Notice2023-27207
Geographically Updated Population Certification Program
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Published
December 12, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentCensus Bureau
Abstract
Effective January 1, 2024, the Census Bureau will reinstate the Geographically Updated Population Certification Program (GUPCP). At that time, the Census Bureau will resume processing applications for certified decennial census population and housing counts associated with updated government boundaries. This service was suspended on January 1, 2019, to accommodate the taking of the 2020 Census (see the Federal Register, October 19, 2018). The resumption of this service provides the requesting government a new certification of 2020 Census population and housing counts based on boundary updates that became legally effective after the 2020 Census. Government boundaries effective on or before January 1, 2020 were used for 2020 Census population and housing tabulation. While GUPCP was originally scheduled for reinstatement in 2022, resource demands following the 2020 Census have delayed its relaunch until 2024. Resumption of the program continues a fee-based service that the Census Bureau has provided since the 1970s. Additional program details, including the schedule of fees and application instructions, will be available online at: https://www.census.gov/ programs-surveys/gupcp.html.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86106-86108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27207]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
[Docket Number: 231128-0279; X-RIN 0607-XC072]
Geographically Updated Population Certification Program
AGENCY: Census Bureau, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of program reinstatement.
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SUMMARY: Effective January 1, 2024, the Census Bureau will reinstate
the Geographically Updated Population Certification Program (GUPCP). At
that time, the Census Bureau will resume processing applications for
certified decennial census population and housing counts associated
with updated government boundaries. This service was suspended on
January 1, 2019, to
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accommodate the taking of the 2020 Census (see the Federal Register,
October 19, 2018). The resumption of this service provides the
requesting government a new certification of 2020 Census population and
housing counts based on boundary updates that became legally effective
after the 2020 Census. Government boundaries effective on or before
January 1, 2020 were used for 2020 Census population and housing
tabulation. While GUPCP was originally scheduled for reinstatement in
2022, resource demands following the 2020 Census have delayed its
relaunch until 2024. Resumption of the program continues a fee-based
service that the Census Bureau has provided since the 1970s. Additional
program details, including the schedule of fees and application
instructions, will be available online at: <a href="https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/gupcp.html">https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/gupcp.html</a>.
DATES: The GUPCP will be reinstated on January 1, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lindsay Spell, Population Division,
U.S. Census Bureau, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c9a5a0a7adbaa8b0e7bab9aca5a589aaaca7babcbae7aea6bf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1d717473796e7c64336e6d7871715d7e78736e686e337a726b">[email protected]</span></a> or telephone
at 301-763-1652.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following the 1970 decennial census and
after every subsequent decennial census, the Census Bureau provided the
opportunity for tribal, state, and local governments to obtain
certified population and housing counts for areas where the boundaries
have changed from those used to tabulate the results of the immediately
preceding decennial census. These changes occur due to newly
incorporated governments, the merger of two or more existing
governments, the addition or annexation of land by a government, or
other circumstances. The certification process is available to
governments established by law for the purpose of implementing
specified general-purpose or special-purpose government functions. Most
governments have legally established boundaries and names and have
officials (usually elected) who have the power to carry out legally
prescribed functions, provide services for residents, and raise
revenues. These are commonly referred to as general-purpose governments
and typically include federally recognized American Indian reservations
and off-reservation trust land, counties and county equivalents,
boroughs, cities, towns, villages, and townships. Special-purpose
governments, such as school districts, typically are limited to one
function.
The Census Bureau is issuing this notice to reinstate the GUPCP as
a centralized system for certifying decennial population and housing
counts. This service will be a permanent process, but one that will be
suspended in advance of future decennial censuses. Typically, the
Census Bureau will suspend this service and direct its resources to the
decennial census for approximately five years. This includes the two
years preceding the decennial census, the decennial census year, and
the two years following it. The Census Bureau will issue notices in the
Federal Register announcing when it suspends and, in turn, resumes the
service.
The Census Bureau first began to make updated decennial census
count determinations to reflect geographic boundary changes in 1972 in
response to the requests of local governments to establish eligibility
for participation in the General Revenue Sharing Program, authorized
under Public Law 92-512. At that time, the Census Bureau established a
fee-based service enabling governments with annexations to obtain
updated decennial census population counts that reflected the
population living in the annexed areas. The Census Bureau also received
funding from the U.S. Department of the Treasury to make those
determinations for larger annexations that met prescribed criteria, and
for new incorporations. The General Revenue Sharing Program ended on
September 30, 1986, but the certification program continued into 1988
with support from the Census Bureau. The program was suspended to
accommodate the taking of the 1990 decennial census and resumed in
1992. The Census Bureau supported the program through fiscal year 1995
for cities with large annexations and through fiscal year 1996 for
newly incorporated places. The program was continued as a fee-based
service until June 1, 1998, at which time it was suspended for the 2000
decennial census (see the Federal Register, 63 FR 27706, May 20, 1998).
In 2002, the program resumed and has since been referred to as the
Geographically Updated Population Certification Program or GUPCP (see
the Federal Register, 67 FR 72095, December 4, 2002). GUPCP was
suspended again in 2008 to accommodate the taking of the 2010 Census
(see the Federal Register, 72 FR 46602, August 21, 2007), as well as in
2019 to accommodate the taking of the 2020 Census (see the Federal
Register, 83 FR 53029, October 19, 2018).
Although there is no legal requirement that the Census Bureau
provide this service, there is a demand from governments for 2020
Census population and housing counts to be certified to reflect
boundary updates or the formation of new governments dated after
January 1, 2020, the legal effective date for boundaries used in
tabulating the 2020 Census. Title 13, United States Code (U.S.C.),
section 8 allows the Census Bureau to conduct this program by providing
certain statistical materials upon payment of costs for the service.
The Census Bureau is the sole provider of this service, which is based
on processing 2020 Census enumeration records protected by the
confidentiality restrictions at 13 U.S.C. 8 and 9.
A geographically updated population certification from the Census
Bureau confirms that an official population and housing count is an
accurate re-tabulation of the 2020 Census population and housing as
configured for the updated government boundaries. A population
certification may be needed for many reasons. For example, general-
purpose governments may be required by state law to produce a Census
Bureau population and housing certification for funds disbursement from
their respective state, or federally sponsored programs may require or
honor a Census Bureau population and housing certification for program
eligibility. Special-purpose governments may also need official
certification of census population and housing counts for other
purposes.
The Census Bureau is reinstating the fee-based service that will
use current geographic and demographic programs to support customer
requests. The final fee structure will reflect variations in the
resources needed to meet customer requirements for certifications of
standard governmental units and will be posted online at: <a href="https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/gupcp.html">https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/gupcp.html</a>. There are two types of
fees, based upon whether the population certificate is generated
through an annually scheduled geographic update process or is expedited
in order to meet customer needs. Governments requesting certification
must complete Form BC-1869(EF), ``Geographically Updated Population
Certification Program (GUPCP) Request''. This form will be available
online at: <a href="https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/gupcp.html">https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/gupcp.html</a>. Tribal,
state, and local governments should submit requests for certifications
on Form BC-1869(EF) by email to the Census Bureau at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#33435c431d5f54565e437350565d4046401d545c45"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9feff0efb1f3f8faf2efdffcfaf1eceaecb1f8f0e9">[email protected]</span></a>. Communication requesting the service without Form
BC-1869(EF) will be accepted only if it contains the information
necessary to complete the form.
Paperwork Reduction Act: Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, no person is required to respond to,
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nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with,
a collection of information subject to the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), unless that
collection of information displays a current Office of Management and
Budget control number. This notice does not represent a collection of
information and is not subject to the PRA's requirements. The form
reference in the notice, Form BC-1869(EF), will collect only
information necessary to process a certification request. As such, it
is not subject to the PRA's requirements.
Robert L. Santos, Director, Census Bureau, approved the publication
of this notice in the Federal Register.
Dated: December 7, 2023.
Shannon Wink,
Program Analyst, Policy Coordination Office, U.S. Census Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2023-27207 Filed 12-11-23; 8:45 am]
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