[Federal Register: July 1, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 125)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
[Docket Number 090429803-9711-01]
Procedures for Participating in the 2010 Decennial Census New
Construction Program
AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) requests public
comment on the New Construction Program, which allows tribal and local
governments to submit lists of addresses for newly constructed housing
units to the Census Bureau. The purpose of this program is to ensure
that the Census Bureau's address list is as complete and accurate as
possible for the conduct of the Decennial Census on April 1, 2010.
DATES: To ensure consideration during the decision-making process, the
Census Bureau must receive all comments in writing on or before July
31, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning the proposed 2010 Census New
Construction Program should be submitted to Arnold A. Jackson,
Associate Director for Decennial Census, U.S. Census Bureau, through
one of the following methods:
FAX: Comments may be faxed to (301) 763-8867.
E-mail: Comments may be e-mailed to Arnold.A.Jackson@census.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Correspondence about the Census
Bureau's 2010 Census New Construction Program in general should be
directed to Timothy F. Trainor, Chief, Geography Division, U.S. Census
Bureau, through one of the following methods:
FAX: Correspondence may be faxed to (301) 763-4710.
E-mail: Correspondence may be e-mailed to
Timothy.F.Trainor@census.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its objective to produce a
complete and accurate population count, the Census Bureau proposes to
implement the 2010 Decennial Census New Construction Program to capture
the addresses of newly constructed housing units. Specifically, the
purpose is to utilize tribal and local knowledge of recent and in-
progress construction to identify, and add to the census address list,
the addresses for housing units not yet existent at the time of the
Address Canvassing Operation, a nationwide check during the Spring/
Summer of 2009 in which the Census Bureau verified the census address
list that will be used to deliver questionnaires for the Decennial
Census. During address canvassing, census workers systematically
canvassed all census blocks looking for living quarters and add,
delete, and correct entries on the census address list to ensure its
completeness and accuracy. The Address Canvassing Operation is expected
to conclude on July 17, 2009. In order to account for any housing units
whose construction began after the start of the Address Canvassing
Operation, the Census Bureau is proposing to implement the New
Construction Program.
The 2010 Decennial Census New Construction Program is conducted by
the Census Bureau under the authority of Title 13, United States Code
(U.S.C.), Section 141(a), and is separate and distinct from the Local
Update of Census Addresses Program (see 73 FR 12369) in that its only
purpose is to identify addresses for housing units newly constructed
starting in March 2009 that are expected to be closed to the elements
(final roof, windows and doors) by Census Day, April 1, 2010. The New
Construction Program was conducted for the first time as part of Census
2000.
Proposed 2010 Decennial Census New Construction Program
The 2010 Census New Construction Program is offered to Federally
Recognized American Indian tribal governments with reservations and/or
trustlands, and local governments (counties, incorporated places, and
functioning minor civil divisions) with jurisdictions where the Census
Bureau will deliver the census questionnaires
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by mail. For other areas, Census Bureau enumerators will hand deliver
the census questionnaires to all housing units in each block, including
any newly constructed units not already on the census address list.
Tribal and local governments that wish to participate in the Program
will be invited to submit a list of addresses of newly constructed
housing units for inclusion in the Census Address List. The address
list submitted by New Construction Program participants must only
include addresses for housing units for which construction began during
or after March 2009 that are expected to be closed to the elements
(final roof, windows and doors) by Census Day, April 1, 2010. No street
or boundary updates will be accepted by the New Construction Program.
The New Construction Program will not accept additions of Group
Quarters addresses. Group Quarters addresses are defined as places
where people live or stay in a group living arrangement that is owned
or managed by an entity or organization providing housing and/or
services for the residents. The Census Bureau has programs that are
specifically designed to capture new Group Quarters addresses,
including but not limited to, Group Quarters Validation, Group Quarters
Advanced Visit, Group Quarters Enumeration, and the Count Review
program.
The Census Bureau plans to mail a New Construction Program
invitation letter and registration forms in July 2009 to the tribal and
local governments that are eligible to participate in the New
Construction Program. Interested tribal and local governments will be
asked to return the registration form in order to participate in the
program. As part of the registration form, the participant must
identify the format of the maps or spatial data that they wish to
receive from the Census Bureau. The maps or spatial data are for use as
a reference for assigning census tract and block codes (geocoding) for
each submitted address. The maps are offered in Portable Document
Format (PDF) and spatial data are available from TIGER[supreg] in
shapefile format that requires a Geographic Information System (GIS)
software application for viewing.
For governments choosing maps in PDF, the Census Bureau will
provide Adobe[supreg] Reader[supreg] software to view the PDF maps. For
those participants who choose to use shapefiles, the Census Bureau will
provide the MAF/TIGER Partnership Software (MTPS) to enter addresses
and output them in the prescribed format. The MTPS is an easy-to-use
desktop tool that makes participation easier for governments without a
GIS system. The MTPS also provides map viewing capability when used
with the shapefiles provided by the Census Bureau. However,
participants may use their own software to create a computer readable
list of addresses in the prescribed format.
The Census Bureau will send out New Construction materials to
registered participants during November 2009 through January 2010. The
PDF package will contain the following:
(1) The New Construction Quick Start Document;
(2) The New Construction User Guide;
(3) The New Construction Address List Template;
(4) Zip Software;
(5) CD Readme.txt File;
(6) PDF Software (Adobe[supreg] Reader[supreg]);
(7) New Construction Map PDFs.
The MTPS/Shapefile package will contain the following:
(1) The New Construction Quick Start Document;
(2) The New Construction User Guide;
(3) The New Construction MTPS User Guide;
(4) The New Construction Address List Template;
(5) Zip Software;
(6) CD Readme.txt File;
(7) MTPS Software;
(8) Shapefiles.
Participants must submit their New Construction address lists to
the Census Bureau within forty-five (45) calendar days after receipt of
the New Construction materials. ``Receipt'' as used herein is defined
as the delivery date reported to the Census Bureau by the delivery
service that delivers the New Construction materials to the eligible
government. The New Construction addresses must be returned in the
Census Bureau's predefined format and each address must be
``geocoded,'' or assigned to the census tract and block in which it is
located as shown on the New Construction census maps (PDF or
shapefiles).
Files that are submitted in the proper format are compared against
the Census Bureau's Master Address File to check for any addresses
already on the list. The Census Bureau, using the participant supplied
addresses, will visit and attempt to enumerate each newly constructed
housing unit that has been identified as missing from our list. The
census enumeration process will determine the final housing unit status
and population for each new unit.
Classification
Executive Order 12866
This notice has been determined to not be significant under
Executive Order 12866.
Paperwork Reduction Act
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required
to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure
to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) unless that collection of
information displays a current, valid Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number. In accordance with the PRA, 44 U.S.C., Chapter
35, the Census Bureau requested, and OMB granted, clearance for the
information collection requirements for this program on April 15, 2009
(OMB Control Number 0607-0795, expires on April 30, 2012).
Thomas L. Mesenbourg,
Acting Director, U.S. Census Bureau.
[FR Doc. E9-15524 Filed 6-30-09; 8:45 am]
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