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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 Kyra 

Linse, Survey Director, Current 

Population Surveys via the internet at 

dsd.cps@census.gov, or by phone at 

301–763–9280. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Census Bureau plans to request 

clearance from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for the 

collection of information related to a 

field test of the Current Population 

Survey (CPS) in calendar year 2025. 

The CPS has been the source of 

official government statistics on 

employment and unemployment since 

1942. The Bureau of Labor Statistics 

(BLS) and the Census Bureau jointly 

sponsor the basic monthly survey. The 

Census Bureau also prepares and 

conducts all the field work. The CPS 

collects labor force information for the 

civilian noninstitutional population 

including employment status, number 

of hours worked, job search activities, 

earnings, duration of unemployment, 

and the industry and occupation 

classification of the job held the 

previous week. Data for the CPS are 

currently collected by Census field 

interviewers via in-person interviews or 

by telephone. 

The 2025 Field Test’s goal is to test 

the use of an internet self-response 

method to measure its success as a 

possible method of contact and 

interviewing with the goal of review 

accuracy, reporting, and 

representativeness. In addition, should 

it prove as a viable response method, 

the goal is to experiment with timing 

and contacts in order to refine 

procedures that best fit the needs of 

CPS. This is the first of two major field 

tests with the second in 2026, and an 

ultimate goal to phase in changes to the 

survey in 2027. 

II. Method of Collection 

The 2025 field test is planned for 

April 2025 until November 2025. The 

goal is to replicate the expected mode 

interaction of adding a self-response 

mode as close as possible to a 

production environment. The first 

interview will be conducted via 

computer-assisted person interview 

(CAPI) mode, and most cases will be 

followed up for three months with a mix 

of internet Self Response and CAPI 

follow-up based on the previous 

month’s interview results and data 

reported. All cases will be in sample for 

four months. In addition, some cases 

will be put on hold for two months and 

then interviewed again in order to 

replicate the break in a normal CPS in 

a shorter interval. In addition, we will 

conduct experiments such as question 

wording, contact methods, and timing of 

mode switching in order to measure the 

best method to encourage response by 

internet mode and the best wording for 

accurate self-response reporting. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0607–XXXX. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission, 

New Information Collection Request. 

Affected Public: Households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

50,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 33,333 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 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 Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

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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; Quarterly Survey of Public 

Pensions 

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 June 6, 2024, 

during a 60-day comment period. This 

notice allows for an additional 30 days 

for public comments. 

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau, 

Commerce. 

Title: Quarterly Survey of Public 

Pensions. 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0143. 

Form Number(s): F–10. 

Type of Request: Regular submission, 

Request for an Extension, without 

Change, of a Currently Approved 

Collection. 

Number of Respondents: 100. 

Average Hours per Response: 45 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 300. 

Needs and Uses: The Quarterly 

Survey of Public Pensions provides a 

rich source of data on public retirement 

systems administered by state and local 

governments in the United States. Over 

4.6 trillion dollars in public pension 

assets in the financial markets are 

controlled by a small number of large 

retirement systems. The frame for the 

2012 Census of Governments identified 

3,992 public retirement systems 

administered by state and local 

governments. The 100 largest systems, 

as measured by the system assets, 


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1ECRA was enacted on August 13, 2018, as part 

of the John S. McCain National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, and as 

amended is codified at 50 U.S.C. 4801–4852. 

2The Regulations are currently codified in the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR parts 730– 

774 (2024). 

3The Director, Office of Export Enforcement, is 

the authorizing official for issuance of denial orders 

pursuant to amendments to the Regulations (85 FR 

73411, November 18, 2020). 

account for about 87.2 percent of the 

total assets of all systems, based on the 

2012 Census of Governments. The 

Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions is 

used to collect data on the revenues, 

expenditures, and composition of assets 

of the 100 largest defined benefit public 

employee pension systems for state and 

local governments. The panel will be 

updated in 2025 based on the results of 

the 2022 Census of Governments. 

Currently, we are requesting approval 

to conduct the 2025, 2026 and 2027 

Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions. 

We are requesting no changes to the 

currently approved information 

collection form. The Quarterly Survey of 

Public Pensions enables policy makers 

and economists to focus on the asset 

base of public employee retirement 

systems while balancing respondent 

burden and data quality and providing 

a timelier subset of the data published 

in the Annual Survey of Public 

Pensions. 

This survey was initiated in 1968 at 

the request of both the Council of 

Economic Advisers and the Federal 

Reserve Board. The most important 

information this survey provides is the 

quarterly change in composition of the 

securities holdings of the defined 

benefit public employee retirement 

systems component of the economy. 

The Federal Reserve Board uses these 

data to track the public sector portion of 

the Flow of Funds Accounts. 

Additionally, the data are used by a 

variety of government officials, 

academics, students, and non-profit 

organizations to analyze trends in 

public employee retirement and the 

impact of retirement obligations on the 

fiscal well-being of state and local 

governments. 

The survey provides a focus on the 

asset composition of the largest systems. 

These data are already produced for 

existing internal and external needs, 

and most closely align with the needs of 

the Federal Reserve Board. 

Additionally, the related Annual Survey 

of Public Pensions (0607–0585) will 

continue to provide a robust collection 

of revenue and benefit data on a fiscal 

year basis. These data items are in 

demand on an annual basis and are 

already created for internal and external 

purposes by most systems as they are 

required items in Comprehensive 

Annual Financial Reports (CAFRs). 

Summary tables of the information 

collected are released quarterly on the 

internet. Documentation and 

explanatory materials are also available 

on the internet site here: https://

www.census.gov/programs-surveys/ 

qspp.html. 

Frequency: Quarterly. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

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

Section 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 0607–0143. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

In the Matter of: Pierre Michel Alfred, 

24 Hartland Court, Pooler, GA 31322, 

and, P.O. Box 1274, Pooler, GA 31322; 

Order Denying Export Privileges. 

On June 15, 2022, in the U.S. District 

Court for the Southern District of 

Florida, Pierre Michel Alfred (‘‘Alfred’’) 

was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. 

554(a). Specifically, Alfred was 

convicted of smuggling multiple 

firearms and ammunition from the 

United States to Haiti. As a result of his 

conviction, the Court sentenced Alfred 

to three years of probation. 

Pursuant to section 1760(e) of the 

Export Control Reform Act (‘‘ECRA’’),1

the export privileges of any person who 

has been convicted of certain offenses, 

including, but not limited to, 18 U.S.C. 

554, may be denied for a period of up 

to ten (10) years from the date of his/her 

conviction. 50 U.S.C. 4819(e). In 

addition, any Bureau of Industry and 

Security (‘‘BIS’’) licenses or other 

authorizations issued under ECRA, in 

which the person had an interest at the 

time of the conviction, may be revoked. 

Id. 

BIS received notice of Alfred’s 

conviction for violating 18 U.S.C. 554. 

As provided in section 766.25 of the 

Export Administration Regulations 

(‘‘EAR’’ or the ‘‘Regulations’’), BIS 

provided notice and opportunity for 

Alfred to make a written submission to 

BIS. 15 CFR 766.25.2 BIS has not 

received a written submission from 

Alfred. 

Based upon my review of the record 

and consultations with BIS’s Office of 

Exporter Services, including its 

Director, and the facts available to BIS, 

I have decided to deny Alfred’s export 

privileges under the Regulations for a 

period of seven years from the date of 

Alfred’s conviction. The Office of 

Exporter Services has also decided to 

revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which 

Alfred had an interest at the time of his 

conviction.3

Accordingly, it is hereby ordered: 

First, from the date of this Order until 

June 15, 2029, Pierre Michel Alfred, 

with last known addresses of 24 

Hartland Court, Pooler, GA 31322 and 

P.O. Box 1274, Pooler, GA 31322, and 

when acting for or on his behalf, his 

successors, assigns, employees, agents 

or representatives (‘‘the Denied 

Person’’), may not directly or indirectly 

participate in any way in any 

transaction involving any commodity, 

software or technology (hereinafter 

collectively referred to as ‘‘item’’) 

exported or to be exported from the 

United States that is subject to the 

Regulations, including, but not limited 

to: 

A. Applying for, obtaining, or using 

any license, license exception, or export 

control document; 

B. Carrying on negotiations 

concerning, or ordering, buying, 

receiving, using, selling, delivering, 

storing, disposing of, forwarding, 

transporting, financing, or otherwise 

servicing in any way, any transaction 

involving any item exported or to be 

exported from the United States that is 

subject to the Regulations, or engaging 

in any other activity subject to the 

Regulations; or 

C. Benefitting in any way from any 

transaction involving any item exported 

or to be exported from the United States 

that is subject to the Regulations, or 

from any other activity subject to the 

Regulations. 

Second, no person may, directly or 

indirectly, do any of the following: 

A. Export, reexport, or transfer (incountry) to or on behalf of the Denied 


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