Notice2024-11232

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for Collection of State Administrative Records Data

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Published
May 22, 2024

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Commerce DepartmentCensus Bureau

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44958-44959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11232]


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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; Generic Clearance for Collection of State Administrative 
Records 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 February 16, 2024, during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce.
    Title: Generic Clearance for Collection of State Administrative 
Records Data.
    OMB Control Number: 0607-0995.
    Form Number(s): Information will be collected in the form of a data 
transfer to the Census Bureau. No form will be used.
    Type of Request: Regular submission, Request for an Extension of a 
currently approved collection.
    Number of Respondents: 50 states, plus the District of Columbia.
    Average Hours per Response: 75 hours.
    Burden Hours: 3,825 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The State administrative records will be integrated 
and linked with Census Bureau data from surveys and censuses and used 
to augment or streamline Census operations; improve the collection, 
analysis, and publication of data under Census Bureau's Title 13, U.S. 
Code (U.S.C) authorized censuses and surveys; improve methods of 
collecting program participation data; and conduct research to improve 
record linking methods.
    The Census Bureau may provide copies of tabulated data of linked 
administrative, survey, and census data to state data sharing partners 
that are created by Census for Census research purposes. Tabulated data 
are subject to disclosure avoidance review prior to release. Data 
sharing and analysis of linked files are solely for statistical 
purposes, not for program enforcement. All State administrative records 
data are and will remain confidential, whether in their original form 
or when comingled or linked with survey and census data.
    Affected Public: State governments.
    Frequency: Initial data extract delivery followed by an annual data 
extract delivery through the duration of the terms of the agreement.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: The authority for the Census Bureau to enter into 
these agreements is 13 U.S.C. 6, which permits the Census Bureau to 
access, by purchase or otherwise, information to assist the Census 
Bureau in the performance of duties under Title 13, United States Code. 
Other specific citations may apply per the data sharing partner.

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    This information collection request may be viewed at 
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce 
collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of 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 either the title of the collection or the OMB Control Number 
0607-0995.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-11232 Filed 5-21-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-07-P


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