Notice2022-22190
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Survey of Construction: Questionnaire for Building Permit Official
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Published
October 13, 2022
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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 the proposed extension of the Survey of Construction: Questionnaire for Building Permit Official prior to the submission of the information collection request (ICR) to OMB for approval.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62079-62080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22190]
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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; Survey of Construction: Questionnaire for Building Permit
Official
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 the
proposed extension of the Survey of Construction: Questionnaire for
Building Permit Official 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 December 13, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#085c606765697b2642265b65617c60486b6d667b7d7b266f677e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="56023e393b3725781c78053b3f223e1635333825232578313920">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference Survey of
Construction: Questionnaire for Building Permit Official in the subject
line of your comments. You may also submit comments, identified by
Docket Number USBC-2022-0018, 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 William Abriatis, Chief, Residential Construction Branch, Economic
Indicators Division, 301-763-3686, and <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#16417f7a7a7f777b385b385774647f77627f655675737865636538717960"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aafdc3c6c6c3cbc784e784ebc8d8c3cbdec3d9eac9cfc4d9dfd984cdc5dc">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The U.S. Census Bureau plans to request a three-year extension of
the current Office of Management and Budget (OMB) clearance of the
Questionnaire for Building Permit Official (SOC-QBPO). The Census
Bureau uses the Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI)
electronic questionnaire SOC-QBPO to collect information from state and
local building permit officials on: (1) the types of residential
permits they issue, (2) the length of time a permit is valid, (3) how
they store permits, and (4) the geographic coverage of the permit
system. We need this information to carry out the sampling for the
Survey of Housing Starts, Sales, and Completions (OMB number 0607-
0110), also known as Survey of Construction (SOC). The SOC provides
widely used measures of construction activity, including the Principal
Economic Indicators: New Residential Construction, and New Residential
Sales.
The current OMB clearance is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2023.
We will continue to use the current CAPI questionnaire. The overall
length of the interview will not change, and the sample size will only
receive a minor downward revision.
II. Method of Collection
The Census Bureau uses its field representatives to obtain
information on the operating procedures of a permit office using the
SOC-QBPO. The field representative visits the permit office, conducts
the interview with office staff, and completes this electronic form.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607-0125.
Form Number(s): SOC-QBPO.
Type of Review: Regular submission, Request for an Extension,
without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection.
Affected Public: State and local Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 250 hours.
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. Sections 131 and 182.
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
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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. 2022-22190 Filed 10-12-22; 8:45 am]
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