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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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:
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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:
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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)
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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
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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)).
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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
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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.
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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.
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Dated: May 1, 2024.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
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Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 90,
Notification of Proposed Production
Activity; PPC Broadband, Inc.; (Fiber
Optic Conduit); East Syracuse, New
York
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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.
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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
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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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