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input for Federal surveys. State and

local governments, businesses, and the

general public use state population

estimates for planning and other

information uses.

II. Method of Collection

The School Enrollment Report, P–4

form, is mailed each Spring to

approximately 40 state education

agencies. We request fall public and

nonpublic school enrollment by grade

for the state and selected counties.

Responses are returned and reviewed on

a flow basis during the summer and

early fall. Data collected will be used as

input for the development of population

estimates. The estimates are made in

November, December and January.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0607–0459.

Form Number: P–4.

Type of Review: Regular review.

Affected Public: State education

agencies.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

40.

Estimated Time Per Response: 30

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 20 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $545. @

$27.25 per hour.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

Legal Authority: Title 13 USC,

Sections 181 and 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: April 27, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–11623 Filed 4–30–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

Census 2000

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)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before June 30, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information

should directed to the Communications

Staff, Decennial Management Division,

Bureau of the Census, Room 2002,

Suitland Federal Center #2, Washington,

DC 20233–0001, (301) 457–3947.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The United States Constitution

mandates that a census of the Nation’s

population and housing be taken every

ten years. The Census Bureau’s goal in

Census 2000 is to take the most accurate

and cost-effective census possible. The

importance of an accurate decennial

census cannot be overstated. Census

data are used to reapportion the House

of Representatives and redraw

legislative district boundaries, ensuring

that political representation is

distributed accurately, and to determine

funding allocations for the distribution

of billions of dollars of federal and state

funds each year. Census data tell us

what we know about our country; they

are the definitive benchmark for

virtually all demographic information

used by state, local, and tribal

governments, policy makers, educators,

journalists, and community and

nonprofit organizations.

From Census 2000, the Census Bureau

will produce the basic population totals

by state for Congressional

apportionment, as mandated by the

Constitution, and more specifically

elaborated in Title 13 U.S. Code. In

compliance with P.L. 94–171, for each

state the Census Bureau will produce

population totals by race, Hispanic

origin, and age for census blocks and

higher geographic levels for legislative

redistricting. The Census Bureau also

will be collecting a wealth of

demographic, social, economic, and

housing characteristics from the

population. This information is required

to implement programs and enforce

federal laws and, as noted above, plays

an important role in the distribution of

federal and state funds each year and

serves as a benchmark for many

different purposes.

In the process of developing our data

collection forms, the Census Bureau has

tried to reduce respondent burden in

three ways: (1) Including only those

questions that are explicitly required in

federal law or whose use is strongly

implied by the data requirements in the

law—both the short form and the long

form have fewer questions than their

1990 counterparts, (2) working through

the decade to develop forms that are

easy to understand and fill out, and (3)

asking most questions at only a sample

of one in six households nationwide.

II. Method of Collection

In Census 2000, the Census Bureau

will make every effort to account for all

people living in the Nation and

Americans overseas (and their

dependents) who are working for the

U.S. Government. In most areas where

city-style addresses are used for mail

delivery, the Census Bureau will mail

the following independent mailing

pieces: an advance letter, a

questionnaire with postage-paid return

envelope, and a reminder card. In most

areas with non-city style addresses

(except for very remote or sparsely

populated areas), enumerators will

deliver a questionnaire to each housing

unit, to be returned in a postage-paid

envelope. Housing units in latter areas

also will receive an advance letter

before questionnaire delivery and a

reminder card following questionnaire

delivery. In very remote or sparsely

populated areas without a city-style

address, enumerators will visit each

housing unit and complete an

unaddressed short-form questionnaire.

The enumerators will ask additional

long-form questions of a sample of

units. They also will develop an address

list for the area and spot each housing

unit’s location on a map at the time of

enumeration. In areas where response is

by mail, enumerators will visit and

collect information from households

that did not return a questionnaire by

mail or report their census information

by other means, such as by telephone—

this operation is called nonresponse

follow-up. The Census Bureau also will
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conduct a reinterview of a small portion

of respondents during nonresponse

follow-up to ensure the quality of work

in this operation.

The Census Bureau plans to take the

following additional steps to improve

response to the census:

• Build partnerships with state, local,

and tribal governments and with

community groups to alert the Census

Bureau to problems and advise the

Bureau of opportunities to publicize

Census 2000 and the best ways to

communicate the message.

• Motivate individuals to respond (by

explaining the benefits and mandatory

nature of the census) and make Census

2000 forms attractive, easy to

understand, and simple to fill out.

Private sector designers have worked

with the Census Bureau to simplify the

forms and implement the user-friendly

features shown to increase response

during testing and research conducted

by the Census Bureau.

• Placing unaddressed Be Counted

forms or language assistance guides in

locations, such as community centers

and Walk-In Questionnaire Assistance

Centers, for use by people who believe

they have not been counted in the

census. The Census Bureau intends to

make these forms available in a broad

range of non-English languages, but the

number of languages has not yet been

finalized.

• Employing new methods to find

and enumerate people, such as

enumerating persons who use services

at shelters, soup kitchens, and other

facilities and placing unaddressed Be

Counted forms in publicly accessible

locations for pick up and completion by

people who believe that they have not

been counted in the census.

• Providing telephone questionnaire

assistance.

The Census Bureau intends to employ

statistical sampling to check the quality

of the work. An independent quality

check—called the Integrated Coverage

Measurement survey—will use the

information gathered from a second,

independent operation to improve the

accuracy of the census. The Integrated

Coverage Measurement survey will be

submitted separately for OMB review, as

will the forms for the census

enumeration in Puerto Rico, the U.S.

Virgin Islands, and the Pacific Island

Areas.

III. Data

OMB Number: Not available.

Form Numbers:

Short Form: D–1, D–1(S) and possibly

other languages

Long Form: D–2, D–2(S) and possibly

other languages

Update/Leave: D–1(UL), D–2(UL), D–

1A(UL), D–2A(UL)

Enumerator Forms: D–1E, D–2E, D–

1(E)SUPP, D–2(E)SUPP

Household Follow-up: D–1(HF), D–

2(HF), D–1(HF)(S), D–2(HF)(S)

Be Counted Forms: D–10, D–10(S) and

possibly other languages

Advance Census Report: D–13

Individual Census Questionnaires: D–

15A, D–15B

Individual Census Reports: D–20A, D–

20A(S), D–20B, D–20B(S)

Military Census Report: D–21

Shipboard Census Report: D–23

Letters/Cards/Notices: D–5(L), D–

5(L)(UL), D–9, D–9(UL), D–11, D–

1E(S), D–2E(S), D–1(F), D–16A(L), D–

16B(L) and possibly other languages,

D–16A(L)(UL), D–16B(L)UL, D–

19A(L), D–19B(L), D–19C(L), D–

19A(L)(S), D–19B(L)(S), D–19C(L)(S),

D–26, D–27, D–28, D–31, D–31(P), D–

3309

Reinterview: D–806

Type of Review: Regular Submission.

Affected Public: Individuals or

Households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

106,200,000 households (approx.) (Short

Form: 83%; Long form: 17%)

Reinterview: 1,200,000 households.

Estimated Time Per Response: Short

Form: 10 minutes, Long Form: 38

minutes, Reinterview: 5 minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

Short Form: 14,691,000 hours, Long

Form: 11,434,200 hours, Reinterview:

100,000 hours, Total: 26,225,200 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: The

only cost to respondent is that of their

time.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.

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; 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;

the comments will become a matter of

public record.

Dated: April 27, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–11624 Filed 4–30–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 23–98]

Foreign-Trade Zone 87—Lake Charles,

LA; Application for Expansion

An application has been submitted to

the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board

(the Board), by the Lake Charles Harbor

& Terminal District (a.k.a. the Port of

Lake Charles), grantee of Foreign-Trade

Zone 87, requesting authority to expand

its zone in Lake Charles, Louisiana,

within the Lake Charles Customs port of

entry. The application was submitted

pursuant to the provisions of the

Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended

(19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the regulations

of the Board (15 CFR Part 400). It was

formally filed on April 22, 1998.

FTZ 87 was approved on July 22,

1983 (Board Order 217, 48 FR 35478, 8/

4/83). The zone project currently

consists of four sites along the Calcasieu

River and Ship Channel and the

Industrial Canal: Site 1 (463 acres)—

general cargo area of the Port of Lake

Charles, Lake Charles; Site 2 (360

acres)—industrial area on both sides of

the Industrial Canal, some 12 miles

south of the general cargo area, Lake

Charles; Site 3 (11 acres)—warehouse

facility at Fournet and Ford Streets,

Lake Charles; and, Site 4 (3 acres)—

warehouse facility at 3001 Industrial

Avenue, Lake Charles.

The applicant is now requesting

authority to expand the general-purpose

zone to include two new sites (924

acres) in Calcasieu Parish (Proposed

Sites 5 and 6): Proposed Site 5 (391

acres)—Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal

District’s Industrial Park East, Highway

397, Lake Charles; and, Proposed Site 6

(533 acres, 3 parcels at the Chennault

Airpark)—Parcel 1 (523 acres)—3650 J.

Bennett Johnston Avenue, Lake Charles;

Parcel 2 (9 acres)—East Broad Street,

Lake Charles; and, Parcel 3 (1 acre )—

Avenue C, Lake Charles. Proposed Site

5 was recently acquired by the Port.

Proposed Site 6 is adjacent to Proposed

Site 5 and is owned by area

governmental entities and is leased to

the Chennault International Airport

Authority. Both sites are designated

state enterprise zones. No specific

manufacturing requests are being made

at this time. Such requests would be