Federal Register: March 26, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 57)
DOCID: fr26mr09-48 FR Doc E9-6490
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr26mr09-48
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Current Population Survey (CPS) School Enrollment Supplement
DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on or before May 26, 2009.
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 Census Bureau plans to request clearance for the collection of data concerning the School Enrollment Supplement to be conducted in conjunction with the October 2009 CPS. Title 13, United States Code, Section 182, and Title 29, United States Code, Sections 19, authorize the collection of the CPS information. The Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsor the basic annual school enrollment questions, which have been collected annually in the CPS for 50 years.
This survey provides information on public/private elementary school, secondary school, and college enrollment, and on
characteristics of private school students and their families, which is
used for tracking historical trends, policy planning, and support.
This survey is the only source of national data on the age distribution and family characteristics of college students and the only source of demographic data on preprimary school enrollment. As part of the Federal government's efforts to collect data and provide timely information to local governments for policymaking decisions, the survey provides national trends in enrollment and progress in school. II. Method of Collection
The school enrollment information will be collected by both
personal visit and telephone interviews in conjunction with the regular
October CPS interviewing. All interviews are conducted using computer assisted interviewing.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 06070464.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 59,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 3 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,950.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. Section 182, and Title 29, U.S.C., Sections 19.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance
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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 included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: March 19, 2009.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E96490 Filed 32509; 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 Karen Woods, U.S. Census Bureau, DSD/CPS HQ 7H110F, Washington, DC 202338400, (301) 7633806.