Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Military Panel Topical 4 Operation, 101552 [2024-29572]

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• Census Bureau
• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 101552]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29572]


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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; Military Panel Topical 4 Operation

    On August 31, 2023, the Department of Commerce received clearance 
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 to conduct the Census Household Panel 
recruitment and first topical operation (OMB No. 0607-1027, Exp. 8/31/
26). On July 15, 2024, the Department of Commerce received subsequent 
clearance from the OMB to conduct the second and third topical 
operations. The Military Panel is designed to ensure availability of 
frequent data collection for nationwide estimates on a variety of 
topics for active-duty service members and spouses of active-duty 
service members.
    Content for Topical 4 will consist of topics including food 
security readiness, voting, and harassment and discrimination. Topical 
4 data will be collected in January 2025. The Department of Commerce 
will submit the following information collection request to the 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 July 3, 2023, during a 30-day comment period. This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: U.S. Census Bureau, Commerce.
    Title: Military Panel.
    OMB Control Number: 0607-1027.
    Form Number(s): Not yet determined.
    Type of Request: Request for a Revision of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
    Number of Respondents: 1,141 panel members.
    Average Hours per Response: 2 hours per year (20 minutes for bi-
monthly collection).
    Burden Hours: 1,596.
    Needs and Uses: The Census Military Panel is a national survey 
panel by the U.S. Census Bureau (Census) and the U.S. Department of 
Defense (DOD) consisting of active-duty service members and spouses of 
active-duty service members that have agreed to be contacted and 
invited to participate. The ultimate goal for the Military Panel 
project is to recruit at least 2,000 panel members (1,000 service 
members and 1,000 spouses) randomly selected directly from military 
administrative data.
    Invitations to complete the bi-monthly surveys will be sent via 
email and SMS messages and questionnaires will be mainly internet self-
response. The Panel will maintain representativeness by allowing 
respondents who do not use the internet to respond via computer-
assisted telephone interviewing (CATI). All panelists will receive an 
incentive for each complete questionnaire. Periodic replenishment 
samples will maintain representativeness and panelists will be replaced 
after a period of three years.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Frequency: Bi-monthly.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: 10 U.S.C. 1782; Title 13 U.S.C. 8(b).
    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 the title of the collection or the OMB Control 
Number 0607-1027.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-29572 Filed 12-13-24; 8:45 am]
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