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Type of Request: New collection.

Burden: 15,600 hours.

Number of Respondents: 3,000.

Avg Hours Per Response: 5.2 hours.

Needs and Uses: After the release of

Census 2000 redistricting data, some

governmental entities may seek to

challenge these official Census 2000

counts. The Census Bureau is

implementing the Census 2000 Count

Question Resolution program (CQR) to

address boundary, geocoding, and

coverage (processing errors that result in

a failure to include or the incorrect

inclusion of population data that was

identified and collected during the 2000

Census) errors. The census officially

ended on December 31, 2000, and no

additional census data can or will be

collected after that date. The CQR

Program is not a mechanism or process

to challenge the March 6, 2001, decision

of the Secretary of Commerce to release

unadjusted numbers from Census 2000

for redistricting purposes nor to revise

the numbers that were released for

redistricting. Neither is the program a

mechanism or process to challenge or

revise the numbers sent to the President

on December 28, 2000, used to

apportion the United States House of

Representatives.

Local or tribal governmental entities

submitting a challenge using the CQR

Program must submit supporting

documentation, such as address lists

and/or maps. Supporting evidence in

the form of address lists shall be taken

from a source dated no later than April

1, 2000. Challenges alleging geocoding

or coverage (processing) errors in

housing unit counts or group quarters

population counts, must specify the

block(s) for which the counts are being

challenged. All governmental unit

boundary challenges must be based on

the boundaries that were in effect on

January 1, 2000. The Census Bureau will

compare the maps and supporting

documentation with the information

used to depict the boundaries for

Census 2000. The Census Bureau will

respond to all challenges and/or

questions and will notify all affected

governmental entities of any corrections

to their official counts.

The Census Bureau published a notice

in the Federal Register on January 22,

2001 (Vol. 66, No. 14, pp. 6574–6578)

announcing our plans to conduct the

CQR Program and instructing local and

Tribal governments on how, when, and

where to submit challenges.

CQR will begin June 30, 2001 and will

conclude September 30, 2003.

Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal

government.

Frequency: One time.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

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

Section 141.

OMB Desk Officer: Susan Schechter,

(202) 395–5103.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Paperwork Clearance

Officer, (202) 482–3129, Department of

Commerce, room 6086, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at

mclayton@doc.gov).

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to Susan Schechter, OMB Desk

Officer, room 10201, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: April 6, 2001.

Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–10765 Filed 4–30–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau

Applicant Background Questionnaire

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 July 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Madeleine Clayton, Departmental

Paperwork Clearance Officer,

Department of Commerce, Room 6086,

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the

Internet at mclayton@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Geraldine Burt, U.S.

Census Bureau, Field Division, FOB–3,

Room 1784, Washington, DC 20233–

5700, 301–457–1939.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Applicant Background

Questionnaire is completed on a

voluntary basis by applicants for

Regional Office Schedule A positions

with the Census Bureau at the time of

application and testing. The Census

Bureau conducts a wide variety of

statistical surveys and hires

interviewers and other Schedule A

employees to work on these surveys on

an ongoing basis. The questions on the

Applicant Background Questionnaire

are of a sensitive nature relating to race

and national origin as well as medical

disabilities. This information is useful

in determining whether we have a

representative sample of the community

from which we are hiring. This allows

the Census Bureau to adjust recruiting

efforts quickly and to employ local

applicants for indigenous hiring. It also

allows us to assess our compliance with

equal employment opportunity

regulations. Background information

provided by applicants will not be used

in applicant screening or selection and

will not be available to the selecting

official.

II. Method of Collection

Individuals complete the BC–1431

only once. Based on past experience, the

BC–1431 on average takes about 2.5

minutes to complete. The paper form is

completed by the applicant at the time

of testing.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0607–0494.

Form Number: BC–1431.

Type of Review: Regular Submission.

Affected Public: Census Bureau Job

Applicants.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

25,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 2.5

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 1,042.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: There is

no cost to respondents except for their

time.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

Legal Authority: Pub. L. 92–261, Equal

Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 Pub. L.

94–311, Publication of Economic and Social

Statistics for Americans of Spanish Origin or

Descent 41 CFR part 60–3, Information on

Impact (Section 4) 5 U.S.C. 7201,

Antidiscrimination Policy, Minority

Recruitment Program.

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

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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 26, 2001.

Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–10773 Filed 4–30–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau

Generic Clearance for Customer

Satisfaction Surveys

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 July 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Madeleine Clayton, Departmental

Paperwork Clearance Officer,

Department of Commerce, Room 6086,

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the

Internet at mclayton@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Joanne Dickinson, U.S.

Bureau of the Census, Room 3015–3,

Washington, DC 20233–0800, and 301–

457–4081.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Census Bureau is requesting an

extension of the generic clearance to

conduct customer satisfaction research

surveys which may be in the form of

mailed or electronic questionnaires and/

or focus groups or personal interviews.

The Census Bureau has ranked a

customer focused environment as one of

its most important strategic planning

objectives. The Bureau routinely needs

to collect and analyze customer

feedback about its products and services

to better align them to its customers’

needs and preferences. Several products

and distribution channels have been

designed/redesigned based on feedback

from its various customer satisfaction

research efforts.

Each research design is reviewed for

content, utility, and user-friendliness by

a variety of appropriate staff (including

research design and subject-matter

specialists). The concept and design are

tested by internal staff and a select

sample of respondents to confirm its

appropriateness, user-friendliness, and

to estimate burden (including hours and

cost) of the proposed collection of

information. Collection techniques are

discussed and included in the research

concept design discussions to define the

most time-, cost-efficient and accurate

collection media.

The clearance operates in the

following manner: a block of hours is

reserved at the beginning of each year,

and the particular activities that will be

conducted under the clearance are not

specified in advance. The Census

Bureau provides information to OMB

about the specific activities on a flow

basis throughout the year. OMB is

notified of each activity in a letter that

gives specific details about the activity,

rather than by means of individual

clearance packages. At the end of each

year, a report is submitted to OMB that

summarizes the number of hours used

as well as the nature and results of the

activities completed under the

clearance.

Some modifications of the clearance

from previous years are planned. The

number of hours is expanded from 3,750

per year to 4,000 to allow for largerscale research efforts with increased

analytical power. In addition, incentives

as a survey procedure may also be the

subject of research under the clearance.

II. Method of Collection

This research may be in the form of

mailed or electronic questionnaires and/

or focus groups or personal interviews.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0607–0760.

Form Number: Various.

Type of Review: Regular.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households, State or local governments,

farms, businesses or other for-profit

organizations, federal agencies or

employees, non-profit institutions,

small businesses or organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

48,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 5

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 4,000 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: There is

no cost to respondents, except for their

time to answer the questions posed.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

Legal Authority: Executive Order 12862.

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 26, 2001.

Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

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BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau

Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization

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 July 2, 2001.