Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Spatial, Address, and Imagery Data (SAID) Program, 31947-31949 [2018-14695]

Agencies

• Census Bureau
• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31947-31949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14695]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Spatial, 
Address, and Imagery Data (SAID) Program

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.

DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on 
or before September 10, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the internet 
at [email protected]). You may also submit comments, identified by 
Docket Number USBC-2018-0010, to the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: 
https://www.regulations.gov. All comments received are part of the 
public record. No comments will be posted to https://www.regulations.gov 
for public viewing until after the comment period has closed. Comments 
will generally be posted without change. All Personally Identifiable 
Information (for example, name and address) voluntarily submitted by 
the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit Confidential 
Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information. 
You may submit attachments to electronic comments in Microsoft Word, 
Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF file formats only

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Robin A. Pennington, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 
Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233 (or through the internet at 
[email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Abstract

    The Spatial, Address, and Imagery Data (SAID) Program, formerly 
known as the Geographic Support System (GSS) Partnership Program, is 
one of seven voluntary geographic partnership programs that collect 
data to update the U.S. Census Bureau's geographic database of 
addresses, streets, boundaries, and imagery known as the Master Address 
File/Topologically Integrated Geocoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) 
System. The data collected in the SAID Program is also used to define 
geographic boundaries, including census blocks, and to place households 
and group quarters in a specific census block. The Census Bureau uses 
the MAF/TIGER System to link demographic data from surveys and the 
decennial census to locations and areas, such as cities, school 
districts, and counties. To properly tabulate statistics by geography, 
the Census Bureau must have accurate and current addresses and 
boundaries.
    The SAID Program follows the process below:
    1. The Census Bureau invites participants, including tribal, state, 
county, and local governments; federal agencies; and other 
organizations each fiscal year.
    2. Participants provide a current address list with associated 
points and attributes, spatial data, and/or imagery that is no more 
than two years old.
    3. Participants upload the requested data files to a Census Bureau 
Secure File Transfer Protocol site, per Census Bureau procedures.
    4. The Census Bureau updates the MAF/TIGER System with the address 
and street centerline data provided by the participants, and uses the 
provided imagery for quality control and change detection.
    5. The Census Bureau uses these updated addresses and streets to 
support all Census Bureau field operations, surveys, and data 
tabulation.
    The SAID Program complements the 2020 Census In-Office Address 
Canvassing Operation and 2020 Census Local Update of Census Addresses 
Operation (LUCA) by improving address coverage, collecting and updating 
street features, and enhancing the overall quality and integrity of the 
MAF/TIGER System. The SAID Program collects addresses annually, while 
LUCA occurs once per decade. The SAID Program supports a reengineered 
address canvassing methodology for the 2020 Census and beyond, allowing 
the Census Bureau to limit expensive field operations to those areas of 
the country where housing unit change and growth is occurring. The SAID 
Program provides the Census Bureau with a continuous method to obtain 
current, accurate, and complete address, spatial, and imagery data. The 
SAID Program helps the Census Bureau maintain its geographic framework 
for data collection, tabulation, and dissemination between decennial 
censuses and to support ongoing programs, such as the American 
Community Survey and the Population Estimates Program. Over the past 
six years, the SAID Program, under the name of the Geographic Support 
System (GSS) Partnership Program, has enabled the Census Bureau to 
update addresses and street centerlines across the country, with 
participation covering nearly 89 percent of the housing units in the 
nation. Moving forward, the SAID Program will continue to focus on 
acquiring addresses, street centerlines, and imagery in targeted areas.

II. Method of Collection

    Each year, the Census Bureau identifies areas to invite to 
participate in the SAID program through varios evaluation factors, such 
as address growth, address change, comparison with other Census Bureau 
statistics, and past SAID or GSS Partnership Program participation 
status. The Census Bureau contacts potential participants by telephone 
and email to request addresses, street centerlines, and imagery data 
that are no more than two years old, along with supporting metadata. 
When invitees agree to participate, the Census Bureau sends them 
instructions on creating a Secure Web Incoming Module (SWIM) account, 
which is used for secure file transfers to the Census Bureau. 
Participants then submit their data in a single submission through the 
SWIM at their convenience. If a participant submits files with 
inadequate metadata, the Census Bureau requests the appropriate 
metadata, such as date of last update, frequency of updates, and source 
description from the participant. The Census Bureau will only process 
the files with appropriate metadata.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0607-0795.
    Form Number:
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Tribal, state, county, and local governments and 
other organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents (Fiscal Year (FY) 2019):
    Census Bureau Contact with Local Governments: 1,000.
    Census Bureau Acquisition of Local Geographic Data and Content 
Clarification: 500.
    Estimated Number of Respondents (FY 2020):
    Census Bureau Contact with Local Governments: 1,000.
    Census Bureau Acquisition of Local Geographic Data and Content 
Clarification: 500.
    Estimated Number of Respondents (FY 2021):
    Census Bureau Contact with Local Governments: 1,000.
    Census Bureau Acquisition of Local Geographic Data and Content 
Clarification: 500.
    Estimated Time per Response (all FYs):
    Census Bureau Contact with Local Governments: 2 hours.
    Census Bureau Acquisition of Local Geographic Data and Content 
Clarification: 10 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours (FY 2019):
    Census Bureau Contact with Local Governments: 2,000.
    Census Bureau Acquisition of Local Geographic Data and Content 
Clarification: 5,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours (FY 2020):
    Census Bureau Contact with Local Governments: 2,000.
    Census Bureau Acquisition of Local Geographic Data and Content 
Clarification: 5,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours (FY 2021):
    Census Bureau Contact with Local Governments: 2,000.
    Census Bureau Acquisition of Local Geographic Data and Content 
Clarification: 5,000.

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                                   Burden hours
   Calculation of total burden      per contact       FY 2019         FY 2020         FY 2021          Total
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Contact with Local Governments..               2           2,000           2,000           2,000           6,000
Acquisition of Local Data.......              10           5,000           5,000           5,000          15,000
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    Total Burden................              12           7,000           7,000           7,000          21,000
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    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0. (This is not the cost of 
respondents' time, but the indirect costs respondents may incur for 
such things as purchases of specialized software or hardware needed to 
report, or expenditures for accounting or records maintenance services 
required specifically by the collection.)
    Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 16, 141, and 193.

V. 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.
    Summarization of comments submitted in response to this notice will 
be included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection. Comments will also become a matter of public record.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-14695 Filed 7-9-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-07-P