Notice2024-14528
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Spatial, Address, and Imagery Data Program
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July 2, 2024
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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 Spatial, Address, and Imagery Data (SAID) Program, prior to the submission of the information collection request (ICR) to OMB for approval.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54766-54767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14528]
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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; Spatial, Address, and Imagery Data Program
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 Spatial, Address, and Imagery Data (SAID)
Program, 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 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f89c9b959cd6888a99b89b9d968b8d8bd69f978e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c1a5a2aca5efb1b3a081a2a4afb2b4b2efa6aeb7">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference Spatial, Address, and
Imagery Data Program in the subject line of your comments. You may also
submit comments, identified by Docket Number USBC-2024-0017, to the
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. All comments
received are part of the public record. No comments will be posted to
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://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 Michael S. Snow, Program Manager, Decennial Census Management
Division, by phone at 301-763-9912 or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f296919f96dc828093b291979c818781dc959d84"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fd999e9099d38d8f9cbd9e98938e888ed39a928b">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The SAID Program is one of many voluntary geographic partnership
programs that collects data to update the U.S. Census Bureau's
geographic database, known as the Master Address File/Topologically
Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) System. The
Census Bureau uses the MAF/TIGER System to link statistical data from
censuses and surveys to locations and areas, such as
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American Indian reservations, states, counties, incorporated places,
and census tracts. To tabulate census and survey response data
properly, the Census Bureau must have current and accurate addresses,
street centerlines, and imagery.
The SAID Program provides the Census Bureau with a continuous
method to obtain current, accurate, and complete addresses, street
centerlines, and imagery data from tribal, state, and local governments
as well as other federal agencies and authoritative data source
organizations. The purpose of the SAID Program is to help maintain the
Census Bureau's geographic framework for data collection, tabulation,
and dissemination between decennial censuses and to support ongoing
programs such as the American Community Survey and the Population
Estimates Program. The SAID Program will continue to focus on acquiring
addresses, street centerlines, and imagery in areas targeted with
housing unit growth or change.
The Census Bureau is requesting clearance to continue the SAID
Program. As the current OMB Control Number 0607-1008 clearance will
expire in January 2025, the new clearance will allow the Census Bureau
to continue data acquisition to support MAF/TIGER System updates,
quality control, and change detection.
II. Method of Collection
The SAID Program participant universe is determined annually using
several evaluation factors. These factors include address growth,
address change, or address coverage needs where there is no online
address, parcel, or GIS data, and imagery coverage needs. The Census
Bureau will contact potential participants by telephone and email to
request data, and supporting metadata, for addresses, street
centerlines, and/or imagery that are no more than two years old. The
Census Bureau will attempt to contact each potential participant three
times before rescheduling them for another year.
The Census Bureau may request entire datasets or partial datasets
that include only the changes since a previous submission. For
participants that agree to provide their data, the Census Bureau will
provide guidance for using a secure online data sharing portal. The
portal guides participants through the process for securely uploading
their data to the Census Bureau and provides the Census Bureau with
submission tracking for records management. If a participant's data
lacks metadata or if the metadata is insufficient, the Census Bureau
will contact the participant to request the additional metadata
information. The Census Bureau will only process the data with
appropriate metadata.
The data collected in the SAID Program may be used to maintain the
Census Bureau's geographic framework for data collection, tabulation,
and dissemination to support ongoing programs such as the American
Community Survey, population estimates programs, other current surveys,
and the decennial census. The SAID Program follows the process below:
<bullet> The Census Bureau invites participants, including tribal,
state, and local governments; federal agencies; and other authoritative
data source organizations each fiscal year.
<bullet> Participants are asked to provide a current address list
with latitude/longitude coordinates and attributes, street centerline,
and/or imagery data, and the associated metadata, for their
jurisdiction that is no more than two years old.
<bullet> Participants submit the requested data per Census Bureau
procedures.
<bullet> The Census Bureau validates then updates the MAF/TIGER
System with the address and street centerline data provided by
participants and uses the imagery for quality control and change
detection.
<bullet> The Census Bureau uses the updated addresses and street
centerlines in the MAF/TIGER System to support Census Bureau data
collection, processing, and tabulation.
The Census Bureau is adding a feedback component to its geographic
partnership programs to allow for the solicitation of feedback to
improve the administration of the respective program and potentially
reduce the future burden. Participants may be asked to provide their
feedback on materials, method(s) of data collection, manner of
communications, and the usability of the program applications and
tools.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607-1008.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission, request for a revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Tribal, state, local governments, federal agencies
and other authoritative data source organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
<bullet> Census Bureau Contact with Respondents: 500.
<bullet> Census Bureau Acquisition of Respondent Geographic Data
and Content Clarification: 250.
<bullet> Feedback: 25
Estimated Time per Response:
<bullet> Census Bureau Contact with Respondents: 1 hour.
<bullet> Census Bureau Acquisition of Respondent Geographic Data
and Content Clarification: 1.5 hours.
<bullet> Feedback: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 900.
<bullet> Census Bureau Contact with Respondents: 500.
<bullet> Census Bureau Acquisition of Respondent Geographic Data
and Content Clarification: 375.
<bullet> Feedback: 25.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0. (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. 16, 141, 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 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.
Mary Lenaiyasa,
PRA Program Manager, Policy Coordination Office, U.S. Census Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2024-14528 Filed 7-1-24; 8:45 am]
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