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III. Committee Discussion 

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Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; 2026 Census Test—Peak 

Data Collection 

AGENCY: Census Bureau, 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 new 

information collection, for the 2026 

Census Test, prior to the submission of 

the information collection request (ICR) 

to Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for approval. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before March 11, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments by 

email to 

ADDC.2030.census.paperwork@

census.gov. Please reference ‘‘2026 

Census Test—Peak Data Collection’’ in 

the subject line of your comments. You 

may also submit comments, identified 

by Docket Number USBC–2024–0028, 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 Michael 

Snow, Supervisory Program Analyst, 

Decennial Program Management Office, 

Decennial Census Management 

Division, 301–763–9912, dcmd.pra@

census.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The 2026 Census Test is the first of 

two major field tests planned to help the 

Census Bureau prepare for the 2030 

Census. The 2026 Census Test is not an 

end-to-end test of all operations. 

Instead, it is a scaled-down version of 

the selected aspects of the census 

conducted in six field sites across the 

nation. The test also includes a 

nationally representative sample of 

households, who are able to respond to 

the test online, by phone, or by mail. 

The U.S. Census Bureau will test 

changes and enhancements planned for 

the 2030 Census in the real world and 

on a larger scale than research 

simulations allow. In 2028, a second test 

will serve as a dress rehearsal of census 

operations and handoffs between them. 

The goals of the 2026 Census Test are 

to test operational viability of new and 

revamped systems and methods 

researched and developed for the 

census, to identify, document, and 

address potential challenges; and to 

evaluate the efficacy of proposed 

changes to ensure the overall quality of 

the 2030 Census design. Some 

decisions, including names of 

operations and workload estimates, 

have yet to be made as the Census 

Bureau is finalizing the test plans; 

however, at this time, the Census 

Bureau can present aspects of the test 

that affect the public. 

Self-Response 

Self-Response collects respondent 

information via the internet, phone 

interviews, and paper questionnaires. A 

description of the self-response modes 

for housing units (HUs) follows in the 

next sections. An HU is a private 

residence for a person or small group of 

people (such as a family or group of 

roommates). Each housing unit must 

have a separate entrance that provides 

direct access to the outdoors or to a 

common space within a building (such 

as a hall, lobby, or stairwell) without 

having to pass through the living 

quarters of any other people. A living 

quarters is typically a structure that is 

intended for residential use. However, 

any structure or place where someone is 

living (or where someone is sleeping 

without having a usual home elsewhere) 

is also considered a living quarters, even 

if it is not intended for residential use. 

Internet Self-Response (ISR) 

Internet Self-Response (ISR) allows 

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available for the first time in the 2020 

Census, and nearly 80 percent of all selfresponses were collected via the ISR 

instrument. For the 2026 Census Test, 

ISR intends to maximize online 

responses from HUs to support expected 

reductions in data collection via paper, 

telephone, and in-field enumeration 

(IFE). 

The ISR design for the 2026 Census 

Test builds on the successes of the 2020 

Census. Four principles govern the 

design work: (1) providing a secure webbased application for collecting 

individual responses, (2) providing the 

best user experience possible, including 

quick and easy access; (3) utilizing 

electronic data collection instruments to 

increase data quality; and (4) ensuring 

that the ISR systems can support 

anticipated volumes of responses and 

other systems usage needs while 

adhering to all appropriate systems, 

information security policies, and 

procedures for ensuring data security. 

This is important because self-response 

data are the most accurate and improve 

census data quality. 

Mobile Questionnaire Assistance (MQA) 

Mobile Questionnaire Assistance 

(MQA) makes it easier for people to selfrespond. MQA consists of scheduled 

community events jointly hosted by 

Census Bureau staff and community 

partners to engage with the public in 

communities who are hard-to-count 

and/or historically undercounted. 

Census Bureau staff work closely with 

community organizations, local 

governments, partners, and other 

stakeholders to host these events at 

neighborhood and community events, 

public gatherings, etc. to facilitate 

response to the census. MQA staff 

answer questions about the 2026 Census 

Test, provide promotional materials, 

and help the public respond. 

The keys to improving quality and 

coverage are developing strategies to 

engage hard-to-count populations. MQA 

supports self-response by providing an 

additional avenue for people to respond 

to the census, especially in areas with 

low or no internet access. Promotional 

materials, a social media presence, and 

targeted messaging for specific 

communities encourage participation. 

The 2026 Census Test of MQA will 

focus on designing and testing methods 

for operationalizing MQA rather than 

measuring increases in response rates. 

In addition, the Census Bureau is 

testing a data-driven approach to 

determine the most effective locations 

for MQA events. This approach 

examines historical and real-time data 

about response propensity (likelihood of 

different demographic groups or 

geographic areas to respond to the 

decennial census) alongside other 

demographic data to hyperfocus on 

those areas with historically low 

response rates or historically 

undercounted populations. 

Decisions concerning specific 

locations within the six 2026 Census 

Test sites to conduct MQA events have 

not yet been made. The selections will 

be based on historic response rates, 

demographic and logistical 

characteristics of the test sites, and the 

presence of partnership activities. 

Census Questionnaire Assistance (CQA) 

Census Questionnaire Assistance 

(CQA) enables enumeration by helping 

people respond to the 2026 Census Test 

questionnaire by phone. Phone SelfResponse is the enumeration of HUs by 

telephone. The Census Bureau provides 

live customer service representatives 

(toll-free numbers) who can take a 

caller’s census response over the phone 

via a personal interview or help them 

complete the questionnaire (online or 

paper) themselves. An automated frontend system uses Interactive Voice 

Response (IVR) technology to resolve 

basic questions, thereby reducing the 

number of agents required. 

Questionnaire assistance is provided in 

multiple languages as determined by 

research on current language needs. 

CQA also provides questionnaire 

support for respondents and 

administrators of specific 

noninstitutional group quarters (GQs). 

(See the definition of GQs in the section 

titled Group Quarters Enumeration.) 

Planning for CQA involves determining 

the expected inbound call volumes, the 

timing of peak volumes, and a plan for 

handling unexpectedly large volumes. 

CQA is responsible for staffing, training, 

and managing the day-to-day work of 

the call center during peak production. 

CQA analyzes data trends to enhance 

customer experience and provide 

efficient and accurate assistance. 

Paper Data Capture (PDC) 

Paper Data Capture (PDC) collects 

2026 Census Test responses on paper 

questionnaires. It is largely unchanged 

from the 2020 Census design. The PDC 

process consists of steps including mail 

receipt, document preparation, scanning 

and keying. A quality assurance (QA) 

process guarantees accurate data 

capture. Enhancements focus on 

improving system and processing 

efficiencies. 

In-Field Enumeration (IFE) 

IFE is a field activity that collects 

responses in person. IFE captures the 

status of HUs and enumerates HUs that 

do not or cannot self-respond. This 

includes follow-up with nonmailable 

addresses and those that require an inperson visit for quality control 

purposes. For the 2026 Census Test, IFE 

covers the scope of three 2020 Census 

operations (Nonresponse Followup 

[NRFU], Update Leave [UL], and Update 

Enumerate [UE]) and comprises four 

components: 

• IFE Contact Strategy Development. 

• In-Field HU Enumeration. 

• Remote Enumeration (including IFE 

for nonmailable addresses). 

• In-Field Quality Control. 

For the 2026 Census Test, IFE will be 

collecting information to create cost and 

staffing estimates to inform 2030 Census 

IFE estimates by: 

• Determining field staff productivity 

and workload metrics. 

• Identifying estimated caseload and 

staffing needs. 

• Estimating costs. 

The 2026 Census Test IFE will 

implement numerous enhancements to 

streamline data collection, reduce time 

in the field, and improve data accuracy. 

These improvements (on a mobile 

device) include functionality that 

provides field staff an address list with 

a map, allows users to add and delete 

addresses, view surrounding addresses, 

and link duplicate addresses. 

Improvements also include capabilities 

to make universe conversions. (e.g., 

move HU cases to the GQ or transitory 

locations [TLs] universe, if necessary) 

Multi-Operation Enumerators 

The 2026 Census Test will train and 

deploy multi-operation field staff. In 

past censuses, field staff were hired and 

trained to work exclusively on specific 

operations. If a GQ facility or a TL was 

erroneously included in the housingunit workload, they could not move 

these cases to the proper operation or 

conduct an interview. Cross-training 

some field staff to enumerate HUs, GQs, 

and TLs will increase operational 

efficiency. The success of this solution 

relies on equipping field staff with an 

automated case list that facilitates the 

transfer of cases between operations. 

Group Quarters Enumeration (GQE) 

For the 2026 Census Test, we will 

develop address and contact frames for 

GQs and TLs by using external data files 

from stakeholders, internal files (such as 

the Joint Justice Frame), and web 

scraping of the internet for select GQ 

and TL types. A GQ is a place that is 

designed to house a (usually large) 

group of people who typically are 

nonrelatives and have similar 

objectives, needs, or restrictions. These 

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occupants (such as supervision, health 

care, or other types of assistance) and/ 

or have certain communal facilities that 

are shared by the occupants (such as 

communal bathrooms or kitchens). GQs 

include a range of unconventional 

household compositions or locations 

such as college/university student 

housing, residential treatment centers, 

nursing/skilled nursing facilities, group 

homes, correctional facilities, military 

barracks, and workers’ dormitories. 

People living or staying in GQs on April 

1, 2026 (Census Day) are counted during 

Group Quarters Enumeration (GQE). 

A TL is a place where people are 

unlikely to live year-round because of 

the transitory/temporary nature of the 

living quarters at the location. 

Generally, people living or staying at a 

transitory location either pay fees to stay 

there, or they work there temporarily. 

TLs include recreational vehicle (RV) 

parks and campgrounds, marinas, 

hotels, motels, hostels, racetracks, 

circuses, and carnivals/fairs/rodeos. TL 

residents are counted by Enumeration at 

Transitory Locations (ETL). ETL is not 

in scope for the 2026 Census Test. 

However, office and field staff must be 

able to identify and move these cases 

from the HU or GQ universes or vice 

versa. 

Before GQE begins, the Census Bureau 

contacts GQ administrators to select a 

method to enumerate their residents. 

(For more information on GQ Advance 

Contact, see its Federal Register Notice 

https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2024- 

25592.) The GQ administrator is a vital 

link between the Census Bureau and the 

facility residents; we could not count 

the residents without their cooperation 

and assistance. Group Quarters Advance 

Contact (GQAC) not only updates/ 

verifies GQ contact information but also 

collects information about each GQ they 

manage or are responsible for. 

The 2026 Census Test will evaluate 

numerous enhancements to the various 

GQE data collection strategies such as 

GQ Advance Contact, eResponse, 

automation of in-field data collection, 

and GQ ISR for residents of specific GQ 

types. 

Quality Assurance (QA) Efforts 

We are focused on methods to 

improve data quality in all aspects of 

the 2030 Census. We are testing some of 

these methods in the 2026 Census Test 

whereas others are out of scope as the 

Census Bureau further develops the 

systems, metrics, and operational 

procedures. 

For the 2026 Census Test, the publicfacing aspects include: 

• Census Data Quality Assurance 

(CDQA): Re-collects self-response cases 

that trigger concern about either data 

quality, transmission errors, or 

fraudulent responses. 

• Field data collection QA: 

Reinterviews households to detect and 

deter field staff falsification and correct 

deficient work. 

• GQ data collection QA: For the 

2026 Census Test, a sample of GQ field 

enumeration cases will be selected for 

quality control (QC), and Census Bureau 

staff will conduct telephone 

reinterviews for the sample set to 

confirm that the field staffer visited the 

site and that the total population count 

is correct. Other methods for ensuring 

high-quality data collection are 

integrated into staff management 

activities. This includes field 

reinterviews of selected cases whereby 

the original collected data are compared 

to the reinterview data. 

II. Method of Collection 

The 2026 Census Test will take place 

in six sites within the continental 

United States: Western Texas (Brewster, 

Jeff Davis, Pecos, and Presidio counties); 

Tribal Lands Within Arizona (Fort 

Apache Reservation, home to the White 

Mountain Apache Tribe, and San Carlos 

Reservation, home to the San Carlos 

Apache Tribe); Colorado Springs, CO 

(selected areas within the metro area); 

Western North Carolina, (Cherokee, 

Graham, Jackson, and Swain counties, 

and Qualla Boundary, home to the 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians); 

Spartanburg, SC (selected areas within 

the metro area); and Huntsville, AL 

(selected areas within the metro area). 

These locations were chosen because 

they possess particular characteristics 

that support the Census Bureau’s focus 

on six enhancement areas, including: 

making it easier for people to respond 

on their own online, by phone, or by 

mail; improving in-person household 

data collection; improving methods for 

counting people living in GQs; 

enhancing outreach efforts to create 

awareness and encourage responses; 

enhancing the infrastructure that 

supports census operations; and 

processing data concurrently with data 

collection. 

Self-Response 

Self-Response makes it easy to 

respond to the 2026 Census Test by 

offering internet options in addition to 

paper questionnaires through the mail. 

The Census Bureau sends letters, 

postcards, and questionnaires to HUs 

encouraging them to self-respond. In 

addition, people calling the Census 

Bureau for help may self-respond by 

completing the questions over the 

phone. Self-response reduces costly inperson follow-up and reduces 

respondent burden. 

The national sample for the 2026 

Census Test includes a control panel 

with mailings identical to those being 

sent for the site portion of the test. 

Additionally, three experimental panels 

will help refine the mailing strategies 

and materials used in the 2023 Census 

Test, the 2024 Census Survey, and the 

2024 National Census Survey. Selected 

sites of the 2026 Census Test will 

receive Every Door Direct Mail as part 

of the mailing strategy. 

Internet Self-Response 

Internet Self-Response (ISR) allows 

the public to respond through an online 

questionnaire. Improvements for the 

2026 Census Test are concentrated on 

creating an application that performs 

effectively across different devices, 

aiming to deliver a positive user 

experience and boost response rates. We 

are enhancing the online tool to 

improve data quality while minimizing 

respondent burden and the need for 

follow-up to ensure complete coverage. 

The 2026 Census Test will allow 

respondents to complete the online 

questionnaire with or without a census 

ID (Non-ID). Respondents who do not 

enter a census ID (Non-ID) and instead 

enter an address, the Centralized 

Decennial Address Control (CDAC) 

system will attempt to match the 

respondent’s address to the Census 

Bureau’s address list allowing Non-ID 

responses is key to facilitating quick, 

easy and accurate completion of the 

census questionnaire. 

Paper Questionnaire Response 

Paper questionnaires (English only or 

bilingual English and Spanish) will be 

sent to select HUs in the first mailing as 

determined by the 2026 Census Test 

mail strategy. If no response is received 

after the third mailing, packages 

containing a questionnaire will be 

mailed to all non-responding HUs in the 

fourth mailing. 

Census Questionnaire Assistance 

CQA is a telephone enumeration 

option for all HU and a subset of GQ 

respondents and functions as a census 

helpline. 

When people call, live customer 

service representatives offer to take their 

2026 Census Test response over the 

telephone, using the CQA-Computer 

Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) 

instrument. This method of telephone 

enumeration was conducted in the 2020 

Census and proved effective in 

improving response rates. In addition, 

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a paper questionnaire by mail, if they 

prefer that option. 

Mobile Questionnaire Assistance 

Mobile Questionnaire Assistance 

(MQA) events are collaborative events 

hosted by Census Bureau staff, 

community partners, and other 

stakeholders. At MQA events during the 

2026 Census Test, the public can 

respond in the following ways: 

• Census Bureau staff provide a 

mobile device with a questionnaire link 

or paper questionnaires for the public to 

complete on their own or with staff 

guidance. 

• Census Bureau staff interview the 

public, directly capturing responses 

electronically on their Census Bureauprovided mobile device. 

• The public completes the 2026 

Census Test questionnaire electronically 

on their own personal device using a 

Census Bureau-provided Quick 

Response (QR) code. MQA promotional 

materials contain the QR code and 

questionnaire link. People can respond 

at the event or complete the census 

questionnaire online later. This QR code 

can be shared with a friend, family 

member, etc. 

Census Bureau staff are also available 

at the event to answer questions and 

provide additional information and 

promotional materials. 

In-Field Enumeration 

For the 2026 Census Test, a 

consolidated HU IFE data collection 

will be conducted that combines 

nonmailable cases, nonresponse followup cases, and other field interview 

cases. The goals of field data collection 

include: 

• Conduct streamlined in-field data 

collection. 

Æ Provide fully automated data 

collection for all HU types. 

Æ Begin field enumeration closer to 

the start of self-response for selected 

cases as part of the Early In-Field 

Enumeration Phase of the operation. 

Æ Include workloads for nonmailable 

HUs, cases in college areas, cases in 

areas with many seasonal vacancies, 

and nonresponse follow-up cases. 

Æ Implement a case assignment 

methodology that varies by case type 

and geography. 

Æ Implement a three-phased approach 

to in-field data collection—Enumeration 

phase, nonresponse follow-up phase, 

and closeout phase. 

• Complete cases with the same or 

better data quality than traditional field 

interviews using in-field self-response 

enumeration methods. These methods 

aim to: 

Æ Increase the case completion rate 

for IFE by using an in-field self-response 

option. 

Æ Reduce interview breakoffs. 

Æ Reduce language barriers. 

Æ Reduce refusals. 

Æ Reduce the item nonresponse rate 

for all housing and demographic items. 

Æ Reduce contact attempts. 

Æ Increase Protected Identification 

Key (PIK) rates, which are the 

percentage of records to which the 

Census Bureau can assign a unique 

identifier. 

• Provide a QR code that allows 

respondents to answer the census on 

their own devices. 

Æ Increase the number of cases that 

self-respond after an in-field contact 

attempt. 

Æ Reduce respondent burden. 

Group Quarters Enumeration 

The GQ enumeration cycle begins by 

contacting the GQ administrator before 

the enumeration period. This advance 

contact allows the Census Bureau to 

collect information about the GQ (e.g., 

the expected Census Day population, 

the preferred enumeration method, and 

the date scheduled to conduct the 

enumeration) to prepare for the GQE. 

During the 2020 Census, GQAC was 

conducted by telephone (in-office 

interview) or a personal visit (in-field 

interview) with the GQ administrator. 

For the 2026 Census Test, advance 

contact information will also be 

collected by phone or by in-person visit. 

The GQAC will produce the workload 

for GQE. 

For the 2026 Census Test, the 

information collection methods for GQE 

are: 

• In-Person Interview: Field staff 

interview residents individually, using a 

mobile device. 

• Drop Off/Pick Up of 

Questionnaires: Field staff drop off 

questionnaires for each resident to 

complete and collect them on an agreedupon date. The residents will be 

provided information to respond online 

if they choose. 

• Facility Self-Enumeration: The GQ 

administrator is sworn in, distributes 

questionnaires to residents, and collects 

completed documents for pick-up by 

field staff. This method is limited to 

correctional facilities, healthcare 

facilities, and military quarters. 

• Paper Response Data Collection 

(PRDC or ‘‘paper listings’’): The GQ 

administrator provides a paper listing 

containing resident data. 

• Group Quarters Electronic Data 

Transfer (eResponse): eResponse was 

introduced during the COVID–19 

pandemic for the 2020 Census as an 

alternative to paper data collection. This 

tool has been enhanced for the 2026 

Census Test. GQ administrators will be 

provided (via email) a user ID and link 

to the eResponse questionnaire to input 

client-level data (a choice of multiple 

formats) for each GQ they are 

responsible for or manage, and they can 

submit it via a secure portal. 

• Group Quarters Internet SelfResponse (GQ ISR): GQ ISR is a new 

data collection method for the 2026 

Census Test to encourage online 

response. There are two components to 

GQ ISR: 

Æ The Census Bureau Emails 

Residents the Questionnaire Link: The 

GQ administrator will receive a link to 

a secure online system and will be 

asked to enter or upload a list of the 

names and email addresses of all the 

people who were staying at the group 

quarters on April 1, 2026. The Census 

Bureau will email each person a link to 

the Census ID to respond online. 

Æ The Census Bureau Provides an 

Invitation Letter to Residents: If the GQ 

Administrator wants residents to 

respond online but prefers not to 

provide the residents’ email addresses 

to the Census Bureau, field staff will go 

to the GQ at the agreed upon date and 

time to drop off invitation letters for the 

GQ administrator to distribute to the 

residents. Each letter contains a link to 

the census questionnaire, a QR code, 

and a Census ID that must be entered 

when responding online. The GQ 

administrator will distribute the letter to 

each person staying at the GQ on April 

1, 2026. 

Quality Assurance Efforts 

The 2026 Census Test will 

incorporate QA processes in all aspects 

of its data collection such as activities 

that track collected response data and 

examine them for anomalies relating to 

the data collection process, potential 

data falsification, and completeness of 

responses. For both re-collect cases (HU 

self-responses requiring an in-field 

follow-up interview) and reinterview 

cases (HUs selected for reinterview as 

part of the QA process), field staff 

reinterview these HUs using the 

automated instrument on their mobile 

device. 

In-Field QA also involves selecting a 

sample (one of the first three eligible 

cases) of a field staffer’s cases for 

reinterview. Thereafter, every nth case 

completed will be selected for 

reinterview, while other cases are 

designated for reinterview using 

analytic sampling. Cases that display 

anomalies in the response data, 

paradata, or Global Positioning System 

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Additionally, some cases may be 

selected to assess the work of field staff 

suspected of not conducting interviews 

properly. During reinterview, a member 

of the field staff other than the one who 

conducted the initial interview returns 

to the selected address. The reinterview 

data are compared to the original 

(production) interview data through 

computer matching. Data that do not 

meet the specified matching criteria 

undergo a clerical review and are 

assigned a final outcome. Field staff 

who falsify responses or consistently 

produce poor quality work (coverage 

and completeness errors) undergo onthe-job training or are released from 

employment. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0607–XXXX. 

Form Number(s): 

• Self -Response Mailings: D6–LF1(E/ 

S), D6–FL1(E/S), D6–L, D6–EO–F1(E/ 

S), D6–LC1(E/S), D6–Q1(E/S), D6– 

Q1(E), D6–FA4(E/S), D6–LI, D6–EO– 

C1(E/S), D6–ER4(E/S), D6–L2(E/S), 

D6–EO2(E/S), D6–EO2T(E/S), D6– 

P3(E/S), D6–P3e, D6–L4(E/S), D6– 

Q1(E), D6–EO4(E/S), D6–P5(E/S) 

• In-Field Enumeration: D6–IS1–IFE(E/ 

S), D6–NV2(E/S), D6–IS2(E/S), D6–ID, 

D6–ER4(E/S), D6–LI–IFE, D6–P– 

IFE(E/S), D6–P3e–IFE 

• Group Quarters: D6–Q–GE, D6–Q– 

GE(S), D6–E–GE(E/S), D6–ER–GE(E/ 

S), D6–LFM–GE(E/S), D6–LC1–GE(E/ 

S), D6–CN–GE(E/S), D6–B–GE, D6–B– 

GE(S), D6–T–GE, D6–ID 

• Mobile Questionnaire Assistance 

(MQA): D6–FY–MQA, D6–ID 

• Experimental Mailings: D6–LF1– 

XA(E/S), D6–FL1–X(E/S), D6–LI, D6– 

EO–F1(E/S), D6–L2–XA(E/S), D6– 

EO2(E/S), D6–P3–XA(E/S), D6–L4– 

XA(E/S), D6–EO2(E/S), D6–P5–XA(E/ 

S), D6–L4(E/S), D6–Q1(E/S), D6– 

FA4(E/S), D6–EO4(E/S), D6–ER4(E/S), 

D6–P5–XA(E/S), D6–LF1–XC(E/S), 

D6–FL1–X(E/S), D6–L2–XC(E/S), D6– 

EO2(E/S), D6–ER4(E/S), D6–P5 (E/S), 

D6–LC1(E/S), D6–Q1(E/S), D6–FA4(E/ 

S), D6–EO–C1(E/S), D6–L2–XC(E/S), 

D6–P3–XC(E/S), D6–L4(E/S) 

• Draft Content Specifications for 

Electronic Instruments: D6–QE–ISR, 

D6–QE–CQA, D6–QE–IFE, D6–QE– 

GA, D6–QFE–GA, D6–QME–GQ, D6– 

QE–GE, D6–T–GR, D6–QFE–GE 

• Draft Content Specifications for 

Emails: D6–EM–GA, D6–EM–GE, D6– 

EM–GR 

Type of Review: New Information 

Collection Request. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Not-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

Self-Response—370,000 

In-Field Enumeration—223,000 

Group Quarters—22,500 

Quality Efforts—15,900 

The total estimated number of 

respondents is 631,850. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 

Self-Response—10 minutes 

In-Field Enumeration—10 minutes 

Group Quarters 

Self-Response methods (resident 

level)—5 minutes 

eResponse/internet Self Response 

(administrator level)—20 minutes 

Quality Efforts—10 minutes 

CDQA, IFE Reinterview—10 minutes 

Group Quarters Quality Control—5 

minutes 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 103,502 

2026 CENSUS TEST

Operation or category 

Estimated 

number of 

respondents 

Estimated time 

per response 

(minutes) 

Total burden 

hours 

Self-Response ............................................................................................................................. 370,000 10 61,667 

In-Field Enumeration ................................................................................................................... 223,000 10 37,167 

Group Quarters 

GQ Enumeration—Self-Response Methods (resident level) ....................................................... 22,500 5 1,875 

GQ Enumeration—eResponse/Internet Self Response (administrator level) ............................. 450 20 150 

Group Quarters Subtotal ............................................................................................................. 22,950 ........................ 2,025 

Quality Efforts 

CDQA ........................................................................................................................................... 2,300 10 384 

IFE Reinterview ........................................................................................................................... 13,500 10 2,250 

Group Quarters QC ..................................................................................................................... 100 5 9 

Quality Efforts Subtotal ................................................................................................................ 15,900 ........................ 2,643 

Totals .................................................................................................................................... 631,850 ........................ 103,502 

The Census Bureau has reviewed this 

data product to ensure appropriate 

access, use, and disclosure avoidance 

protection of the confidential source 

data (Project No. P–7528546, P– 

7532093, P–7532126, P–7529919, 

Disclosure Review Board (DRB) 

approval number: CBDRB–FY25– 

DSSD007–0001 and CBDRB–FY19–539). 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: There are no costs to 

respondents other than their time to 

participate in this data collection. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

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

Sections 141, 193 and 221. 

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 


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Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 6 / Friday, January 10, 2025 / Notices 1957 

1See Paper File Folders from Cambodia: 

Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 89 

FR 91331 (November 19, 2024). 

2The petitioner is the Coalition of Domestic 

Folder Manufacturers. 

3See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petitioner’s Request For 

Postponement of the Preliminary Determination,’’ 

dated December 19, 2024. 

4 Id. 

5Postponing the preliminary determination to 

130 days after the date of initiation would place the 

deadline on Saturday, March 22, 2025. Commerce’s 

practice dictates that where a deadline falls on a 

weekend or federal holiday, the appropriate 

deadline is the next business day. See Notice of 

Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next Business Day’’ 

Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines 

Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 

FR 24533 (May 10, 2005). 

1See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petition for the 

Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duties,’’ dated December 13, 2024 (Petition). 

2 Id. 

3See Commerce’s Letters, ‘‘Supplemental 

Questions,’’ dated December 17, 2024 (General 

Issues Questionnaire); and ‘‘Supplemental 

Questions,’’ dated December 17, 2024. 

4See Petitioner’s Letters, ‘‘Response to 

Supplemental Petition Questionnaire,’’ dated 

December 19, 2024 (General Issues Supplement); 

and ‘‘Response to Supplemental Petition 

Questionnaire,’’ dated December 19, 2024. 

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, 

Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office 

of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00270 Filed 1–8–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–555–006] 

Paper File Folders From the Kingdom 

of Cambodia: Postponement of 

Preliminary Determination in the 

Countervailing Duty Investigation 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable January 10, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shane Subler or Brandon James, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office VIII, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–6241 

and (202) 482–7472, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On November 12, 2024, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (Commerce) 

initiated the countervailing duty (CVD) 

investigation of imports of paper file 

folders from the Kingdom of Cambodia 

(Cambodia).1 Currently, the preliminary 

determination is due no later than 

January 16, 2025. 

Postponement of Preliminary 

Determination 

Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 

1930, as amended (the Act), requires 

Commerce to issue the preliminary 

determination in a CVD investigation 

within 65 days after the date on which 

Commerce initiated the investigation. 

However, section 703(c)(1) of the Act 

permits Commerce to postpone the 

preliminary determination until no later 

than 130 days after the date on which 

Commerce initiated the investigation if: 

(A) the petitioner 2 makes a timely 

request for a postponement; or (B) 

Commerce concludes that the parties 

concerned are cooperating, that the 

investigation is extraordinarily 

complicated, and that additional time is 

necessary to make a preliminary 

determination. Under 19 CFR 

351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a 

request for postponement 25 days or 

more before the scheduled date of the 

preliminary determination and must 

state the reasons for the request. 

Commerce will grant the request unless 

it finds compelling reasons to deny the 

request. 

On December 19, 2024, the petitioner 

submitted a timely request that 

Commerce postpone the preliminary 

CVD determination.3 The petitioner 

stated that it requests postponement for 

Commerce to analyze initial responses 

and to issue supplemental 

questionnaires prior to making its 

preliminary CVD determination.4

In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.205(e), the petitioner submitted its 

request for postponement of the 

preliminary determination in this 

investigation 25 days or more before the 

scheduled date of the preliminary 

determination and has stated the 

reasons for requesting a postponement 

of the preliminary determination, and 

Commerce finds no compelling reason 

to deny the request. Therefore, in 

accordance with section 703(c)(1)(A) of 

the Act, Commerce is postponing the 

deadline for the preliminary 

determination to no later than 130 days 

after the date on which the investigation 

was initiated, i.e., March 24, 2025.5

Pursuant to section 705(a)(1) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline 

for the final determination of the 

investigation will continue to be 75 days 

after the date of the preliminary 

determination. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1). 

Dated: January 3, 2025. 

Abdelali Elouaradia, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00326 Filed 1–8–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–192] 

Erythritol From the People’s Republic 

of China: Initiation of Less-Than-FairValue Investigation 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable January 2, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Smith, Office VIII, AD/CVD 

Operations, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–1766. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Petition 

On December 13, 2024, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (Commerce) 

received an antidumping duty (AD) 

petition concerning imports of erythritol 

from the People’s Republic of China 

(China) filed in proper form on behalf of 

Cargill, Incorporated (the petitioner), a 

U.S. producer of erythritol.1 The AD 

Petition was accompanied by a 

countervailing duty (CVD) petition 

concerning imports of erythritol from 

China.2

On December 17, 2024, Commerce 

requested supplemental information 

pertaining to certain aspects of the 

Petition in supplemental 

questionnaires.3 On December 19, 2024, 

the petitioner filed timely responses to 

these requests for additional 

information.4

In accordance with section 732(b) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 

Act), the petitioner alleges that imports 

of erythritol from China are being, or are 


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