Notice2025-14433
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for Questionnaire Pretesting Research
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July 30, 2025
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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 extension of the Generic Clearance for Questionnaire Pretesting Research, prior to the submission of the information collection request (ICR) to OMB for approval.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 30, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35842-35843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14433]
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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 Questionnaire Pretesting Research
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 extension of the Generic Clearance for Questionnaire
Pretesting Research, 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 29,
2025.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f09194829dde808291b093959e838583de979f86"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7f1e1b0d12510f0d1e3f1c1a110c0a0c51181009">[email protected]</span></a> and <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e4b4b6a5878b8989818a9097a4808b87ca838b92"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="33636172505c5e5e565d474073575c501d545c45">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference
``Generic Clearance for Questionnaire Pretesting Research'' in the
subject line of your comments. You may also submit comments, identified
by Docket Number USBC-2025-0008, 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 Jessica Holzberg, Senior Methodologist, Center for Behavioral
Science Methods, 301-763-2298, and <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#afc5cadcdcc6ccce81c7c0c3d5cdcaddc8efcccac1dcdadc81c8c0d9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cba1aeb8b8a2a8aae5a3a4a7b1a9aeb9ac8ba8aea5b8beb8e5aca4bd">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Census Bureau plans to request an extension of the current OMB
approval to conduct a variety of small-scale questionnaire pretesting
activities under this generic clearance. A block of hours will be
dedicated to these activities for each of the next three years. OMB
will be informed in writing of the purpose and scope of each of these
activities, as well as the time frame and the number of burden hours
used. The number of hours used will not exceed the number set aside for
this purpose.
This research program will be used by the Census Bureau and survey
sponsors to improve questionnaires and procedures, reduce respondent
burden, and ultimately increase the quality of data collected in the
Census Bureau censuses and surveys. The clearance will be used to
conduct pretesting of decennial, demographic, and economic census and
survey questionnaires prior to fielding them. Pretesting activities
will involve one of the following methods for identifying measurement
problems with the questionnaire or survey procedure: cognitive
interviews, focus groups, respondent debriefing, behavior coding of
respondent/interviewer interaction, and split panel tests.
II. Method of Collection
Any of the following methods may be used: mail, telephone, face-to-
face; paper-and-pencil, CATI, CAPI, internet, mobile device, or IVR.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607-0725.
Form Number(s): Various.
Type of Review: Regular submission, Request for an Extension,
without change of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations; Farms.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,500 per year.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,500 hours annually.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0. There is no cost to the
respondent other than time to answer the information request.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Data collection for this project is authorized
under the authorizing legislation for the questionnaire being tested.
This may be Title 13, Sections 131, 141, 161, 181, 182, 193, and 301
for Census Bureau-sponsored surveys, and Title 13, Section 8 for
surveys sponsored by other Federal agencies. We do not now know what
other titles will be referenced, since we do not know what survey
questionnaires will be pretested during the course of the clearance.
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
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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,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2025-14433 Filed 7-29-25; 8:45 am]
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