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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; Generic Clearance for 

Collection of State Administrative 

Records Data 

AGENCY: Census Bureau, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

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 extension of 

the collection of state level 

administrative records data, 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 April 16, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments by 

email to Jenny Aramony at adrm.pra@

census.gov. Please reference ‘Generic 

Clearance for Collection of State 

Administrative Records Data’ in the 

subject line of your comments. You may 

also submit comments, identified by 

Docket Number USBC–2024–0001, to 

the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. All comments 

received are part of the public record. 

No comments will be posted to http:// 

www.regulations.gov 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 Jenny 

Aramony, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 

Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 

20233–8400 at (301) 763–8715. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The U.S. Census Bureau plans to 

request clearance for acquiring State 

administrative records data in order to 

improve efficiency and accuracy in our 

data collections, and to improve 

measures of the population and 

economy. The Census Bureau has 

undertaken research projects to integrate 

and link Census Bureau data from 

current surveys and censuses with State 

administrative records data. 

The Census Bureau uses State 

administrative records data linked with 

other survey and census records, 

including but not limited to, data from 

the Survey of Income and Program 

Participation (SIPP), the Current 

Population Survey (CPS) and the 

American Community Survey (ACS) to 

conduct research and improve 

operations. The Census Bureau benefits 

from these projects by improving data 

quality, and producing modelbased 

estimates, improved edits and 

allocations, and studies of program 

participation over time. Data providers 

have benefited through access to 

tabulated data and reports to better 

administer their programs. 

The Census Bureau encourages the 

District of Columbia and all 50 states to 

share administrative records data 

generally associated with, but not 

limited to: nutrition and food assistance 

programs, including the Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 

and the Special Supplemental Nutrition 

Program for Women, Infants and 

Children (WIC); and welfare programs, 

including child care subsidy; household 

self-sufficiency programs, including low 

income energy assistance programs and 

Temporary Assistance for Needy 

Families (TANF). Data sharing and 

analysis of linked files are solely for 

statistical purposes, not for program 

enforcement. All State administrative 

records data are and will remain 

confidential under title 13, United 

States Code, section 9, whether in their 

original form or when comingled or 

linked. 

Linking records across programs, 

across states, or over time will be 

accomplished using a unique linkage 

identifier called a Protected 

Identification Key (PIK). Processing to 

assign a PIK to each person record 

involves matching based on 

combinations of name, address, sex, 

date of birth, and Social Security 

Number (SSN) data, as available. The 

person validation and PIK processing 

has been used by other Census Bureau 

research and operations projects. Only 

Census Bureau staff conducting the 

record linkage have access to files with 

Personally Identifiable Information, and 

access to those files assigned a PIK is 

limited to individuals with a need to 

know who have met the requirements of 

Title 13, United States Code, and have 

appropriate security clearances. 

The Census Bureau makes summary 

statistics and analyses using the State 

administrative records data publicly 

available. This information assists State 

Agencies in developing better measures 

of program participation, poverty, and 

inequality, and understanding the 

demographic characteristics of 

participants. The analyses help State 

Agencies understand variation in 

program participation across 

demographic subgroups and sub-state 

geographies, review enrollment rates for 

those eligible for assistance, analyze the 

effects of state programs on a variety of 

outcomes, and improve program 

administration in determining initial 

eligibility, establishing recertification 

periods, and expanding outreach in 

underserved populations and areas. 

II. Method of Collection 

The Census Bureau will contact the 

State Agencies to discuss uses of State 

administrative records data. The State 

Agencies will enter data sharing 

agreements with the Census Bureau to 

provide administrative records data. 

The State Agency will transfer State 

administrative records to the Census 

Bureau via secure File Transfer Protocol 

or appropriately encrypted CD–ROM or 

DVD–ROM. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0995. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission, 

Request for an Extension, without 

Change, of a Currently Approved 

Collection. 

Affected Public: State Governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 51 

states. 

Estimated Time per Response: 75. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,825. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $99,450 (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. 6. 


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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 Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03207 Filed 2–15–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Offsets in Military Exports 

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), 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 preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before April 16, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments by email to 

Mark Crace, IC Liaison, Bureau of 

Industry and Security, at mark.crace@

bis.doc.gov or to PRAcomments@

doc.gov). Please reference OMB Control 

Number 0694–0084 in the subject line of 

your comments. Do not submit 

Confidential Business Information or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Mark 

Crace, IC Liaison, Bureau of Industry 

and Security, phone 202–482–8093 or 

by email at mark.crace@bis.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This collection of information is 

required by the Defense Production Act 

(DPA). The DPA requires U.S. firms to 

furnish information to the Department 

of Commerce regarding offset 

agreements exceeding $5,000,000 in 

value associated with sales of weapon 

systems or defense-related items to 

foreign countries or foreign firms. 

Offsets are industrial or commercial 

compensation practices required as a 

condition of purchase in either 

government-to-government or 

commercial sales of defense articles 

and/or defense services as defined by 

the Arms Export Control Act and the 

International Traffic in Arms 

Regulations. Such offsets are required 

by most major trading partners when 

purchasing U.S. military equipment or 

defense related items. 

II. Method of Collection 

Electronic or on paper. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0694–0084. 

Form Number(s): 0694–0084. 

Type of Review: Regular submission, 

extension of a current information 

collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

30. 

Estimated Time per Response: 12 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 360. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: 9,000. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Defense Production 

Act of 1950, Section 309. 

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 Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03303 Filed 2–15–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD539] 

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to 

Specified Activities; Taking Marine 

Mammals Incidental to the Lutak Dock 

Replacement Project, Haines, Alaska 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental 

harassment authorization. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

regulations implementing the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as 


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