Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Census Coverage Measurement Person Follow-Up and Person Follow-Up Reinterview Operations, 69061-69062 [E9-30954]

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• Census Bureau
• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69061-69062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30954]


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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 249 / Wednesday, December 30, 2009 / 
Notices

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Census Coverage 
Measurement Person Follow-Up and Person Follow-Up Reinterview 
Operations

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 March 1, 2010.

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 Gia F. Donnalley, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver 
Hill Road, Room 4K067, Washington, DC 20233, 301-763-4370 (or via the 
Internet at Gia.F.Donnalley@census.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The 2010 Census Coverage Measurement (CCM) Person Follow-up and 
Person Follow-up Reinterview Operations will be conducted in the U.S. 
(excluding remote Alaska) and in Puerto Rico in select CCM sampled 
areas. The primary sampling unit is a block cluster, which consists of 
one or more geographically contiguous census blocks. As in the past, 
the CCM operations and activities will be conducted independent of and 
not influence the 2010 Census operations.
    CCM will be conducted to provide estimates of both net coverage 
error and coverage error components for omissions and erroneous 
enumerations for housing units and persons in housing units (see 
Definition of Terms) in order to gather information necessary to 
improve future censuses. The data collection and matching methodologies 
for previous coverage measurement programs were designed only to 
measure net coverage error, which measures the net difference between 
omissions and erroneous enumerations.
    The 2010 CCM sample is a multi-phase probability sample of housing 
units comprising a number of distinct processes, ranging from forming 
block clusters, selecting the block clusters where the CCM survey will 
be conducted, to eventually selecting addresses for interviewing. Two 
samples will be selected to measure census coverage of housing units 
and household population: the population sample (P Sample) and the 
enumeration sample (E sample). These two samples have traditionally 
defined the samples for dual system estimation, a statistical technique 
for measuring net coverage error. The P Sample is a sample of housing 
units and persons obtained and independently enumerated from the census 
for a sample of block clusters, while the E Sample is a sample of 
census housing units and enumerations in the same block clusters as the 
P sample.
    The independent list of housing units is obtained during the CCM 
Independent Listing Operation, the results of which will be matched to 
census housing units in the sample block clusters and surrounding 
blocks. After the CCM Independent Listing and matching operations have 
taken place, some cases with discrepancies between the CCM Independent 
Listing and the Census will be identified to receive the CCM Housing 
Unit Follow-up interview. The results of this interview will again be 
matched to the list of census housing units. The results of the housing 
unit matching operations will be used to determine which CCM and Census 
addresses will be eligible to go to the CCM Person Interview Operation. 
After data collected from the CCM Person Interview is matched to data 
collected by the Census, some cases with discrepancies between the CCM 
Person Interview and Census will be sent for another CCM interview 
called the CCM Person Follow-up Operation. A separate Federal Register 
Notice has already been issued for the CCM Independent Listing, CCM 
Housing Unit Follow-up, and CCM Person Interview operations.
    For each case identified during matching, we will conduct a CCM 
Person Follow-up for selected persons in the household. During CCM 
Person Follow-up, interviewers will use a paper data collection 
instrument to obtain information about the selected persons.
    The CCM Person Follow-up operation will collect the information 
needed to determine where each selected person should be counted on 
Census Day (according to Census residence rules). For example, 
interviewers will probe for additional addresses where the person may 
have stayed during the year and dates of stay for each address.
    The CCM Person Follow-up Reinterview is a quality control operation 
that will be conducted on 15 percent of the Person Follow-up cases. The 
purpose of the Person Follow-up Reinterview is to confirm that the CCM 
Person Follow-up interviewer conducted a CCM Person Follow-up interview 
with a household member or a proxy respondent and to conduct the 
complete CCM Person Follow-up interview as needed if the original 
interview seems questionable.

II. Method of Collection

    The CCM Person Follow-up and Person Follow-up Reinterview 
operations will be conducted using a paper questionnaire. The CCM 
Person Follow-up will be conducted through personal interviews while 
Person Follow-up Reinterview will be conducted through personal and 
telephone interviews. The CCM Person Follow-up and Person Follow-up 
Reinterview operations will occur starting January 28, 2011 through 
March 26, 2011.

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Definition of Terms

    Components of Coverage Error--The two components of census coverage 
error are census omissions (missed persons or housing units) and 
erroneous enumerations (persons or housing units enumerated in the 
census that should not have been). Examples of erroneous enumerations 
are persons or housing units enumerated in the census that should not 
have been enumerated at all, persons or housing units enumerated in an 
incorrect location, and persons or housing units enumerated more than 
once (duplicates).
    Net Coverage Error--Net Coverage Error is a measure of the 
difference between census omissions and erroneous enumerations. A 
positive net error indicates an undercount, while a negative net error 
indicates an overcount.
    For more information about the Census 2010 Coverage Measurement 
Program, please visit the following page of the Census Bureau's Web 
site: https://www.census.gov/cac/www/pdf/coverage-measurement-program.pdf.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number: D-1301, D-1301(PR), D-1301.2, D-1301.2(PR).
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 57,776 sample addresses for PFU 
and 8,667 sample addresses for PFU RI.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 16,611 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: No cost to the respondents except for 
their time to respond.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.

    Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S. Code, Sections 141, 193, and 
221.

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: December 24, 2009.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-30954 Filed 12-29-09; 8:45 am]
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