Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Redistricting Data Program, 37172-37174 [2024-09794]

Download as PDF 37172 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 88 / Monday, May 6, 2024 / Notices listings, and discrepancy email to local governments. The listings and how-to guide are available on the BAS website. The SCO returns all updates electronically through the Census Bureau’s secure online data sharing portal. Boundary Quality Project The boundary quality project is designed to assess, analyze, and improve the spatial quality of legal, statistical, and administrative boundaries within the MAF/TIGER System. Ensuring quality boundaries is a critical component of the geographic preparations for each decennial census and the Census Bureau’s ongoing geographic partnership programs. In addition, the improvement of boundary quality is an essential element of the Census Bureau’s commitment as the responsible agency for legal boundaries under OMB Circular A–16. The project represents an effort to systematically target and assess boundary quality within the MAF/ TIGER System. Historically, the Census Bureau relied exclusively on geographic partnership programs such as BAS and the Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) to obtain updates to tribal, state, general-purpose local government, and CDP boundaries. While programs like BAS play an essential role in improving boundary quality, the goal of the boundary quality project is to establish a new, more accurate, baseline for legal boundaries and CDPs within an entire state or county. BAS builds on this baseline by collecting individual legal boundary changes and optionally associated addresses, and CDP updates on a transaction basis as they occur over the years. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Feedback The Census Bureau is adding a feedback component to its geographic partnership programs to allow for the solicitation of feedback to improve the administration of the respective program and potentially reduce the future burden. Eligible governments may be asked to provide their feedback on materials, method(s) of data collection, manner of communications, and the usability of the program applications and tools. III. Data OMB Control Number: 0607–0151. Form Number(s): BAS–6. This is the CBAS agreement form. Type of Review: Regular submission, request for a revision of a currently approved collection. Affected Public: Tribal, state, and general-purpose local governments in VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:02 May 03, 2024 Jkt 262001 all fifty states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Estimated Number of Respondents: • BAS/State Certification/Boundary Quality Project: 40,000 governments. • Feedback: 1,000 governments. Estimated Time per Response: • BAS/State Certification/Boundary Quality Project: 7.5 hours. This estimate is based on an average of 5 hours for an eligible government with no change and 10 hours for an eligible government with changes. • Feedback: 30 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 300,500 hours. • BAS/State Certification/Boundary Quality Project: 300,000 hours. • Feedback: 500 hours. 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 specifically by the collection.) Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., section 6. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Sheleen Dumas, Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Commerce Department. [FR Doc. 2024–09793 Filed 5–3–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Census Bureau Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Redistricting Data Program Census Bureau, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment. AGENCY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 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 revision of the Redistricting Data Program (RDP), 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 July 5, 2024. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by email to dcmd.pra@census.gov. Please reference ‘‘Redistricting Data Program’’ in the subject line of your comments. You may also submit comments, identified by Docket Number USBC– 2024–0011, 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\06MYN1.SGM 06MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 88 / Monday, May 6, 2024 / Notices Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats. II. Method of Collection FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or specific questions related to collection activities should be directed to Michael S. Snow, Program Manager, Decennial Census Management Division, by phone at 301–763–9912 or by email to dcmd.pra@census.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 I. Abstract The Redistricting Data Program (RDP) is one of many voluntary geographic partnership programs that collects boundaries and attributes to update the U.S. Census Bureau’s geographic database of addresses, streets, and boundaries. The Census Bureau uses its geographic database, i.e., the Master Address File/Topologically Integrated Geographic and Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) System, to link demographic data from surveys and the decennial census to locations and areas, such as cities, congressional and legislative districts, and counties. To tabulate statistics by localities, the Census Bureau must have accurate addresses, streets, boundaries, and attributes. The RDP is executed under the provisions of title 13, section 141(c) of the United States Code (U.S.C.). Under the provisions of Public Law 94–171, as amended (title 13, United States Code (U.S.C.), section 141(c)), ‘‘[t]he officers or public bodies having initial responsibility for the legislative apportionment or districting of each State may, not later than 3 years before the decennial census date, submit to the Secretary a plan identifying the geographic areas for which specific tabulations of population are desired.’’ The Census Bureau is requesting a clearance to continue activities included in the RDP. As the current OMB Control Number 0607–0988 clearance will expire in November 2024, the new clearance will allow the Census Bureau to provide RDP-specific materials and procedures to participants during the fiscal years (FY) 2025, 2026, and 2027. These activities include: • Solicitation of Non-Partisan Liaisons (2025) • Collection of Post-2020 Census Congressional and State Legislative District Plans (2025–2026) • Block Boundary Suggestion Project (2026–2027) VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:02 May 03, 2024 Jkt 262001 Solicitation of Non-Partisan Liaisons (2025) Legislative leadership of all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico will be asked to provide a non-partisan liaison who will serve for the entirety of the 2030 Census RDP and who will create and submit geographic updates and perform verification as a part of the RDP. Solicitation of Non-Partisan Liaisons Schedule Legislative leadership will be contacted by mail beginning in January 2025 asking for a non-partisan liaison from each state to be designated to work on the RDP. Contacts will continue through mail, email, and phone until at least one liaison has been assigned from every state, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Collection of Post-2020 Census Congressional and State Legislative District Plans (2025–2026) The Census Bureau collaborates with the designated non-partisan liaisons to collect any newly enacted congressional or state legislative districts plans since the collection of the 119th Congressional and 2024 State Legislative Districts plans in 2024. The Census Bureau provides guidelines for submitting their plans. Those that have changes provide a block equivalency file, split block shapefiles (if any), district population, and legislation to the Census Bureau. The Census Bureau processes the new plans into the MAF/ TIGER System and provides a new block equivalency file and split block shapefiles (if any) to verify that the districts were inserted correctly. Collection of Post-2020 Census Congressional and State Legislative District Plans Schedule • The Census Bureau collects plans from November 2025 through April 2026. • The verification phase occurs from February 2026 through April 2026. Block Boundary Suggestion Project (2026–2027) The Census Bureau collaborates with the designated non-partisan liaisons to collect and verify suggestions for the 2030 Census tabulation blocks as part of the Block Boundary Suggestion Project (BBSP). Liaisons are also able to submit suggested legal boundary updates as well as updates to other geographic areas and features. These actions allow for the construction of the small area PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 37173 geography needed for legislative redistricting. Digital copies of the features and boundaries the Census Bureau has in the MAF/TIGER System are provided to the liaisons. The liaisons can choose to use a free customized geographic information system (GIS) application provided by the Census Bureau, i.e., the Geographic Update Partnership Software (GUPS), or their own GIS mapping software to submit updates and block boundary suggestions. The BBSP is conducted in two parts, an initial delineation of updates, i.e., delineation phase, and a verification phase to ensure the suggested updates are accurately applied. The verification phase also has the option for liaisons to make additional block suggestions. Those that choose to participate in BBSP receive guidelines and training for providing their suggestions. BBSP Schedule • The delineation phase begins in January 2026 and ends in May 2026. • The verification phase begins in January 2027 and ends in May 2027. Feedback The Census Bureau is adding a feedback component to its geographic partnership programs to allow for the solicitation of feedback to improve the administration of the respective program and potentially reduce the future burden. Liaisons may be asked to provide their feedback on materials, method(s) of data collection, manner of communications, and the usability of the program applications and tools. III. Data OMB Control Number: 0607–0988. Form Number(s): Certification Forms (4) and Verification Forms (2). • 2026 State Legislative Boundary Certification Form for states with a Single Congressional District (Alaska, Delaware, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming). • District of Columbia 2026 Wards Certification Form. • 120th Congressional District Boundary and 2026 State Legislative District Boundary Certification Form. • Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 2026 Legislative District Boundaries Certification Form. • 2026 State Legislative District Boundaries Verification Form. • 120th Congressional District Boundaries Verification Form. Type of Review: Regular submission, request for a revision of a currently approved collection. Affected Public: All fifty states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. E:\FR\FM\06MYN1.SGM 06MYN1 37174 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 88 / Monday, May 6, 2024 / Notices Estimated Number of Respondents: • Solicitation of Non-Partisan Liaisons: 52. • Collection of Post-2020 Census Congressional and State Legislative District Plans: 52. • BBSP Delineation Phase: 52. • BBSP Verification Phase: 52. • Feedback: 52. Estimated Time per Response: • Solicitation of Non-Partisan Liaisons: 6 hours. • Collection of Post-2020 Census Congressional and State Legislative District Plans: 8 hours. • BBSP Delineation Phase: 124 hours. • BBSP Verification Phase: 62 hours. • Feedback: 1 hour. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,452. • Solicitation of Non-Partisan Liaisons: 312 hours. • Collection of Post-2020 Census Congressional and State Legislative District Plans: 416 hours. • BBSP Delineation Phase: 6,448 hours. • BBSP Verification Phase: 3,224 hours. • Feedback: 52 hours. 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 specifically by the collection.) Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Legal Authority: Public Law 94–171, as amended (title 13, United States Code (U.S.C.), section 141(c)). ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:02 May 03, 2024 Jkt 262001 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 Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Commerce Department. [FR Doc. 2024–09794 Filed 5–3–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–18–2024] PPC Broadband, Inc. submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facilities in East Syracuse, New York, within Subzone 90C. The notification conforming to the requirements of the Board’s regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was received on April 26, 2024. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status material(s)/ component(s) and specific finished product(s) described in the submitted notification (summarized below) and subsequently authorized by the Board. The benefits that may stem from conducting production activity under FTZ procedures are explained in the background section of the Board’s website—accessible via www.trade.gov/ ftz. The proposed finished product(s) and material(s)/component(s) would be added to the production authority that the Board previously approved for the operation, as reflected on the Board’s website. The proposed finished product is fiber optic conduit (duty rate, 3.1%). The proposed foreign-status materials and components include polyester pull cord, copper clad steel wire, polyethylene pellets, and polypropylene pellets (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 7.5%). The request indicates that polyester pull cord will be admitted to the zone in privileged foreign (PF) status (19 CFR 146.41), thereby precluding inverted tariff benefits on such items. Frm 00015 Dated: May 1, 2024. Elizabeth Whiteman, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–09779 Filed 5–3–24; 8:45 am] Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 90, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; PPC Broadband, Inc.; (Fiber Optic Conduit); East Syracuse, New York PO 00000 The request also indicates that certain materials/components are subject to duties under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (section 301), depending on the country of origin. The applicable section 301 decisions require subject merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in PF status. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The closing period for their receipt is June 17, 2024. A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection in the ‘‘Online FTZ Information System’’ section of the Board’s website. For further information, contact Diane Finver at Diane.Finver@trade.gov. Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–533–887] Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod From India: Preliminary Results and Preliminary Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, In Part, 2022–2023 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that carbon and alloy steel threaded rod (steel threaded rod) from India was sold in the United States at prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023. We are also preliminarily rescinding the review with respect to certain companies that had no entries of the subject merchandise during the POR. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable May 6, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samuel Frost, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–8180. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background On June 12, 2023, Commerce initiated an administrative review of the E:\FR\FM\06MYN1.SGM 06MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 88 (Monday, May 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09794]


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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; Redistricting Data Program

AGENCY: Census Bureau, Department of 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 (PRA) of 1995, 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 revision of the Redistricting Data Program (RDP), 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 July 5, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by 
email to [email protected]. Please reference ``Redistricting Data 
Program'' in the subject line of your comments. You may also submit 
comments, identified by Docket Number USBC-2024-0011, 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

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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 Michael S. Snow, Program Manager, Decennial Census Management 
Division, by phone at 301-763-9912 or by email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Redistricting Data Program (RDP) is one of many voluntary 
geographic partnership programs that collects boundaries and attributes 
to update the U.S. Census Bureau's geographic database of addresses, 
streets, and boundaries. The Census Bureau uses its geographic 
database, i.e., the Master Address File/Topologically Integrated 
Geographic and Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) System, to link 
demographic data from surveys and the decennial census to locations and 
areas, such as cities, congressional and legislative districts, and 
counties. To tabulate statistics by localities, the Census Bureau must 
have accurate addresses, streets, boundaries, and attributes.
    The RDP is executed under the provisions of title 13, section 
141(c) of the United States Code (U.S.C.). Under the provisions of 
Public Law 94-171, as amended (title 13, United States Code (U.S.C.), 
section 141(c)), ``[t]he officers or public bodies having initial 
responsibility for the legislative apportionment or districting of each 
State may, not later than 3 years before the decennial census date, 
submit to the Secretary a plan identifying the geographic areas for 
which specific tabulations of population are desired.''
    The Census Bureau is requesting a clearance to continue activities 
included in the RDP. As the current OMB Control Number 0607-0988 
clearance will expire in November 2024, the new clearance will allow 
the Census Bureau to provide RDP-specific materials and procedures to 
participants during the fiscal years (FY) 2025, 2026, and 2027. These 
activities include:

 Solicitation of Non-Partisan Liaisons (2025)
     Collection of Post-2020 Census Congressional and State 
Legislative District Plans (2025-2026)
     Block Boundary Suggestion Project (2026-2027)

II. Method of Collection

Solicitation of Non-Partisan Liaisons (2025)

    Legislative leadership of all fifty states, the District of 
Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico will be asked to provide 
a non-partisan liaison who will serve for the entirety of the 2030 
Census RDP and who will create and submit geographic updates and 
perform verification as a part of the RDP.

Solicitation of Non-Partisan Liaisons Schedule

    Legislative leadership will be contacted by mail beginning in 
January 2025 asking for a non-partisan liaison from each state to be 
designated to work on the RDP. Contacts will continue through mail, 
email, and phone until at least one liaison has been assigned from 
every state, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico.

Collection of Post-2020 Census Congressional and State Legislative 
District Plans (2025-2026)

    The Census Bureau collaborates with the designated non-partisan 
liaisons to collect any newly enacted congressional or state 
legislative districts plans since the collection of the 119th 
Congressional and 2024 State Legislative Districts plans in 2024. The 
Census Bureau provides guidelines for submitting their plans. Those 
that have changes provide a block equivalency file, split block 
shapefiles (if any), district population, and legislation to the Census 
Bureau. The Census Bureau processes the new plans into the MAF/TIGER 
System and provides a new block equivalency file and split block 
shapefiles (if any) to verify that the districts were inserted 
correctly.

Collection of Post-2020 Census Congressional and State Legislative 
District Plans Schedule

     The Census Bureau collects plans from November 2025 
through April 2026.
     The verification phase occurs from February 2026 through 
April 2026.

Block Boundary Suggestion Project (2026-2027)

    The Census Bureau collaborates with the designated non-partisan 
liaisons to collect and verify suggestions for the 2030 Census 
tabulation blocks as part of the Block Boundary Suggestion Project 
(BBSP). Liaisons are also able to submit suggested legal boundary 
updates as well as updates to other geographic areas and features. 
These actions allow for the construction of the small area geography 
needed for legislative redistricting. Digital copies of the features 
and boundaries the Census Bureau has in the MAF/TIGER System are 
provided to the liaisons. The liaisons can choose to use a free 
customized geographic information system (GIS) application provided by 
the Census Bureau, i.e., the Geographic Update Partnership Software 
(GUPS), or their own GIS mapping software to submit updates and block 
boundary suggestions.
    The BBSP is conducted in two parts, an initial delineation of 
updates, i.e., delineation phase, and a verification phase to ensure 
the suggested updates are accurately applied. The verification phase 
also has the option for liaisons to make additional block suggestions. 
Those that choose to participate in BBSP receive guidelines and 
training for providing their suggestions.

BBSP Schedule

     The delineation phase begins in January 2026 and ends in 
May 2026.
     The verification phase begins in January 2027 and ends in 
May 2027.

Feedback

    The Census Bureau is adding a feedback component to its geographic 
partnership programs to allow for the solicitation of feedback to 
improve the administration of the respective program and potentially 
reduce the future burden. Liaisons may be asked to provide their 
feedback on materials, method(s) of data collection, manner of 
communications, and the usability of the program applications and 
tools.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0607-0988.
    Form Number(s): Certification Forms (4) and Verification Forms (2).
     2026 State Legislative Boundary Certification Form for 
states with a Single Congressional District (Alaska, Delaware, North 
Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming).
     District of Columbia 2026 Wards Certification Form.
     120th Congressional District Boundary and 2026 State 
Legislative District Boundary Certification Form.
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 2026 Legislative District 
Boundaries Certification Form.
     2026 State Legislative District Boundaries Verification 
Form.
     120th Congressional District Boundaries Verification Form.
    Type of Review: Regular submission, request for a revision of a 
currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: All fifty states, the District of Columbia, and 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

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    Estimated Number of Respondents:
     Solicitation of Non-Partisan Liaisons: 52.
     Collection of Post-2020 Census Congressional and State 
Legislative District Plans: 52.
     BBSP Delineation Phase: 52.
     BBSP Verification Phase: 52.
     Feedback: 52.
    Estimated Time per Response:
     Solicitation of Non-Partisan Liaisons: 6 hours.
     Collection of Post-2020 Census Congressional and State 
Legislative District Plans: 8 hours.
     BBSP Delineation Phase: 124 hours.
     BBSP Verification Phase: 62 hours.
     Feedback: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,452.
     Solicitation of Non-Partisan Liaisons: 312 hours.
     Collection of Post-2020 Census Congressional and State 
Legislative District Plans: 416 hours.
     BBSP Delineation Phase: 6,448 hours.
     BBSP Verification Phase: 3,224 hours.
     Feedback: 52 hours.
    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 specifically by the collection.)
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Public Law 94-171, as amended (title 13, United 
States Code (U.S.C.), section 141(c)).

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 Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-09794 Filed 5-3-24; 8:45 am]
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