within the participating jurisdiction's boundary.
(3) An updated Address Count List documenting the number of housing
unit and group quarters addresses in each census block within the
participating jurisdiction's boundary.
(4) A set of updated Census Bureau maps or shape files covering the
participating jurisdiction.
If participants disagree with the 2010 Census LUCA Feedback on
their submitted address list, they may file an appeal through the
process that will be established by OMB outside DOC.
LUCA Feedback Process for Option 3--Non-Title 13 Local Address List
Submission
The Census Bureau will review and computer-match each participant-
submitted address and provisionally update the census address list with
the qualifying submissions, and then verify the addresses during the
Address Canvassing operation. The Address Canvassing operation will
ensure that all addresses exist and that they are in the correct census
block.
The Census Bureau will provide 2010 Census LUCA Feedback materials
to each tribal, state, and local government that submitted an
acceptable list of city-style addresses. The Census Bureau will provide
the 2010 Census LUCA Feedback materials on a flow basis to qualifying
jurisdictions beginning in the fall of 2009 after completion of the
Address Canvassing operation.
The 2010 Census LUCA Feedback materials, which will be provided in
the media originally requested by the participant, include:
(1) An updated Address Count List documenting the number of
addresses in each census block within the jurisdiction.
(2) A set of updated Census Bureau maps or shape files for the
jurisdiction.
Option 3 participants will not be able to file an appeal since
their Non-Title 13 status means they will not receive the detailed
address level feedback necessary for an appeal. For Option 3
participants, the Census Bureau's 2010 Census LUCA program will be
officially completed at the time the Census Bureau provides the LUCA
Feedback materials to the participant.
Executive Order 12866
This notice has been determined to not be significant under
Executive Order 12866.
Paperwork Reduction Act
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required
to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure
to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) unless that collection of
information displays a current, valid Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number. In accordance with the PRA, 44 U.S.C., Chapter
35, the Census Bureau requested, and the OMB granted its clearance for
the information collection requirements for this program on August 6,
2007 (OMB Control Number 0607-0795, expires on February 29, 2008). The
Census Bureau's request for an extension of this clearance until
September 30, 2008 was sent to the OMB on January 29, 2008.
Dated: March 3, 2008.
Steve H. Murdock,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. E8-4457 Filed 3-6-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-07-P