Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Current Population Survey (CPS) Voting and Registration Supplement, 14632-14633 [2020-05191]

Agencies

• Census Bureau
• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 50 (Friday, March 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14632-14633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05191]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Current 
Population Survey (CPS) Voting and Registration Supplement

AGENCY: 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. The information to be collected is the 
Voting and Registration Supplement, collected in conjunction with the 
Current Population Survey (CPS).

DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on 
or before May 12, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Lisa A. Clement, Survey 
Director, Current Population and American Time Use Surveys, U.S. Census 
Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, ADDP/CPS HQ-7H141, Washington, DC 20233 
(or via the internet at [email protected]). You may also submit 
comments, identified by Docket Number USBC-2019-0019, 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, or Adobe PDF file formats.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should

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be directed to Tim J. Marshall, U.S. Census Bureau, ADDP/CPS HQ-7H143, 
Washington, DC 20233-8400, (301) 763-3806 (or via the internet at 
[email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Census Bureau plans to request clearance from the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of data concerning the 
Voting and Registration Supplement to be conducted in conjunction with 
the November 2020 CPS. The Census Bureau sponsors the supplement 
questions, which have been previously collected in November biennially 
since 1964. The current clearance expired August 31, 2019.
    This survey has provided statistical information for tracking 
historical trends of voter and nonvoter characteristics in each 
Presidential or Congressional election since 1964. The data collected 
from the November supplement relates demographic characteristics (age, 
sex, race, education, occupation, and income) to voting and nonvoting 
behavior. The November CPS supplement is the only federal survey that 
provides a comprehensive set of voter and nonvoter characteristics. 
Federal, state, and local election officials use these data to 
formulate policies relating to the voting and registration process. 
Academic researchers, political party committees, think tanks, and 
other private organizations also use the voting and registration data.

II. Method of Collection

    The voting and registration information will be collected by both 
personal visit and telephone interviews in conjunction with the 
November CPS interviewing. All interviews are conducted using computer-
assisted interviewing.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0607-0466.
    Form Number(s): There are no paper forms. We conduct all interviews 
using computers.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 52,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1300.
    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 by the collection.)
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Section 182; and 
Title 29, United States Code, Section 1.

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.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-05191 Filed 3-12-20; 8:45 am]
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