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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
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The Census Bureau plans to request
clearance from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for the
collection of information related to a
field test of the Current Population
Survey (CPS) in calendar year 2025.
The CPS has been the source of
official government statistics on
employment and unemployment since
1942. The Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS) and the Census Bureau jointly
sponsor the basic monthly survey. The
Census Bureau also prepares and
conducts all the field work. The CPS
collects labor force information for the
civilian noninstitutional population
including employment status, number
of hours worked, job search activities,
earnings, duration of unemployment,
and the industry and occupation
classification of the job held the
previous week. Data for the CPS are
currently collected by Census field
interviewers via in-person interviews or
by telephone.
The 2025 Field Test’s goal is to test
the use of an internet self-response
method to measure its success as a
possible method of contact and
interviewing with the goal of review
accuracy, reporting, and
representativeness. In addition, should
it prove as a viable response method,
the goal is to experiment with timing
and contacts in order to refine
procedures that best fit the needs of
CPS. This is the first of two major field
tests with the second in 2026, and an
ultimate goal to phase in changes to the
survey in 2027.
II. Method of Collection
The 2025 field test is planned for
April 2025 until November 2025. The
goal is to replicate the expected mode
interaction of adding a self-response
mode as close as possible to a
production environment. The first
interview will be conducted via
computer-assisted person interview
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(CAPI) mode, and most cases will be
followed up for three months with a mix
of internet Self Response and CAPI
follow-up based on the previous
month’s interview results and data
reported. All cases will be in sample for
four months. In addition, some cases
will be put on hold for two months and
then interviewed again in order to
replicate the break in a normal CPS in
a shorter interval. In addition, we will
conduct experiments such as question
wording, contact methods, and timing of
mode switching in order to measure the
best method to encourage response by
internet mode and the best wording for
accurate self-response reporting.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607–XXXX.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission,
New Information Collection Request.
Affected Public: Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
50,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 33,333 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 8(b),
141, and 182.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include, or
summarize, each comment in our
request to OMB to approve this ICR.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
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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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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Quarterly Survey of Public
Pensions
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 June 6, 2024,
during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days
for public comments.
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau,
Commerce.
Title: Quarterly Survey of Public
Pensions.
OMB Control Number: 0607–0143.
Form Number(s): F–10.
Type of Request: Regular submission,
Request for an Extension, without
Change, of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Number of Respondents: 100.
Average Hours per Response: 45
minutes.
Burden Hours: 300.
Needs and Uses: The Quarterly
Survey of Public Pensions provides a
rich source of data on public retirement
systems administered by state and local
governments in the United States. Over
4.6 trillion dollars in public pension
assets in the financial markets are
controlled by a small number of large
retirement systems. The frame for the
2012 Census of Governments identified
3,992 public retirement systems
administered by state and local
governments. The 100 largest systems,
as measured by the system assets,
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account for about 87.2 percent of the
total assets of all systems, based on the
2012 Census of Governments. The
Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions is
used to collect data on the revenues,
expenditures, and composition of assets
of the 100 largest defined benefit public
employee pension systems for state and
local governments. The panel will be
updated in 2025 based on the results of
the 2022 Census of Governments.
Currently, we are requesting approval
to conduct the 2025, 2026 and 2027
Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions.
We are requesting no changes to the
currently approved information
collection form. The Quarterly Survey of
Public Pensions enables policy makers
and economists to focus on the asset
base of public employee retirement
systems while balancing respondent
burden and data quality and providing
a timelier subset of the data published
in the Annual Survey of Public
Pensions.
This survey was initiated in 1968 at
the request of both the Council of
Economic Advisers and the Federal
Reserve Board. The most important
information this survey provides is the
quarterly change in composition of the
securities holdings of the defined
benefit public employee retirement
systems component of the economy.
The Federal Reserve Board uses these
data to track the public sector portion of
the Flow of Funds Accounts.
Additionally, the data are used by a
variety of government officials,
academics, students, and non-profit
organizations to analyze trends in
public employee retirement and the
impact of retirement obligations on the
fiscal well-being of state and local
governments.
The survey provides a focus on the
asset composition of the largest systems.
These data are already produced for
existing internal and external needs,
and most closely align with the needs of
the Federal Reserve Board.
Additionally, the related Annual Survey
of Public Pensions (0607–0585) will
continue to provide a robust collection
of revenue and benefit data on a fiscal
year basis. These data items are in
demand on an annual basis and are
already created for internal and external
purposes by most systems as they are
required items in Comprehensive
Annual Financial Reports (CAFRs).
Summary tables of the information
collected are released quarterly on the
internet. Documentation and
explanatory materials are also available
on the internet site here: https://
www.census.gov/programs-surveys/
qspp.html.
Frequency: Quarterly.
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Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S.C.,
Section and 182.
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 0607–0143.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
In the Matter of: Pierre Michel Alfred,
24 Hartland Court, Pooler, GA 31322,
and, P.O. Box 1274, Pooler, GA 31322;
Order Denying Export Privileges.
On June 15, 2022, in the U.S. District
Court for the Southern District of
Florida, Pierre Michel Alfred (‘‘Alfred’’)
was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C.
554(a). Specifically, Alfred was
convicted of smuggling multiple
firearms and ammunition from the
United States to Haiti. As a result of his
conviction, the Court sentenced Alfred
to three years of probation.
Pursuant to section 1760(e) of the
Export Control Reform Act (‘‘ECRA’’),1
the export privileges of any person who
has been convicted of certain offenses,
including, but not limited to, 18 U.S.C.
554, may be denied for a period of up
to ten (10) years from the date of his/her
conviction. 50 U.S.C. 4819(e). In
addition, any Bureau of Industry and
Security (‘‘BIS’’) licenses or other
authorizations issued under ECRA, in
which the person had an interest at the
time of the conviction, may be revoked.
Id.
BIS received notice of Alfred’s
conviction for violating 18 U.S.C. 554.
As provided in section 766.25 of the
1 ECRA was enacted on August 13, 2018, as part
of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, and as
amended is codified at 50 U.S.C. 4801–4852.
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Export Administration Regulations
(‘‘EAR’’ or the ‘‘Regulations’’), BIS
provided notice and opportunity for
Alfred to make a written submission to
BIS. 15 CFR 766.25.2 BIS has not
received a written submission from
Alfred.
Based upon my review of the record
and consultations with BIS’s Office of
Exporter Services, including its
Director, and the facts available to BIS,
I have decided to deny Alfred’s export
privileges under the Regulations for a
period of seven years from the date of
Alfred’s conviction. The Office of
Exporter Services has also decided to
revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which
Alfred had an interest at the time of his
conviction.3
Accordingly, it is hereby ordered:
First, from the date of this Order until
June 15, 2029, Pierre Michel Alfred,
with last known addresses of 24
Hartland Court, Pooler, GA 31322 and
P.O. Box 1274, Pooler, GA 31322, and
when acting for or on his behalf, his
successors, assigns, employees, agents
or representatives (‘‘the Denied
Person’’), may not directly or indirectly
participate in any way in any
transaction involving any commodity,
software or technology (hereinafter
collectively referred to as ‘‘item’’)
exported or to be exported from the
United States that is subject to the
Regulations, including, but not limited
to:
A. Applying for, obtaining, or using
any license, license exception, or export
control document;
B. Carrying on negotiations
concerning, or ordering, buying,
receiving, using, selling, delivering,
storing, disposing of, forwarding,
transporting, financing, or otherwise
servicing in any way, any transaction
involving any item exported or to be
exported from the United States that is
subject to the Regulations, or engaging
in any other activity subject to the
Regulations; or
C. Benefitting in any way from any
transaction involving any item exported
or to be exported from the United States
that is subject to the Regulations, or
from any other activity subject to the
Regulations.
Second, no person may, directly or
indirectly, do any of the following:
A. Export, reexport, or transfer (incountry) to or on behalf of the Denied
2 The Regulations are currently codified in the
Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR parts 730–
774 (2024).
3 The Director, Office of Export Enforcement, is
the authorizing official for issuance of denial orders
pursuant to amendments to the Regulations (85 FR
73411, November 18, 2020).
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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; Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions
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 June 6, 2024, during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau, Commerce.
Title: Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions.
OMB Control Number: 0607-0143.
Form Number(s): F-10.
Type of Request: Regular submission, Request for an Extension,
without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection.
Number of Respondents: 100.
Average Hours per Response: 45 minutes.
Burden Hours: 300.
Needs and Uses: The Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions provides a
rich source of data on public retirement systems administered by state
and local governments in the United States. Over 4.6 trillion dollars
in public pension assets in the financial markets are controlled by a
small number of large retirement systems. The frame for the 2012 Census
of Governments identified 3,992 public retirement systems administered
by state and local governments. The 100 largest systems, as measured by
the system assets,
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account for about 87.2 percent of the total assets of all systems,
based on the 2012 Census of Governments. The Quarterly Survey of Public
Pensions is used to collect data on the revenues, expenditures, and
composition of assets of the 100 largest defined benefit public
employee pension systems for state and local governments. The panel
will be updated in 2025 based on the results of the 2022 Census of
Governments.
Currently, we are requesting approval to conduct the 2025, 2026 and
2027 Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions. We are requesting no changes
to the currently approved information collection form. The Quarterly
Survey of Public Pensions enables policy makers and economists to focus
on the asset base of public employee retirement systems while balancing
respondent burden and data quality and providing a timelier subset of
the data published in the Annual Survey of Public Pensions.
This survey was initiated in 1968 at the request of both the
Council of Economic Advisers and the Federal Reserve Board. The most
important information this survey provides is the quarterly change in
composition of the securities holdings of the defined benefit public
employee retirement systems component of the economy. The Federal
Reserve Board uses these data to track the public sector portion of the
Flow of Funds Accounts. Additionally, the data are used by a variety of
government officials, academics, students, and non-profit organizations
to analyze trends in public employee retirement and the impact of
retirement obligations on the fiscal well-being of state and local
governments.
The survey provides a focus on the asset composition of the largest
systems. These data are already produced for existing internal and
external needs, and most closely align with the needs of the Federal
Reserve Board. Additionally, the related Annual Survey of Public
Pensions (0607-0585) will continue to provide a robust collection of
revenue and benefit data on a fiscal year basis. These data items are
in demand on an annual basis and are already created for internal and
external purposes by most systems as they are required items in
Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFRs).
Summary tables of the information collected are released quarterly
on the internet. Documentation and explanatory materials are also
available on the internet site here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/qspp.html.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S.C., Section and 182.
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 0607-0143.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-22365 Filed 9-27-24; 8:45 am]
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