[Federal Register: June 19, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 117)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Census Coverage
Measurement Person Interview and Reinterview Operations
AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau.
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 August 18, 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 Gia F Donnalley, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver
Hill Road, Room 4K067, Washington, DC 20233, 301-763-4370 (or via the
Internet at Gia.F.Donnalley@census.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The 2010 Census Coverage Measurement (CCM) Person Interview and
Reinterview Operations will be conducted in the U.S. (excluding remote
Alaska) and in Puerto Rico in select CCM sampled areas. The primary
sampling unit is a block cluster, which consists of one or more
geographically contiguous census blocks. As in the past, the CCM
operations and activities will be conducted independent of and not
influence the 2010 Census operations.
CCM will be conducted to provide estimates of both net coverage
error and coverage error components for omissions and erroneous
enumerations for housing units and persons in housing units (see
Definition of Terms) in order to gather information necessary to
improve future censuses. The data collection and matching methodologies
for previous coverage measurement programs were designed only to
measure net coverage error, which measures the net difference between
omissions and erroneous enumerations.
The 2010 CCM sample is a multi-phase probability sample of housing
units comprising a number of distinct processes, ranging from forming
block clusters, selecting the block clusters where the CCM survey will
be conducted, to eventually selecting addresses for interviewing. Two
samples will be selected to measure census coverage of housing units
and household population: The population sample or P Sample; and the
enumeration sample or E sample. These two samples have traditionally
defined the samples for dual system estimation, a statistical technique
for measuring net coverage error. The P Sample is a sample of housing
units and persons obtained and independently enumerated from the census
for a sample of block clusters, while the E Sample is a sample of
census housing units and enumerations in the same block clusters as the
P sample.
The independent list of housing units is obtained during the CCM
Independent Listing Operation, the results of which will be matched to
census housing units in the sample block clusters and surrounding
blocks. After the CCM Independent Listing and matching operations have
taken place, some cases with discrepancies between the CCM Independent
Listing and the Census will be identified to receive the CCM Housing
Unit Followup interview. The results of this interview will again be
matched to the list of census housing units. The results of the housing
unit matching operations will be used to determine which CCM and Census
addresses will be eligible to go to the CCM Person Interview (PI)
Operation. After data collected from the CCM PI is matched to data
collected by the Census, some cases with discrepancies between the CCM
PI and Census will be sent for another CCM interview called the CCM
Person Followup Operation. A separate Federal Register Notice has
already been issued for the CCM Independent Listing and CCM Housing
Unit Followup operations. A Federal Register Notice will be issued
later for the CCM Person Followup Operation.
For each sample block cluster, we will conduct a CCM PI for
selected housing units. During CCM PI, interviewers will
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use a computer-assisted data collection instrument on a laptop to
obtain information about the current residents of the sample housing
unit including those who may have moved into the selected housing unit
since Census Day (April 1, 2010). The interviewer will also attempt to
collect data on certain persons who moved out of the sample housing
unit between Census Day and the CCM PI interview. We will include
nonmatched Census addresses in the CCM PI so we can ascertain their
Census enumeration status earlier than if they were included in the
Person Followup operation that is conducted later in the CCM
processing.
The CCM PI operation will collect the information listed below only
for persons in housing units (PI is not conducted in businesses or
Group Quarters). The automated CCM PI instrument will collect the
following information for the housing units included in this operation:
1. Roster of people living at the housing unit at the time of the
CCM PI Interview.
2. Census Day address information for people who moved into the
sample address since Census Day.
3. Other addresses where a person may have been counted on Census
Day.
4. Information to determine where each person should be counted on
Census Day (according to Census residence rules). For example,
interviewers will probe for persons who might have been left off the
household roster; ask additional questions about persons who moved from
another address on Census Day to the sample address; collect additional
information for persons with multiple addresses.
5. Demographic information for each person in the household on
Interview Day or Census Day, including name, date of birth, age,
Hispanic Origin, race, and relationship.
6. Name and above information for any person who has moved out of
the sample address since Census Day (if known).
The CCM Person Interview Reinterview (PI RI) is a quality control
operation that will be conducted on 10 percent of the PI cases. The
purpose of the PI RI is to confirm that the CCM PI interviewer
conducted a CCM PI interview with a household member or a proxy
respondent and to conduct the complete CCM PI interview as needed if
the original interview seems questionable.
II. Method of Collection
The CCM Person Interview and Reinterview operations will be
conducted using a computer-assisted data collection instrument on a
laptop. The CCM PI will be conducted through personal interviews while
the CCM PI RI will be conducted by telephone and person interviews. The
CCM PI and PI RI operations will occur starting August 14, 2010 through
October 9, 2010.
Definition of Terms
Components of Coverage Error--The two components of census coverage
error are census omissions (missed persons or housing units) and
erroneous enumerations (persons or housing units enumerated in the
census that should not have been). Examples of erroneous enumerations
are persons or housing units enumerated in the census that should not
have been enumerated at all, persons or housing units enumerated in an
incorrect location, and persons or housing units enumerated more than
once (duplicates).
Net Coverage Error--Net Coverage Error is a measure of the
difference between census omissions and erroneous enumerations. A
positive net error indicates an undercount, while a negative net error
indicates an overcount.
For more information about the Census 2010 Coverage Measurement
Program, please visit the following page of the Census Bureau's Web
site: http://www.census.gov/cac/www/pdf/coverage-measurement-
program.pdf.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: None.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 362,250 sample addresses for PI
and 36,225 sample addresses for PI RI.
Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 99,619 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: No cost to the respondents except for
their time to respond.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S. Code, Sections 141, 193, and 221.
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: June 16, 2009.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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