80 FR 18374 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 65 (April 6, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-07862

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 65 (Monday, April 6, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 65 (Monday, April 6, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau


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: American Community Survey (ACS) Methods Panel Envelope 
Mandatory Messaging Test.
    OMB Control Number: 0607-0936.
    Form Number(s): ACS-1, ACS-1 (Spanish), ACS CATI, ACS CAPI, ACS 
Internet.
    Type of Request: Emergency review.
    Number of Respondents: 24,000.
    Average Hours Per Response: 40 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 16,000.
    Needs and Uses:
    The American Community Survey collects detailed socioeconomic data 
from about 3.5 million households in the United States and 36,000 in 
Puerto Rico each year. The ACS also collects detailed socioeconomic 
data from about 195,000 residents living in Group Quarter (GQ) 
facilities. An ongoing data collection effort with an annual sample of 
this magnitude requires that the ACS continue research, testing and 
evaluations aimed at improving data quality, achieving survey cost 
efficiencies, and improving ACS questionnaire content and related data 
collection materials. The ACS Methods Panel is a research program that 
is designed to address and respond to issues and survey needs. One of 
those issues relates to respondent concerns about the tone of the 
mandatory message on the ACS mail materials.
    The outside of the envelopes that contain the instructions to 
respond online and the paper ACS questionnaire display the bold 
message, ``YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED BY LAW.'' The prominent references 
to the mandatory participation in the ACS are concerning to many 
respondents. The Census Bureau developed the current presentation of 
the mandatory nature of participation based on previous research that 
identified a significant positive impact of these messages in 
encouraging high self-response rates and reducing the need for follow-
up by phone or personal visits by Census Bureau interviewers. In order 
to be responsive to respondent concern with the prominence of the 
mandatory message on the envelopes, we are conducting the Envelope 
Mandatory Messaging Test.
    This test will measure the impact of removing the phrase ``YOUR 
RESPONSE IS REQUIRED BY LAW'' from the envelopes (Attachment C) used to 
mail the initial package (second mailing) as well as the replacement 
package (fourth mailing). This phrase

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does not appear on other envelopes. We will continue to examine other 
possible revisions to the presentation of the mandatory nature of 
participation in the ACS, and will make future recommendations for 
additional testing.
    We have divided the monthly production sample of 295,000 addresses 
in 24 nationally representative groups of approximately 12,000 
addresses each. For this test, planned for the May 2015 ACS panel, we 
will use two randomly assigned groups for the experimental treatment 
group. The total sample size for the experimental treatment group is 
approximately 24,000 addresses. The remaining cases in the May 2015 
panel will comprise the control and receive all standard ACS mailings 
(envelopes with the mandatory language still included). As we are using 
production cases for the test, the test will run through the complete 
three-month data collection period.
    Our primary evaluation measure for this test is the self-response 
rate. Comparing the self-response rates between the two treatments 
allows us to detect at least a 1.0 percentage point difference with 80% 
power and [alpha]=0.1; this calculation assumes a 50% self-response 
rate. Additional metrics of interest include total response rate, cost 
analysis and the impact on ACS estimates.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households,
    Frequency: One-time test as part of the monthly American Community 
Survey,
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Sections 141, 193, 
and 221.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce 
collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 16 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: April 1, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer, submitting for Census.
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this changed circumstances review are India. Consequently, the Department Budget (OMB) for clearance the
addressed in the Issues and Decision will instruct U.S. Customs and Border following proposal for collection of
Memorandum, which is hereby adopted Protection to collect estimated information under the provisions of the
by this notice. A list of the issues which antidumping duties for all shipments of Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
parties have raised, and to which we subject merchandise exported by chapter 35).
have responded in the Issues and Kokuyo and entered, or withdrawn from Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
Decision Memorandum, is attached to warehouse, for consumption on or after Title: American Community Survey
this notice as an Appendix. the publication date of this notice in the (ACS) Methods Panel Envelope
The Issues and Decision Federal Register at the current cash Mandatory Messaging Test.
Memorandum is a public document and deposit rate for Riddhi, which is de OMB Control Number: 0607–0936.
is on file electronically via Enforcement minimis.12 This cash deposit Form Number(s): ACS–1, ACS–1
and Compliance’s Antidumping and requirement shall remain in effect until (Spanish), ACS CATI, ACS CAPI, ACS
Countervailing Duty Centralized further notice. Internet.
Electronic Service System Type of Request: Emergency review.
(‘‘ACCESS’’).11 ACCESS is available to Notification Number of Respondents: 24,000.
registered users at http:// This notice serves as a reminder to Average Hours Per Response: 40
access.trade.gov and is available to all parties subject to administrative minutes.
parties in the Central Records Unit, protective order (APO) of their Burden Hours: 16,000.
room 7046 of the main Department of responsibility concerning the Needs and Uses:
Commerce building. In addition, a The American Community Survey
disposition of proprietary information
complete version of the Issues and collects detailed socioeconomic data
disclosed under APO in accordance
Decision Memorandum can be accessed from about 3.5 million households in
with 19 CFR 351.306. Timely written
directly at http:// the United States and 36,000 in Puerto
notification of the return/destruction of
enforcement.ita.doc.gov/frn/index.html. Rico each year. The ACS also collects
APO materials or conversion to judicial
The signed and electronic version of the detailed socioeconomic data from about
protective order is hereby requested.
Issues and Decision Memorandum are 195,000 residents living in Group
Failure to comply with the regulations
identical in content. Quarter (GQ) facilities. An ongoing data
and terms of an APO is a sanctionable
collection effort with an annual sample
Final Results of Changed violation.
This notice is published in of this magnitude requires that the ACS
Circumstances Review continue research, testing and
accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and
For the Preliminary Results, the 777(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as evaluations aimed at improving data
Department found that Kokuyo was the amended, and 19 CFR 351.216(e). quality, achieving survey cost
successor-in-interest to Riddhi based on efficiencies, and improving ACS
Dated: March 30, 2015. questionnaire content and related data
evidence on the record. For these final
results, the Department continues to Paul Piquado, collection materials. The ACS Methods
find that the business transfer from Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Panel is a research program that is
Riddhi to Kokuyo resulted in no Compliance. designed to address and respond to
significant changes to management, Appendix issues and survey needs. One of those
production facilities, supplier issues relates to respondent concerns
relationships, and customers with I. Summary about the tone of the mandatory
II. Background
respect to the production and sale of the III. Scope of the Order
message on the ACS mail materials.
subject merchandise. Thus, we IV. Discussion of Interested Party Comments The outside of the envelopes that
determine that Kokuyo operates as Comment 1: Time Periods Analyzed When contain the instructions to respond
essentially the same business entity as Conducting a Successor-in-Interest CCR online and the paper ACS questionnaire
Riddhi with respect to the subject Analysis display the bold message, ‘‘YOUR
merchandise. Comment 2: Whether Kokuyo’s Management RESPONSE IS REQUIRED BY LAW.’’
Accordingly, the Department Structure Is Similar to That of Riddhi The prominent references to the
determines that Kokuyo is the Comment 3: Whether Kokuyo’s Production mandatory participation in the ACS are
successor-in-interest to Riddhi for the Facilities Are Similar to Those of Riddhi concerning to many respondents. The
Comment 4: Whether Kokuyo’s Customer
purpose of determining antidumping Base Is the Same as Riddhi’s
Census Bureau developed the current
duty liability. Comment 5: Whether Kokuyo’s Supplier Base presentation of the mandatory nature of
Is the Same as Riddhi’s participation based on previous research
Instructions to U.S. Customs and
V. Recommendation that identified a significant positive
Border Protection
[FR Doc. 2015–07826 Filed 4–3–15; 8:45 am] impact of these messages in encouraging
As a result of this determination, we high self-response rates and reducing
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find that Kokuyo should receive the the need for follow-up by phone or
cash deposit rate previously assigned to personal visits by Census Bureau
Riddhi in the most recently completed interviewers. In order to be responsive
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
review of the antidumping duty order to respondent concern with the
on certain lined paper products from Census Bureau prominence of the mandatory message
on the envelopes, we are conducting the
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Final Rule changing the references to the 12 See Certain Lined Paper Products From India: to mail the initial package (second
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(November 20, 2014). Review; 2010–2011, 78 FR 22232 (April 15, 2013). package (fourth mailing). This phrase

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80 FR 18374 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCECensus Bureau

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 65 (April 6, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau