80 FR 36505 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Report of Building or Zoning Permits Issued for New Privately-Owned Housing Units (Building Permits Survey)
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 122 (June 25, 2015)
U.S. Census Bureau
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 122 (June 25, 2015)
| Page Range | 36505-36505 | |
| FR Document | 2015-15543 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 122 (Thursday, June 25, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 36505] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-15543] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE U.S. Census Bureau Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Report of Building or Zoning Permits Issued for New Privately-Owned Housing Units (Building Permits Survey) AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, Commerce. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on or before August 24, 2015. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at jjessup@doc.gov). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed Raemeka Mayo, U.S. Census Bureau, MCD, CENHQ Room 7K181, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233, telephone (301) 763-4688 (or via the Internet at Raemeka.M.Mayo@census.gov). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The Census Bureau plans to request a three-year extension of a currently approved collection of the Form C-404, Building Permits Survey. The Census Bureau produces statistics used to monitor activity in the large and dynamic construction industry. Given the importance of this industry, several of the statistical series are key economic indicators. Two such series are (a) Housing Units Authorized by Building Permits and (b) Housing Starts. Both are based on data from samples of permit-issuing places. These statistics help state and local governments and the Federal Government, as well as private industry, to analyze the housing and construction industry sector of the economy. The Census Bureau uses Form C-404 to collect information on changes to the geographic coverage of the permit-issuing place, the number and valuation of new residential housing units authorized by building permits, and additional information on residential permits valued at $1M or more. The form is titled ``Report of Building or Zoning Permits Issued for New Privately-Owned Housing Units''. We use these data to estimate the number of housing units started, completed, and single- family houses sold, and to select samples for the Census Bureau's demographic surveys. These data are a component of the index of leading economic indicators. The Census Bureau uses the detailed geographic data collected from state and local officials on new residential construction authorized by building permits in the development of annual population estimates that are used by government agencies to allocate funding and other resources to local areas. Policymakers, planners, businesses, and others also use the detailed geographic data to monitor growth, plan for local services, and to develop production and marketing plans. The Building Permits Survey is the only source of statistics on residential construction for states and smaller geographic areas. Building permits are public records; therefore, the information is not subject to disclosure restrictions. II. Method of Collection Respondents may submit their completed form by mail, Internet or fax. Some respondents choose to email electronic files or mail printouts of permit information in lieu of returning the form. The survey universe is comprised of approximately 19,875 local governments that issue building permits. Due to resource availability and time required to complete the data review and analysis, we collect data from some offices monthly and other offices annually. The Building Permits Survey monthly sample is also used as the control totals in the calculation of ratios used in the estimation methodology for the Survey of Construction. We collect this information monthly via Internet, mail or fax for about 7,675 permit-issuing jurisdictions and via electronic files or mailed printouts for about 400 jurisdictions. For the remaining jurisdictions, we collect this information annually via Internet, mail or fax for about 11,425 jurisdictions and via electronic files or mailed printouts for about 375 jurisdictions. III. Data OMB Control Number: 0607-0094. Form Number(s): C-404. Type of Review: Regular submission. Affected Public: State and Local Governments. Estimated Number of Respondents: 19,875. Estimated Time per Response: 8 minutes for monthly respondents who report via Internet, mail or faxing the form, 23 minutes for annual respondents who report via Internet, mail or faxing the form and 3 minutes for monthly and annual respondents who send electronic files or mail printouts. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 16,918. Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0. Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary. Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Sections 131 and 182. IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Sheleen Dumas, Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2015-15543 Filed 6-24-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-07-P
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The Census Bureau uses Form C–404 OMB Control Number: 0607–0094.
to collect information on changes to the
geographic coverage of the permit- Form Number(s): C–404.
issuing place, the number and valuation Type of Review: Regular submission.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
of new residential housing units Affected Public: State and Local
U.S. Census Bureau authorized by building permits, and
Governments.
additional information on residential
Proposed Information Collection; permits valued at $1M or more. The Estimated Number of Respondents:
Comment Request; Report of Building form is titled ‘‘Report of Building or 19,875.
or Zoning Permits Issued for New Zoning Permits Issued for New Estimated Time per Response: 8
Privately-Owned Housing Units Privately-Owned Housing Units’’. We minutes for monthly respondents who
(Building Permits Survey) use these data to estimate the number of report via Internet, mail or faxing the
housing units started, completed, and form, 23 minutes for annual
AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, single-family houses sold, and to select
Commerce. respondents who report via Internet,
samples for the Census Bureau’s
mail or faxing the form and 3 minutes
ACTION: Notice. demographic surveys. These data are a
for monthly and annual respondents
component of the index of leading
SUMMARY: The Department of economic indicators. The Census who send electronic files or mail
Commerce, as part of its continuing Bureau uses the detailed geographic printouts.
effort to reduce paperwork and data collected from state and local Estimated Total Annual Burden
respondent burden, invites the general officials on new residential construction Hours: 16,918.
public and other Federal agencies to authorized by building permits in the
take this opportunity to comment on Estimated Total Annual Cost to
development of annual population Public: $0.
proposed and/or continuing information estimates that are used by government
collections, as required by the agencies to allocate funding and other Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. resources to local areas. Policymakers, Legal Authority: Title 13, United
DATES: To ensure consideration, written planners, businesses, and others also States Code, Sections 131 and 182.
comments must be submitted on or use the detailed geographic data to
before August 24, 2015. monitor growth, plan for local services, IV. Request for Comments
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments and to develop production and Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental marketing plans. The Building Permits
the proposed collection of information
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Survey is the only source of statistics on
residential construction for states and is necessary for the proper performance
Department of Commerce, Room 6616, of the functions of the agency, including
14th and Constitution Avenue NW., smaller geographic areas. Building
permits are public records; therefore, whether the information shall have
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
the information is not subject to practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
Internet at jjessup@doc.gov).
disclosure restrictions. agency’s estimate of the burden
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
(including hours and cost) of the
Requests for additional information or II. Method of Collection proposed collection of information; (c)
copies of the information collection Respondents may submit their ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
instrument(s) and instructions should completed form by mail, Internet or fax. clarity of the information to be
be directed Raemeka Mayo, U.S. Census Some respondents choose to email collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
Bureau, MCD, CENHQ Room 7K181, electronic files or mail printouts of
4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC burden of the collection of information
permit information in lieu of returning on respondents, including through the
20233, telephone (301) 763–4688 (or via the form.
the Internet at Raemeka.M.Mayo@ use of automated collection techniques
The survey universe is comprised of
census.gov). or other forms of information
approximately 19,875 local governments
technology.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: that issue building permits. Due to
resource availability and time required Comments submitted in response to
I. Abstract to complete the data review and this notice will be summarized and/or
The Census Bureau plans to request a analysis, we collect data from some included in the request for OMB
three-year extension of a currently offices monthly and other offices approval of this information collection;
approved collection of the Form C–404, annually. The Building Permits Survey they also will become a matter of public
Building Permits Survey. The Census monthly sample is also used as the record.
Bureau produces statistics used to control totals in the calculation of ratios
Sheleen Dumas,
monitor activity in the large and used in the estimation methodology for
dynamic construction industry. Given the Survey of Construction. We collect Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief
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Housing Units Authorized by Building files or mailed printouts for about 400
Permits and (b) Housing Starts. Both are jurisdictions. For the remaining
based on data from samples of permit- jurisdictions, we collect this
issuing places. These statistics help information annually via Internet, mail
state and local governments and the or fax for about 11,425 jurisdictions and
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| Dates | To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on or before August 24, 2015. | |
| Contact | Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed Raemeka Mayo, U.S. Census Bureau, MCD, CENHQ Room 7K181, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233, telephone (301) 763-4688 (or via the Internet at [email protected]). | |
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