Notice2023-13044
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Data Security Requirements for Accessing Confidential Data
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Published
June 20, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentCensus BureauEconomic Analysis Bureau
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39822-39823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13044]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Data Security Requirements for Accessing Confidential Data
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 November 10, 2022, during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis,
Commerce.
Title: Data Security Requirements for Accessing Confidential Data.
OMB Control Number: 0607-XXXX.
Form Number(s):
<bullet> Form BC-1759, Special Sworn Status--U.S. Census Bureau
<bullet> Fair Credit Release--U.S. Census Bureau
<bullet> Selective Service Form--U.S. Census Bureau
<bullet> Foreign National Residence History--U.S. Census Bureau
<bullet> Initial Information Sheet--U.S. Census Bureau
<bullet> Researcher Semi-Annual Contact Information and Travel History
Update--U.S. Census Bureau
<bullet> Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (OMB No. 1615-
0047)--U.S. Census Bureau
<bullet> OF-306, Declaration for Federal Employment (OMB No. 3206-
0182)--U.S. Census Bureau
<bullet> SF85P, Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions (OMB No. 3206-
0258)--U.S. Census Bureau
<bullet> Sworn Statement (Affirmation) of Nondisclosure for Consultant
to BEA--U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
<bullet> Annual Census Bureau Data Handling University Training,
including:
[cir] Data Stewardship & Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)
[cir] Title 13 Awareness Course
[cir] Title 26 Awareness Training
[cir] Cybersecurity Awareness & Protection Course
<bullet> Annual Census Bureau Records Management Training
<bullet> Annual Bureau of Economic Analysis Title 26 Awareness Training
<bullet> Annual Bureau of Economic Analysis Data Stewardship and IT
Security Training
<bullet> Annual Bureau of Economic Analysis Records Management 101
Training
<bullet> Annual Bureau of Economic Analysis Active Shooter Training
<bullet> Annual Bureau of Economic Analysis Employees Safety Training
Type of Request: Regular submission, new information collection
request.
Number of Respondents: 640.
Average Hours per Response: 6 hours for the U.S. Census Bureau and
3 hours for the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. This estimate
includes completion of paperwork and training requirements.
Burden Hours: 3,501.
Needs and Uses: Title III of the Foundations for Evidence-Based
Policymaking Act of 2018 (44 U.S.C. 3583; hereafter referred to as the
Evidence Act) mandates that OMB establish a Standard Application
Process (SAP) for requesting access to certain confidential data
assets. The SAP is to be a process through which agencies, the
Congressional Budget Office, State, local, and Tribal governments,
researchers, and other individuals, as appropriate, may apply to access
certain confidential data assets held by a Federal statistical agency
or unit for the purposes of developing evidence.
The SAP Portal is to be a single web-based common application
designed to collect information from individuals requesting access to
confidential data assets from federal statistical agencies and units.
When an application for confidential data is approved through the SAP
Portal, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
will collect information to fulfill their statutory confidentiality and
data security requirements. This is a required step before providing
the individual with access to restricted use microdata for the purpose
of evidence building. The U.S. Census Bureau's and the U.S. Bureau of
Economic Analysis's data security forms and other paperwork, along with
the corresponding security protocols, allow the U.S. Census Bureau and
the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis to maintain controls on
confidentiality, as required by the law governing the data-owning
agency. The U.S. Census Bureau's and the U.S. Bureau of Economic
Analysis's collection of data security information will occur outside
of the SAP Portal.
In the instance of a positive determination for an application
requesting access to a U.S. Census Bureau and/or U.S. Bureau of
Economic Analysis-owned confidential data asset through the SAP
process, the U.S. Census Bureau and/or the U.S. Bureau of Economic
Analysis will contact the applicant(s) to initiate the process of
collecting information to fulfill their
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statutory confidentiality and data security requirements. These forms
are necessary for the U.S. Census Bureau and/or the U.S. Bureau of
Economic Analysis to place the applicant(s) to protect the
confidentiality of the data they collect.
Affected Public: Members of the public who are seeking a security
clearance with either the U.S. Census Bureau or the U.S. Bureau of
Economic Analysis in order to obtain access to confidential data.
Frequency: Annual.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 13 U.S.C. 9 and 23(c) for Census; 22 U.S.C. 3104
and 15 CFR part 80 for BEA.
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 Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-13044 Filed 6-16-23; 8:45 am]
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