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Firms are selected for this survey
using a stratified simple random
sample. For the AWTS, the strata are
defined by type of operation, industry,
and annual sales size. The sample is
drawn from the Business Register (BR),
which is the Census Bureau’s master
business list. The BR contains basic
economic information for more than 7.4
million employer businesses and over
22.5 million nonemployer businesses; it
is updated through direct data
collections and administrative records
from other federal agencies. In order to
account for new businesses (births) and
businesses that discontinue operations
(deaths), the AWTS sample is updated
quarterly. The sample is also updated to
reflect mergers, acquisitions,
divestitures, splits, and other changes to
the business universe.
Data are collected electronically using
Centurion, the Census Bureau’s secure
online reporting instrument. This
system is designed to make the
reporting process more flexible and
convenient for respondents. The
response-driven nature of the
instrument also reduces respondent
burden. Data are automatically stored,
and the results are available
immediately to the Census Bureau. If a
company does not have access to the
internet, the Census Bureau can arrange
for the business to provide its data to an
analyst via telephone.
The data items requested in the
AWTS include annual sales,
e-commerce sales, number of
establishments, inventories, purchases,
operating expenses, commissions, sales
on own account, and gross selling value.
In response to a request from the Bureau
of Economic Analysis (BEA), the 2022
AWTS will also collect detailed
operating expenses and sales tax
information. Respondents are only
asked to provide data for these two
items in years ending in 2 and 7, which
coincide with the Economic Census
collection. For survey year 2020, the
AWTS may include additional
questions related to the impact
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19)
had on firms. A final decision has not
been made yet on the inclusion of these
questions.
From survey year 2016 through
survey year 2019, there were five
electronic form types (SA–42, SA–42A,
SA–42A–MSBO, SA–42–AGBR, and
SA–42A–AGBR). Starting with survey
year 2020 (which will be collected in
2021), there will only be three electronic
form types (SA–42A, SA–42A–MSBO,
and SA–42A–AGBR). SA–42 and SA–
42–AGBR are being removed to
streamline data collection operations
and reduce respondent burden. Each of
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the three remaining form types will
continue to ask a different subset of the
data items previously mentioned. This
ensures businesses only see items that
are relevant to their type of operation.
Government agencies, private
businesses, and researchers often use
the estimates generated from the AWTS.
For example, the AWTS serves as a
benchmark for the estimates produced
from the Census Bureau’s Monthly
Wholesale Trade Survey (MWTS). BEA
utilizes the data when developing its
gross domestic product (GDP) estimates
and the national accounts’ input-output
tables. The Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS) uses the data as an input to its
producer price indices and in
developing productivity measurements.
Furthermore, business and industry
groups utilize the data to forecast future
demand.
Estimates generated from the AWTS
are released to the public approximately
14 months after the reference year has
concluded. These national-level
estimates are published (for the various
items collected) by NAICS code and
type of operation. Currently, the data are
disseminated through the AWTS
website. Beginning with survey year
2020, the Census Bureau also will
release the data via the Census Bureau’s
dissemination platform,
data.census.gov.
II. Method of Collection
The Census Bureau primarily collects
this information via the internet. In the
rare situation where a respondent does
not have access to the internet, the data
are collected by telephone.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607–0195.
Form Number(s): SA–42A, SA–42A–
MSBO, SA–42A–AGBR.
Type of Review: Regular submission,
Revision of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
7,743.
Estimated Time per Response: 31.2
minutes (2020 and 2021 survey years).
85.2 minutes (2022 survey year—
additional items collected).
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 4,026 hours (2020 and 2021
survey years). 10,995 hours (2022
survey year—additional items
collected).
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
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expenditures for accounting or records
maintenance services required
specifically by the collection.)
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.
Sections 131 and 182.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
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
Census Bureau
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Generic Clearance for
Internet Panel Pretesting and
Qualitative Survey Methods Testing
U.S. Census Bureau,
Commerce.
AGENCY:
Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
ACTION:
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The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment on the proposed extension of
the Generic Clearance for Internet Panel
Pretesting, prior to the submission of the
information collection request (ICR) to
OMB for approval.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before August 3, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments by
mail to adrm.pra@census.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0607–
0978 in the subject line of your
comments. You may also submit
comments, identified by Docket Number
USBC–2020–0007, 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
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Jennifer
Hunter Childs, U.S. Census Bureau,
4600 Silver Hill Road, Center for
Behavioral Science Methods,
Washington, DC 20233 or (202)603–
4827.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
The Census Bureau is committed to
conducting research in a cost-efficient
manner. The U.S. Census Bureau plans
to request an extension of the current
OMB approval to conduct a series of
medium-scale internet-based tests, as a
cost-efficient method of testing
questions and contact strategies over the
internet through different types of
samples. Using internet panel
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pretesting, we can answer some research
questions more thoroughly than in the
small-scale testing, but less expensively
than in the large-scale field test.
This research program will be used by
the Census Bureau and survey sponsors
to test alternative contact methods,
including emails and text messages,
improve online questionnaires and
procedures, reduce respondent burden,
and ultimately increase the quality of
data collected in the censuses and
surveys. We will use the clearance to
conduct experimental pretesting of
decennial and demographic census and
survey questionnaires prior to fielding
them as well as communications and/or
marketing strategies and data
dissemination tools for the Census
Bureau. The primary method of
identifying measurement problems with
the questionnaire or survey procedure is
split panel tests. This will encompass
both methodological and subject matter
research questions that can be tested on
a medium-scale internet panel.
This research program will also be
used by the Census Bureau for remote
usability testing of electronic interfaces
and to perform other qualitative
analyses such as respondent debriefings.
An advantage of using remote, mediumscale testing is that participants can test
products at their convenience using
their own equipment, as opposed to
using Census Bureau-supplied
computers. A diverse participant pool
(geographically, demographically, or
economically) is another advantage.
Remote usability testing would use click
through rates and other paradata,
accuracy and satisfaction scores, and
written qualitative comments to
determine optimal interface designs and
to obtain feedback from respondents.
The public is currently offered an
opportunity to participate in this
research remotely, by signing up for an
online research panel. If a person opts
in, the Census Bureau will occasionally
email (or text, if applicable) the person
an invitation to complete a survey for
one of our research projects. Invited
respondents will be told the topic of the
survey, and how long it will take to
complete it. Under this clearance, we
will also conduct similar-scale and
similarly designed research using other
email lists to validate preliminary
findings and expand the research.
II. Method of Collection
Split sample experiments. This
involves testing alternative versions of
questionnaires, invitations to
questionnaires (e.g., emails or text
messages), or websites, at least some of
which have been designed to address
problems identified in draft versions or
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versions from previous waves. The use
of multiple questionnaires, invitations,
or websites, randomly assigned to
permit statistical comparisons, is the
critical component here; data collection
will be via the internet. Comparison of
revised questionnaires (or invitations)
against a control version, preferably, or
against each other facilitates statistical
evaluation of the performance of
alternative versions of the questionnaire
(or invitation or website).
The number of versions tested and the
number of cases per version will depend
on the objectives of the test. We cannot
specify with certainty a minimum panel
size, although we would expect that no
questionnaire versions would be
administered to less than fifty
respondents.
Split sample tests that incorporate
methodological questionnaire design
experiments will have a larger
maximum sample size (up to several
hundred cases per panel) than other
pretest methods. This will enable the
detection of statistically significant
differences, and facilitate
methodological experiments that can
extend questionnaire design knowledge
more generally for use in a variety of
Census Bureau data collection
instruments.
Usability Interviews: This method
involves getting respondent input to aid
in the development of automated
questionnaires and websites and
associated materials. The objective is to
identify problems that keep respondents
from completing automated
questionnaires accurately and efficiently
with minimal burden, or that prevent
respondents from successfully
navigating websites and finding the
information they seek. Remote usability
testing may be conducted under this
clearance, whereby a user would receive
an invitation to use a website or survey,
then answer targeted questions about
that experience.
Qualitative Interviews: This method
involves one-on-one (or sometimes
group) interviews in which the
respondent is typically asked questions
about survey content areas, survey
questions or the survey process. A
number of different techniques may be
involved, including cognitive interviews
and focus groups. The objective is to
identify problems of ambiguity or
misunderstanding, or other difficulties
respondents may have answering survey
questions in order to improve the
information ultimately collected in large
scale surveys and censuses.
Data collection for this project is
authorized under the authorizing
legislation for the questionnaire being
tested. This may be Title 13, Sections
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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.
[FR Doc. 2020–11957 Filed 6–2–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–07–P
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
Census Bureau
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Generic Clearance for Internet Panel Pretesting and
Qualitative Survey Methods Testing
AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment on the
proposed extension of the Generic Clearance for Internet Panel
Pretesting, prior to the submission of the information collection
request (ICR) to OMB for approval.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received on or before August 3, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by
mail to [email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 0607-
0978 in the subject line of your comments. You may also submit
comments, identified by Docket Number USBC-2020-0007, 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
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed
to Jennifer Hunter Childs, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road,
Center for Behavioral Science Methods, Washington, DC 20233 or
(202)603-4827.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Census Bureau is committed to conducting research in a cost-
efficient manner. The U.S. Census Bureau plans to request an extension
of the current OMB approval to conduct a series of medium-scale
internet-based tests, as a cost-efficient method of testing questions
and contact strategies over the internet through different types of
samples. Using internet panel pretesting, we can answer some research
questions more thoroughly than in the small-scale testing, but less
expensively than in the large-scale field test.
This research program will be used by the Census Bureau and survey
sponsors to test alternative contact methods, including emails and text
messages, improve online questionnaires and procedures, reduce
respondent burden, and ultimately increase the quality of data
collected in the censuses and surveys. We will use the clearance to
conduct experimental pretesting of decennial and demographic census and
survey questionnaires prior to fielding them as well as communications
and/or marketing strategies and data dissemination tools for the Census
Bureau. The primary method of identifying measurement problems with the
questionnaire or survey procedure is split panel tests. This will
encompass both methodological and subject matter research questions
that can be tested on a medium-scale internet panel.
This research program will also be used by the Census Bureau for
remote usability testing of electronic interfaces and to perform other
qualitative analyses such as respondent debriefings. An advantage of
using remote, medium-scale testing is that participants can test
products at their convenience using their own equipment, as opposed to
using Census Bureau-supplied computers. A diverse participant pool
(geographically, demographically, or economically) is another
advantage. Remote usability testing would use click through rates and
other paradata, accuracy and satisfaction scores, and written
qualitative comments to determine optimal interface designs and to
obtain feedback from respondents.
The public is currently offered an opportunity to participate in
this research remotely, by signing up for an online research panel. If
a person opts in, the Census Bureau will occasionally email (or text,
if applicable) the person an invitation to complete a survey for one of
our research projects. Invited respondents will be told the topic of
the survey, and how long it will take to complete it. Under this
clearance, we will also conduct similar-scale and similarly designed
research using other email lists to validate preliminary findings and
expand the research.
II. Method of Collection
Split sample experiments. This involves testing alternative
versions of questionnaires, invitations to questionnaires (e.g., emails
or text messages), or websites, at least some of which have been
designed to address problems identified in draft versions or versions
from previous waves. The use of multiple questionnaires, invitations,
or websites, randomly assigned to permit statistical comparisons, is
the critical component here; data collection will be via the internet.
Comparison of revised questionnaires (or invitations) against a control
version, preferably, or against each other facilitates statistical
evaluation of the performance of alternative versions of the
questionnaire (or invitation or website).
The number of versions tested and the number of cases per version
will depend on the objectives of the test. We cannot specify with
certainty a minimum panel size, although we would expect that no
questionnaire versions would be administered to less than fifty
respondents.
Split sample tests that incorporate methodological questionnaire
design experiments will have a larger maximum sample size (up to
several hundred cases per panel) than other pretest methods. This will
enable the detection of statistically significant differences, and
facilitate methodological experiments that can extend questionnaire
design knowledge more generally for use in a variety of Census Bureau
data collection instruments.
Usability Interviews: This method involves getting respondent input
to aid in the development of automated questionnaires and websites and
associated materials. The objective is to identify problems that keep
respondents from completing automated questionnaires accurately and
efficiently with minimal burden, or that prevent respondents from
successfully navigating websites and finding the information they seek.
Remote usability testing may be conducted under this clearance, whereby
a user would receive an invitation to use a website or survey, then
answer targeted questions about that experience.
Qualitative Interviews: This method involves one-on-one (or
sometimes group) interviews in which the respondent is typically asked
questions about survey content areas, survey questions or the survey
process. A number of different techniques may be involved, including
cognitive interviews and focus groups. The objective is to identify
problems of ambiguity or misunderstanding, or other difficulties
respondents may have answering survey questions in order to improve the
information ultimately collected in large scale surveys and censuses.
Data collection for this project is authorized under the
authorizing legislation for the questionnaire being tested. This may be
Title 13, Sections
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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.
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 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.
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
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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.
[FR Doc. 2020-11957 Filed 6-2-20; 8:45 am]
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