Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Current Population Survey (CPS) 2025 Field Test, 9962 [2025-02854]
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governments (units) must report to the
state on a routine basis (e.g., quarterly,
or annually). As a result, the Census
Bureau has found directory listings to be
reliable sources for obtaining current
information for local governments in
some states. A third validation option is
Census Bureau analysts reviewing state
legislation annually to identify new bills
and repealed bills that provide up-todate legislative changes impacting local
government units.
The majority of 2026 GUS questions
ask for a yes/no response to indicate
whether a government unit is in
operation and verify contact information
accuracy. Other questions collect
information about the government unit’s
function using drop-down menu
selections.
II. Method of Collection
The 2026 GUS will use the Census
Bureau’s web instrument Centurion.
Multiple modes for data collection are
available. The main collection method
is internet data collection with a mailed
invitation, followed by email, mail, and
telephone follow-ups. Respondents who
either do not have internet access, or
who encounter issues such as internet
firewalls that prevent access to the
secure website portal, may contact
Census Bureau customer service
operators to report via telephone as an
alternative. Customer service operators
are trained to collect a respondent’s
information via phone and key their
responses directly into the secure GUS
web instrument.
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,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office
of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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OMB Control Number: 0607–0930.
Form Number(s): GUS–1, GUS–2.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Townships and
special district governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
30,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 7
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,500.
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 U.S.C.,
Sections 161 and 193.
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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
(CPS) 2025 Field Test
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
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the public’s reporting burden. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on September
30, 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: Current Population Survey,
2025 Field Test.
OMB Control Number: 0607–XXXX.
Form Number(s): There are no forms.
All interviews are conducted using
computers.
Type of Request: Regular submission,
New Information Collection Request.
Number of Respondents: 50,000.
Average Hours per Response: 10
minutes.
Burden Hours: 33,333.
Needs and Uses: 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.
Affected Public: Households.
Frequency: Monthly.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S.C. 8(b),
141, 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 the title of the collection.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance 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; Current Population Survey (CPS) 2025 Field Test
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 September 30, 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: Current Population Survey, 2025 Field Test.
OMB Control Number: 0607-XXXX.
Form Number(s): There are no forms. All interviews are conducted
using computers.
Type of Request: Regular submission, New Information Collection
Request.
Number of Respondents: 50,000.
Average Hours per Response: 10 minutes.
Burden Hours: 33,333.
Needs and Uses: 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.
Affected Public: Households.
Frequency: Monthly.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S.C. 8(b), 141, 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 the title of the collection.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2025-02854 Filed 2-19-25; 8:45 am]
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