Notice2023-15442
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)
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July 20, 2023
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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 revision of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), prior to the submission of the information collection request (ICR) to OMB for approval.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 138 (Thursday, July 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46736-46737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15442]
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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 Income and Program Participation (SIPP)
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 revision of the Survey of Income and Program Participation
(SIPP), 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 September 18,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f99a9c978a8c8ad78a908989b99a9c978a8c8ad79e968f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7013151e0305035e031900003013151e0305035e171f06">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference SIPP OMB Comments in
the subject line of your comments. You may also submit comments,
identified by Docket Number USBC-2023-0003, 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 Hyon B. Shin, Assistant Division Chief, by phone (301-763-6169) or
email (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5a393f34292f297429332a2a1a393f34292f29743d352c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4724222934323469342e37370724222934323469202831">[email protected]</span></a>).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The U.S. Census Bureau plans to request clearance from the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of data concerning
the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). The SIPP is a
household-based survey designed as a continuous series of national
panels.
The SIPP represents the primary source of information about annual
and sub-annual dynamics of income, family and household content,
movement into and out of government programs, and interactions of these
topics in a single, unified dataset allowing for in-depth, informed
analyses. Government domestic policy formulators and evaluators depend
heavily upon the information collected in the SIPP in their analyses of
the distribution of income received either directly as money or
indirectly as in-kind benefits and the effect of tax and transfer
programs on that distribution. They also rely on the SIPP data to
provide improved and expanded information on the dynamics of income and
the general economic and financial situation of the U.S. population, in
the context of the household situation, which the SIPP has provided on
a continuing basis since 1983. The SIPP has measured levels of economic
well-being and permitted measurement of sub-annual and annual changes
in these levels over time.
The SIPP is a household-based survey designed as a continuous
series of national panels. Each panel features a nationally
representative sample of addresses whose household members are
interviewed over a multi-year period lasting approximately four years.
Starting with the 2019 survey year, the Census Bureau introduced a
sample design scenario of overlapping panels where new representative
addresses are sampled and added to the workload each year. This means
that there will be a new household sample introduced each year whose
occupants will be reinterviewed over the subsequent three years,
creating the overlapping sample design.
The 2024 SIPP Panel Wave 1 cases will be interviewed about the
previous calendar year, 2023, as the reference period, and will proceed
with annual interviewing going forward. Calendar year 2024 SIPP will
also have returning Wave 4 cases from sample year 2021, returning Wave
3 cases from 2022, and Wave 2 cases from sample year 2023, each being
interviewed about their experience during reference year 2023.
The overlapping panel model will provide approximately 20,000
interviewed housing units every year to give the best design for both
cross-sectional and longitudinal estimates. We will continue to provide
monthly and longitudinal weights where monthly weights will incorporate
all the panels in the field at that time and longitudinal weights will
depend on individual panels. We estimate that each household contains
2.0 people aged 15 and above, yielding approximately 40,000 person-
level interviews per calendar year. Completing the SIPP interview will
take approximately 50 minutes per adult on average; consequently, the
total annual burden for 2024 SIPP interviews will be 33,330 hours.
The 2024 SIPP will continue to use the same interviewing method as
previous SIPP Panels, in which adults (aged 15 years and older) who
move from the prior wave household will be followed. Consequently,
future waves will incorporate data collected from the prior wave
interview brought forward to the current interview as a way to reduce
respondent burden and improve data quality.
The Census Bureau also plans to continue to use Computer Audio-
Recorded Interview (CARI) technology as part of the SIPP interviewing
process. CARI is a tool used during data collection to capture audio
along with response data. After an introduction that notifies
respondents that the interview may be recorded for quality assurance, a
portion of each interview is recorded unobtrusively, and both the sound
file and screen images are returned with the response data to Census
Headquarters for evaluation. Census staff may review the recorded
portions of the interview to improve questionnaire design and for
quality assurance purposes.
The SIPP questionnaire uses an Event History Calendar (EHC) that
facilitates
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the collection of dates of events and spells of coverage. The EHC is a
tool to assist the respondent's ability to recall events accurately to
the beginning of the reference period and provide increased data
quality and inter-topic consistency for dates reported by respondents.
The EHC is intended to help respondents recall information in a more
natural ``autobiographical'' manner by using events from one topic as
triggers to recall additional details and the timing in other topics.
SIPP is seeking clearance to make the following changes:
<bullet> Revised questionnaire content--The 2024 SIPP questionnaire
removes some latent COVID-19 pandemic content that are no longer
relevant. The questionnaire also updates some questions for better
clarity and to reduce respondent burden. SIPP is also updating the
retirement lump-sum content and medical- and jointly-held-debts section
based on cognitive testing. The final set of proposed new and modified
content will be included in the full OMB ICR for the 2024 SIPP.
<bullet> Reduction in Sample--The SIPP overlapping panels began
with the 2018 SIPP. From 2018 through 2022, SIPP sent a list of
approximately 53,000 designated housing units to be interviewed in the
field each year, including new panel sample cases. Starting in 2023,
SIPP reduced that number from 53,000 to approximately 35,000 housing
units in the annual sample. The new 2024 panel size is 35,000 housing
units minus the total of eligible housing units from earlier panels.
II. Method of Collection
The SIPP uses the Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI)
method of data collection. The household interview collects one
interview per person per year. Each interview will reference a period
that begins with the beginning of the reference period and extends to
the interview month of the current year. A field representative will
conduct the interview in person with all household members 15 years old
or over, using regular proxy-respondent rules. Children under 15 years
old have information collected by proxy interviews with the household
respondent. In the instances where the residence is not accessible or
the respondent makes a request, the field representative will conduct
the interview by telephone.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607-1000.
Form Number(s): SIPP CAPI Automated Instrument.
Type of Review: Regular submission. This is a revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 40,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 50 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 33,330.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 There are no costs to the
respondents other than their time.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Sections 141 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 cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-15442 Filed 7-19-23; 8:45 am]
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