Federal Register: December 2, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 231)
DOCID: FR Doc E5-6744
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCUMENT ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Questionnaire for Building Permit Official
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before January 31, 2006.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
SUMMARY:
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
I. Abstract
The U.S. Census Bureau plans to request an extension of the current Office of Management and Budget (OMB) clearance of the Questionnaire for Building Permit Official (SOCQBPO). The Census Bureau uses the ComputerAssisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) electronic questionnaire SOCQBPO to collect information from state and local building permit officials, such as (1) the types of permits they issue, (2) the length of time a permit is valid, (3) how they store permits, and (4) the geographic coverage of the permit system. We need this information to carry out the sampling for the Survey of Housing Starts, Sales, and Completions (OMB number 06070110), also known as Survey of Construction (SOC). The SOC provides widely used measures of construction activity, including the economic indicators Housing Starts, Housing Completions, and New Housing Sales.
We plan no changes to the SOCQBPO, the information collection methodology, or the sample size.
II. Method of Collection
The Census Bureau uses its field representatives to obtain
information on the operating procedures of a permit office. The field
representative visits the permit office, conducts the interview, and completes the electronic form.
III. Data
OMB Number: 06070125.
Form Number: SOCQBPO.
Type of Review: Regular Review.
Affected Public: State and local governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 900.
Estimated Time Per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 225 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: The cost to the respondents is
estimated to be $4,502 based on an average hourly salary of $20.01 for state and local government employees.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Section 182. IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or
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included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: November 28, 2005.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E56744 Filed 12105; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions
should be directed to Erica Filipek, Census Bureau, Room 2105, FOB 4,
Washington, DC 202336900, (301) 7635161 (or via the Internet at
Erica.mary.filipek@census.gov).