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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; Current Population Survey,
Annual Social and Economic
Supplement
Census Bureau, Commerce.
Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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
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reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment on the proposed revision of
the Annual Social and Economic
Supplement (ASEC) to the Current
Population Survey, 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 September 17, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments by
email to the Current Population Surveys
Branch email address at dsd.cps@
census.gov. Please reference the Annual
Social and Economic Supplement
(ASEC) in the subject line of your
comments. You may also submit
comments, identified by Docket Number
USBC–2024–0018, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. All comments
received are part of the public record.
No comments will be posted to https://
www.regulations.gov for public viewing
until after the comment period has
closed. Comments will generally be
posted without change. All Personally
Identifiable Information (for example,
name and address) voluntarily
submitted by the commenter may be
publicly accessible. Do not submit
Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected
information. You may submit
attachments to electronic comments in
Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF
file formats.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Kyra
Linse, Survey Director, Current
Population Surveys via the internet at
dsd.cps@census.gov, or by phone at
301–763–9280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Census Bureau plans to request
clearance from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for the
collection of data concerning the
Annual Social and Economic
Supplement (ASEC) to be conducted in
conjunction with the February, March,
and April Current Population Survey
(CPS). The Census Bureau and the
Bureau of Labor Statistics sponsor this
supplement, which had its beginnings
in 1942. This collection is authorized
under title 13, United States Code,
sections 141 and 182; and title 29,
United States Code, sections 1–9. The
current clearance expires December 31,
2024. The ASEC data collection
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questions and design will remain
unchanged from its most recent
collection in 2024, with the exception of
a small number of additional questions
on childcare. Adding questions on
childcare to the ASEC is crucial to
understanding the childcare landscape
in the United States. While similar
questions are asked on other federal
surveys, the ASEC includes other
measures of economic well-being, such
as the official poverty and supplemental
poverty measures. Including these
additional questions will allow for more
direct policy relevant analyses of the
respondent group. Data gathered can
provide valuable insights into the usage,
accessibility, and difficulties faced by
parents and caregivers, informing better
policy outcomes. The data gathered
would also advance research called for
by the National Academies of Sciences,
Engineering, and Medicine to improve
the treatment of childcare in the
supplemental poverty measure. A
deeper understanding of these childcare
dynamics can also help identify gaps
and enhance family well-being.
Information on work experience,
personal income, noncash benefits,
current and previous year health
insurance coverage, employersponsored insurance take-up, and
migration is collected through the
ASEC. The work experience items in the
ASEC provide a unique measure of the
dynamic nature of the labor force as
viewed over a one-year period. These
items produce statistics that show
movements in and out of the labor force
by measuring the number of periods of
unemployment experienced by people,
the number of different employers
worked for during the year, the
principal reasons for unemployment,
and part-/full-time attachment to the
labor force. We can make indirect
measurements of discouraged workers
and others with a casual attachment to
the labor market.
The income data from the ASEC are
used by social planners, economists,
government officials, and market
researchers to gauge the economic wellbeing of the country as a whole, and
selected population group of interest.
Government planners and researchers
use these data to monitor and evaluate
the effectiveness of various assistance
programs. Market researchers use these
data to identify and isolate potential
customers. Social planners use these
data to forecast economic conditions
and to identify special groups that seem
to be especially sensitive to economic
fluctuations. Economists use ASEC data
to determine the effects of various
economic forces, such as inflation,
recession, recovery, and so on, and their
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differential effects on various
population groups.
The ASEC is the official source of
national poverty estimates calculated in
accordance with the Office of
Management and Budget’s Statistical
Policy Directive 14. Two other
important national estimates derived
from the ASEC are real median
household income and the number and
percent of individuals without health
insurance coverage.
The ASEC also contains questions
related to (1) medical expenditures; (2)
presence and cost of a mortgage on
property; (3) child support payments;
and (4) amount of childcare assistance
received. These questions enable
analysts and policymakers to obtain
better estimates of family and household
income, and more precisely gauge
poverty status.
II. Method of Collection
The ASEC information will be
collected by both personal visit and
telephone interviews in conjunction
with the regular February, March and
April CPS interviewing. All interviews
are conducted using computer-assisted
interviewing.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607–0354.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Request for a Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection.
Affected Public: Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
78,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 25
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 32,500.
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, United
States Code, sections 141 and 182; and
title 29, United States Code, sections 1–
9.
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
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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.
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The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite 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. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on May 02,
2024 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
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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; Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic
Supplement
AGENCY: Census Bureau, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (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 Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC)
to the Current Population Survey, 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 September 17,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by
email to the Current Population Surveys Branch email address at
[email protected]. Please reference the Annual Social and Economic
Supplement (ASEC) in the subject line of your comments. You may also
submit comments, identified by Docket Number USBC-2024-0018, to the
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. All comments
received are part of the public record. No comments will be posted to
https://www.regulations.gov for public viewing until after the comment
period has closed. Comments will generally be posted without change.
All Personally Identifiable Information (for example, name and address)
voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do
not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information. You may submit attachments to electronic
comments in Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed
to Kyra Linse, Survey Director, Current Population Surveys via the
internet at [email protected], or by phone at 301-763-9280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Census Bureau plans to request clearance from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of data concerning the
Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) to be conducted in
conjunction with the February, March, and April Current Population
Survey (CPS). The Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics
sponsor this supplement, which had its beginnings in 1942. This
collection is authorized under title 13, United States Code, sections
141 and 182; and title 29, United States Code, sections 1-9. The
current clearance expires December 31, 2024. The ASEC data collection
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questions and design will remain unchanged from its most recent
collection in 2024, with the exception of a small number of additional
questions on childcare. Adding questions on childcare to the ASEC is
crucial to understanding the childcare landscape in the United States.
While similar questions are asked on other federal surveys, the ASEC
includes other measures of economic well-being, such as the official
poverty and supplemental poverty measures. Including these additional
questions will allow for more direct policy relevant analyses of the
respondent group. Data gathered can provide valuable insights into the
usage, accessibility, and difficulties faced by parents and caregivers,
informing better policy outcomes. The data gathered would also advance
research called for by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering,
and Medicine to improve the treatment of childcare in the supplemental
poverty measure. A deeper understanding of these childcare dynamics can
also help identify gaps and enhance family well-being.
Information on work experience, personal income, noncash benefits,
current and previous year health insurance coverage, employer-sponsored
insurance take-up, and migration is collected through the ASEC. The
work experience items in the ASEC provide a unique measure of the
dynamic nature of the labor force as viewed over a one-year period.
These items produce statistics that show movements in and out of the
labor force by measuring the number of periods of unemployment
experienced by people, the number of different employers worked for
during the year, the principal reasons for unemployment, and part-/
full-time attachment to the labor force. We can make indirect
measurements of discouraged workers and others with a casual attachment
to the labor market.
The income data from the ASEC are used by social planners,
economists, government officials, and market researchers to gauge the
economic well-being of the country as a whole, and selected population
group of interest. Government planners and researchers use these data
to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of various assistance
programs. Market researchers use these data to identify and isolate
potential customers. Social planners use these data to forecast
economic conditions and to identify special groups that seem to be
especially sensitive to economic fluctuations. Economists use ASEC data
to determine the effects of various economic forces, such as inflation,
recession, recovery, and so on, and their differential effects on
various population groups.
The ASEC is the official source of national poverty estimates
calculated in accordance with the Office of Management and Budget's
Statistical Policy Directive 14. Two other important national estimates
derived from the ASEC are real median household income and the number
and percent of individuals without health insurance coverage.
The ASEC also contains questions related to (1) medical
expenditures; (2) presence and cost of a mortgage on property; (3)
child support payments; and (4) amount of childcare assistance
received. These questions enable analysts and policymakers to obtain
better estimates of family and household income, and more precisely
gauge poverty status.
II. Method of Collection
The ASEC information will be collected by both personal visit and
telephone interviews in conjunction with the regular February, March
and April CPS interviewing. All interviews are conducted using
computer-assisted interviewing.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607-0354.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission. Request for a Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection.
Affected Public: Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 78,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 25 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 32,500.
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, United States Code, sections 141 and
182; and title 29, United States Code, sections 1-9.
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. 2024-15935 Filed 7-18-24; 8:45 am]
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