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households by both personal visit and 

telephone interviews each month. All 

interviews are conducted using 

computer-assisted interviewing. 

Households in the CPS are in sample for 

four consecutive months, and for the 

same four months the following year. 

This is called a 4–8–4 rotation pattern; 

households are in sample for four 

months, in a resting period for eight 

months, and then in sample again for 

four months. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0049. 

Form Number(s): There are no forms. 

All interviews are conducted on 

computers. 

Type of Review: Regular submission, 

Request for an Extension, without 

Change of a Currently Approved 

Collection. 

Affected Public: Households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

59,000 per month. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 17,700. 

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. 

Sections 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 Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

[FR Doc. 2021–01235 Filed 1–19–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

U.S. Census Bureau 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Survey of Residential 

Building or Zoning Permit Systems 

(C–411) 

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 November 9, 

2020 during a 60-day comment period. 

This notice allows for an additional 30 

days for public comments. 

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. 

Title: Survey of Residential Building 

or Zoning Permit Systems (C–411). 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0350. 

Form Number(s): C–411(v), C–411(m), 

C–411(c). 

Type of Request: Regular submission, 

Request for an Extension, without 

Change, of a Currently Approved 

Collection. 

Number of Respondents: 820 annual 

average. 

Average Hours per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 205. 

Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census 

Bureau is requesting an extension of a 

currently approved collection for Form 

C–411, ‘‘Survey of Residential Building 

or Zoning Permit Systems.’’ 

The Census Bureau produces statistics 

used to monitor activity in the large and 

dynamic construction industry. These 

statistics help state and local 

governments and the federal 

government, as well as private industry, 

to analyze this important sector of the 

economy. The accuracy of the Census 

Bureau statistics regarding the amount 

of construction authorized depends on 

data supplied by building and zoning 

officials throughout the country. The 

Census Bureau uses Form C–411 to 

obtain information from state and local 

building permit officials needed for 

updating the universe of permit-issuing 

places which serves as the sampling 

frame for the Report of Privately-Owned 

Residential Building or Zoning Permits 

Issued (OMB number 0607–0094), also 

known as the Building Permits Survey 

(BPS), and the Survey of Housing Starts, 

Sales, and Completions (OMB number 

0607–0110), also known as Survey of 

Construction (SOC). These two sample 

surveys provide widely used measures 

of construction activity, including the 

principal economic indicators, New 

Residential Construction and New 

Home Sales. Data from the BPS and SOC 

are also used by the Bureau of Economic 

Analysis (BEA) in the calculation of 

estimates of the Residential Fixed 

Investment portion of the Nation’s Gross 

Domestic Product (GDP). In addition, 

data from the BPS are used by the 

Census Bureau in the calculation of 

annual population estimates; these 

estimates are widely used by 

government agencies to allocate funding 

and other resources to local 

governments. 

The questions on Form C–411 pertain 

to the legal requirements for issuing 

building or zoning permits in the local 

jurisdictions. Information is obtained on 

such items as geographic coverage and 

types of construction for which permits 

are issued. 

The appropriate form is sent to a 

jurisdiction when the Census Bureau 

has reason to believe that a new permit 

system has been established or an 

existing one has changed. This is based 

on information from a variety of sources 

including survey respondents, regional 

councils and the Census Bureau’s 

Geography Division, which keeps 

abreast of changes in corporate status. 

We anticipate approximately a 50% 

response rate to the mailed C–411 

forms, which is supplemented with 

existing known information from the C– 

404 monthly and annual collection, 

individual follow-ups with jurisdictions 

by email or phone, and publicly 

available information to maintain 


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coverage for the universe of permit 

issuing places. We anticipate having 

accurate and up to date coverage for the 

universe for over 85% of jurisdictions as 

a result of these combined operations. 

We use the information to verify the 

existence of new permit systems or 

changes to existing systems. Based on 

the information, the Census Bureau 

adds new permit-issuing places to the 

universe, deletes places no longer 

issuing permits, and makes changes to 

the universe to reflect those places that 

have merged. 

Failure to maintain the universe of 

permit-issuing places would result in 

deficient samples and inaccurate 

statistics. This in turn jeopardizes the 

accuracy of the above-mentioned 

economic indicators. These indicators 

are closely monitored by the Board of 

Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System and other economic policy 

makers because of the sensitivity of the 

housing industry to changes in interest 

rates. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

government. 

Frequency: Every five years with 

annual follow-up, as needed. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., 

Sections 131 and 182. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to view the 

Department of Commerce collections 

currently under review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. 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 0607–0350. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

[FR Doc. 2021–01186 Filed 1–19–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of the Census 

2020 Census Tribal Consultation; 

Virtual Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of virtual public meeting 

and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census 

(Census Bureau) will conduct its first 

calendar year 2021 tribal consultation 

meeting on February 18 via national 

webinar. The tribal consultation 

meeting reflects the Census Bureau’s 

commitment to strengthen governmentto-government relationships with 

federally recognized tribes. The Census 

Bureau will provide updates and seek 

input on the 2020 Census Disclosure 

Avoidance System (DAS). In 

preparation for the webinar, the Census 

Bureau request comments on various 

questions related to tribes’ use of 

decennial census data. 

DATES: The Census Bureau will conduct 

the tribal consultation webinar on 

Thursday, February 18, 2021, from 3:00 

p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. Any questions or 

topics to be considered in the tribal 

consultation meetings must be received 

in writing via email or fax by Thursday, 

February 18. 

ADDRESSES: The Census Bureau tribal 

consultation webinar meeting will be 

held via the WebEx platform at the 

following presentation link: https://

uscensus.webex.com/uscensus/onstage/

g.php?MTID=e83f743e02f061c59b12ef

423aee8a8b6. 

If the webinar requires a password, 

type Census#1. For audio, please call 

the following number: 1–877–717–2157. 

When prompted, please use the 

following Participant Code: 5229469. 

Please direct all written comments via 

email or fax to Dee Alexander, Tribal 

Affairs Coordinator, Office of 

Congressional and Intergovernmental 

Affairs, Intergovernmental Affairs 

Office, U.S. Census Bureau Washington, 

DC 20233; fax (301) 763–3780; or by 

email at Dee.A.Alexander@census.gov 

or ocia.tao@census.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dee 

Alexander, Tribal Affairs Coordinator, 

Office of Congressional and 

Intergovernmental Affairs, 

Intergovernmental Affairs Office, U.S. 

Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233; 

telephone (301) 763–9335; fax (301) 

763–3780; or by email at 

Dee.A.Alexander@census.gov or 

ocia.tao@census.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Census Bureau’s procedures for 

outreach, notice, and consultation 

ensure involvement of tribes, to the 

extent practicable and permitted by law, 

before making decisions or 

implementing policies, rules, or 

programs that affect federally 

recognized tribal governments. These 

meetings are open to citizens of 

federally recognized tribes by invitation. 

The Census Bureau’s Decennial 

Directorate and the Intergovernmental 

Affairs Office have been responsible for 

the development and implementation of 

outreach and promotion activities to 

assist in obtaining a complete and 

accurate census count in 2020 among all 

residents, including the American 

Indian and Alaska Native populations. 

This program is one part of the overall 

outreach and promotion efforts directed 

at building awareness about the 

importance of the Census Bureau’s 

commitment to produce quality 2020 

Census American Indian and Alaska 

Native data for all tribal communities 

and organizations. 

In accordance with Executive Order 

13175, Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments, issued 

November 6, 2000, the Census Bureau 

has adhered to its tribal consultation 

policy by seeking the input of tribal 

governments in the planning and 

implementation of the 2020 Census with 

the goal of ensuring the most accurate 

counts and data for the American Indian 

and Alaska Native population. The 

Census Bureau conducted one national 

tribal consultation webinar in 

September 2019 and two formal tribal 

consultation meetings in October 2019 

and February 2020 specific to the 2020 

Census Disclosure Avoidance System. 

The February 18 national webinar will 

provide a forum for tribes to receive an 

update and to provide input on the 2020 

Census Disclosure Avoidance System 

regarding work done specifically for the 

American Indian and Alaska Native 

tribal areas. 

For more information, please see the 

following URL link: https://

www.census.gov/programs-surveys/ 

decennial-census/2020-census/ 

planning-management/2020-censusdata-products/2020-das-updates.html. 

In preparation for the February 18 

webinar, we are seeking comments in 

response to the specific questions on the 

2020 Census Disclosure Avoidance 

System and the American Indian and 

Alaska Native Geography Hierarchy. 

Request for Comments 

Question 1 

How does your tribe use data from the 

redistricting (Pub. L. 94–171) data 

product? Please be specific as to the use, 

variable(s), and level(s) of geography. 

Example: Our tribal government uses 

total population counts at the Census 

tract level, as a percentage of the total 

state population, to apply for state 

administered social assistance grants. 


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