[Federal Register: August 11, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 155)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. chapter 35).
    Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
    Title: Voting and Civic Engagement Supplements to the Current 
Population Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0607-0466.
    Form Number(s): CPS-263 (MIS-1) (L) (8-2007), CPS-263 (MIS-5) (L) 
(11-2006).
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change of an expired 
collection.
    Burden Hours: 7,600.
    Number of Respondents: 54,000.
    Average Hours per Response: 8 and a half minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau requests authorization from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct the November 2008 
Voting and Civic Engagement Supplements to the Current Population 
Survey (CPS). The Voting A OMB Control Number: 0607-0466.
    Supplement (Voting and Registration supplement in previous years) 
continues the biennial collection of data concerning voting and 
registration that has been requested periodically since 1964. The data 
yield statistics on voter (and nonvoter) characteristics and current 
voter trends. The data will also enable policymakers to keep issues up 
to date, such as changes in participation in the election process by 
demographic characteristics such as age, sex, race, ethnicity, and 
educational attainment.
    The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has 
entered into an interagency agreement with the Census Bureau to conduct 
the Civic Engagement supplement, which will appear for the first time 
in conjunction with the CPS. The civic engagement supplement will 
provide information on the extent to which American communities are 
places where individuals are civically active. It will also provide 
information on the number of Americans who are active in their 
communities, communicating with one another on issues of public 
concern, and interacting with public institutions and private 
enterprises. The information will also provide the number of Americans 
who engage in activities that promote positive relationships with those 
of equal and differing socio-economic or professional levels. This 
survey will be the only source of nationally representative data on 
such information as: level of participation in organized groups, extent 
of political action and knowledge, extent of connections with other 
community members, and how often individuals get news and information 
from various media sources.
    When combined with demographic characteristics (age, sex, race, 
education, occupation, income), the data can provide information on the 
relationship between these characteristics and the level of civic 
engagement in the United States. Government agency analysts and 
private, state and local leaders will use this data to compare levels 
in their area of interest to the national level of civic engagement, 
and to formulate policies that foster healthy communities.
    This clearance will also cover the collection in November 2010, the 
Voting supplement, which will consist of the voting and registration 
questions only.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Biennially.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Sections 8(b) and 182; Title 29 
U.S.C., Section 1.
    OMB Desk Officer: Brian Harris-Kojetin, (202) 395-7314.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
dhynek@doc.gov).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB Desk Officer either by fax (202-395-7245) 
or e-mail (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov).


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    Dated: August 6, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-18453 Filed 8-8-08; 8:45 am]

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