80_FR_29047 80 FR 28950 - 2020 Decennial Census Residence Rule and Residence Situations

80 FR 28950 - 2020 Decennial Census Residence Rule and Residence Situations

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 97 (May 20, 2015)

Page Range28950-28952
FR Document2015-12118

The Bureau of the Census (U.S. Census Bureau) requests public comment on the 2010 Census Residence Rule and Residence Situations. The Residence Rule is applied to living situations to determine where people should be counted during the decennial Census. Specific Residence Situations have been included with the Residence Rule to illustrate how the Rule is applied. The Census Bureau is currently reviewing the 2010 Residence Rule and Residence Situations, to determine if changes should be made to the Rule and/or if the situations should be updated for the 2020 Census. The Census Bureau anticipates publishing the final 2020 Census Residence Rule and Residence Situations in late 2017.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

[Docket Number 150409353-5353-01]


2020 Decennial Census Residence Rule and Residence Situations

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice and Request for Comment.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (U.S. Census Bureau) requests public 
comment on the 2010 Census Residence Rule and Residence Situations. The 
Residence Rule is applied to living situations to determine where 
people should be counted during the decennial Census. Specific 
Residence Situations have been included with the Residence Rule to 
illustrate how the Rule is applied. The Census Bureau is currently 
reviewing the 2010 Residence Rule and Residence Situations, to 
determine if changes should be made to the Rule and/or if the 
situations should be updated for the 2020 Census. The Census Bureau 
anticipates publishing the final 2020 Census Residence Rule and 
Residence Situations in late 2017.

DATES: To ensure consideration during the decision-making process, 
comments must be received by July 20, 2015. The Census Bureau 
anticipates publishing a summary of comments received in response to 
this Federal Register notice in late 2015. The Census Bureau will then 
publish the final 2020 Census Residence Rule and Residence Situations 
in late 2017.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments regarding the 2010 Census 
Residence Rule and Residence Situations to Karen Humes, Chief, 
Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 5H174, Washington, DC 
20233; or Email [[email protected]].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Population and Housing Programs 
Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, 6H185, Washington, DC 20233, telephone 
(301) 763-2381; or Email [[email protected]].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    The Census Bureau is committed to counting every person in the 2020 
Census. Just as important, however, is the Census Bureau's commitment 
to counting every person in the correct place. The fundamental reason 
that the decennial census is conducted is to fulfill the Constitutional 
requirement (Article I, Section 2) to apportion the seats in the U.S. 
House of Representatives among the states. Thus, for a fair and 
equitable apportionment, it is crucial that people are counted in the 
right place during the 2020 Census.
    The Census Act of 1790 established the concept of ``usual 
residence'' as the main principle in determining where people are to be 
counted. This concept has been followed in all subsequent censuses. 
Usual residence has been defined as the place where a person lives and 
sleeps most of the time. This place is not necessarily the same as the 
person's voting residence or legal residence.
    Every decade the Census Bureau undertakes a review of the decennial 
residence rule guidance to ensure that the concept of usual residence 
is interpreted and applied in the decennial census as intended, and 
that these interpretations are in keeping with the intent of law, which 
directs the Census Bureau to enumerate people at their usual residence. 
This review also serves as an opportunity to identify new or changing 
living situations resulting from societal change, and create or revise 
the residence rule guidance where those situations are concerned.
    Determining usual residence is straightforward for most people. 
However, given our Nation's wide diversity in types of living 
arrangements, the usual residence for some people is not as apparent. A 
few examples are people experiencing homelessness, people with a 
seasonal/second residence, people in prisons, people in the process of 
moving, people in hospitals, children in shared custody arrangements, 
college students, live-in employees, military personnel, and people who 
live in workers' dormitories. For these ``residence situations,'' the 
Census Bureau has provided guidance on how to interpret the usual 
residence concept to determine where to count those people.
    The Census Bureau is requesting public comment on the 2010 
Residence Rule (section ``B'') and on the 2010 Residence Situations 
(section ``B,'' numbers 1-21, including all sub-paragraphs under each 
numbered section) to determine if changes should be made to the Rule 
and/or if the situations should be updated for the 2020 Census. The 
2010 Residence Rule and Residence Situations are described in the next 
sections of this Federal Register notice.

B. The Residence Rule and Residence Situations for the 2010 Census of 
the United States

    The Residence Rule was used to determine where people should be 
counted during the 2010 Census. The Rule said:
     Count people at their usual residence, which is the place 
where they live and sleep most of the time.
     People in certain types of facilities or shelters (i.e., 
places where groups of people live together) on Census Day should be 
counted at the facility or shelter.
     People who do not have a usual residence, or cannot 
determine a usual residence, should be counted where they are on Census 
Day.
    The following sections describe how the Residence Rule applied for 
people in various living situations.

1. People Away From Their Usual Residence on Census Day

    a) People away from their usual residence on Thursday, April 1, 
2010 (Census Day), such as on a vacation or a business trip, visiting, 
traveling outside the U.S., or working elsewhere without a usual 
residence there (for example, as a truck driver or traveling 
salesperson)--Counted at the residence where they live and sleep most 
of the time.

2. Visitors on Census Day

    a) Visitors on Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census Day), who will 
return to their usual residence--Counted at the residence where they 
live and sleep most of the time.
    b) Citizens of foreign countries who are visiting the U.S. on 
Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census Day), such as on a vacation or a 
business trip--Not counted in the census.

3. People Who Live in More Than One Place

    (a) People living away most of the time while working, such as 
people who live at a residence close to where they work and return 
regularly to another residence--Counted at the residence where they 
live and sleep most of the time. If there is no residence where they 
live and sleep most of the time, they are counted where they live and 
sleep more than anywhere else. If time is equally divided, or if usual 
residence cannot be determined, they are counted at the residence where 
they are staying on Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census Day).
    (b) People who live at two or more residences (during the week, 
month, or year), such as people who travel seasonally between 
residences (for example, snowbirds)--Counted at the residence where 
they live and sleep most of the time. If there is no residence where 
they live and sleep most of the time, they are counted where they live 
and sleep more than anywhere else. If

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time is equally divided, or if usual residence cannot be determined, 
they are counted at the residence where they are staying on Thursday, 
April 1, 2010 (Census Day).
    (c) Children in shared custody or other arrangements who live at 
more than one residence--Counted at the residence where they live and 
sleep most of the time. If time is equally divided, they are counted at 
the residence where they are staying on Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census 
Day).

4. People Without a Usual Residence

    (a) People who cannot determine a usual residence--Counted where 
they are staying on Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census Day).
    (b) People at soup kitchens and regularly scheduled mobile food 
vans--Counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the 
time. If they do not have a place they live and sleep most of the time, 
they are counted at the soup kitchen or mobile food van location where 
they are on Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census Day).
    (c) People at targeted non-sheltered outdoor locations--Counted at 
the outdoor location where people experiencing homelessness stay 
without paying.

5. Students

    (a) Boarding school students living away from their parental home 
while attending boarding school below the college level, including 
Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding schools--Counted at their parental 
home rather than at the boarding school.
    (b) College students living at their parental home while attending 
college--Counted at their parental home.
    (c) College students living away from their parental home while 
attending college in the U.S. (living either on-campus or off-campus)--
Counted at the on-campus or off-campus residence where they live and 
sleep most of the time.
    (d) College students living away from their parental home while 
attending college in the U.S. (living either on-campus or off-campus) 
but staying at their parental home while on break or vacation--Counted 
at the on-campus or off-campus residence where they live and sleep most 
of the time.
    (e) U.S. college students living outside the U.S. while attending 
college outside the U.S.--Not counted in the census.
    (f) Foreign students living in the U.S. while attending college in 
the U.S. (living either on-campus or off-campus)--Counted at the on-
campus or off-campus residence where they live and sleep most of the 
time.

6. Movers on Census Day

    (a) People who move into a residence on Thursday, April 1, 2010 
(Census Day), who have not been listed on a questionnaire for any 
residence--Counted at the residence they move into on Census Day.
    (b) People who move out of a residence on Thursday, April 1, 2010 
(Census Day), and have not moved into a new residence on Thursday, 
April 1, 2010, and who have not been listed on a questionnaire for any 
residence--Counted at the residence from which they moved.
    (c) People who move out of a residence or move into a residence on 
Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census Day), who have already been listed on a 
questionnaire for any residence--If they have already been listed on 
one questionnaire, do not list them on any other questionnaire.

7. People Who Are Born or Die on Census Day

    (a) Babies born on or before 11:59:59 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, 
2010 (Census Day)--Counted at the residence where they will live and 
sleep most of the time, even if they are still in the hospital on April 
1, 2010 (Census Day).
    (b) Babies born after 11:59:59 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, 2010 
(Census Day)--Not counted in the census.
    (c) People who die before Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census Day)--Not 
counted in the census.
    (d) People who die on Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census Day)--Counted 
in the census if they are alive at any time on April 1, 2010.

8. Nonrelatives of the Householder

    (a) Roomers or boarders--Counted at the residence where they live 
and sleep most of the time.
    (b) Housemates or roommates--Counted at the residence where they 
live and sleep most of the time.
    (c) Unmarried partners--Counted at the residence where they live 
and sleep most of the time.
    (d) Foster children or foster adults--Counted at the residence 
where they live and sleep most of the time.
    (e) Live-in employees, such as caregivers or domestic workers--
Counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time.

9. U.S. Military Personnel

    (a) U.S. military personnel living in military barracks in the 
U.S.--Counted at the military barracks.
    (b) U.S. military personnel living in the U.S. (living either on 
base or off base) but not in barracks--Counted at the residence where 
they live and sleep most of the time.
    (c) U.S. military personnel on U.S. military vessels with a U.S. 
homeport--Counted at the onshore U.S. residence where they live and 
sleep most of the time. If they have no onshore U.S. residence, they 
are counted at their vessel's homeport.
    (d) People in military disciplinary barracks and jails in the 
U.S.--Counted at the facility.
    (e) People in military treatment facilities with assigned active 
duty patients in the U.S.--Counted at the facility if they are assigned 
there.
    (f) U.S. military personnel living on or off a military 
installation outside the U.S., including dependents living with them--
Counted as part of the U.S. overseas population. They should not be 
included on any U.S. census questionnaire.
    (g) U.S. military personnel on U.S. military vessels with a 
homeport outside the U.S.--Counted as part of the U.S. overseas 
population. They should not be included on any U.S. census 
questionnaire.

10. Merchant Marine Personnel on U.S. Flag Maritime/Merchant Vessels

    (a) Crews of U.S. flag maritime/merchant vessels docked in a U.S. 
port or sailing from one U.S. port to another U.S. port on Thursday, 
April 1, 2010 (Census Day)--Counted at the onshore U.S. residence where 
they live and sleep most of the time. If they have no onshore U.S. 
residence, they are counted at their vessel. If the vessel is docked in 
a U.S. port, crew members with no onshore U.S. residence are counted at 
the port. If the vessel is sailing from one U.S. port to another U.S. 
port, crew members with no onshore U.S. residence are counted at the 
port of departure.
    (b) Crews of U.S. flag maritime/merchant vessels engaged in U.S. 
inland waterway transportation on Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census 
Day)--Counted at the onshore residence where they live and sleep most 
of the time.
    (c) Crews of U.S. flag maritime/merchant vessels docked in a 
foreign port, sailing from one foreign port to another foreign port, 
sailing from a U.S. port to a foreign port, or sailing from a foreign 
port to a U.S. port on Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census Day)--Not 
counted in the census.

11. Foreign Citizens in the U.S.

    (a) Citizens of foreign countries living in the U.S.--Counted at 
the U.S. residence where they live and sleep most of the time.

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    (b) Citizens of foreign countries living in the U.S. who are 
members of the diplomatic community--Counted at the embassy, consulate, 
United Nations' facility, or other residences where diplomats live.
    (c) Citizens of foreign countries visiting the U.S., such as on a 
vacation or business trip--Not counted in the census.

12. U.S. Citizens and Their Dependents Living Outside the U.S.

    (a) U.S. citizens living outside the U.S. who are employed as 
civilians by the U.S. Government, including dependents living with 
them--Counted as part of the U.S. overseas population. They should not 
be included on any U.S. census questionnaire.
    (b) U.S. citizens living outside the U.S. who are not employed by 
the U.S. Government, including dependents living with them--Not counted 
in the census.
    (c) U.S. military personnel living on or off a military 
installation outside the U.S., including dependents living with them--
Counted as part of the U.S. overseas population. They should not be 
included on any U.S. census questionnaire.
    (d) U.S. military personnel on U.S. military vessels with a 
homeport outside the U.S.--Counted as part of the U.S. overseas 
population. They should not be included on any U.S. census 
questionnaire.

13. People in Correctional Facilities for Adults

    (a) People in correctional residential facilities on Thursday, 
April 1, 2010 (Census Day)--Counted at the facility.
    (b) People in federal detention centers on Thursday, April 1, 2010 
(Census Day)--Counted at the facility.
    (c) People in federal and state prisons on Thursday, April 1, 2010 
(Census Day)--Counted at the facility.
    (d) People in local jails and other municipal confinement 
facilities on Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census Day)--Counted at the 
facility.

14. People in Group Homes and Residential Treatment Centers for Adults

    (a) People in group homes intended for adults (non-correctional)--
Counted at the facility.
    (b) People in residential treatment centers for adults (non-
correctional)--Counted at the residence where they live and sleep most 
of the time. If they do not have a residence where they live and sleep 
most of the time, they are counted at the facility.

15. People in Health Care Facilities

    (a) Patients in general or Veterans Affairs hospitals (except 
psychiatric units) on Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census Day), including 
newborn babies still in the hospital on Census Day--Counted at the 
residence where they live and sleep most of the time. Newborn babies 
should be counted at the residence where they will live and sleep most 
of the time.
    (b) People in hospitals on Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census Day), 
who have no usual home elsewhere--Counted at the facility.
    (c) People staying in in-patient hospice facilities on Thursday, 
April 1, 2010 (Census Day)--Counted at the residence where they live 
and sleep most of the time. If they do not have a residence where they 
live and sleep most of the time, they are counted at the facility.
    (d) People in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units 
for long-term non-acute care in other hospitals on Thursday, April 1, 
2010 (Census Day)--Counted at the facility.
    (e) People in nursing facilities/skilled nursing facilities on 
Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census Day)--Counted at the facility.

16. People in Juvenile Facilities

    a) People in correctional facilities intended for juveniles on 
Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census Day)--Counted at the facility.
    (b) People in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional) on 
Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census Day)--Counted at the facility.
    (c) People in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-
correctional) on Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census Day)--Counted at the 
facility.

17. People in Residential School-Related Facilities

    (a) People in college/university student housing--Counted at the 
college/university student housing.
    (b) Boarding school students living away from their parental home 
while attending boarding school below the college level, including 
Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding schools--Counted at their parental 
home rather than at the boarding school.
    (c) People in residential schools for people with disabilities on 
Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census Day)--Counted at the school.

18. People in Shelters

    (a) People in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping 
facilities) on Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census Day), for people 
experiencing homelessness--Counted at the shelter.
    (b) People in living quarters for victims of natural disasters--
Counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If 
they do not have a residence where they live and sleep most of the 
time, they are counted at the facility.
    (c) People in domestic violence shelters on Thursday, April 1, 2010 
(Census Day)--Counted at the shelter.

19. People in Transitory Locations

    (a) People at transitory locations such as recreational vehicle 
(RV) parks, campgrounds, hotels and motels (including those on military 
sites), hostels, marinas, racetracks, circuses, or carnivals--Counted 
at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If there 
is no residence where they live and sleep most of the time, they are 
counted where they live and sleep more than anywhere else. If time is 
equally divided, or if usual residence cannot be determined, they are 
counted at the place where they are staying on Thursday, April 1, 2010 
(Census Day).

20. People in Religious-Related Residential Facilities

    (a) People in religious group quarters such as convents and 
monasteries--Counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of 
the time. If they do not have a residence where they live and sleep 
most of the time, they are counted at the facility.

21. People in Workers' Residential Facilities

    (a) People in workers' group living quarters and Job Corps 
Centers-- Counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of 
the time. If they do not have a residence where they live and sleep 
most of the time, they are counted at the facility.

    Dated: May 13, 2015.
John H. Thompson,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
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                                                  28950                        Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 97 / Wednesday, May 20, 2015 / Notices

                                                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  Representatives among the states. Thus,               counted during the 2010 Census. The
                                                                                                          for a fair and equitable apportionment,               Rule said:
                                                  Bureau of the Census                                    it is crucial that people are counted in                • Count people at their usual
                                                  [Docket Number 150409353–5353–01]                       the right place during the 2020 Census.               residence, which is the place where
                                                                                                             The Census Act of 1790 established                 they live and sleep most of the time.
                                                  2020 Decennial Census Residence                         the concept of ‘‘usual residence’’ as the               • People in certain types of facilities
                                                  Rule and Residence Situations                           main principle in determining where                   or shelters (i.e., places where groups of
                                                                                                          people are to be counted. This concept                people live together) on Census Day
                                                  AGENCY: Bureau of the Census,                           has been followed in all subsequent                   should be counted at the facility or
                                                  Department of Commerce.                                 censuses. Usual residence has been                    shelter.
                                                  ACTION: Notice and Request for                          defined as the place where a person                     • People who do not have a usual
                                                  Comment.                                                lives and sleeps most of the time. This               residence, or cannot determine a usual
                                                                                                          place is not necessarily the same as the              residence, should be counted where
                                                  SUMMARY:   The Bureau of the Census                                                                           they are on Census Day.
                                                                                                          person’s voting residence or legal
                                                  (U.S. Census Bureau) requests public                                                                            The following sections describe how
                                                                                                          residence.
                                                  comment on the 2010 Census Residence                                                                          the Residence Rule applied for people
                                                                                                             Every decade the Census Bureau
                                                  Rule and Residence Situations. The                                                                            in various living situations.
                                                                                                          undertakes a review of the decennial
                                                  Residence Rule is applied to living
                                                                                                          residence rule guidance to ensure that                1. People Away From Their Usual
                                                  situations to determine where people
                                                                                                          the concept of usual residence is                     Residence on Census Day
                                                  should be counted during the decennial
                                                                                                          interpreted and applied in the decennial
                                                  Census. Specific Residence Situations                                                                            a) People away from their usual
                                                                                                          census as intended, and that these
                                                  have been included with the Residence                                                                         residence on Thursday, April 1, 2010
                                                                                                          interpretations are in keeping with the
                                                  Rule to illustrate how the Rule is                                                                            (Census Day), such as on a vacation or
                                                                                                          intent of law, which directs the Census
                                                  applied. The Census Bureau is currently                                                                       a business trip, visiting, traveling
                                                                                                          Bureau to enumerate people at their
                                                  reviewing the 2010 Residence Rule and                                                                         outside the U.S., or working elsewhere
                                                                                                          usual residence. This review also serves
                                                  Residence Situations, to determine if                                                                         without a usual residence there (for
                                                                                                          as an opportunity to identify new or
                                                  changes should be made to the Rule                                                                            example, as a truck driver or traveling
                                                                                                          changing living situations resulting from
                                                  and/or if the situations should be                                                                            salesperson)—Counted at the residence
                                                                                                          societal change, and create or revise the
                                                  updated for the 2020 Census. The                                                                              where they live and sleep most of the
                                                                                                          residence rule guidance where those
                                                  Census Bureau anticipates publishing                                                                          time.
                                                                                                          situations are concerned.
                                                  the final 2020 Census Residence Rule
                                                                                                             Determining usual residence is                     2. Visitors on Census Day
                                                  and Residence Situations in late 2017.
                                                                                                          straightforward for most people.                         a) Visitors on Thursday, April 1, 2010
                                                  DATES: To ensure consideration during
                                                                                                          However, given our Nation’s wide                      (Census Day), who will return to their
                                                  the decision-making process, comments                   diversity in types of living
                                                  must be received by July 20, 2015. The                                                                        usual residence—Counted at the
                                                                                                          arrangements, the usual residence for                 residence where they live and sleep
                                                  Census Bureau anticipates publishing a                  some people is not as apparent. A few
                                                  summary of comments received in                                                                               most of the time.
                                                                                                          examples are people experiencing                         b) Citizens of foreign countries who
                                                  response to this Federal Register notice                homelessness, people with a seasonal/
                                                  in late 2015. The Census Bureau will                                                                          are visiting the U.S. on Thursday, April
                                                                                                          second residence, people in prisons,                  1, 2010 (Census Day), such as on a
                                                  then publish the final 2020 Census                      people in the process of moving, people
                                                  Residence Rule and Residence                                                                                  vacation or a business trip—Not
                                                                                                          in hospitals, children in shared custody              counted in the census.
                                                  Situations in late 2017.                                arrangements, college students, live-in
                                                  ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments                  employees, military personnel, and                    3. People Who Live in More Than One
                                                  regarding the 2010 Census Residence                     people who live in workers’                           Place
                                                  Rule and Residence Situations to Karen                  dormitories. For these ‘‘residence                       (a) People living away most of the
                                                  Humes, Chief, Population Division, U.S.                 situations,’’ the Census Bureau has                   time while working, such as people who
                                                  Census Bureau, Room 5H174,                              provided guidance on how to interpret                 live at a residence close to where they
                                                  Washington, DC 20233; or Email                          the usual residence concept to                        work and return regularly to another
                                                  [POP.2020.Residence.Rule@census.gov].                   determine where to count those people.                residence—Counted at the residence
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                           The Census Bureau is requesting                    where they live and sleep most of the
                                                  Population and Housing Programs                         public comment on the 2010 Residence                  time. If there is no residence where they
                                                  Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, 6H185,                      Rule (section ‘‘B’’) and on the 2010                  live and sleep most of the time, they are
                                                  Washington, DC 20233, telephone (301)                   Residence Situations (section ‘‘B,’’                  counted where they live and sleep more
                                                  763–2381; or Email                                      numbers 1–21, including all sub-                      than anywhere else. If time is equally
                                                  [POP.2020.Residence.Rule@census.gov].                   paragraphs under each numbered                        divided, or if usual residence cannot be
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              section) to determine if changes should               determined, they are counted at the
                                                                                                          be made to the Rule and/or if the                     residence where they are staying on
                                                  A. Background                                           situations should be updated for the                  Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census Day).
                                                    The Census Bureau is committed to                     2020 Census. The 2010 Residence Rule                     (b) People who live at two or more
                                                  counting every person in the 2020                       and Residence Situations are described                residences (during the week, month, or
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                                                  Census. Just as important, however, is                  in the next sections of this Federal                  year), such as people who travel
                                                  the Census Bureau’s commitment to                       Register notice.                                      seasonally between residences (for
                                                  counting every person in the correct                                                                          example, snowbirds)—Counted at the
                                                                                                          B. The Residence Rule and Residence
                                                  place. The fundamental reason that the                                                                        residence where they live and sleep
                                                                                                          Situations for the 2010 Census of the
                                                  decennial census is conducted is to                                                                           most of the time. If there is no residence
                                                                                                          United States
                                                  fulfill the Constitutional requirement                                                                        where they live and sleep most of the
                                                  (Article I, Section 2) to apportion the                   The Residence Rule was used to                      time, they are counted where they live
                                                  seats in the U.S. House of                              determine where people should be                      and sleep more than anywhere else. If


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                                                  time is equally divided, or if usual                    6. Movers on Census Day                               the residence where they live and sleep
                                                  residence cannot be determined, they                      (a) People who move into a residence                most of the time.
                                                  are counted at the residence where they                 on Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census                       (c) U.S. military personnel on U.S.
                                                  are staying on Thursday, April 1, 2010                  Day), who have not been listed on a                   military vessels with a U.S. homeport—
                                                  (Census Day).                                           questionnaire for any residence—                      Counted at the onshore U.S. residence
                                                    (c) Children in shared custody or                                                                           where they live and sleep most of the
                                                                                                          Counted at the residence they move into
                                                  other arrangements who live at more                                                                           time. If they have no onshore U.S.
                                                                                                          on Census Day.
                                                  than one residence—Counted at the                                                                             residence, they are counted at their
                                                                                                            (b) People who move out of a
                                                  residence where they live and sleep                                                                           vessel’s homeport.
                                                                                                          residence on Thursday, April 1, 2010
                                                  most of the time. If time is equally                                                                             (d) People in military disciplinary
                                                                                                          (Census Day), and have not moved into
                                                  divided, they are counted at the                                                                              barracks and jails in the U.S.—Counted
                                                                                                          a new residence on Thursday, April 1,
                                                  residence where they are staying on                                                                           at the facility.
                                                                                                          2010, and who have not been listed on
                                                  Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census Day).                                                                            (e) People in military treatment
                                                                                                          a questionnaire for any residence—
                                                  4. People Without a Usual Residence                     Counted at the residence from which                   facilities with assigned active duty
                                                                                                          they moved.                                           patients in the U.S.—Counted at the
                                                     (a) People who cannot determine a                                                                          facility if they are assigned there.
                                                  usual residence—Counted where they                        (c) People who move out of a
                                                                                                          residence or move into a residence on                    (f) U.S. military personnel living on or
                                                  are staying on Thursday, April 1, 2010                                                                        off a military installation outside the
                                                  (Census Day).                                           Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census Day),
                                                                                                          who have already been listed on a                     U.S., including dependents living with
                                                     (b) People at soup kitchens and
                                                                                                          questionnaire for any residence—If they               them—Counted as part of the U.S.
                                                  regularly scheduled mobile food vans—
                                                                                                          have already been listed on one                       overseas population. They should not be
                                                  Counted at the residence where they
                                                                                                          questionnaire, do not list them on any                included on any U.S. census
                                                  live and sleep most of the time. If they
                                                                                                          other questionnaire.                                  questionnaire.
                                                  do not have a place they live and sleep
                                                                                                                                                                   (g) U.S. military personnel on U.S.
                                                  most of the time, they are counted at the               7. People Who Are Born or Die on                      military vessels with a homeport outside
                                                  soup kitchen or mobile food van                         Census Day                                            the U.S.—Counted as part of the U.S.
                                                  location where they are on Thursday,
                                                                                                             (a) Babies born on or before 11:59:59              overseas population. They should not be
                                                  April 1, 2010 (Census Day).
                                                     (c) People at targeted non-sheltered                 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census               included on any U.S. census
                                                  outdoor locations—Counted at the                        Day)—Counted at the residence where                   questionnaire.
                                                  outdoor location where people                           they will live and sleep most of the                  10. Merchant Marine Personnel on U.S.
                                                  experiencing homelessness stay without                  time, even if they are still in the hospital          Flag Maritime/Merchant Vessels
                                                  paying.                                                 on April 1, 2010 (Census Day).
                                                                                                             (b) Babies born after 11:59:59 p.m. on               (a) Crews of U.S. flag maritime/
                                                  5. Students                                             Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census Day)—                 merchant vessels docked in a U.S. port
                                                     (a) Boarding school students living                  Not counted in the census.                            or sailing from one U.S. port to another
                                                  away from their parental home while                        (c) People who die before Thursday,                U.S. port on Thursday, April 1, 2010
                                                  attending boarding school below the                     April 1, 2010 (Census Day)—Not                        (Census Day)—Counted at the onshore
                                                  college level, including Bureau of Indian               counted in the census.                                U.S. residence where they live and sleep
                                                  Affairs boarding schools—Counted at                        (d) People who die on Thursday, April              most of the time. If they have no
                                                  their parental home rather than at the                  1, 2010 (Census Day)—Counted in the                   onshore U.S. residence, they are
                                                  boarding school.                                        census if they are alive at any time on               counted at their vessel. If the vessel is
                                                     (b) College students living at their                 April 1, 2010.                                        docked in a U.S. port, crew members
                                                  parental home while attending college—                                                                        with no onshore U.S. residence are
                                                                                                          8. Nonrelatives of the Householder                    counted at the port. If the vessel is
                                                  Counted at their parental home.
                                                     (c) College students living away from                   (a) Roomers or boarders—Counted at                 sailing from one U.S. port to another
                                                  their parental home while attending                     the residence where they live and sleep               U.S. port, crew members with no
                                                  college in the U.S. (living either on-                  most of the time.                                     onshore U.S. residence are counted at
                                                  campus or off-campus)—Counted at the                       (b) Housemates or roommates—                       the port of departure.
                                                  on-campus or off-campus residence                       Counted at the residence where they                     (b) Crews of U.S. flag maritime/
                                                  where they live and sleep most of the                   live and sleep most of the time.                      merchant vessels engaged in U.S. inland
                                                  time.                                                      (c) Unmarried partners—Counted at                  waterway transportation on Thursday,
                                                     (d) College students living away from                the residence where they live and sleep               April 1, 2010 (Census Day)—Counted at
                                                  their parental home while attending                     most of the time.                                     the onshore residence where they live
                                                  college in the U.S. (living either on-                     (d) Foster children or foster adults—              and sleep most of the time.
                                                  campus or off-campus) but staying at                    Counted at the residence where they                     (c) Crews of U.S. flag maritime/
                                                  their parental home while on break or                   live and sleep most of the time.                      merchant vessels docked in a foreign
                                                  vacation—Counted at the on-campus or                       (e) Live-in employees, such as                     port, sailing from one foreign port to
                                                  off-campus residence where they live                    caregivers or domestic workers—                       another foreign port, sailing from a U.S.
                                                  and sleep most of the time.                             Counted at the residence where they                   port to a foreign port, or sailing from a
                                                     (e) U.S. college students living outside             live and sleep most of the time.                      foreign port to a U.S. port on Thursday,
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                                                  the U.S. while attending college outside                                                                      April 1, 2010 (Census Day)—Not
                                                                                                          9. U.S. Military Personnel
                                                  the U.S.—Not counted in the census.                                                                           counted in the census.
                                                     (f) Foreign students living in the U.S.                 (a) U.S. military personnel living in
                                                  while attending college in the U.S.                     military barracks in the U.S.—Counted                 11. Foreign Citizens in the U.S.
                                                  (living either on-campus or off-                        at the military barracks.                               (a) Citizens of foreign countries living
                                                  campus)—Counted at the on-campus or                        (b) U.S. military personnel living in              in the U.S.—Counted at the U.S.
                                                  off-campus residence where they live                    the U.S. (living either on base or off                residence where they live and sleep
                                                  and sleep most of the time.                             base) but not in barracks—Counted at                  most of the time.


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                                                    (b) Citizens of foreign countries living              15. People in Health Care Facilities                  (Census Day), for people experiencing
                                                  in the U.S. who are members of the                         (a) Patients in general or Veterans                homelessness—Counted at the shelter.
                                                  diplomatic community—Counted at the                     Affairs hospitals (except psychiatric                   (b) People in living quarters for
                                                  embassy, consulate, United Nations’                     units) on Thursday, April 1, 2010                     victims of natural disasters—Counted at
                                                  facility, or other residences where                     (Census Day), including newborn babies                the residence where they live and sleep
                                                  diplomats live.                                         still in the hospital on Census Day—                  most of the time. If they do not have a
                                                    (c) Citizens of foreign countries                     Counted at the residence where they                   residence where they live and sleep
                                                  visiting the U.S., such as on a vacation                live and sleep most of the time.                      most of the time, they are counted at the
                                                  or business trip—Not counted in the                     Newborn babies should be counted at                   facility.
                                                  census.                                                 the residence where they will live and                  (c) People in domestic violence
                                                  12. U.S. Citizens and Their Dependents                  sleep most of the time.                               shelters on Thursday, April 1, 2010
                                                  Living Outside the U.S.                                    (b) People in hospitals on Thursday,               (Census Day)—Counted at the shelter.
                                                                                                          April 1, 2010 (Census Day), who have no               19. People in Transitory Locations
                                                     (a) U.S. citizens living outside the U.S.            usual home elsewhere—Counted at the
                                                  who are employed as civilians by the                    facility.                                                (a) People at transitory locations such
                                                  U.S. Government, including dependents                      (c) People staying in in-patient                   as recreational vehicle (RV) parks,
                                                  living with them—Counted as part of the                 hospice facilities on Thursday, April 1,              campgrounds, hotels and motels
                                                  U.S. overseas population. They should                   2010 (Census Day)—Counted at the                      (including those on military sites),
                                                  not be included on any U.S. census                      residence where they live and sleep                   hostels, marinas, racetracks, circuses, or
                                                  questionnaire.                                          most of the time. If they do not have a               carnivals—Counted at the residence
                                                     (b) U.S. citizens living outside the U.S.            residence where they live and sleep                   where they live and sleep most of the
                                                  who are not employed by the U.S.                        most of the time, they are counted at the             time. If there is no residence where they
                                                  Government, including dependents                        facility.                                             live and sleep most of the time, they are
                                                  living with them—Not counted in the                        (d) People in mental (psychiatric)                 counted where they live and sleep more
                                                  census.                                                 hospitals and psychiatric units for long-             than anywhere else. If time is equally
                                                     (c) U.S. military personnel living on or             term non-acute care in other hospitals                divided, or if usual residence cannot be
                                                  off a military installation outside the                 on Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census                    determined, they are counted at the
                                                  U.S., including dependents living with                  Day)—Counted at the facility.                         place where they are staying on
                                                  them—Counted as part of the U.S.                           (e) People in nursing facilities/skilled           Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census Day).
                                                  overseas population. They should not be                 nursing facilities on Thursday, April 1,
                                                  included on any U.S. census                                                                                   20. People in Religious-Related
                                                                                                          2010 (Census Day)—Counted at the                      Residential Facilities
                                                  questionnaire.                                          facility.
                                                     (d) U.S. military personnel on U.S.                                                                           (a) People in religious group quarters
                                                  military vessels with a homeport outside                16. People in Juvenile Facilities                     such as convents and monasteries—
                                                  the U.S.—Counted as part of the U.S.                      a) People in correctional facilities                Counted at the residence where they
                                                  overseas population. They should not be                 intended for juveniles on Thursday,                   live and sleep most of the time. If they
                                                  included on any U.S. census                             April 1, 2010 (Census Day)—Counted at                 do not have a residence where they live
                                                  questionnaire.                                          the facility.                                         and sleep most of the time, they are
                                                                                                            (b) People in group homes for                       counted at the facility.
                                                  13. People in Correctional Facilities for
                                                  Adults                                                  juveniles (non-correctional) on                       21. People in Workers’ Residential
                                                                                                          Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census Day)—                 Facilities
                                                    (a) People in correctional residential                Counted at the facility.
                                                  facilities on Thursday, April 1, 2010                     (c) People in residential treatment                    (a) People in workers’ group living
                                                  (Census Day)—Counted at the facility.                   centers for juveniles (non-correctional)              quarters and Job Corps Centers—
                                                    (b) People in federal detention centers               on Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census                    Counted at the residence where they
                                                  on Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census                      Day)—Counted at the facility.                         live and sleep most of the time. If they
                                                  Day)—Counted at the facility.                                                                                 do not have a residence where they live
                                                    (c) People in federal and state prisons               17. People in Residential School-Related              and sleep most of the time, they are
                                                  on Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census                      Facilities                                            counted at the facility.
                                                  Day)—Counted at the facility.                             (a) People in college/university                      Dated: May 13, 2015.
                                                    (d) People in local jails and other                   student housing—Counted at the                        John H. Thompson,
                                                  municipal confinement facilities on                     college/university student housing.                   Director, Bureau of the Census.
                                                  Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Census Day)—                     (b) Boarding school students living
                                                                                                                                                                [FR Doc. 2015–12118 Filed 5–19–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  Counted at the facility.                                away from their parental home while
                                                                                                                                                                BILLING CODE 3510–07–P
                                                  14. People in Group Homes and                           attending boarding school below the
                                                  Residential Treatment Centers for                       college level, including Bureau of Indian
                                                  Adults                                                  Affairs boarding schools—Counted at                   DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                                                                          their parental home rather than at the
                                                     (a) People in group homes intended                   boarding school.                                      Submission for OMB Review;
                                                  for adults (non-correctional)—Counted                     (c) People in residential schools for               Comment Request
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                                                  at the facility.                                        people with disabilities on Thursday,
                                                     (b) People in residential treatment                  April 1, 2010 (Census Day)—Counted at                   The Department of Commerce will
                                                  centers for adults (non-correctional)—                  the school.                                           submit to the Office of Management and
                                                  Counted at the residence where they                                                                           Budget (OMB) for clearance the
                                                  live and sleep most of the time. If they                18. People in Shelters                                following proposal for collection of
                                                  do not have a residence where they live                   (a) People in emergency and                         information under the provisions of the
                                                  and sleep most of the time, they are                    transitional shelters (with sleeping                  Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
                                                  counted at the facility.                                facilities) on Thursday, April 1, 2010                Chapter 35).


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and Request for Comment.
DatesTo ensure consideration during the decision-making process, comments must be received by July 20, 2015. The Census Bureau anticipates publishing a summary of comments received in response to this Federal Register notice in late 2015. The Census Bureau will then publish the final 2020 Census Residence Rule and Residence Situations in late 2017.
ContactPopulation and Housing Programs Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, 6H185, Washington, DC 20233, telephone (301) 763-2381; or Email [[email protected]].
FR Citation80 FR 28950 

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