Notice2023-17681
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; High-Frequency Surveys Program/Household Pulse Survey
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August 17, 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 data collection for the Household Pulse Survey under the High- Frequency Surveys Program, prior to the submission of the information collection request (ICR) to OMB for approval. The Household Pulse Survey was launched on April 23, 2020 with approval from the Office of Management and Budget to continue data collection through October 31, 2023 (OMB No. 0607-1013). The Department of Commerce has decided to continue the Household Pulse Survey after October 31, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 158 (Thursday, August 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55998-56000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17681]
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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; High-Frequency Surveys Program/Household Pulse Survey
AGENCY: Census Bureau, Department of 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 data collection for the Household Pulse Survey under the High-
Frequency Surveys Program, prior to the submission of the information
collection request (ICR) to OMB for approval. The Household Pulse
Survey was launched on April 23, 2020 with approval from the Office of
Management and Budget to continue data collection through October 31,
2023 (OMB No. 0607-1013). The Department of Commerce has decided to
continue the Household Pulse Survey after October 31, 2023.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding the continued
Household Pulse Survey information collection must be received on or
before October 16, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by
email to Cassandra Logan, Survey Director, U.S. Census Bureau, by email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b7f4d6c4c4d6d9d3c5d699fbd8d0d6d9f7d4d2d9c4c2c499d0d8c1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6d2e0c1e1e0c03091f0c4321020a0c032d0e08031e181e430a021b">[email protected]</span></a> or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#41111300222e2c2c242f353201252e226f262e37"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="02525043616d6f6f676c767142666d612c656d74">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference
High-Frequency and Rapid Response Surveys/Household Pulse Survey. You
may also submit comments, identified by Docket Number USBC-2023-0006,
to the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. All
comments
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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 Cassandra Logan, Survey Director, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver
Hill Road, HQ-7H157, Washington, DC 20233, (301) 763-1087, and
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6a290b19190b040e180b4426050d0b042a090f04191f19440d051c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fbb89a88889a959f899ad5b7949c9a95bb989e95888e88d59c948d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The High-Frequency Surveys Program was established as a natural
progression from the creation of the Household Pulse Survey. High-
frequency surveys are designed to develop and deploy data collection
instruments quickly and for data to be released in near real-time. The
Census Bureau developed the Household Pulse Survey as an experimental
endeavor in cooperation with five other federal agencies. The survey
was designed to produce near real-time data in a time of urgent and
acute need to inform federal and state action. Changes in the measures
over time provided insight into individuals' experiences on social and
economic dimensions during the period of the Covid-19 pandemic. It has
evolved to include content on other emergent social and economic issues
facing households. This survey, conducted under the auspices of the
Census Bureau's Experimental Data Series (<a href="https://www.census.gov/data/experimental-data-products.html">https://www.census.gov/data/experimental-data-products.html</a>), is designed to supplement the federal
statistical system's traditional benchmark data products with a new
data source that provides relevant and timely information based on a
high-quality sample frame, data integration, and cooperative expertise.
To date, question domains contributed by the Census Bureau
(Census), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS) and
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS); the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS);
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National
Center for Health Statistics (NCHS); the Health Resources and Services
Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau (HRSA/MCHB); the
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES); the Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD); the Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (BTS); the Department of Defense (DOD); the National
Institute on Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH); the National
Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD); the U.S.
Energy Information Administration (EIA); the White House Council of
Economic Advisors (CEA) and Domestic Policy Council (DPC); the Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); the Department of Health and Human
Services, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (HHS/ASPE);
and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have sought to measure
employment status, spending, food security, housing, health, natural
disasters, vaccine receipt, COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment, shortage
of critical products, disability, income, and childcare arrangements.
In the future, the HPS platform will be used to measure social and
economic effects of current events, whether they be health events,
natural disaster events, or other social or economic events facing the
nation or a significant portion of the nation.
II. Method of Collection
The Census Bureau will conduct this information collection online
using Qualtrics as the data collection platform. Qualtrics provides the
necessary agility to deploy the Household Pulse Survey quickly and
securely. It operates in the Gov Cloud, is FedRAMP authorized at the
moderate level, and has an Authority to Operate from the Census Bureau
to collect personally identifiable and Title-protected data.
The Census Bureau will sample approximately 1,100,000 housing units
for each period of data collection. If approved, the survey will be
administered starting on or around November 15, 2023. Households will
be contacted via email and SMS message (with the possibility of mailed
invitations) and asked to complete approximately 50 questions on topics
such as employment status, spending, food security, housing, health,
natural disasters, vaccine receipt, COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment,
shortage of critical products, disability, income, and childcare
arrangements. The time for survey participants to complete the survey
is approximately 20 minutes. As methods develop and questionnaire
topics change, the Census Bureau will notify the public via Federal
Register notices.
Survey estimates will be produced by weighting the results to
various demographic controls from auxiliary sources like the Census
Bureau official population estimates and the American Community Survey.
Source and accuracy documentation will provide details about the
methods and quality of the survey estimates for each data collection
cycle.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607-XXXX.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission, New Information Collection
Request.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The total number of respondents is
estimated at 64,510 per data collection period for 12 data collection
periods each year for a total estimate of 774,120 respondents.
Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 257,782.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Sections 8(b), 182
and 193.
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
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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. 2023-17681 Filed 8-16-23; 8:45 am]
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