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Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Business and other 

for-profit organizations, and non-profit 

organizations, and publicly held 

corporations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2.3 million. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 12 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 460,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$11,546,000. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Title 13, United 

States Code, Sections 131, 193, and 224. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: May 17, 2007. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–9868 Filed 5–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

2008 Coverage Followup Telephone 

Operation 

ACTION: Proposed information 

collection; comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before July 23, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at DHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Frank Vitrano, U.S. 

Census Bureau, Room 3H174, 

Washington, DC 20233–9200, 301–763–

3961 (or via e-mail at 

frank.a.vitrano@census.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

I. Abstract 

The 2008 Census Dress Rehearsal is 

the final step in the decennial cycle of 

research and testing leading up to the 

implementation of the 2010 Census. The 

2008 Census Dress Rehearsal will 

provide an opportunity to see how well 

the Census Bureau integrates the various 

operations and procedures planned for 

the 2010 Census under as close to 

census-like conditions as possible. 

In order to meet our constitutional 

and legislative mandates, we must 

implement a re-engineered 2010 Census 

that is cost-effective, improves coverage, 

and reduces operational risk. Achieving 

these strategic goals requires an iterative 

series of tests to provide an opportunity 

to evaluate new or improved question 

wording, methodology, technology, and 

questionnaire design. 

The Census Bureau previously 

completed three related studies 

designed to evaluate the efficacy of 

modified procedures for improving 

coverage (how well the Census Bureau 

counts people and housing units in the 

census) of the population and housing: 

(1) The 2004 Census Test Coverage 

Research Followup (OMB Approval 

Number 0607–0910; (2) the 2005 

National Census Test Coverage 

Followup (OMB Approval Number 

0607–0916 and (3) the 2006 Census Test 

Coverage Followup (OMB Approval 

Number 0607–0923.) 

In support of the Census Bureau’s 

goals, the 2008 Coverage Followup 

(CFU) telephone operation will serve to 

clarify initial enumeration responses in 

an effort to improve within household 

coverage by identifying erroneous 

enumerations and omissions. 

Historically, the decennial census has 

been affected by undercounts that affect 

certain demographic groups (e.g. babies 

and minorities), and people in certain 

living situations, such as renters who 

move often and people whose residence 

is complicated or ambiguous. 

Coverage interviews in the decennial 

censuses traditionally involve a second 

interview with the respondent to 

determine if changes should be made to 

their household roster as reported on 

their initial census return. The 

questions in the CFU interview attempt 

to determine if people were missed, 

and/or counted incorrectly. The 

corrections to the roster are made, if 

necessary, based on the 2008 Dress 

Rehearsal Residence Rules. 

The 2008 CFU telephone operation 

will be conducted May 1, 2008 through 

July 25, 2008. 

II. Method of Collection 

The CFU telephone operation will be 

administered using computer-assisted 

telephone interviews (CATI). 

Approximately 66,000 households will 

be included in the 2008 CFU telephone 

universe. This universe is selected 

based on the following criteria: 

• Initial census housing unit returns 

that responded ‘‘yes’’ to either coverage 

question; 

• Initial census returns that have a 

count discrepancy between the reported 

household population count and the 

actual number of persons recorded on 

the census form; 

• Initial census returns containing 

more than six persons; 

• Initial returns that are matched 

against an administrative records 

database to identify potential 

undercount; and 

• Initial census returns that are 

computer matched to determine 

possible duplicate person links. 

The 2008 CFU telephone operation 

will be conducted in the two 2008 

Census Dress Rehearsal sites: San 

Joaquin County, California and South 

Central North Carolina, including 

Fayetteville and nine surrounding 

counties (Chatham, Cumberland, 

Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, 

Moore, Richmond and Scotland). 

The CFU interview includes probes 

about: 

• Types of missing people, 

• Where college students live, 

• Where children in custody 

arrangements spend most of their time, 

• Where those who vacation spend 

most of their time, 

• If anyone else in the household 

stays anywhere else any part of the time, 

and 

• If anyone stayed in a facility where 

groups of people stay. 

When anyone is identified as 

potentially counted or omitted in error, 

we then ask questions to establish the 

appropriate census residence of that 


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person according to the residence rules 

in effect for the 2008 Census Dress 

Rehearsal. 

We will contact respondents using 

telephone numbers provided by 

respondents on the initial census 

questionnaire. These interviews will be 

conducted at a commercial call center 

using CATI. The CATI instrument will 

be in English only. We will not conduct 

field interviews during this test, so 

when telephone interviews are 

unsuccessful, the case will be classified 

as a non-interview. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: None. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

66,000 housing units. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 11,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 of the United 

States Code, Sections 141 and 193. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: May 17, 2007. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of the Census 

[Docket Number: 070404074–7075–01] 

American Indian and Alaska Native 

Policy Statement 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In preparation for the 2010 

Census, the Bureau of the Census 

(Census Bureau) has drafted an 

American Indian and Alaska Native 

(AIAN) policy statement and is 

requesting public comment on it. This 

proposed policy outlines the principles 

to be followed in all Census Bureau 

interactions with federally-recognized 

American Indian and Alaska Native 

tribal governments. The policy reaffirms 

the unique government-to-government 

relationship that exists between 

American Indian and Alaska Native 

tribal governments and the Census 

Bureau and is consistent with the AIAN 

policy statement adopted by the 

Department of Commerce (DOC) on 

March 30, 1995. The Census Bureau 

believes that the adoption of the 

proposed AIAN policy would satisfy a 

long-standing request from AIAN 

populations and would encourage and 

facilitate greater cooperation from these 

populations during decennial censuses 

and help us to better communicate with 

and enumerate these difficult-to-count 

populations. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before July 23, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Dee Alexander, Program Analyst, 

Decennial Management Division, 

Outreach and Promotions Branch, U.S. 

Census Bureau, Room 3H166, 4600 

Silver Hill Road, Stop 7100, 

Washington, DC 20233–7100. Written 

comments may also be submitted via fax 

at (301) 763–8327, or e-mail to: 

dee.a.alexander@census.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the proposed policy should be 

directed to Dee Alexander, Program 

Analyst, Decennial Management 

Division, Outreach and Promotions 

Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 

3H166, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Stop 

7100, Washington, DC 20233–7100, 

telephone (301) 763–9335. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The government-to-government 

relations with Native American tribal 

governments policy (adopted by 

previous administrations) was 

reaffirmed by President George W. Bush 

in a White House Memorandum dated 

September 23, 2004. Among other 

things, this memorandum directs the 

heads of executive agencies to continue 

to ensure that, to the greatest extent 

practicable and permitted by U.S. law, 

the agency’s working relationship with 

federally-recognized tribal governments 

fully respect the rights of selfgovernment and self-determination due 

tribal governments. Pursuant to an 

earlier White House Memorandum of 

April 29, 1994, DOC adopted an AIAN 

policy statement on March 30, 1995. 

The Census Bureau proposes to adopt 

an AIAN policy statement that is 

consistent with the previously cited 

Presidential Memoranda and the DOC 

policy statement. 

The proposed policy statement is 

intended only for internal management 

purposes and does not create any right, 

benefit, or trust responsibility 

enforceable against the United States, its 

agencies, entities, or instrumentalities, 

its officers or employees, or any other 

person. The Census Bureau believes that 

the proposed policy statement will 

contribute to the accuracy of the 2010 

decennial census by improving 

communications and encouraging 

greater cooperation with difficult-tocount populations. 

Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) The 

policy’s nine principles that provide 

guidance to the agency and its 

employees when communicating with 

federally recognized tribes on a 

government-to-government basis in 

recognition of their sovereignty; (b) the 

policy as it relates to protected tribal 

resources, tribal rights, and Indian 

lands. 

Executive Order 12866 

This notice has been determined to be 

not significant under Executive Order 

12866. 

May 17, 2007. 

Charles Louis Kincannon, 

Director, Bureau of the Census. 

Proposed American Indian and Alaska 

Native Policy Statement for the U.S. 

Census Bureau 

I. Introduction 

The Census Bureau hereby proclaims 

its American Indian and Alaska Native 

policy. This policy outlines the 

principles to be followed in all Census 

Bureau interactions with federally 

recognized AIAN tribal governments. It 

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