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Dated: November 7, 2022.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Household Pulse Survey
On September 12, 2022, the
Department of Commerce received
clearance from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 to conduct Phase
3.6 of the Household Pulse Survey
(OMB No. 0607–1013, Exp. 10/31/23).
The Household Pulse Survey was
designed to meet a need for timely
information associated with household
experiences during the Covid–19
pandemic. The Department is
committed to ensuring that the data
collected by the Household Pulse
Survey continue to meet information
needs as they may evolve over the
course of the pandemic. This notice
serves to inform of the Department’s
intent to request clearance from OMB to
make some revisions to the Household
Pulse Survey questionnaire. To ensure
that the data collected by the Household
Pulse Survey continue to meet
information needs as they evolve over
the course of the pandemic, the Census
Bureau submits this Request for
Revision to an Existing Collection for a
revised Phase 3.7 questionnaire.
Phase 3.7 includes new questions on
changes in travel and spending due to
increasing prices, school meals,
displacement due to natural disaster,
receipt/loss of Medicaid coverage, and a
question that asks certain respondents if
they are not working due to coronavirus,
natural disaster, or another reason.
There are also modifications to existing
vaccine booster, children’s vaccine
booster, infant formula, reasons not
working, and inflation items. Several
questions will be removed for Phase 3.7,
including replaced children’s vaccine
booster items, and questions about
educational catch-up activities and the
receipt of antiviral/antibody treatments.
It is the Department’s intention to
commence data collection using the
revised instrument on or about
December 7, 2022. The Department
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on
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proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. Public comments
were previously sought on the
Household Pulse Survey via the Federal
Register on May 19, 2020, June 3, 2020,
February 1, 2021, April 13, 2021, June
24, 2021, October 26, 2021, January 24,
2022, April 18, 2022, and July 2, 2022.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments on the
proposed revisions.
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau,
Department of Commerce.
Title: Household Pulse Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0607–1013.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Request for a
Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Number of Respondents: 136,779.
Average Hours per Response: 20
minutes.
Burden Hours: 45,137.
Needs and Uses: Data produced by
the Household Pulse Survey are
designed to inform on a range of topics
related to households’ experiences
during the COVID–19 pandemic. Topics
to date have included employment,
facility to telework, travel patterns,
income loss, spending patterns, food
and housing security, amount of
monthly rent and changes in monthly
rent, access to benefits, mental health
and access to care, difficulty with selfcare and communicating, intent to
receive the COVID–19 vaccine/booster,
timing of coronavirus testing, use of
coronavirus treatments, the experience
of long COVID, post-secondary
educational disruption, access to infant
formula, the effects of increasing prices,
natural disasters, and school meals for
children. The requested revision, if
approved by OMB, will remove selected
items from the questions for which
utility has declined and add questions
based on information needs expressed
via public comment and in consult with
other Federal agencies. The overall
burden change to the public will be
insignificant.
The Household Pulse Survey was
initially launched in April, 2020 as an
experimental project (see https://
www.census.gov/data/experimentaldata-products.html) under emergency
clearance from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) initially
granted April 19, 2020; regular
clearance was subsequently sought and
approved by OMB on October 30, 2020
(OMB No. 0607–1013; Exp. 10/30/2023).
Affected Public: Households.
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Frequency: Households will be
selected once to participate in a 20minute survey.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United
States Code, Sections 8(b), 182 and 196.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
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 0607–1013.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request
U.S. Census Bureau and the
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Census Bureau and
the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
within the U.S. Department of
Commerce invite the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on a
proposed information collection. The
U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau
of Economic Analysis plan to collect
information from the public to fulfill
their data security requirements when
providing access to restricted use
microdata for the purpose of evidence
building. The U.S. Census Bureau and
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis’s
data security agreements and other
paperwork along with the
corresponding security protocols allow
the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S.
Bureau of Economic Analysis to
maintain careful controls on
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confidentiality and privacy, as required
by law. The purpose of this notice is to
allow for 60 days of public comment on
the proposed data security information
collection, prior to submission of the
information collection request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB).
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by January 9, 2023 to
be assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
Send comments to the address below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Heather Madray, Senior Research
Review Coordinator, U.S. Census
Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road,
Washington, DC 20233; telephone (301)
763–1484; or send email to
heather.madray@census.gov.
James Fetzer, Research Data Center
Administrator, U.S. Bureau of Economic
Analysis, 4600 Silver Hill Road,
Washington, DC 20233; telephone (301)
278–9124; or send email to
james.fetzer@bea.gov.
Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–
8339, which is accessible 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
(including Federal holidays).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments: Comments are invited on
(a) whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the U.S.
Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of
Economic Analysis, including whether
the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the U.S.
Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of
Economic Analysis’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, use, and clarity of the
information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology; and (d) ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
The Foundations for Evidence-Based
Policymaking Act of 2018 mandates that
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) establish a Standard Application
Process (SAP) for requesting access to
certain confidential data assets. The
SAP is to be a process through which
agencies, the Congressional Budget
Office, State, local, and Tribal
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governments, researchers, and other
individuals, as appropriate, may apply
to access confidential data assets held
by a federal statistical agency or unit for
the purposes of developing evidence.
The SAP Portal is to be a single webbased common application for the
public to request access to confidential
data assets from federal statistical
agencies and units. The National Center
for Science and Engineering Statistics
(NCSES), within the National Science
Foundation (NSF), submitted a Federal
Register Notice in September 2022
announcing plans to collect information
through the SAP Portal (87 FR 53793).
Once an application for confidential
data is approved through the SAP
Portal, the U.S. Census Bureau and the
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis will
collect information to meet its data
security requirements. This collection
will occur outside of the SAP Portal.
Title of collection: Data Security
Requirements for Accessing
Confidential Data.
OMB Control Number: 0607–NEW.
Expiration Date of Current Approval:
Not Applicable.
Type of Review: Regular Submission.
Affected Public: Members of the
public who are seeking a security
clearance with either the U.S. Census
Bureau or the U.S. Bureau of Economic
Analysis.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
640.
Estimated Time per Response: 57
minutes for the U.S. Bureau of
Economic Analysis and 345 minutes for
the U.S. Census Bureau; This estimate
includes completion of paperwork and
training requirements.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
Public: $1.59 million.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 13 U.S.C. Sections 9
and 23(c) for Census; 22 U.S.C. Section
3104 and 15 CFR part 80 for BEA.
Abstract: Title III of the Foundations
for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of
2018 (hereafter referred to as the
Evidence Act) mandates that OMB
establish a Standard Application
Process (SAP) for requesting access to
certain confidential data assets.
Specifically, the Evidence Act requires
OMB to establish a common application
process through which agencies, the
Congressional Budget Office, State,
local, and Tribal governments,
researchers, and other individuals, as
appropriate, may apply for access to
certain confidential data assets
collected, accessed, or acquired by a
statistical agency or unit. This new
process will be implemented while
maintaining stringent controls to protect
confidentiality and privacy, as required
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by the law governing the data-owning
agency.
Data collected, accessed, or acquired
by statistical agencies and units is vital
for developing evidence on conditions,
characteristics, and behaviors of the
public and on the operations and
outcomes of public programs and
policies. This evidence can benefit the
stakeholders in the programs, the
broader public, as well as policymakers
and program managers at the local,
State, Tribal, and National levels. The
many potential benefits of access to data
for evidence building notwithstanding,
the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S.
Bureau of Economic Analysis are
required by the law governing their
activities to maintain controls to protect
the confidentiality and privacy of the
data they collect.
The SAP Portal is a web-based
application for the public to request
access to confidential data assets from
federal statistical agencies and units.
The objective of the SAP Portal is to
increase public access to confidential
data for the purposes of evidence
building and reduce the burden of
applying for such access. Once an
individual’s application in the SAP
Portal has received a positive
determination by the data-owning
agency, the data-owning agency(ies) or
unit(s) will begin the process of
collecting information to fulfill their
data security requirements.
The paragraphs below outline the the
process for BEA and Census to collect
information fulfilling their data security
requirements, consistent with their
statutory requirements.
Collection of Information for Data
Security Requirements
In the instance of a positive
determination for an application
requesting access to a U.S. Census
Bureau and/or a U.S. Bureau of
Economic Analysis confidential data
asset through the SAP process, the U.S.
Census Bureau and/or the U.S. Bureau
of Economic Analysis will contact the
applicant(s) to initiate the process of
collecting information to fulfill their
security requirements. These
requirements include additional
information necessary for the statistical
agency or unit to place the applicant(s)
in a trusted category that may include
the applicant’s successful completion of
a background investigation,
confidentiality training, nondisclosure,
and data use agreements.
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S.
Bureau of Economic Analysis’s data
security requirements include the
collection of all or some of the following
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information. The agency that requires
each individual form is noted below:
• Form BC–1759, Special Sworn
Status—U.S. Census Bureau
• Form CD–591, Department of
Commerce Personal Identity
Verification (PIV) Request—U.S.
Census Bureau
• Fair Credit Release—U.S. Census
Bureau
• Selective Service Form—U.S. Census
Bureau
• Foreign National Residence History—
U.S. Census Bureau
• Initial Information Sheet—U.S.
Census Bureau
• Researcher Semi-Annual Contact
Information and Travel History
Update—U.S. Census Bureau
• Sworn Statement (Affirmation) of
Nondisclosure for Consultant to
BEA—U.S. Bureau of Economic
Analysis
• Annual Census Bureau Data Handling
University Training, including:
Æ Data Stewardship & Controlled
Unclassified Information (CUI)
Æ Title 13 Awareness Course
Æ Title 26 Awareness Training
Æ Cybersecurity Awareness &
Protection Course
• Annual Census Bureau Records
Management Training
• Annual Bureau of Economic Analysis
Title 26 Awareness Training
• Annual Bureau of Economic Analysis
Data Stewardship and IT Security
Training
• Annual Bureau of Economic Analysis
Records Management 101 Training
• Annual Bureau of Economic Analysis
Active Shooter Training
• Annual Bureau of Economic Analysis
Employees Safety Training
Estimate of Burden: The amount of
time to complete the agreements and
other paperwork that comprise the U.S.
Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of
Economic Analysis’s security
requirements will vary based on the
confidential data assets requested and
the access modality. To obtain access to
U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Bureau of
Economic Analysis confidential data
assets, it is estimated that the average
time to complete and submit the U.S.
Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of
Economic Analysis’s data security
agreements and other paperwork is 45
minutes for the U.S. Census Bureau and
12 minutes for the U.S. Bureau of
Economic Analysis. This estimate does
not include the time needed to complete
and submit an application within the
SAP Portal. All efforts related to SAP
Portal applications occur prior to and
separate from the U.S. Census Bureau
and the U.S. Bureau of Economic
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Analysis’s effort to collect information
related to data security requirements. In
addition, annual trainings are required
to obtain and maintain a security
clearance. It is estimated that the
average time to complete the Census
Bureau’s Data Handling University and
Records Management Training is 300
minutes.
The expected number of applications
in the SAP Portal that receive a positive
determination from the U.S. Census
Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of
Economic Analysis in a given year may
vary. Overall, per year, the U.S. Census
Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of
Economic Analysis estimate they will
collect data security information for a
total of 260 application submissions that
received a positive determination
within the SAP Portal. The U.S. Census
Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of
Economic Analysis estimate that the
total burden for the collection of
information for data security
requirements and completion of training
over the course of the three-year OMB
clearance will be about 10,503 hours
and, as a result, an average annual
burden of 3,501 hours.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Miscellaneous Licensing
Responsibilities and Enforcement
Bureau of Industry and
Security, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:
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 preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
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information collection must be received
on or before January 9, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments by email to
Mark Crace, IC Liaison, Bureau of
Industry and Security, at mark.crace@
bis.doc.gov or to PRAcomments@
doc.gov). Please reference OMB Control
Number 0694–0122 in the subject line of
your comments. Do not submit
Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Mark
Crace, IC Liaison, Bureau of Industry
and Security, phone 202–482–8093 or
by email at mark.crace@bis.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This collection of information
involves ten miscellaneous activities
described in Sections 744.15(b), Part
744 Supplement No. 7, paragraph (d),
§ 748.4 and Part 758 of the EAR that are
associated with the export of items
controlled by the Department of
Commerce. Most of these activities do
not involve submission of documents to
the BIS but instead involve exchange of
documents among parties in the export
transaction to ensure that each party
understands its obligations under U.S.
law. Others involve writing certain
export control statements on shipping
documents or reporting unforeseen
changes in shipping and disposition of
exported commodities. These activities
are needed by the Office of Export
Enforcement and the U.S. Customs
Service (Customs) to document export
transactions, enforce the EAR and
protect the National Security of the
United States.
II. Method of Collection
Electronic.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0694–0122.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission,
extension of a current information
collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,224,151.
Estimated Time per Response: 5
seconds to 2 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 97,456.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: 0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request
AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic
Analysis within the U.S. Department of Commerce invite the general
public and other Federal agencies to comment on a proposed information
collection. The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic
Analysis plan to collect information from the public to fulfill their
data security requirements when providing access to restricted use
microdata for the purpose of evidence building. The U.S. Census Bureau
and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis's data security agreements and
other paperwork along with the corresponding security protocols allow
the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis to
maintain careful controls on
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confidentiality and privacy, as required by law. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment on the proposed data
security information collection, prior to submission of the information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by January 9,
2023 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable. Send comments to the
address below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Heather Madray, Senior Research Review Coordinator, U.S. Census
Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233; telephone (301)
763-1484; or send email to [email protected].
James Fetzer, Research Data Center Administrator, U.S. Bureau of
Economic Analysis, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233;
telephone (301) 278-9124; or send email to [email protected].
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-
8339, which is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a
year (including Federal holidays).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments: Comments are invited on (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic
Analysis, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau
of Economic Analysis's estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, use, and
clarity of the information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018
mandates that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) establish a
Standard Application Process (SAP) for requesting access to certain
confidential data assets. The SAP is to be a process through which
agencies, the Congressional Budget Office, State, local, and Tribal
governments, researchers, and other individuals, as appropriate, may
apply to access confidential data assets held by a federal statistical
agency or unit for the purposes of developing evidence. The SAP Portal
is to be a single web-based common application for the public to
request access to confidential data assets from federal statistical
agencies and units. The National Center for Science and Engineering
Statistics (NCSES), within the National Science Foundation (NSF),
submitted a Federal Register Notice in September 2022 announcing plans
to collect information through the SAP Portal (87 FR 53793).
Once an application for confidential data is approved through the
SAP Portal, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic
Analysis will collect information to meet its data security
requirements. This collection will occur outside of the SAP Portal.
Title of collection: Data Security Requirements for Accessing
Confidential Data.
OMB Control Number: 0607-NEW.
Expiration Date of Current Approval: Not Applicable.
Type of Review: Regular Submission.
Affected Public: Members of the public who are seeking a security
clearance with either the U.S. Census Bureau or the U.S. Bureau of
Economic Analysis.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 640.
Estimated Time per Response: 57 minutes for the U.S. Bureau of
Economic Analysis and 345 minutes for the U.S. Census Bureau; This
estimate includes completion of paperwork and training requirements.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Public: $1.59 million.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 13 U.S.C. Sections 9 and 23(c) for Census; 22
U.S.C. Section 3104 and 15 CFR part 80 for BEA.
Abstract: Title III of the Foundations for Evidence-Based
Policymaking Act of 2018 (hereafter referred to as the Evidence Act)
mandates that OMB establish a Standard Application Process (SAP) for
requesting access to certain confidential data assets. Specifically,
the Evidence Act requires OMB to establish a common application process
through which agencies, the Congressional Budget Office, State, local,
and Tribal governments, researchers, and other individuals, as
appropriate, may apply for access to certain confidential data assets
collected, accessed, or acquired by a statistical agency or unit. This
new process will be implemented while maintaining stringent controls to
protect confidentiality and privacy, as required by the law governing
the data-owning agency.
Data collected, accessed, or acquired by statistical agencies and
units is vital for developing evidence on conditions, characteristics,
and behaviors of the public and on the operations and outcomes of
public programs and policies. This evidence can benefit the
stakeholders in the programs, the broader public, as well as
policymakers and program managers at the local, State, Tribal, and
National levels. The many potential benefits of access to data for
evidence building notwithstanding, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S.
Bureau of Economic Analysis are required by the law governing their
activities to maintain controls to protect the confidentiality and
privacy of the data they collect.
The SAP Portal is a web-based application for the public to request
access to confidential data assets from federal statistical agencies
and units. The objective of the SAP Portal is to increase public access
to confidential data for the purposes of evidence building and reduce
the burden of applying for such access. Once an individual's
application in the SAP Portal has received a positive determination by
the data-owning agency, the data-owning agency(ies) or unit(s) will
begin the process of collecting information to fulfill their data
security requirements.
The paragraphs below outline the the process for BEA and Census to
collect information fulfilling their data security requirements,
consistent with their statutory requirements.
Collection of Information for Data Security Requirements
In the instance of a positive determination for an application
requesting access to a U.S. Census Bureau and/or a U.S. Bureau of
Economic Analysis confidential data asset through the SAP process, the
U.S. Census Bureau and/or the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis will
contact the applicant(s) to initiate the process of collecting
information to fulfill their security requirements. These requirements
include additional information necessary for the statistical agency or
unit to place the applicant(s) in a trusted category that may include
the applicant's successful completion of a background investigation,
confidentiality training, nondisclosure, and data use agreements.
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis's
data security requirements include the collection of all or some of the
following
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information. The agency that requires each individual form is noted
below:
Form BC-1759, Special Sworn Status--U.S. Census Bureau
Form CD-591, Department of Commerce Personal Identity
Verification (PIV) Request--U.S. Census Bureau
Fair Credit Release--U.S. Census Bureau
Selective Service Form--U.S. Census Bureau
Foreign National Residence History--U.S. Census Bureau
Initial Information Sheet--U.S. Census Bureau
Researcher Semi-Annual Contact Information and Travel History
Update--U.S. Census Bureau
Sworn Statement (Affirmation) of Nondisclosure for Consultant
to BEA--U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Annual Census Bureau Data Handling University Training,
including:
[cir] Data Stewardship & Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)
[cir] Title 13 Awareness Course
[cir] Title 26 Awareness Training
[cir] Cybersecurity Awareness & Protection Course
Annual Census Bureau Records Management Training
Annual Bureau of Economic Analysis Title 26 Awareness Training
Annual Bureau of Economic Analysis Data Stewardship and IT
Security Training
Annual Bureau of Economic Analysis Records Management 101
Training
Annual Bureau of Economic Analysis Active Shooter Training
Annual Bureau of Economic Analysis Employees Safety Training
Estimate of Burden: The amount of time to complete the agreements
and other paperwork that comprise the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S.
Bureau of Economic Analysis's security requirements will vary based on
the confidential data assets requested and the access modality. To
obtain access to U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Bureau of Economic
Analysis confidential data assets, it is estimated that the average
time to complete and submit the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau
of Economic Analysis's data security agreements and other paperwork is
45 minutes for the U.S. Census Bureau and 12 minutes for the U.S.
Bureau of Economic Analysis. This estimate does not include the time
needed to complete and submit an application within the SAP Portal. All
efforts related to SAP Portal applications occur prior to and separate
from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis's
effort to collect information related to data security requirements. In
addition, annual trainings are required to obtain and maintain a
security clearance. It is estimated that the average time to complete
the Census Bureau's Data Handling University and Records Management
Training is 300 minutes.
The expected number of applications in the SAP Portal that receive
a positive determination from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S.
Bureau of Economic Analysis in a given year may vary. Overall, per
year, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
estimate they will collect data security information for a total of 260
application submissions that received a positive determination within
the SAP Portal. The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic
Analysis estimate that the total burden for the collection of
information for data security requirements and completion of training
over the course of the three-year OMB clearance will be about 10,503
hours and, as a result, an average annual burden of 3,501 hours.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2022-24593 Filed 11-9-22; 8:45 am]
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