[Federal Register: June 3, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 107)]
[Notices]
[Page 31346]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Current Population Survey (CPS)--Unemployment Insurance
Supplement
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.
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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 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 August 2, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet
at DHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions
should be directed to Dennis Clark, Census Bureau, FOB 3, Room 3340,
Washington, DC 20233-8400, (301) 763-3806.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Census Bureau plans to request clearance for the collection of
data via a Supplemental Survey of Unemployment Insurance Non-Filers to
be conducted in conjunction with the January, May, July, and November
2005 CPS. Title 13, United States Code, Section 182, and Title 29,
United States Code, Sections 1-9, authorize the collection of the CPS
information. The Supplemental Survey of Unemployment Insurance Non-
Filers is sponsored by the Department of Labor.
This supplement, which was last conducted in August 1993, will
provide the Department of Labor with better information on how often
unemployed individuals chose not to apply for unemployment benefits and
their reasons for not doing so. Analysis from the survey data will be
used by the Department of Labor to help improve the U. S. unemployment
insurance system.
II. Method of Collection
The unemployment insurance information will be collected by both
personal visit and telephone interviews in conjunction with the regular
CPS interviewing during January, May, July, and November of 2005. All
interviews are conducted using computer-assisted interviewing.
III. Data
OMB Number: Not available.
Form Number: There are no forms. We conduct all interviews on
computers.
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,000 (total for all 4 months).
Estimated Time Per Response: 1 minute.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 100.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: The only cost to respondents is that
of their time.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S.C., Section 182, and Title 29,
U.S.C., Sections 1-9.
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 or
included in the request for the Office of Management and Budget
approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter
of public record.
Dated: May 27, 2004.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-12510 Filed 6-2-04; 8:45 am]
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