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call, at 12:00 p.m. (EDT) Thursday, June
6, 2019. The purpose of the planning
meeting is to continue project planning
for a future briefing meeting on the
Committee’s civil rights project that
examines the intersection of
homelessness, mental health and the
criminal justice system, including a
review of the DC Mental Health Court.
DATES: Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 12:00
p.m. (EDT).
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at 202–376–7533.
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Agenda
Thursday, June 6, 2019, at 12:00 p.m.
(EDT)
I. Welcome and Rollcall
II. Discuss Project and Hearing Planning
III. Other Business
IV. Next Planning Meeting
V. Public Comments
VI. Adjourn
Dated: May 7, 2019.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: American Community Survey
Methods Panel Tests, 2019 Due Dates
Test.
OMB Control Number: 0607–0936.
Form Number(s): ACS–1, ACS
internet.
Type of Request: Non-substantive
Change Request.
Number of Respondents: 144,000.
Average Hours per Response: 40
minutes.
Burden Hours: No additional burden
hours are requested under this nonsubstantive change request.
Needs and Uses: The American
Community Survey (ACS) collects
detailed socioeconomic data from about
3.5 million housing units in the United
States and 36,000 in Puerto Rico each
year. The ACS also collects detailed
socioeconomic data from about 195,000
residents living in Group Quarter (GQ)
facilities. An ongoing data collection
effort with an annual sample of this
magnitude requires that the ACS
continue research, testing, and
evaluations aimed at reducing
respondent burden, improving data
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quality, achieving survey cost
efficiencies, and improving ACS
questionnaire content and related data
collection materials. The ACS Methods
Panel is a research program designed to
address and respond to issues and
survey needs.
Residents of sampled housing units
are invited to self-respond to the ACS
through a series of up to five mailings.
These mailings are sent to respondents
over approximately six and a half
weeks. Research has shown that when a
request has a sense of urgency, people
are more likely to comply with the
request (Kotter, 2008; Gunelius, 2009).
One way of creating a sense of urgency
is through deadline or due date
messaging. The current ACS mailings
contain implied due date messages,
such as ‘‘. . . please complete the
survey online as soon as possible’’ or ‘‘If
you have not already responded, please
do so now’’ but do not provide an
explicit due date. The purpose of this
test is to assess the effect on selfresponse of an explicit due date message
in the fifth mailing.
Six experimental treatments are
proposed. One treatment will serve as
the control and will not contain an
explicit due date. The other treatments
will vary the use and placement of a due
date.
This test will study the impact on
self-response and cost of including a
due date in the fifth mailing. To field
this test, the Census Bureau plans to use
the ACS production sample (clearance
number: 0607–0810, expires 06/30/
2020). Thus, there is no increase in
burden from this test since each
treatment will result in the same burden
estimate per interview (40 minutes). The
Census Bureau proposes to test the use
of due date messages as part of the ACS
September or October 2019 panel,
adhering to the same data collection
protocols as production ACS.
The ACS sample design consists of
randomly assigning each monthly
sample panel into 24 groups of
approximately 12,000 addresses each.
Each group, called a methods panel
group, within a monthly sample is
representative of the full monthly
sample. Each monthly sample is a
representative subsample of the entire
annual sample and is representative of
the sampling frame. The Census Bureau
proposes to use two randomly selected
methods panel groups for each
treatment. Hence, each treatment will
have a sample size of approximately
24,000 addresses. In total,
approximately 144,000 addresses will
be used for the six experimental
treatments. The remaining sample will
receive production materials.
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The Census Bureau proposes to
evaluate treatment comparisons by
comparing self-response rates. For each
comparison a two-tailed test will be
used so that the Census Bureau can
measure the impact on the evaluation
measure in either direction with 80
percent power, at the a = 0.1 level. The
sample size will be able to detect
differences of approximately 1.74
percentage points between the selfresponse return rates between two
experimental treatments. Additionally, a
cost analysis will also be conducted.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: One-time test as part of
the monthly American Community
Survey.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United
States Code, Sections 141, 193, and 221.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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Bureau of Economic Analysis
[Docket No. 1903292999–9299–01]
RIN 0691–XC090
BE–9: Quarterly Survey of Foreign
Airline Operators’ Revenues and
Expenses in the United States
Bureau of Economic Analysis,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of reporting
requirements.
AGENCY:
By this Notice, the Bureau of
Economic Analysis (BEA), Department
of Commerce, is informing the public
that it is conducting the mandatory
survey titled Quarterly Survey of
Foreign Airline Operators’ Revenues
and Expenses in the United States (BE–
9). The data collected on the BE–9
survey are needed to measure U.S. trade
in transport services and to analyze the
impact of U.S. trade on the U.S. and
foreign economies. This survey is
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher Stein, Chief, Services
Surveys Branch (BE–50), Balance of
Payments Division, Bureau of Economic
Analysis, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 4600 Silver Hill Road,
Washington, DC 20233; phone (301)
278–9189; or via email at
Christopher.Stein@bea.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through
this Notice, BEA publishes the reporting
requirements for the BE–9 survey form.
As noted below, all entities required to
respond to this mandatory survey will
be contacted by BEA. Entities must
submit the completed survey forms
within 45 days after the end of each
calendar quarter. This Notice is being
issued in conformance with the rule
BEA issued on April 24, 2012 (77 FR
24373), establishing guidelines for
collecting data on international trade in
services and direct investment through
notices, rather than through rulemaking.
Additional information about BEA’s
collection of data on international trade
in services and direct investment can be
found in the 2012 rule, the International
Investment and Trade in Services
Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and
15 CFR part 801. Survey data on
international trade in services and direct
investment that are not collected
pursuant to the 2012 rule are described
separately in 15 CFR part 801. The BE–
9 survey form and instructions are
available at www.bea.gov/ssb.
Reporting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
SUMMARY:
authorized by the International
Investment and Trade in Services
Survey Act.
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survey forms and instructions, which
contain complete information on
reporting procedures and definitions,
can be downloaded from www.bea.gov/
ssb and submitted through mail or fax.
Form BE–9 inquiries can be made by
phone to BEA at (301) 278–9303 or by
sending an email to be-9help@bea.gov.
When To Report: Reports are due to
BEA 45 days after the end of each
calendar quarter.
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice
This data collection has been
approved by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act and
assigned control number 0608–0068. An
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
a person is not required to respond to,
a collection of information unless it
displays a valid control number
assigned by OMB. Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 6 hours per
response. Additional information
regarding this burden estimate may be
viewed at www.reginfo.gov; under the
Information Collection Review tab, click
on ‘‘Search’’ and use the above OMB
control number to search for the current
survey instrument. Send comments
regarding this burden estimate to
Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis
(BE–1), U.S. Department of Commerce,
4600 Silver Hill Rd., Washington, DC
20233; and to the Office of Management
and Budget, Paperwork Reduction
Project 0608–0068, 725 17th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20503, or via email at
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Authority: 22 U.S.C. 3101–3108.
Notice of specific reporting
requirements, including who is to
report, the information to be reported,
the manner of reporting, and the time
and place of filing reports, will be
mailed to those required to complete
this survey.
Who Must Report: (a) Reports are
required from U.S. offices, agents, or
other representatives of foreign airline
operators that had total reportable
revenues or total reportable expenses
that were $5 million or more during the
prior year, or are expected to be $5
million or more during the current year.
(b) Entities required to report will be
contacted individually by BEA. Entities
not contacted by BEA have no reporting
responsibilities.
What To Report: The survey collects
information on foreign airline operators’
revenues and expenses in the United
States.
How To Report: Reports can be filed
using BEA’s electronic reporting system
at www.bea.gov/efile. Copies of the
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Paul W. Farello,
Associate Director for International
Economics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2019–09790 Filed 5–10–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
[Docket No. 190329314–9314–01]
RIN 0691–XC099
BE–577: Quarterly Survey of U.S.
Direct Investment Abroad—
Transactions of U.S. Reporter With
Foreign Affiliate
Bureau of Economic Analysis,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of reporting
requirements.
AGENCY:
By this Notice, the Bureau of
Economic Analysis (BEA), Department
of Commerce, is informing the public
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: American Community Survey Methods Panel Tests, 2019 Due
Dates Test.
OMB Control Number: 0607-0936.
Form Number(s): ACS-1, ACS internet.
Type of Request: Non-substantive Change Request.
Number of Respondents: 144,000.
Average Hours per Response: 40 minutes.
Burden Hours: No additional burden hours are requested under this
non-substantive change request.
Needs and Uses: The American Community Survey (ACS) collects
detailed socioeconomic data from about 3.5 million housing units in the
United States and 36,000 in Puerto Rico each year. The ACS also
collects detailed socioeconomic data from about 195,000 residents
living in Group Quarter (GQ) facilities. An ongoing data collection
effort with an annual sample of this magnitude requires that the ACS
continue research, testing, and evaluations aimed at reducing
respondent burden, improving data quality, achieving survey cost
efficiencies, and improving ACS questionnaire content and related data
collection materials. The ACS Methods Panel is a research program
designed to address and respond to issues and survey needs.
Residents of sampled housing units are invited to self-respond to
the ACS through a series of up to five mailings. These mailings are
sent to respondents over approximately six and a half weeks. Research
has shown that when a request has a sense of urgency, people are more
likely to comply with the request (Kotter, 2008; Gunelius, 2009). One
way of creating a sense of urgency is through deadline or due date
messaging. The current ACS mailings contain implied due date messages,
such as ``. . . please complete the survey online as soon as possible''
or ``If you have not already responded, please do so now'' but do not
provide an explicit due date. The purpose of this test is to assess the
effect on self-response of an explicit due date message in the fifth
mailing.
Six experimental treatments are proposed. One treatment will serve
as the control and will not contain an explicit due date. The other
treatments will vary the use and placement of a due date.
This test will study the impact on self-response and cost of
including a due date in the fifth mailing. To field this test, the
Census Bureau plans to use the ACS production sample (clearance number:
0607-0810, expires 06/30/2020). Thus, there is no increase in burden
from this test since each treatment will result in the same burden
estimate per interview (40 minutes). The Census Bureau proposes to test
the use of due date messages as part of the ACS September or October
2019 panel, adhering to the same data collection protocols as
production ACS.
The ACS sample design consists of randomly assigning each monthly
sample panel into 24 groups of approximately 12,000 addresses each.
Each group, called a methods panel group, within a monthly sample is
representative of the full monthly sample. Each monthly sample is a
representative subsample of the entire annual sample and is
representative of the sampling frame. The Census Bureau proposes to use
two randomly selected methods panel groups for each treatment. Hence,
each treatment will have a sample size of approximately 24,000
addresses. In total, approximately 144,000 addresses will be used for
the six experimental treatments. The remaining sample will receive
production materials.
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The Census Bureau proposes to evaluate treatment comparisons by
comparing self-response rates. For each comparison a two-tailed test
will be used so that the Census Bureau can measure the impact on the
evaluation measure in either direction with 80 percent power, at the
[alpha] = 0.1 level. The sample size will be able to detect differences
of approximately 1.74 percentage points between the self-response
return rates between two experimental treatments. Additionally, a cost
analysis will also be conducted.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: One-time test as part of the monthly American Community
Survey.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Sections 141, 193,
and 221.
This information collection request may be viewed at
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce
collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-09767 Filed 5-10-19; 8:45 am]
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