65416 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 239 / Friday, December 12, 1997 / Notices

Classification

This document involves collections of

information subject to the Paperwork

Reduction Act, which have been

approved by OMB under OMB control

numbers 0348–0043, 0348–0044, 0348–

0040, and 0348–0046. Notwithstanding

any other provision of law, no person is

required to respond to nor shall a

person be subject to a penalty for failure

to comply with a collection of

information subject to the requirements

of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless

that collection of information displays a

current valid OMB control number. This

document has been determined to be

‘‘not significant’’ for purposes of

Executive Order 12866.

Sonya G. Stewart,

Director for Executive Budgeting and

Assistance Management.

[FR Doc. 97–32540 Filed 12–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–FA–U

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

1998 American Community Survey—

Group Quarters Screening Operation

ACTION: Proposed 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, Pub.

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before February 10,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to John Paletta, Bureau of

the Census, Room 3715–3, Washington,

DC 20230, (301) 457–4269.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The 1998 American Community

Survey (ACS) is currently underway.

ACS data are being collected under

OMB approval number 0607–0810. Data

from the ACS will determine the

feasibility of a continuous measurement

system that provides socioeconomic

data on a continual basis throughout the

decade. The Census Bureau must

provide a sample of persons residing in

Group Quarters (GQs) the opportunity to

be interviewed for the ACS. GQs

include places such as student dorms,

correctional facilities, hospitals, nursing

homes, shelters, and military quarters.

Obtaining information from the GQ will

ensure that we include the necessary

people residing at the GQ in the 1998

ACS.

A GQ screening operation was

conducted in conjunction with 1997

ACS activities. This request revises the

existing GQ clearance for use in the

1998 ACS. Major changes include the

following. In 1997 we screened a sample

of the GQs in only one ACS test site. In

1998 we will screen a sample of the GQs

in eight of the ACS test sites. In 1997 we

tested three versions of the

questionnaire, Form ACS–2 (GQ), 1997

ACS GQ Facility Questionnaire, and

allocated them among the sample GQs

according to whether the GQ was to be

enumerated by personal visit only, a

combination of personal visit and mail,

or by mail only. In 1998 we will use

only one version of the questionnaire,

Form ACS–2 (GQ), 1998 ACS GQ

Screening.

We will telephone a sample of GQs in

the 1998 ACS test sites. We will

verify/update information such as GQ

name, address, phone number, and type.

We will screen to determine if the

residents stay for less than 30 days and

have another place to live. If so, the GQ

will be classified as out-of-scope for

ACS interviewing. If the GQ is in-scope,

we will screen to determine if we can

complete ACS interviews of the GQ

residents by mail, thus saving the

expense of personal visits. We will

obtain a list of rooms and/or residents

from which we can select a sample. All

ACS interviewing will be conducted

under OMB clearance number 0607–

0810.

II. Method of Collection

Telephone interviews will be

conducted from Census Bureau’s

processing center in Jeffersonville,

Indiana.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0607–0836.

Form Number: ACS–2 (GQ).

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Individuals,

Businesses or other for-profit

organizations, non-profit institutions

and small businesses or organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

500 GQs in the 1998 ACS test sites.

Estimated Time Per Response: 10

minutes (.167 hours).

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 84 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: The

group quarters screening is part of the

1998 American Community Survey, the

cost of which is estimated to be 16.6

million dollars. There is no cost to

respondents, other than that of their

time.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

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

Section 182.

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: December 8, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–32532 Filed 12-11-97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

Survey of Income and Program

Participation Wave 8 of the 1996 Panel

ACTION: Proposed 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)).