Notice2021-25283
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; 2020 Post-Census Group Quarters Review
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November 19, 2021
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Commerce DepartmentCensus Bureau
Abstract
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 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. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment on a proposed new information collection, the 2020 Post-Census Group Quarters Review, prior to the submission of the information collection request (ICR) to OMB for approval.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 221 (Friday, November 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64896-64898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25283]
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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; 2020 Post-Census Group Quarters Review
AGENCY: Census Bureau, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 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. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment on a
proposed new information collection, the 2020 Post-Census Group
Quarters Review, prior to the submission of the information collection
request (ICR) to OMB for approval.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received on or before January 18, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#81c5c2ccc5afd1c2c6d0d3c1e2e4eff2f4f2afe6eef7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="094d4a444d27594a4e585b496a6c677a7c7a276e667f">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference 2020 Post-Census
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Group Quarters Review in the subject line of your comments. You may
also submit comments, identified by Docket Number USBC-2021-0025 to the
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. All comments
received are part of the public record. No comments will be posted to
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> for public viewing until after the comment
period has closed. Comments will generally be posted without change.
All Personally Identifiable Information (for example, name and address)
voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do
not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information. You may submit attachments to electronic
comments in Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed
to Sonia Collazo, Supervisory Statistician, 301-763-3350, and
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4a392524232b642d64292526262b30250a292f24393f39642d253c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f3c2021262e6128612c2023232e35200f2c2a213c3a3c61282039">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The 2020 Post-Census Group Quarters Review (2020 PCGQR) provides a
mechanism for tribal, state, and local governmental units in the United
States and Puerto Rico, or their designated representatives, to submit
a request that the Census Bureau review their population counts for
group quarter facilities by block to correct error(s) affecting the
inclusion of group quarters and their population from the 2020 Census.
The Census Bureau has a comprehensive program to improve the
quality of the population counts. For example, the Census Bureau
provides an opportunity for tribal, federal, state, and local
governments to review and improve the address lists and maps used to
conduct the 2020 Census through the Local Update of Census Addresses
program. In 2020, the Census Bureau used administrative records to
classify some addresses as occupied, vacant, or nonresidential for
enumeration. The Census Bureau also conducts the Population Estimates
Program to calculate population change since the most recent decennial
census and produce a time series of estimates of population,
demographic components of change, and housing units. Beginning in
January 2022, the Census Bureau will begin accepting and processing
challenges submitted by eligible tribal, state, and local government
officials through the Count Question Resolution (CQR) Program. The
purpose of CQR is to provide a mechanism for governmental units to
request a review of their official Census results and to help ensure
that housing and population counts are correctly allocated to census
tabulation blocks in the 50 states, District of Columbia and Puerto
Rico. CQR provides corrected counts for housing units and population
counts existing as of April 1 of the decennial year when the decennial
census record shows that a housing unit or its associated population
was identified during the enumeration, but erroneously excluded from or
included in the census count due to a processing error. As part of the
preparation for the 2020 CQR program, the Census Bureau published a
Federal Register Notice on August 4, 2020 (85 FR 47162). The Census
Bureau received several comments urging the Census Bureau to expand the
CQR program in 2020 to accept and process submissions of population
counts for group quarters facilities that the eligible governmental
unit believed was not collected by the Census Bureau in the 2020
decennial census enumeration. Because the CQR program cannot be an
extension of the decennial enumeration, the Census Bureau was unable to
make changes to CQR consistent with these comments. However, the Census
Bureau considered these comments in conjunction with its comprehensive
program to improve the quality of the group quarters and associated
population counts and the use of administrative records to support
Census Bureau programs under Title 13, United States Code. The Census
Bureau will conduct a 2020 PCGQR to collect information in support of
its ongoing programs, such as the Population Estimates program and the
American Community Survey program. The Census Bureau will issue
certified population correction counts, as determined by Census Bureau
research. The Census Bureau will incorporate all 2020 PCGQR revisions
into the intercensal population estimates and American Community Survey
estimates starting in 2022 and will post the results on the Census
Bureau 2020 PCGQR website.
II. Method of Collection
The Census Bureau will accept 2020 PCGQR cases submitted by tribal,
state, and local governmental units from Spring 2022 through Summer
2023. Governmental units wanting to submit a case will be provided an
Excel spreadsheet template that will be submitted through the Census
Bureau's Secure Web Incoming Module (SWIM). The Census Bureau will only
accept cases that initiate from the highest elected or appointed
official of tribal, state, and local governmental units, or their
designated representative. Regardless of who makes the case submission,
the Census Bureau must receive notification from the highest elected or
appointed official of the governmental unit that indicates they want
the Census Bureau to review their population counts for group quarter
facilities data through the 2020 PCGQR process. This level of
notification assures the Census Bureau that the highest level of
leadership is informed and in agreement with filing a case on behalf of
the governmental unit. The notification must accompany the supporting
documentation submitted with the case.
While the 2020 PCGQR is not an extension of the CQR or the
decennial census program, the Census Bureau will conduct 2020 PCGQR
case research by examining the census records for the 2020 tabulation
block(s) identified in a 2020 PCGQR case using the Master Address File.
All boundaries in the published 2020 Census results are current as of
January 1, 2020, and all group quarters and population counts are
current as of April 1, 2020; therefore, any changes to counts that
occurred past those dates are out of scope. These standards will ensure
that the information submitted as part of a 2020 PCGQR case is
consistent with existing Census Bureau records, which will allow the
Census Bureau to use the submitted records in other Census Bureau
programs, such as the Population Estimates Program and American
Community Survey. No new decennial information products will be created
by the 2020 PCGQR. The Census Bureau will not revise any 2020 Census
information products, such as the population counts delivered to the
President for apportionment or the 2020 Census Public Law 94-171
Redistricting Data Files and Geographic Products. Federal law requires
decennial census data collection to end; therefore, the Census Bureau
cannot continue collecting information for the decennial census through
a 2020 PCGQR.
When a submission is received, the Census Bureau will conduct
research and assess the records contained in that submission for
quality. Once the Census Bureau completes this research and assessment,
the Census Bureau will respond to the governmental unit in writing with
an official determination letter. This determination letter will state
how the case was resolved and information on the resolution, such as,
if the Census Bureau will or will not
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accept the records. If the Census Bureau's research and assessment
determines that a submission identifies existing group quarters and its
associated population counts, then the Census Bureau will accept the
records and update populations counts for the governmental unit for use
in Census Bureau programs, as appropriate. The Census Bureau will issue
certified population count corrections, which governmental units can
use for any purpose requiring their official Census counts. The Census
Bureau will incorporate all 2020 PCGQR revisions into the intercensal
population estimates and American Community Survey estimates starting
in 2022 and will post the new counts on our website. The Census Bureau
will attempt to respond to each inquiry within 90 days of receipt and
complete all case research and resolution by no later than September
30, 2023.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607-XXXX.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission, New Information Collection.
Affected Public: Tribal, State or Local governmental units in the
United States and Puerto Rico.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,500.
Estimated Time per Response: 5.2 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,800.
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. Section 6.
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,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-25283 Filed 11-18-21; 8:45 am]
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