[Federal Register: May 20, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 96)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Survey of
Income and Program Participation (SIPP) Wave 5 of the 2008 Panel
AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 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: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on
or before July 20, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 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 Patrick J. Benton, Census Bureau, Room HQ-6H045,
Washington, DC 20233-8400, (301) 763-4618.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Census Bureau conducts the SIPP, which is a household-based
survey designed as a continuous series of national panels. New panels
are introduced every few years, with each panel usually having
durations of one to four years. Respondents are interviewed at 4-month
intervals or ``waves'' over the life of the panel. The survey is molded
around a central ``core'' of laborforce and income questions that
remain fixed throughout the life of the panel. The core is supplemented
with questions designed to address specific needs, such as obtaining
information on household members' participation in government programs
as well as prior labor force patterns of household members. These
supplemental questions are included with the core and are referred to
as ``topical modules.''
The SIPP represents a source of information for a wide variety of
topics and allows information for separate topics to be integrated to
form a single, unified database so that the interaction between tax,
transfer, and other government and private policies can be examined.
Government domestic-policy formulators depend heavily upon the SIPP
information concerning the distribution of income received directly as
money or indirectly as in-kind benefits and the effect of tax and
transfer programs on this distribution. They also need improved and
expanded data on the income and general economic and financial
situation of the U.S. population. The SIPP has provided these kinds of
data on a continuing basis since 1983, permitting levels of economic
well-being and changes in these levels to be measured over time.
The 2008 panel is currently scheduled for 4 years and will include
13 waves of interviewing beginning September 2008. Approximately 65,300
households were selected for the 2008 panel, of which 42,032 households
were interviewed. We estimate that each household contains 2.1 people,
yielding 88,267 person-level interviews in Wave 1 and subsequent waves.
Interviews take 30 minutes on average. Three waves will occur in the
2008 SIPP Panel during FY 2010. The total annual burden for 2008 Panel
SIPP interviews would be 132,400 hours in FY 2010.
The topical modules for the 2008 Panel Wave 5 collect information
about:
Annual Income and Retirement Accounts.
Taxes.
Child Care.
Work Schedule.
Wave 5 interviews will be conducted from January 1, 2010 through April
30, 2010.
A 10-minute reinterview of 3,100 people is conducted at each wave
to ensure accuracy of responses. Reinterviews would require an
additional 1,553 burden hours in FY 2010.
II. Method of Collection
The SIPP is designed as a continuing series of national panels of
interviewed households that are introduced every few years, with each
panel having a duration of 1 to 4 years. All household members 15 years
old or over are interviewed using regular proxy-respondent rules.
During the 2008 panel, respondents are interviewed a total of 13 times
(13 waves) at 4-month intervals, making the SIPP a longitudinal survey.
Sample people (all household members present at the time of the first
interview) who move within the country and reasonably close to a SIPP
primary sampling unit will be followed and interviewed at their new
address. Individuals 15 years old or over who enter the household after
Wave 1 will be interviewed; however, if these individuals move, they
are not followed unless they happen to move along with a Wave 1 sample
individual.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607-0944.
Form Number: SIPP/CAPI Automated Instrument.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 88,267 people per wave.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes per person on average.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 133,953.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: The only cost to respondents is their
time.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, section 182.
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: May 14, 2009.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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