Notice2022-08262
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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April 18, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 74 (Monday, April 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22869-22870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08262]
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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 February 28, 2022, 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 3.4 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
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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 3.5 questionnaire.
Phase 3.5 includes new questions on timing of positive coronavirus
test, use of coronavirus treatments, the experience of long-COVID
symptoms, amount of monthly rent and changes in monthly rent,
children's mental health, and difficulty with self-care and
communicating. Questions related to food expenditures will be
reinstated for Phase 3.5. There are also modifications to existing
questions, including changing the focus of one vaccination question
from reasons for not receiving the vaccine to reasons for not receiving
a vaccine booster dose, modifying the questions on children's vaccines
to include both age group and number of vaccine doses received, and a
revised question on number of days teleworked (if any). Several
questions will be removed for Phase 3.5, including questions on the
number of vaccine doses and brand of vaccine received, intention to
receive vaccine, mental health prescriptions and services use and unmet
needs, preventive care for children, confidence in paying rent or
mortgage on time, and some questions on household activities.
It is the Department's intention to commence data collection using
the revised instrument on or about May 25, 2022. 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, June 24, 2021, October
26, 2021, and January 24, 2022. This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments on the proposed revisions.
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
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: 235,200.
Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes.
Burden Hours: 77,616.
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/booster, and post-secondary educational disruption. The
requested revision, if approved by OMB, will remove selected items from
the questions for which utility has declined and add questions based on
information needs expressed via public comment and in consult with
other Federal agencies. 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. 2022-08262 Filed 4-15-22; 8:45 am]
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