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[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 30055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11698]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
clearance the following proposal for collection of information under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
    Title: Census 2000 Evaluation: Survey of Partners.
    Form Number(s): D-1401, D-1401A(L), D-1401.F1(L), D-1401.F2(L), D-
1401A(E), D-1401.1(E), D-1401(E).
    Agency Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 5,333 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 16,000.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 20 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Census 2000 Partnership Program works to 
establish partnerships with State, local and tribal governments; 
private industry; local governments and community groups. The goal is 
to increase the awareness of the census and to increase response rates, 
especially among historically undercounted populations.
    The program has both a national and a regional focus. On the 
national level, the program is designed to implement promotional 
activities that may be sponsored and/or supported by national/umbrella 
government and nongovernmental organizations. In addition, the Census 
Bureau will partner with Fortune 500 companies to promote the 
importance of the census through the services and products they 
provide.
    The regional partnership program reflects the Census Bureau's 
belief that the foundation for broad-based participation in the census 
must be built at the community level. Its primary purpose is to 
establish partnerships with state, local, and tribal governments; 
community organizations; businesses and the media.
    This request is for clearance of an evaluation of that partnership 
program to be carried out via an information collection. A contractor 
will survey a sample of partners through self-administered 
questionnaires. The questionnaire will ask the partners about the 
effectiveness of the marketing campaign and the partnership activities 
in motivating their constituents to complete and mail back their census 
questionnaires. The results will be used to evaluate the program, for 
2010 planning purposes and to improve future census operations.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations, Not-
for-profit organizations, Federal Government, State, Local or tribal 
Government.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 USC, sections 141 and 193.
    OMB Desk Officer: Susan Schechter, (202) 395-5103.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, room 5033, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Susan Schechter, OMB Desk Officer, room 10201, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: May 5, 2000.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-11698 Filed 5-9-00; 8:45 am]
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