Notice2022-04222
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Ask U.S. Panel
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March 1, 2022
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Commerce DepartmentCensus Bureau
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11408-11409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04222]
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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; Ask U.S. Panel
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 December 7, 2021, during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: Ask U.S. Panel.
OMB Control Number: 0607-XXXX.
Form Number(s): Not yet determined.
Type of Request: Regular submission, New Information Collection
Request.
Number of Respondents: 1,700.
Average Hours per Response: Approximately 39.9 minutes per
respondent.
Burden Hours: 1,131 hours.
Needs and Uses: The Ask U.S. Panel (``the Panel'') will be a
nationally representative survey panel for tracking public opinion on a
variety of topics of interest to numerous federal agencies and their
partners, and for conducting experimentation on alternative question
wording and methodological approaches. The Panel may also be used to
collect national-representative rapid-response data, as a complement to
that currently collected by the Household Pulse Survey. The Panel will
be developed through a multi-year effort. The first two years will
focus on developing the overall design and conducting a large-scale
field Pilot Test. Nationally representative data collection based on a
probability sample of U.S. adults will begin in the third year. The
current request is limited to the Pilot Test. A future request will
contain details for the full Panel.
A key objective of the Panel will be to produce representative and
reliable statistics on a rapid turnaround suitable for use by federal
agencies. Ultimately, the Panel seeks to make it possible to release
data that meets standards of the Federal Statistical Agencies and the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). At the same time, the Panel will
ensure availability of frequent data collection for nationally
representative estimates on a variety of topics and a variety of
subgroups of the population.
The Panel is an interagency effort, with representatives from
Census, the Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, the National Center for Health Statistics,
the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, the
National Center for Education Statistics, the Department of Defense,
Department of Transportation, Department of Labor and the Social
Security Administration guiding its design, content and methodological
rigor, that will be used to meet data needs across the Federal
Statistical System.
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Data will be collected in two distinct phases. In Phase 1, a pilot,
consisting of approximately ten percent of the final panel (1,700
people) will be recruited and surveyed as a proof-of-concept to refine
methods. In Phase 2, the full panel will be recruited and surveyed
using methodology refined during Phase 1. This 30-day notice seeks
clearance for the Phase 1 Pilot. A future 30-day notice will outline
specific plans for Phase 2.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: Twice a year.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: The Pilot is being developed under a cooperative
agreement awarded by the Census Bureau pursuant to the Consolidated
Appropriations Act of 2021, Public Law 116-260, Section 110. Data
collection from the Panel for Census Bureau sponsored surveys is
authorized by Title 13, Sections, 131, 141, 161, 181, 182, 193, and
301. Data collection from the Panel for surveys sponsored by other
agencies is authorized by 13 U.S.C. 8(b), where the Census Bureau is
the collection agent, 44 U.S. Code 3509, where OMB can direct data
collection, and the various U.S. Code titles that authorize those
agencies to collect information, including but not limited to Title 49,
Section 329 for Bureau of Transportation Statistics collections, and
the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA 2002, 20 U.S.C. 9543)
for National Center for Education Statistics surveys.
The confidentiality of information collected on topical surveys in
this panel is assured by CIPSEA, Title 13 United States Code, or other
applicable titles which authorize the collection of information.
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 the title of the collection.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2022-04222 Filed 2-28-22; 8:45 am]
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