[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 74 (Monday, April 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22869-22870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08262]


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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; Household Pulse Survey

    On February 28, 2022, the Department of Commerce received clearance 
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 to conduct Phase 3.4 of the Household 
Pulse Survey (OMB No. 0607-1013, Exp. 10/31/23). The Household Pulse 
Survey was designed to meet a need for timely information associated 
with household experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Department 
is committed to ensuring that the data collected by the Household Pulse 
Survey continue to meet information needs as they may evolve over the 
course of the pandemic. This notice serves to inform of the 
Department's intent to request clearance from OMB to

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make some revisions to the Household Pulse Survey questionnaire. To 
ensure that the data collected by the Household Pulse Survey continue 
to meet information needs as they evolve over the course of the 
pandemic, the Census Bureau submits this Request for Revision to an 
Existing Collection for a revised Phase 3.5 questionnaire.
    Phase 3.5 includes new questions on timing of positive coronavirus 
test, use of coronavirus treatments, the experience of long-COVID 
symptoms, amount of monthly rent and changes in monthly rent, 
children's mental health, and difficulty with self-care and 
communicating. Questions related to food expenditures will be 
reinstated for Phase 3.5. There are also modifications to existing 
questions, including changing the focus of one vaccination question 
from reasons for not receiving the vaccine to reasons for not receiving 
a vaccine booster dose, modifying the questions on children's vaccines 
to include both age group and number of vaccine doses received, and a 
revised question on number of days teleworked (if any). Several 
questions will be removed for Phase 3.5, including questions on the 
number of vaccine doses and brand of vaccine received, intention to 
receive vaccine, mental health prescriptions and services use and unmet 
needs, preventive care for children, confidence in paying rent or 
mortgage on time, and some questions on household activities.
    It is the Department's intention to commence data collection using 
the revised instrument on or about May 25, 2022. The Department 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. Public comments were previously sought on 
the Household Pulse Survey via the Federal Register on May 19, 2020, 
June 3, 2020, February 1, 2021, April 13, 2021, June 24, 2021, October 
26, 2021, and January 24, 2022. This notice allows for an additional 30 
days for public comments on the proposed revisions.
    Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
    Title: Household Pulse Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0607-1013.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Request for a Revision of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
    Number of Respondents: 235,200.
    Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 77,616.
    Needs and Uses: Data produced by the Household Pulse Survey are 
designed to inform on a range of topics related to households' 
experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics to date have included 
employment, facility to telework, travel patterns, income loss, 
spending patterns, food and housing security, access to benefits, 
mental health and access to care, intent to receive the COVID-19 
vaccine/booster, and post-secondary educational disruption. The 
requested revision, if approved by OMB, will remove selected items from 
the questions for which utility has declined and add questions based on 
information needs expressed via public comment and in consult with 
other Federal agencies. The overall burden change to the public will be 
insignificant.
    The Household Pulse Survey was initially launched in April, 2020 as 
an experimental project (see https://www.census.gov/data/experimental-data-products.html) under emergency clearance from the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) initially granted April 19, 2020; regular 
clearance was subsequently sought and approved by OMB on October 30, 
2020 (OMB No. 0607-1013; Exp. 10/30/2023).
    Affected Public: Households.
    Frequency: Households will be selected once to participate in a 20-
minute survey.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Sections 8(b), 182 
and 196.
    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 0607-1013.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2022-08262 Filed 4-15-22; 8:45 am]
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