Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Voting and Registration Supplement, 34177 [2020-11954]
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131, 141, 161, 181, 182, 193, and 301 for
Census Bureau-sponsored surveys, and
Title 13 and 15 for surveys sponsored by
other Federal agencies. We do not now
know what other titles will be
referenced, since we do not know what
survey questionnaires will be pretested
during the course of the clearance.
Literature on and considerations
about the use of internet samples for
this type of work have been thoroughly
covered by a Task Force commissioned
by the American Association for Public
Opinion Research and are well
documented there (Baker, et al., 2013).
The information collected in this
program of developing and testing
questionnaires will be used by staff from
the Census Bureau and sponsoring
agencies to evaluate and improve the
quality of the data in the surveys and
censuses that are ultimately conducted.
Because the questionnaires being tested
under this clearance are still in the
process of development, the data that
result from these collections are not
considered official statistics of the
Census Bureau or other Federal
agencies. Data will be included in
research reports prepared for sponsors
inside and outside of the Census
Bureau. The results may also be
prepared for presentations related to
survey methodology at professional
meetings or publications in professional
journals.
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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607–0978.
Form Number(s): TBD.
Type of Review: Regular submission,
Request for an Extension, without
Change, of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
67,600.
Estimated Time per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 16,900.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Data collection for
this project is authorized under the
authorizing legislation for the
questionnaire being tested. This may be
Title 13, Sections 131, 141, 161, 181,
182, 193, and 301 for Census Bureausponsored surveys, and Title 13 and 15
for surveys sponsored by other Federal
agencies. We do not now know what
other titles will be referenced, since we
do not know what survey questionnaires
will be pretested during the course of
the clearance.
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IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Department, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Voting and Registration
Supplement
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: The Voting
and Registration Supplement. This
survey, conducted in conjunction with
the Current Population Survey, is
collected biennially from a sample of
housing units identified in the monthly
CPS sample.
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
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Title: Voting and Registration
Supplement.
OMB Control Number: 0607–0466.
Form Number(s): There are no forms.
We conduct all interviews on
computers.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Number of Respondents: 52,000.
Average Hours per Response:
Approximately one and one-half
minutes per response.
Burden Hours: 1,300.
Needs and Uses: 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 source of data
that provides a comprehensive set of
voter and nonvoter characteristics
distinct from independent surveys,
media polls, or other outside agencies.
Federal, state, and local election
officials use these data to formulate
policies relating to the voting and
registration process. College
institutions, political party committees,
research groups, and other private
organizations also use the voting and
registration data.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: Biennial.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United
States Code, Section 182; and Title 29,
United States Code, Section 1 authorize
the Census Bureau to collect this
information.
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
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0607–0466.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Voting and Registration Supplement
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: The
Voting and Registration Supplement. This survey, conducted in
conjunction with the Current Population Survey, is collected biennially
from a sample of housing units identified in the monthly CPS sample.
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: Voting and Registration Supplement.
OMB Control Number: 0607-0466.
Form Number(s): There are no forms. We conduct all interviews on
computers.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Number of Respondents: 52,000.
Average Hours per Response: Approximately one and one-half minutes
per response.
Burden Hours: 1,300.
Needs and Uses: 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
source of data that provides a comprehensive set of voter and nonvoter
characteristics distinct from independent surveys, media polls, or
other outside agencies. Federal, state, and local election officials
use these data to formulate policies relating to the voting and
registration process. College institutions, political party committees,
research groups, and other private organizations also use the voting
and registration data.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: Biennial.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Section 182; and
Title 29, United States Code, Section 1 authorize the Census Bureau to
collect this information.
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 submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB
Control Number 0607-0466.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
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