Notice2025-14574
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Direct Digital Data Feeds
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Published
August 1, 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 new information collection prior to the submission of the information collection request (ICR) to OMB for approval.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 146 (Friday, August 1, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36129-36131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14574]
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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; Direct Digital Data Feeds
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 new information collection 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 30,
2025.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9bcff3f4f6fae8b5d1b5c8f6f2eff3dbf8fef5e8eee8b5fcf4ed"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5f0b3730323e2c7115710c32362b371f3c3a312c2a2c71383029">[email protected]</span></a> and <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3666647755595b5b535842457652595518515940"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="44141605272b2929212a303704202b276a232b32">[email protected]</span></a>. Please
reference Direct Digital Data Feeds in the subject line of your
comments. You may also submit comments, identified by Docket Number
USBC-2025-0038, 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 Omari S. Wooden, U.S. Census Bureau at (301) 763-3829 or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6d22000c1f04433e433a02020908032d0e08031e181e430a021b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bbf4d6dac9d295e895ecd4d4dfded5fbd8ded5c8cec895dcd4cd">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Census Bureau plans to seek approval for a new program which
will allow businesses, state and local government and education
agencies, and other entities normally reporting in private- and public-
sector business surveys to provide us with Direct Digital Data Feeds. A
data feed is an automated transmission of data from an organization's
existing digital systems such as databases, accounting software, or
administrative records directly to the Census Bureau, without requiring
manual data entry or separate survey responses. Data feeds may include
information such as organization and financial data, employment,
enrollment, payroll, production, sales, inventories, and other
business-related data.
Organizations choosing to participate in the program will be
excused from requirements to respond to future private- and public-
sector business surveys. The information they provide in their data
feed will be considered as their survey response. Future engagements
with program participants, outside of receiving their periodic data
feeds, will be limited to reporting process changes or major
organizational updates.
This effort will support a variety of survey and census programs
including but not limited to the economic census, economic indicators,
and other programs to improve both research and operational
efficiencies. The information provided by program participants will be
used for statistical purposes only and will be kept confidential under
Title 13 of the United States Code.
Data feeds will offer an efficient, voluntary alternative for
organizations to provide data, reducing reporting burden and improving
the quality and timeliness of economic and educational statistics.
Participating organizations will benefit from streamlined reporting
processes, reduced reporting burdens, and reduced compliance risks,
while the Census Bureau gains improved data accuracy, enhanced survey
frames, better capacity for statistical modeling and analysis, and
reduced costs. Data feeds will also ensure the Census Bureau can
continue fulfilling its mission of accurately measuring the economy,
without relying solely on traditional survey responses.
II. Method of Collection
Initially, the Census Bureau will focus on inviting large
businesses, which are typically included in multiple surveys, to
participate in the program. These businesses will see the largest
benefit in terms of reporting burden savings. Agreements between
participating organizations and the Census Bureau will establish the
content, method and frequency of data feed transmissions. Program
participants will provide their data feeds through secure transfer
mechanisms such as Secure File Transfer Protocol, the Census Bureau's
Centurion Upload Portal, or encrypted file sharing through Kiteworks.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607-XXXX.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions; state, local or Tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: We estimate that 50,000
organizations will participate in this program annually over the
upcoming three years. We do expect this number to increase once we
expand our efforts to invite more organizations to participate.
Estimated Time per Response: We estimate it will take an
organization 2 hours and 30 minutes on average to prepare and transmit
their data feed. This estimate will be re-evaluated once the program is
in operation.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 125,000. The burden of this
collection will eventually be offset by future reductions in burden of
other private- and public-sector business surveys as organizations'
survey responses are replaced by data feeds.
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: Participation in the Direct Digital Data
Feeds program is voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 6, 131, 161, 182 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
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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. 2025-14574 Filed 7-31-25; 8:45 am]
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