Notice2021-20052
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Household Pulse Survey
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September 16, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 177 (Thursday, September 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 51653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20052]
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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; Household Pulse Survey
On July 20, 2021, 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 Phase 3.2 of the Household
Pulse Survey (OMB No. 0607-1013, Exp. 10/31/23). The Household Pulse
Survey was designed to meet a need for timely information associated
with household experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Department
is committed to ensuring that the data collected by the Household Pulse
Survey continue to meet information needs as they may evolve over the
course of the pandemic. This notice serves to inform of the
Department's intent to request clearance from OMB to make some
revisions to the Household Pulse Survey questionnaire. To ensure that
the data collected by the Household Pulse Survey continue to meet
information needs as they evolve over the course of the pandemic, the
Census Bureau submits this Request for Revision to an Existing
Collection for a revised Phase 3.3 questionnaire. Specifically, Phase
3.3 includes modifications to questions relating to vaccinations that
expand response options for the number of doses and brand of Covid-19
vaccine received; three items asked in prior phases that have been
reinstated with regard to unemployment insurance benefits, with a
modified reference period; and a question that was reinstated relating
to use of public transit and ridesharing.
It is the Department's intention to commence data collection using
the revised instrument on or about October 27, 2021. The Department
invites 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 sought on
the Household Pulse Survey via the Federal Register on May 19, 2020,
June 3, 2020, February 1, 2021, April 13, 2021, and again on June 24,
2021. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments
on the proposed revisions.
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce.
Title: Household Pulse Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0607-1013.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Request for a Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Number of Respondents: 3,150,000.
Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes.
Burden Hours: 1,039,500.
Needs and Uses: Data produced by the Household Pulse Survey are
designed to inform on a range of topics related to households'
experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic. Topics to date have included
employment, facility to telework, travel patterns, income loss,
spending patterns, food and housing security, access to benefits,
mental health and access to care, intent to receive the COVID-19
vaccine, and educational disruption (K-12 and post-secondary). The
requested revision, if approved by OMB, will add previously approved
items to the Phase 3.3 questionnaire. The overall burden change to the
public will be insignificant.
The Household Pulse Survey was initially launched in April, 2020 as
an experimental project (see <a href="https://www.census.gov/data/experimental-data-products.html">https://www.census.gov/data/experimental-data-products.html</a>) under emergency clearance from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) initially granted April 19, 2020; regular
clearance was subsequently sought and approved by OMB on October 30,
2020 (OMB No. 0607-1013; Exp. 10/30/2023).
Affected Public: Households.
Frequency: Households will be selected once to participate in a 20-
minute survey.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Sections 8(b), 182
and 196.
This information collection request may be viewed at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. 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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
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 0607-1013.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-20052 Filed 9-15-21; 8:45 am]
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