Notice2024-07899
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Current Population Survey (CPS) Voting and Registration Supplement
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Published
April 15, 2024
Issuing agencies
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 reinstatement without change of the Current Population Survey Voting and Registration Supplement as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, prior to the submission of the information collection request (ICR) to OMB for approval.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 73 (Monday, April 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07899]
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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; Current Population Survey (CPS) Voting and Registration
Supplement
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 reinstatement without change of the Current Population Survey
Voting and Registration Supplement as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, prior to the submission of the information
collection request (ICR) to OMB for approval.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on
or before June 14, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by
email to Kyra Linse, Survey Director, Current Population Surveys via
the internet at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3b5f485f15584b487b585e55484e48155c544d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9afee9feb4f9eae9daf9fff4e9efe9b4fdf5ec">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference Current Population
Survey (CPS) Basic Demographic Items in the subject line of your
comments. You may also submit comments, identified by Docket Number
USBC-2024-0006, 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 Kyra Linse, Survey Director, Current Population Surveys via the
internet at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9cf8eff8b2ffecefdcfff9f2efe9efb2fbf3ea"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="85e1f6e1abe6f5f6c5e6e0ebf6f0f6abe2eaf3">[email protected]</span></a>, or by phone at 301-763-9280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Census Bureau plans to request clearance from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of data concerning the
Voting and Registration Supplement to be conducted in conjunction with
the November 2024 CPS. The Census Bureau sponsors the supplement
questions, which have been previously collected in November biennially
since 1964. The current clearance expired July 31, 2023.
This survey has provided statistical information for tracking
historical trends of voter and nonvoter characteristics in each
Presidential or Congressional election since 1964. The data collected
from the November supplement relates demographic characteristics (age,
sex, race, education, occupation, and income) to voting and nonvoting
behavior. The November CPS supplement is the only federal survey that
provides a comprehensive set of voter and nonvoter characteristics.
Federal, state, and local election officials use these data to
formulate policies relating to the voting and registration process.
Academic researchers, political party committees, think tanks, and
other private organizations also use the voting and registration data.
II. Method of Collection
The voting and registration information will be collected by both
personal visit and telephone interviews in conjunction with the
November CPS interviewing. All interviews are conducted using computer-
assisted interviewing.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607-0466.
Form Number(s): There are no forms. All interviews are conducted
using computers.
Type of Review: Regular submission, Request for Reinstatement,
without Change of a previously approved collection for which approval
has expired.
Affected Public: Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 44,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1100.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: There is no cost to the
respondents other than their time (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. 8(b), 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. 2024-07899 Filed 4-12-24; 8:45 am]
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