81 FR 42577 - Proposed 2020 Census Residence Criteria and Residence Situations
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 126 (June 30, 2016)
Bureau of the Census
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 126 (June 30, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-15372 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 126 (Thursday, June 30, 2016)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 42577-42585] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-15372] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of the Census 15 CFR Chapter I [Docket Number 160526465-6465-01] Proposed 2020 Census Residence Criteria and Residence Situations AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Proposed criteria and request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (U.S. Census Bureau) is providing notification and requesting comment on the proposed ``2020 Census Residence Rule and Residence Situations.'' In addition, this document contains a summary of comments received in response to the May 20, 2015, Federal Register document, as well as the Census Bureau's responses to those comments. The residence criteria are used to determine where people are counted during each decennial census. Specific residence situations are included with the criteria to illustrate how the criteria are applied. DATES: To ensure consideration, comments must be received by August 1, 2016. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments regarding the proposed ``2020 Census Residence Rule and Residence Situations'' to Karen Humes, Chief, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 6H174, Washington, DC 20233; or Email [POP.2020.[email protected]">Residence.[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 [POP.2020 .[email protected]">Residence.[email protected]]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Background The U.S. Census Bureau is committed to counting every person in the 2020 Census once, only once, and in the right 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 the Census Bureau counts everyone in the right place during the decennial census. The residence criteria are used to determine where people are counted during each decennial census. Specific residence situations are included with the criteria to illustrate how the criteria are applied. 1. The Concept of Usual Residence The Census Act of 1790 established the concept of ``usual residence'' as the main principle in determining where people were to be counted, and 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 a person's voting residence or legal residence. Determining usual residence is straightforward for most people. However, given our nation's wide diversity in types of living arrangements, the concept of usual residence has a variety of applications. Some examples include 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. Applying the usual residence concept to real living situations means that people will not always be counted at the place where they happen to be staying on Census Day (April 1, 2020) or at the time they complete their census questionnaire. For example, some of the ways that the Census Bureau applies the concept of usual residence include the following:People who are away from their usual residence while on vacation or on a business trip on Census Day are counted at their usual residence. People who live at more than one residence during the week, month, or year are counted at the place where they live most of the time. People without a usual residence are counted where they are staying on Census Day. People in certain types of group facilities \1\ on Census Day are counted at the group facility. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ In this document, ``group facilities'' (referred to also as ``group quarters'' (GQ)) are defined as places where people live or stay in group living arrangements, which are owned or managed by an entity or organization providing housing and/or services for the residents. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Reviewing the ``2020 Census Residence Rule and Residence Situations'' Every decade, the Census Bureau undertakes a review of the ``Residence Rule and Residence Situations'' to ensure that the concept of usual residence is interpreted and applied as intended in the decennial census, and that these interpretations are consistent with the intent of the Census Act of 1790, which was authored by a Congress that included many of the framers of the U.S. Constitution and directed that people were to be counted at their usual residence. This review also serves as an opportunity to identify new or changing living situations resulting from societal change, and to create or revise the guidance regarding those situations in a way that is consistent with the concept of usual residence. This decade, as part of the review, the Census Bureau requested public comment on the ``2010 Census Residence Rule and Residence Situations'' through the Federal Register (80 FR 28950) on May 20, 2015, to allow the public to recommend any changes they would like to be considered for the 2020 Census. The Census Bureau received 252 comment submission letters or emails that contained 262 total comments. (Some comment submissions included comments or suggestions on more than [[Page 42578]] one residence situation.) A summary of these comments and the Census Bureau's responses are included in section B of this document. In addition to the Census Bureau's responses to comments that are described in section B of this document, section C provides a summary of each of the proposed changes to where people would be counted in the 2020 Census compared to the 2010 Census. These proposed changes are based on the consideration of public comments received, as well as an internal review of the criteria and situations. The Census Bureau is requesting public comment on the proposed ``2020 Census Residence Rule and Residence Situations'', as listed in section D of this document. The Census Bureau is requesting public comment on the proposed ``2020 Census Residence Rule and Residence Situations,'' as listed in section D of this document. The Census Bureau anticipates publishing the final ``2020 Census Residence Rule and Residence Situations'' by the end of 2016. At that time, the Census Bureau will also respond to the comments received regarding the proposed ``2020 Census Residence Rule and Residence Situations.'' B. Summary of Comments Received in Response to a Review of the ``2010 Census Residence Rule and Residence Situations'' On May 20, 2015, the Census Bureau published a document in the Federal Register asking for public comment on the ``2010 Census Residence Rule and Residence Situations.'' Of the 262 comments received, 162 pertained to where prisoners \2\ are counted, and 87 pertained to where military personnel overseas are counted. Two comments pertained to people in group homes for juveniles, two comments to people in residential treatment centers for juveniles, and one comment to students in boarding schools. Also, one comment pertained to the residence criteria, and one comment to each of four other residence situations: Visitors on Census Day, people who live in more than one place, people without a usual residence, and nonrelatives of the householder. Finally, three comments covered broader issues: One pertaining to how the residence criteria and situations are communicated, one pertaining to how field staff is trained on the residence criteria and situations, and one on how alternative addresses are collected from certain types of group facilities. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ The majority of comments received on this topic used the terms `prisoner,' `incarcerated,' or `inmate.' Although the terminology is not exactly what is used in the residence rule documentation, the context of the comments suggests that they apply to people in federal and state prisons (GQ type 102 and 103), local jails and other municipal confinement facilities (GQ type 104), and possibly federal detention centers (GQ type 101). References in this document to ``prisons,'' or ``prisoners,'' should be interpreted as referring to all of these GQ types. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Comments on Prisoners Of the 162 comments pertaining to prisoners, 156 suggested that prisoners should be counted at their home or pre-incarceration address. The rationales included in these comments were as follows: Counting prisoners at the prison inaccurately represents the prisoners' home communities, inflates the political power of the area where the prison is located, and deflates the political power in the prisoners' home communities. This distorts the redistricting process. Counting prisoners away from their home address goes against the principle of equal representation. The current residence criteria for prisoners is inconsistent with some states' laws regarding residency for elections. The ``usual residence'' concept itself should change, as it relates to incarcerated persons, because the tremendous increase in the number of incarcerated people in the last 30 years, and the Supreme Court's support of equal representation, warrants a change in the interpretation of the concept of ``usual residence.'' Prisoners do not interact or participate in the civic life of the community where they are incarcerated, are there involuntarily, and generally do not plan to remain in that community upon their release. One comment stated that inmates in local jails who are awaiting trial are presumed innocent, and therefore should not be counted at the jail. Six comments were in support of the 2010 practice of counting prisoners at the prison, stating that adjusting prisoners' locations would be difficult, expensive, add unneeded complexity, and would be prone to inaccuracy. Of the six comments in support of counting prisoners at the prison, one mentioned a concern that adjusting the prisoners' locations could disenfranchise minorities in rural areas, and four said that changing the current practice could open the door to future census population count adjustments motivated by political gain. Census Bureau Response: The Census Bureau has determined that the practice of counting prisoners at the correctional facility for the 2020 Census would be consistent with the concept of usual residence, as established by the Census Act of 1790. As noted in section A.1 of this document, ``usual residence'' is defined as the place where a person lives and sleeps most of the time, which is not always the same as their legal residence, voting residence, or where they prefer to be counted. Therefore, counting prisoners anywhere other than the facility would violate the concept of usual residence, since the majority of people in prisons live and sleep most of the time at the prison. States are responsible for legislative redistricting. The Census Bureau works closely with the states and recognizes that some states have decided, or may decide in the future, to `move' their prisoner population back to the prisoners' pre-incarceration addresses for redistricting and other purposes. Therefore, following the 2020 Census, the Census Bureau plans to offer a product that states can request, in order to assist them in their goals of reallocating their own prisoner population counts. Any state that requests this product will be required to submit a data file (indicating where each prisoner was incarcerated on Census Day, as well as their pre-incarceration address) in a specified format. The Census Bureau will review the submitted file and, if it includes the necessary data, provide a product that contains supplemental information the state can use to construct alternative within-state tabulations for its own purposes. However, the Census Bureau will not use the information in this product to make any changes to the official decennial census counts. The Census Bureau also plans to provide group quarters data after the 2020 Census sooner than it was provided after the 2010 Census. For the 2010 Census, the Census Bureau released the Advance Group Quarters Summary File showing the seven major types of group quarters, including correctional facilities for adults and juvenile facilities. This early \3\ release of data on the group quarters population was beneficial to many data users, including those in the redistricting community who must consider whether to include or exclude certain populations when redrawing boundaries as a result of state legislation. The Census Bureau is planning to incorporate similar group quarters [[Page 42579]] information in the standard Redistricting Data (Pub. L. 94-171) Summary File for 2020. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ The Advance Group Quarters Summary File was released on April 20, 2011, which was earlier than when that GQ data was originally planned to be released in the Summary File 1 that was released on June 16--August 25, 2011. The earlier release made it easier to use these GQ data in conjunction with the Redistricting Data (Pub. L. 94-171) Summary File, which was released on February 3-March 24, 2011. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Comments on the Military Overseas Of the 87 comments received pertaining to the military overseas, all suggested that the Census Bureau treat military personnel who are temporarily deployed overseas on a short-term basis differently than military personnel who are stationed overseas on a more long-term basis. More specifically, these comments suggested that military personnel who are deployed overseas should be counted at their home base or port. The commenters also suggested that the Census Bureau work with military bases to locate more accurate administrative records for counting deployed military and use administrative records to provide socioeconomic information on the deployed military. In the 2010 Census, the Census Bureau counted all military personnel deployed or stationed overseas in their `home of record' state for apportionment purposes only. Their home of record was provided by the Department of Defense (DOD), \4\ and those state counts were added to the state population counts that were used to calculate the apportionment of seats for each state in the U.S. House of Representatives. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ Home of record is generally the permanent home of the person at the time of entry or re-enlistment into the Armed Forces, as included on personnel files. If home of record information was not available for a person, the DOD used the person's ``legal residence'' (the residence a member declares for state income tax withholding purposes), or thirdly, ``last duty station,'' to assign a home state. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The commenters not only indicated that they want military personnel deployed overseas to be counted at their ``usual residence,'' ``last duty station,'' or ``home base or port,'' (which are inferred to mean the same thing), but also that they want the Census Bureau to collect all decennial census demographic data on these personnel and include them in the local community-level resident population counts, rather than only using a basic population count of them for determining the state-level apportionment counts. For example, many comments referred to the need for counting deployed military in the communities where they usually reside, because doing otherwise ``produces flawed data that harms funding and planning in military communities.'' Another comment referred to ensuring ``communities have the needed resources to support these soldiers and their families.'' These and other comments may refer to local-level planning and funding that is normally determined using the Census resident population data (available down to the block level) and not the apportionment counts, which are only available at the state level. To support the argument for counting deployed military overseas at their usual residence in the United States, one of the 87 commenters compared how the Census Bureau counts U.S. military personnel deployed to a land-based location overseas versus U.S. military personnel on U.S. military vessels with a U.S. homeport. The ``2010 Census Residence Rule and Residence Situations'' stated that the latter are ``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.'' The commenter argued that this is inconsistent with how the Census Bureau has counted military personnel who are deployed to a land-based location overseas (while stationed at a location in the United States), and asked that all branches of service be treated the same and counted at their residence or home base/port. Census Bureau Response: The Census Bureau has determined that there is a distinction between personnel who are deployed overseas and those who are stationed or assigned overseas. Deployments are typically short in duration, and the deployed personnel will be returning to their usual residence where they are stationed or assigned in the United States after their temporary deployment ends. Personnel stationed or assigned overseas generally remain overseas for longer periods of time, and often do not return to the previous stateside location from which they left. Therefore, counting deployed personnel at their usual residence in the United States follows the standard interpretation of the residence criteria to count people at their usual residence if they are temporarily away for work purposes. This change would provide consistency with how the Census Bureau counts U.S. military personnel on U.S. military vessels. Based on the considerations described in the previous paragraph, for the 2020 Census, the Census Bureau proposes using administrative data from the DOD to count deployed personnel at their usual residence in the United States.\5\ The Census Bureau would continue to count military and civilian employees of the U.S. Government who are stationed or assigned outside the United States, and their dependents living with them, in their home state, for apportionment purposes only, using administrative data provided by the DOD and the other federal agencies that employ them. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \5\ The ability to successfully integrate the DOD data on deployed personnel into the resident population counts must be evaluated and confirmed prior to the 2020 Census. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Comments on Group Homes for Juveniles and Residential Treatment Centers for Juveniles Two comments pertained to group homes for juveniles and two comments to residential treatment centers for juveniles. All four of the comments supported counting the juveniles in these situations at their ``household residence.'' One of the commenters on the group homes and one of the commenters on the residential treatment centers further stated that the juveniles should only be counted at their household residence if it is in the same state as the facility. If the residence is not in the same state, these two commenters stated that the juvenile should be counted at the facility. All four commenters argued that counting juveniles at the facility inflates the political power of the area where the facility is located and dilutes the representation of the juveniles' home communities. Census Bureau Response: The Census Bureau reviewed where juveniles in these types of facilities are counted, based on the concept of usual residence. Most juveniles living in group homes are there for long periods of time and do not have a usual home elsewhere. The group home is where they live and sleep most of the time, so that is their usual residence. Conversely, most people in residential treatment centers for juveniles only stay at the facility temporarily and often have a usual home elsewhere that they return to after treatment is completed. Based on the considerations described in the previous paragraph, the Census Bureau has determined that the practice of counting people in group homes for juveniles at the facility is consistent with the concept of usual residence. However, for the 2020 Census, the Census Bureau proposes to count people in residential treatment centers for juveniles at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If they do not have a usual home elsewhere, they would be counted at the facility. 4. Comment on Boarding Schools One of the comments received was related to boarding schools. The commenter suggested applying the current guidance for students attending college to students attending boarding [[Page 42580]] schools. In the past, students at boarding schools were counted at their parental home, while college students living away from their parental home while attending school were counted at the on-campus or off-campus residence where they lived and slept most of the time. The commenter noted that for foreign students attending boarding school, the school is their usual residence most of the year, and their parents live overseas. Therefore, these students likely were not counted under the 2010 guidance, even though they reside in the United States most of the year, because they do not have a parental home in the United States. Census Bureau Response: The Census Bureau has historically counted boarding school students at their parental home, and has determined that it will continue doing so because of the students' age and dependency on their parents, and the likelihood that they would return to their parents' residence when they are not attending their boarding school (e.g., weekends, summer/winter breaks, and when they stop attending the school). 5. Comments on Specific Wording of the ``Residence Rule and Residence Situations'' One letter commented on the specific wording of the residence criteria and four residence situations. The letter focused on people who experience homelessness in nontraditional ways, avoid shelters, and instead stay with family, friends, or acquaintances. (a) Residence Criteria The comment was to add a fourth bullet (in addition to the three bullets that we already use to present the three main principles of the residence criteria, as shown in section D of this document) with language to make it clear where people experiencing homelessness, who are not in a shelter or facility, are counted. Census Bureau Response: The Census Bureau has determined that the current wording of the residence criteria will be retained, because they are purposely written to broadly encapsulate all residence situations in a succinct way, and it is consistent with the requirement to count people at their usual residence, as originally prescribed by the Census Act of 1790. However, in section B.5.d of this document, the Census Bureau proposes an addition to the residence situations in order to provide more clarity on where people who are experiencing homelessness are counted. (b) Visitors on Census Day The commenter suggested eliminating the ``Visitors on Census Day'' residence situation and merging it into the ``People Away From Their Usual Residence on Census Day'' situation. The commenter was concerned that the way the situation was described in the 2010 documentation implied that that `visitors' had another home to return to, which is not the case for visitors who are experiencing homelessness. Census Bureau Response: The Census Bureau has determined that it will retain the separate ``Visitors on Census Day'' situation, but proposes removing the phrase ``who will return to their usual residence'' from the description. Additionally, the following sentence would be added to the end of the situation wording to further clarify that not all visitors have another home to return to: ``If they do not have a usual residence to return to, they are counted where they are staying on Census Day.'' (c) People Who Live in More Than One Place This commenter also suggested changing the 2010 wording for the category title ``People Who Live in More Than One Place'' to ``People With Multiple Residences.'' The examples in this category were not intended to address people experiencing homelessness. However, the commenter noted that people experiencing homelessness might stay in a different place from night to night, and therefore could also be interpreted as ``People Who Live in More Than One Place.'' Census Bureau Response: The Census Bureau was concerned that the commenter's suggested category title of ``People with Multiple Residences,'' might also wrongly be interpreted as applying only to people who own multiple residences. Therefore, the Census Bureau proposes to change the category title to ``People Who Live or Stay in More Than One Place.'' (d) People Without a Usual Residence The commenter also suggested adding a residence situation for ``couch-surfers, youth experiencing homelessness, or other people staying in your residence for short or indefinite periods of time'' to the ``People Without a Usual Residence'' category. The commenter believed that the examples included in this category in 2010 only addressed the more typical conception of homelessness (e.g., people at soup kitchens or at non-sheltered outdoor locations), which does not align with how many other people experience homelessness in less recognized ways. Census Bureau Response: The Census Bureau proposes to add a residence situation description to a new category called ``People in Shelters and People Experiencing Homelessness,'' which clarifies where people are counted if they are experiencing homelessness and staying with friends or other people for short or indefinite periods of time (see section D.21.f of this document for exact wording). (e) Nonrelatives of the Householder Finally, the commenter suggested adding the same new situation, ``couch-surfers, youth experiencing homelessness, or other people staying in your residence for short or indefinite periods of time'' to the ``Nonrelatives of the Householder'' category. Census Bureau Response: The Census Bureau proposes to address this comment by adding a situation for ``Other nonrelatives, such as friends'' to this category. Additionally, the Census Bureau proposes changing the title of this category from ``Nonrelatives of the Householder'' to ``Relatives and Nonrelatives'' and adding some situations that address relatives frequently missed or counted in the wrong place during the Census. 6. Other Comments Three of the comments received did not address the residence criteria directly, nor did they address any particular residence situation. (a) Clear Communication on the Residence Criteria and Residence Situations One commenter suggested applying and communicating the residence criteria consistently across the country and cited the need for sound training for 2020 Census field workers, clear communication to 2020 Census partners and the public, and a ``designated point-of-contact for residence determination.'' Census Bureau Response: The Census Bureau is proposing many changes to the language and organization of the residence criteria and residence situations documentation to assist people in interpreting the criteria. However, issues related to training staff and the structure of specific 2020 Census operations are out of scope for this document. (b) Questionnaire Content and Tabulations One comment requested that the Census Bureau revisit the 2010 Individual Census Report (ICR) questions related to collecting information about where else the respondent might live or stay, and [[Page 42581]] making it more consistent with the household Census questionnaire. A second comment encouraged the Census Bureau to produce summary file tabulations based on the answers to the ``Does Person [X] sometimes live or stay somewhere else?'' question, arguing that it would ``help facilitate the best interpretation and use of decennial census data at the state and local level.'' Census Bureau Response: These comments are out of scope for this document. C. Proposed Changes to the ``2020 Census Residence Rule and Residence Situations'' Most of the provisions regarding where people are counted, which are described in the proposed ``2020 Census Residence Rule and Residence Situations'' (section D of this document), would remain unchanged from those that were used for the 2010 Census. Therefore, this section C of this document will help the reader by providing a brief description of each of the proposed changes to where people are counted. All other changes to the proposed wording and/or presentation of the residence criteria and residence situations, as compared to how they were written for the 2010 Census, would be made in order to provide more clarity or to document provisions that were not explicitly stated in the past. (In other words, any differences between the 2010 and proposed 2020 Census residence criteria and situations documents that are not explained in section C of this document are only clarifications, rather than actual changes to the residence criteria or to where people would be counted in the decennial census.) 1. Federally Affiliated Overseas (a) Military and Civilian Employees of the U.S. Government Who Are Deployed Overseas For the 2010 Census, military and civilian employees of the U.S. Government who were deployed or stationed/assigned outside the United States (and their dependents living with them outside the United States) were counted (using administrative data) in their home state for apportionment purposes only. For the 2020 Census, there would be no change to how the Census Bureau counts the military and civilian Federal employees who are stationed or assigned outside the United States. However, there would be a change for deployed personnel, such that military and civilian employees of the U.S. Government who are deployed outside the United States (while stationed or assigned in the United States) would be counted at their usual residence in the United States and included in all 2020 Census data products (rather than only the apportionment counts). This change seeks to count deployed personnel in a way that is more consistent with the concept of usual residence, based on the short duration of most deployments and the fact that the personnel will return to their usual residence where they are stationed or assigned in the United States after their temporary deployment ends. More details about the considerations for this change can be found in section B of this document. (b) Military and Civilian Employees of the U.S. Government Who Are Non- Citizens and Are Deployed or Stationed/Assigned Overseas The ``2010 Census Residence Rule and Residence Situations'' were not clearly consistent regarding whether citizenship was a criterion for being included in the federally affiliated overseas population. The wording of the residence situation for military personnel overseas did not specify any citizenship criteria. However, the wording for Federal civilian employees overseas did specifically refer to U.S. citizens only, and the operational plan for the 2010 Census Federally Affiliated Overseas Count specified that both military and civilian employees of the U.S. Government who were non-citizens were excluded from the overseas counts, despite the fact that non-citizens were included in the stateside population. After the 2010 Census, the operational assessment report for the Federally Affiliated Overseas Count recommended that the ``2020 Census Residence Rule and Residence Situations'' should make the guidance regarding citizenship clear and consistent not only across both military and civilian employees overseas, but also across the overseas and stateside populations. When considering such a change, the Census Bureau concluded that the rationales that are used for including the federally affiliated overseas population in the decennial census (e.g., that they are temporarily away in service to our country's government) are equally applicable to citizens and non-citizens alike. Therefore, for the 2020 Census, military and civilian employees of the U.S. Government who are deployed or stationed/assigned overseas and are not U.S. citizens (but must be legal U.S. residents to meet the requirements for federal employment) would be included in the Federally Affiliated Overseas Count (which would follow the guidelines for deployed and stationed/assigned military personnel that are described in section C.1.a of this document). 2. Crews of U.S. Flag Maritime/Merchant Vessels For the 2010 Census, crews of U.S. flag maritime/merchant vessels were counted based on where the vessel was located on Census Day. If the vessel was docked in a U.S. port or sailing from one U.S. port to another U.S. port, then the crewmembers were counted at their onshore usual residence in the United States. (Or if they had no onshore usual residence, they were counted at the vessel's U.S. port of departure.) Otherwise, the crewmembers were not counted in the census if the vessel was sailing from a U.S. port to a foreign port, sailing from a foreign port to a U.S. port, sailing from one foreign port to another foreign port, or docked in a foreign port. For the 2020 Census, there would be no change to how the Census Bureau counts crews of U.S. flag maritime/merchant vessels that are docked in a U.S. port, sailing from one U.S. port to another U.S. port, sailing from one foreign port to another foreign port, or docked in foreign port. However, there would be a change for crews of U.S. flag maritime/merchant vessels that are sailing from a U.S. port to a foreign port or sailing from a foreign port to a U.S. port, such that the crewmembers of these vessels would be counted at their onshore usual residence in the United States. (Or if they have no onshore usual residence, they would be counted at the U.S. port that the vessel is sailing to or from.) This change seeks to count crews of U.S. flag maritime/merchant vessels in a way that is more consistent with the concept of usual residence, based on the fact that mariners sailing between U.S. and foreign ports typically have the same pattern of usual residence as mariners sailing between two U.S. ports (i.e., they retain an onshore residence in the United States where they live and sleep most of the time). 3. Residential Treatment Centers for Juveniles For the 2010 Census, all juveniles staying in residential treatment centers for juveniles on Census Day were counted at the facility. For the 2020 Census, juveniles staying in this type of facility would be counted at a usual home elsewhere if they have one (where they live and sleep most of the time around Census Day) and they report a useable address for that usual home elsewhere. If they do not have a usual home elsewhere, then they would be counted at the facility. This change seeks to count juveniles staying in [[Page 42582]] residential treatment centers for juveniles in a way that is more consistent with the concept of usual residence, based on the short average length of stay at this facility type, and the fact that juveniles often retain a usual home elsewhere while staying at this facility type. More details about the considerations for this change can be found in section B of this document. 4. Religious Group Quarters For the 2010 Census, people staying in religious group quarters were counted at a usual home elsewhere if they had one (where they lived and slept most of the time around Census Day) and they reported a useable address for that usual home elsewhere. If they did not have a usual home elsewhere, then they were counted at the facility. For the 2020 Census, all people staying in religious group quarters on Census Day would be counted at the facility. D. The Proposed ``2020 Census Residence Rule and Residence Situations'' The Residence Rule is used to determine where people are counted during the 2020 Census. The Rule says: Count people at their usual residence, which is the place where they live and sleep most of the time. People in certain types of group facilities on Census Day are counted at the group facility. People who do not have a usual residence, or who cannot determine a usual residence, are counted where they are on Census Day. The following sections describe how the Residence Rule applies to certain living situations for which people commonly request clarification. 1. PEOPLE AWAY FROM THEIR USUAL RESIDENCE ON CENSUS DAY (a) People away from their usual residence on 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 Census Day--Counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If they do not have a usual residence to return to, they are counted where they are staying on Census Day. 3. 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. (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. 4. PEOPLE LIVING OUTSIDE THE U.S. (a) People deployed outside the U.S.\6\ on Census Day (while stationed or assigned in the U.S.) who are military or civilian employees of the U.S. Government--Counted at the U.S. residence where they live and sleep most of the time, using administrative data provided by federal agencies.\7\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \6\ In this document, ``Outside the U.S.'' and ``foreign port'' are defined as being anywhere outside the geographical area of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia. Therefore, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Pacific Island Areas (American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands), and all foreign countries are considered to be ``outside the U.S.'' Conversely, ``stateside,'' ``U.S. homeport,'' and ``U.S. port'' are defined as being anywhere in the 50 United States and the District of Columbia. \7\ Military and civilian employees of the U.S. Government who are deployed or stationed/assigned outside the U.S. (and their dependents living with them outside the U.S.) are counted using administrative data provided by the Department of Defense and the other Federal agencies that employ them. If they are deployed outside the U.S. (while stationed/assigned in the U.S.), the administrative data are used to count them at their usual residence in the U.S. Otherwise, if they are stationed/assigned outside the U.S., the administrative data are used to count them (and their dependents living with them outside the U.S.) in their home state for apportionment purposes only. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (b) People stationed or assigned outside the U.S. on Census Day who are military or civilian employees of the U.S. Government, as well as their dependents living with them outside the U.S.--Counted as part of the U.S. federally affiliated overseas population, using administrative data provided by federal agencies. (c) People living outside the U.S. on Census Day who are not military or civilian employees of the U.S. Government and are not dependents living with military or civilian employees of the U.S. Government--Not counted in the stateside census. 5. PEOPLE WHO LIVE OR STAY 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 they cannot determine a place where they live most of the time, they are counted where they are staying on Census Day. (b) People who live or stay 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 they cannot determine a place where they live most of the time, they are counted where they are staying on 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 they cannot determine a place where they live most of the time, they are counted where they are staying on Census Day. 6. PEOPLE MOVING INTO OR OUT OF A RESIDENCE AROUND CENSUS DAY (a) People who move into a new residence on or before Census Day-- Counted at the new residence where they are living on Census Day. (b) People who move out of a residence on Census Day and do not move into a new residence until after Census Day--Counted at the old residence where they were living on Census Day. (c) People who move out of a residence before Census Day and do not move into a new residence until after Census Day--Counted at the residence where they are staying on Census Day. 7. PEOPLE WHO ARE BORN OR WHO DIE AROUND CENSUS DAY (a) Babies born on or before Census Day--Counted at the residence where they will live and sleep most of the time, even if they are still in a hospital on Census Day. (b) Babies born after Census Day--Not counted in the census. (c) People who die before Census Day--Not counted in the census. (d) People who die on or after Census Day--Counted at the residence where they were living and sleeping most of the time as of Census Day. 8. RELATIVES AND NONRELATIVES (a) Babies and children of all ages, including biological, step, and adopted children, as well as grandchildren--Counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If they cannot determine a place where they live most of the time, they are counted where they [[Page 42583]] are staying on Census Day. (Only count babies born on or before Census Day.) (b) Foster children--Counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If they cannot determine a place where they live most of the time, they are counted where they are staying on Census Day. (c) Spouses and close relatives, such as parents or siblings-- Counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If they cannot determine a place where they live most of the time, they are counted where they are staying on Census Day. (d) Extended relatives, such as grandparents, nieces/nephews, aunts/uncles, cousins, or in-laws--Counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If they cannot determine a place where they live most of the time, they are counted where they are staying on Census Day. (e) Unmarried partners--Counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If they cannot determine a place where they live most of the time, they are counted where they are staying on Census Day. (f) Housemates or roommates--Counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If they cannot determine a place where they live most of the time, they are counted where they are staying on Census Day. (g) Roomers or boarders--Counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If they cannot determine a place where they live most of the time, they are counted where they are staying on Census Day. (h) Live-in employees, such as caregivers or domestic workers-- Counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If they cannot determine a place where they live most of the time, they are counted where they are staying on Census Day. (i) Other nonrelatives, such as friends--Counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If they cannot determine a place where they live most of the time, they are counted where they are staying on Census Day. 9. PEOPLE IN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL-RELATED FACILITIES (a) Boarding school students living away from their parents' or guardians' home while attending boarding school below the college level, including Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding schools--Counted at their parents' or guardians' home. (b) Students in residential schools for people with disabilities on Census Day--Counted at the school. (c) Staff members living at boarding schools or residential schools for people with disabilities on Census Day--Counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If they do not have a usual home elsewhere, they are counted at the school. 10. COLLEGE STUDENTS (and Staff Living in College Housing) (a) College students living at their parents' or guardians' home while attending college in the U.S.--Counted at their parents' or guardians' home. (b) College students living away from their parents' or guardians' 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. If they are living in college/ university student housing (such as dormitories or residence halls) on Census Day, they are counted at the college/university student housing. (c) College students living away from their parents' or guardians' home while attending college in the U.S. (living either on-campus or off-campus) but staying at their parents' or guardians' home while on break or vacation--Counted at the on-campus or off-campus residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If they are living in college/university student housing (such as dormitories or residence halls) on Census Day, they are counted at the college/university student housing. (d) College students who are U.S. citizens living outside the U.S. while attending college outside the U.S.--Not counted in the stateside census. (e) College students who are foreign citizens 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 U.S. residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If they are living in college/ university student housing (such as dormitories or residence halls) on Census Day, they are counted at the college/university student housing. (f) Staff members living in college/university student housing (such as dormitories or residence halls) on Census Day--Counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If they do not have a usual home elsewhere, they are counted at the college/university student housing. 11. PEOPLE IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (a) People in general or Veterans Affairs hospitals (except psychiatric units) on 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 are counted at the residence where they will live and sleep most of the time. If patients or staff members do not have a usual home elsewhere, they are counted at the hospital. (b) People in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals (where the primary function is for long-term non- acute care) on Census Day--Patients are counted at the facility. Staff members are counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If staff members do not have a usual home elsewhere, they are counted at the facility. (c) People in assisted living facilities \8\ where care is provided for individuals who need help with the activities of daily living but do not need the skilled medical care that is provided in a nursing home--Residents and staff members are counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \8\ Nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities, in-patient hospice facilities, assisted living facilities, and housing intended for older adults may coexist within the same entity or organization in some cases. For example, an assisted living facility may have a skilled-nursing floor or wing that meets the nursing facility criteria, which means that specific floor or wing is counted according to the guidelines for nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities, while the rest of the living quarters in that facility are counted according to the guidelines for assisted living facilities. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (d) People in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities (which provide long-term non-acute care) on Census Day--Patients are counted at the facility. Staff members are counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If staff members do not have a usual home elsewhere, they are counted at the facility. (e) People staying at in-patient hospice facilities on Census Day-- Counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If patients or staff members do not have a usual home elsewhere, they are counted at the facility. 12. PEOPLE IN HOUSING FOR OLDER ADULTS (a) People in housing intended for older adults, such as active adult communities, independent living, senior apartments, or retirement [[Page 42584]] communities--Residents and staff members are counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. 13. U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL (a) U.S. military personnel assigned to military barracks/ dormitories in the U.S. on Census Day--Counted at the military barracks/dormitories. (b) U.S. military personnel (and dependents living with them) living in the U.S. (living either on base or off base) who are not assigned to barracks/dormitories on Census Day--Counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. (c) U.S. military personnel assigned to U.S. military vessels with a U.S. homeport on 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's homeport. (d) People who are active duty patients assigned to a military treatment facility in the U.S. on Census Day--Patients are counted at the facility. Staff members are counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If staff members do not have a usual home elsewhere, they are counted at the facility. (e) People in military disciplinary barracks and jails in the U.S. on Census Day--Prisoners are counted at the facility. Staff members are counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If staff members do not have a usual home elsewhere, they are counted at the facility. (f) U.S. military personnel who are deployed outside the U.S. (while stationed in the U.S.) and are living on or off a military installation outside the U.S. on Census Day--Counted at the U.S. residence where they live and sleep most of the time, using administrative data provided by the Department of Defense. (g) U.S. military personnel who are stationed outside the U.S. and are living on or off a military installation outside the U.S. on Census Day, as well as their dependents living with them outside the U.S.-- Counted as part of the U.S. federally affiliated overseas population, using administrative data provided by the Department of Defense. (h) U.S. military personnel assigned to U.S. military vessels with a homeport outside the U.S. on Census Day--Counted as part of the U.S. federally affiliated overseas population, using administrative data provided by the Department of Defense. 14. 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, sailing from one U.S. port to another U.S. port, sailing from a U.S. port to a foreign port, or sailing from a foreign port to a U.S. port on 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, sailing from a U.S. port to a foreign port, or sailing from a foreign port to a U.S. port, crewmembers with no onshore U.S. residence are counted at the U.S. port. If the vessel is sailing from one U.S. port to another U.S. port, crewmembers 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 Census Day--Counted at the onshore U.S. residence where they live and sleep most of the time. (c) Crews of U.S. flag maritime/merchant vessels docked in a foreign port or sailing from one foreign port to another foreign port on Census Day--Not counted in the stateside census. 15. PEOPLE IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES FOR ADULTS (a) People in federal and state prisons on Census Day--Prisoners are counted at the facility. Staff members are counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If staff members do not have a usual home elsewhere, they are counted at the facility. (b) People in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities on Census Day--Prisoners are counted at the facility. Staff members are counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If staff members do not have a usual home elsewhere, they are counted at the facility. (c) People in federal detention centers on Census Day, such as Metropolitan Correctional Centers, Metropolitan Detention Centers, Bureau of Indian Affairs Detention Centers, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Service Processing Centers, and ICE contract detention facilities--Prisoners are counted at the facility. Staff members are counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If staff members do not have a usual home elsewhere, they are counted at the facility. (d) People in correctional residential facilities on Census Day, such as halfway houses, restitution centers, and prerelease, work release, and study centers--Residents are counted at the facility. Staff members are counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If staff members do not have a usual home elsewhere, they are counted at the facility. 16. PEOPLE IN GROUP HOMES AND RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTERS FOR ADULTS (a) People in group homes intended for adults (non-correctional) on Census Day--Residents are counted at the facility. Staff members are counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If staff members do not have a usual home elsewhere, they are counted at the facility. (b) People in residential treatment centers for adults (non- correctional) on Census Day--Counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If residents or staff members do not have a usual home elsewhere, they are counted at the facility. 17. PEOPLE IN JUVENILE FACILITIES (a) People in correctional facilities intended for juveniles on Census Day--Juvenile residents are counted at the facility. Staff members are counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If staff members do not have a usual home elsewhere, they are counted at the facility. (b) People in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional) on Census Day--Juvenile residents are counted at the facility. Staff members are counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If staff members do not have a usual home elsewhere, they are counted at the facility. (c) People in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non- correctional) on Census Day--Counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If juvenile residents or staff members do not have a usual home elsewhere, they are counted at the facility. 18. 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--Anyone, including staff members, staying at the [[Page 42585]] transitory location are counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If they do not have a usual home elsewhere, or they cannot determine a place where they live most of the time, they are counted at the transitory location. 19. PEOPLE IN WORKERS' RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES (a) People in workers' group living quarters and Job Corps Centers on Census Day--Counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If residents or staff members do not have a usual home elsewhere, they are counted at the facility. 20. PEOPLE IN RELIGIOUS-RELATED RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES (a) People in religious group quarters, such as convents and monasteries, on Census Day--Counted at the facility. 21. PEOPLE IN SHELTERS AND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS (a) People in domestic violence shelters on Census Day--People staying at the shelter (who are not staff) are counted at the shelter. Staff members are counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If staff members do not have a usual home elsewhere, they are counted at the shelter. (b) People who, on Census Day, are in temporary group living quarters established for victims of natural disasters--Anyone, including staff members, staying at the facility are counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If they do not have a usual home elsewhere, they are counted at the facility. (c) People who, on Census Day, are in emergency and transitional shelters with sleeping facilities for people experiencing homelessness--People staying at the shelter (who are not staff) are counted at the shelter. Staff members are counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If staff members do not have a usual home elsewhere, they are counted at the shelter. (d) People who, on Census Day, are at soup kitchens and regularly scheduled mobile food vans that provide food to people experiencing homelessness--Counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If they do not have a usual home elsewhere, they are counted at the soup kitchen or mobile food van location where they are on Census Day. (e) People who, on Census Day, are at targeted non-sheltered outdoor locations where people experiencing homelessness stay without paying--Counted at the outdoor location where they are on Census Day. (f) People who, on Census Day, are temporarily displaced or experiencing homelessness and are staying in a residence for a short or indefinite period of time--Counted at the residence where they live and sleep most of the time. If they cannot determine a place where they live most of the time, they are counted where they are staying on Census Day. Dated: June 23, 2016. John H. Thompson, Director, Bureau of the Census. [FR Doc. 2016-15372 Filed 6-29-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-07-P
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Parker at RulemakingEAs@ee.doe.gov or included with the criteria to illustrate personnel, and people who live in
by telephone at (240) 562–1645. The how the criteria are applied. workers’ dormitories.
draft environmental assessment also is DATES: To ensure consideration,
Applying the usual residence concept
available for viewing in the Golden comments must be received by August to real living situations means that
Public Reading Room at: 1, 2016. people will not always be counted at the
www.energy.gov/node/1840021. place where they happen to be staying
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments on Census Day (April 1, 2020) or at the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE has
regarding the proposed ‘‘2020 Census time they complete their census
published a notice of proposed Residence Rule and Residence
rulemaking in the Federal Register questionnaire. For example, some of the
Situations’’ to Karen Humes, Chief, ways that the Census Bureau applies the
pertaining to energy efficiency for Population Division, U.S. Census
manufactured housing. 81 FR 39756 concept of usual residence include the
Bureau, Room 6H174, Washington, DC following:
(June 17, 2016). Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
20233; or Email [POP.2020.Residence • People who are away from their
.Rule@census.gov]. usual residence while on vacation or on
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), DOE EERE
has prepared a draft environmental FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: a business trip on Census Day are
assessment (EA) to evaluate the Population and Housing Programs counted at their usual residence.
Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, 6H185, • People who live at more than one
environmental impacts of this proposed
Washington, DC 20233, telephone (301) residence during the week, month, or
action. DOE is seeking public comment
763–2381; or Email [POP.2020 year are counted at the place where they
on the environmental issues addressed
.Residence.Rule@census.gov]. live most of the time.
in the EA. In conjunction with issuance • People without a usual residence
of this draft EA for public review and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
are counted where they are staying on
comment, DOE is issuing a request for Census Day.
A. Background
information that will help it analyze • People in certain types of group
potential impacts on indoor air quality The U.S. Census Bureau is committed facilities 1 on Census Day are counted at
(IAQ) from the proposed energy to counting every person in the 2020 the group facility.
conservation standards, in particular Census once, only once, and in the right
sealing manufactured homes tighter. place. The fundamental reason that the 2. Reviewing the ‘‘2020 Census
Statutory Authority: National decennial census is conducted is to Residence Rule and Residence
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 fulfill the Constitutional requirement Situations’’
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). (Article I, Section 2) to apportion the Every decade, the Census Bureau
Issued in Golden, CO, on June 21, 2016. seats in the U.S. House of undertakes a review of the ‘‘Residence
Robin L. Sweeney,
Representatives among the states. Thus, Rule and Residence Situations’’ to
for a fair and equitable apportionment, ensure that the concept of usual
Director, Environment, Safety and Health
Office, Office of Energy Efficiency and
it is crucial that the Census Bureau residence is interpreted and applied as
Renewable Energy. counts everyone in the right place intended in the decennial census, and
[FR Doc. 2016–15328 Filed 6–29–16; 8:45 am]
during the decennial census. that these interpretations are consistent
The residence criteria are used to with the intent of the Census Act of
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
determine where people are counted 1790, which was authored by a Congress
during each decennial census. Specific that included many of the framers of the
residence situations are included with U.S. Constitution and directed that
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE the criteria to illustrate how the criteria people were to be counted at their usual
Bureau of the Census are applied. residence. This review also serves as an
1. The Concept of Usual Residence opportunity to identify new or changing
15 CFR Chapter I living situations resulting from societal
The Census Act of 1790 established change, and to create or revise the
[Docket Number 160526465–6465–01] the concept of ‘‘usual residence’’ as the guidance regarding those situations in a
main principle in determining where way that is consistent with the concept
Proposed 2020 Census Residence people were to be counted, and this
Criteria and Residence Situations of usual residence.
concept has been followed in all This decade, as part of the review, the
AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, subsequent censuses. ‘‘Usual residence’’ Census Bureau requested public
Department of Commerce. has been defined as the place where a comment on the ‘‘2010 Census
ACTION: Proposed criteria and request for
person lives and sleeps most of the time. Residence Rule and Residence
comment. This place is not necessarily the same as Situations’’ through the Federal
a person’s voting residence or legal Register (80 FR 28950) on May 20, 2015,
SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census residence. to allow the public to recommend any
(U.S. Census Bureau) is providing Determining usual residence is changes they would like to be
notification and requesting comment on straightforward for most people. considered for the 2020 Census. The
the proposed ‘‘2020 Census Residence However, given our nation’s wide Census Bureau received 252 comment
Rule and Residence Situations.’’ In diversity in types of living submission letters or emails that
addition, this document contains a arrangements, the concept of usual contained 262 total comments. (Some
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summary of comments received in residence has a variety of applications. comment submissions included
response to the May 20, 2015, Federal Some examples include people comments or suggestions on more than
Register document, as well as the experiencing homelessness, people with
Census Bureau’s responses to those a seasonal/second residence, people in 1 In this document, ‘‘group facilities’’ (referred to
comments. The residence criteria are prisons, people in the process of also as ‘‘group quarters’’ (GQ)) are defined as places
where people live or stay in group living
used to determine where people are moving, people in hospitals, children in arrangements, which are owned or managed by an
counted during each decennial census. shared custody arrangements, college entity or organization providing housing and/or
Specific residence situations are students, live-in employees, military services for the residents.
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making it more consistent with the stationed or assigned in the United assigned military personnel that are
household Census questionnaire. A States) would be counted at their usual described in section C.1.a of this
second comment encouraged the Census residence in the United States and document).
Bureau to produce summary file included in all 2020 Census data
2. Crews of U.S. Flag Maritime/
tabulations based on the answers to the products (rather than only the
Merchant Vessels
‘‘Does Person [X] sometimes live or stay apportionment counts). This change
somewhere else?’’ question, arguing that seeks to count deployed personnel in a For the 2010 Census, crews of U.S.
it would ‘‘help facilitate the best way that is more consistent with the flag maritime/merchant vessels were
interpretation and use of decennial concept of usual residence, based on the counted based on where the vessel was
census data at the state and local level.’’ short duration of most deployments and located on Census Day. If the vessel was
Census Bureau Response: These the fact that the personnel will return to docked in a U.S. port or sailing from one
comments are out of scope for this their usual residence where they are U.S. port to another U.S. port, then the
document. stationed or assigned in the United crewmembers were counted at their
States after their temporary deployment onshore usual residence in the United
C. Proposed Changes to the ‘‘2020 ends. More details about the States. (Or if they had no onshore usual
Census Residence Rule and Residence considerations for this change can be residence, they were counted at the
Situations’’ found in section B of this document. vessel’s U.S. port of departure.)
Most of the provisions regarding Otherwise, the crewmembers were not
(b) Military and Civilian Employees of counted in the census if the vessel was
where people are counted, which are
the U.S. Government Who Are Non- sailing from a U.S. port to a foreign port,
described in the proposed ‘‘2020 Census
Citizens and Are Deployed or Stationed/ sailing from a foreign port to a U.S. port,
Residence Rule and Residence
Assigned Overseas sailing from one foreign port to another
Situations’’ (section D of this
document), would remain unchanged The ‘‘2010 Census Residence Rule foreign port, or docked in a foreign port.
from those that were used for the 2010 and Residence Situations’’ were not For the 2020 Census, there would be
Census. Therefore, this section C of this clearly consistent regarding whether no change to how the Census Bureau
document will help the reader by citizenship was a criterion for being counts crews of U.S. flag maritime/
providing a brief description of each of included in the federally affiliated merchant vessels that are docked in a
the proposed changes to where people overseas population. The wording of the U.S. port, sailing from one U.S. port to
are counted. All other changes to the residence situation for military another U.S. port, sailing from one
proposed wording and/or presentation personnel overseas did not specify any foreign port to another foreign port, or
of the residence criteria and residence citizenship criteria. However, the docked in foreign port. However, there
situations, as compared to how they wording for Federal civilian employees would be a change for crews of U.S. flag
were written for the 2010 Census, would overseas did specifically refer to U.S. maritime/merchant vessels that are
be made in order to provide more clarity citizens only, and the operational plan sailing from a U.S. port to a foreign port
or to document provisions that were not for the 2010 Census Federally Affiliated or sailing from a foreign port to a U.S.
explicitly stated in the past. (In other Overseas Count specified that both port, such that the crewmembers of
words, any differences between the military and civilian employees of the these vessels would be counted at their
2010 and proposed 2020 Census U.S. Government who were non-citizens onshore usual residence in the United
residence criteria and situations were excluded from the overseas counts, States. (Or if they have no onshore usual
documents that are not explained in despite the fact that non-citizens were residence, they would be counted at the
section C of this document are only included in the stateside population. U.S. port that the vessel is sailing to or
After the 2010 Census, the operational from.) This change seeks to count crews
clarifications, rather than actual changes
assessment report for the Federally of U.S. flag maritime/merchant vessels
to the residence criteria or to where
Affiliated Overseas Count recommended in a way that is more consistent with the
people would be counted in the
that the ‘‘2020 Census Residence Rule concept of usual residence, based on the
decennial census.)
and Residence Situations’’ should make fact that mariners sailing between U.S.
1. Federally Affiliated Overseas the guidance regarding citizenship clear and foreign ports typically have the
and consistent not only across both same pattern of usual residence as
(a) Military and Civilian Employees of military and civilian employees
the U.S. Government Who Are Deployed mariners sailing between two U.S. ports
overseas, but also across the overseas (i.e., they retain an onshore residence in
Overseas and stateside populations. When the United States where they live and
For the 2010 Census, military and considering such a change, the Census sleep most of the time).
civilian employees of the U.S. Bureau concluded that the rationales
Government who were deployed or that are used for including the federally 3. Residential Treatment Centers for
stationed/assigned outside the United affiliated overseas population in the Juveniles
States (and their dependents living with decennial census (e.g., that they are For the 2010 Census, all juveniles
them outside the United States) were temporarily away in service to our staying in residential treatment centers
counted (using administrative data) in country’s government) are equally for juveniles on Census Day were
their home state for apportionment applicable to citizens and non-citizens counted at the facility. For the 2020
purposes only. For the 2020 Census, alike. Therefore, for the 2020 Census, Census, juveniles staying in this type of
there would be no change to how the military and civilian employees of the facility would be counted at a usual
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Census Bureau counts the military and U.S. Government who are deployed or home elsewhere if they have one (where
civilian Federal employees who are stationed/assigned overseas and are not they live and sleep most of the time
stationed or assigned outside the United U.S. citizens (but must be legal U.S. around Census Day) and they report a
States. However, there would be a residents to meet the requirements for useable address for that usual home
change for deployed personnel, such federal employment) would be included elsewhere. If they do not have a usual
that military and civilian employees of in the Federally Affiliated Overseas home elsewhere, then they would be
the U.S. Government who are deployed Count (which would follow the counted at the facility. This change
outside the United States (while guidelines for deployed and stationed/ seeks to count juveniles staying in
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transitory location are counted at the locations where people experiencing confidential information that you or a
residence where they live and sleep homelessness stay without paying— third party may not wish to be posted,
most of the time. If they do not have a Counted at the outdoor location where such as medical information, your or
usual home elsewhere, or they cannot they are on Census Day. anyone else’s Social Security number, or
determine a place where they live most (f) People who, on Census Day, are confidential business information, such
of the time, they are counted at the temporarily displaced or as a manufacturing process. Please note
transitory location. experiencing homelessness and are that if you include your name, contact
staying in a residence for a short or information, or other information that
19. PEOPLE IN WORKERS’ indefinite period of time—Counted at identifies you in the body of your
RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES the residence where they live and sleep comments, that information will be
(a) People in workers’ group living most of the time. If they cannot posted on http://www.regulations.gov.
quarters and Job Corps Centers on determine a place where they live most • If you want to submit a comment
Census Day—Counted at the residence of the time, they are counted where they with confidential information that you
where they live and sleep most of the are staying on Census Day. do not wish to be made available to the
time. If residents or staff members do public, submit the comment as a
Dated: June 23, 2016.
not have a usual home elsewhere, they written/paper submission and in the
John H. Thompson,
are counted at the facility. manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
Director, Bureau of the Census. Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
20. PEOPLE IN RELIGIOUS-RELATED [FR Doc. 2016–15372 Filed 6–29–16; 8:45 am]
RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES BILLING CODE 3510–07–P
Written/Paper Submissions
(a) People in religious group Submit written/paper submissions as
quarters, such as convents and follows:
monasteries, on Census Day— DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
Counted at the facility. HUMAN SERVICES written/paper submissions): Division of
Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food
21. PEOPLE IN SHELTERS AND Food and Drug Administration and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
HOMELESSNESS 21 CFR Part 177 • For written/paper comments
(a) People in domestic violence submitted to the Division of Dockets
[Docket No. FDA–2016–F–1805] Management, FDA will post your
shelters on Census Day—People
staying at the shelter (who are not staff) Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc.; comment, as well as any attachments,
are counted at the shelter. Staff Filing of Food Additive Petition except for information submitted,
members are counted at the residence marked and identified, as confidential,
where they live and sleep most of the AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, if submitted as detailed in
time. If staff members do not have a HHS. ‘‘Instructions.’’
usual home elsewhere, they are counted ACTION: Notice of petition. Instructions: All submissions received
at the shelter. must include the Docket No. FDA–
(b) People who, on Census Day, are SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 2016–F–1805 for ‘‘Filing of Food
in temporary group living quarters Administration (FDA or we) is Additive Petition: Society of the Plastics
established for victims of natural announcing that we have filed a Industry, Inc.’’ Received comments will
disasters—Anyone, including staff petition, submitted by Keller and be placed in the docket and, except for
members, staying at the facility are Heckman LLP on behalf of the Society those submitted as ‘‘Confidential
counted at the residence where they live of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (Petitioner Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at
and sleep most of the time. If they do or SPI), requesting that we amend our http://www.regulations.gov or at the
not have a usual home elsewhere, they food additive regulations to no longer Division of Dockets Management
are counted at the facility. provide for the use of potassium between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
(c) People who, on Census Day, are perchlorate as an additive in closure- through Friday.
in emergency and transitional sealing gaskets for food containers • Confidential Submissions: To
shelters with sleeping facilities for because this use has been abandoned. submit a comment with confidential
people experiencing homelessness— DATES: The food additive petition was information that you do not wish to be
People staying at the shelter (who are filed on May 11, 2016. Submit either made publicly available, submit your
not staff) are counted at the shelter. Staff electronic or written comments by comments only as a written/paper
members are counted at the residence August 29, 2016. submission. You should submit two
where they live and sleep most of the ADDRESSES: You may submit comments copies total. One copy will include the
time. If staff members do not have a as follows: information you claim to be confidential
usual home elsewhere, they are counted with a heading or cover note that states
at the shelter. Electronic Submissions ‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS
(d) People who, on Census Day, are Submit electronic comments in the CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The
at soup kitchens and regularly following way: Agency will review this copy, including
scheduled mobile food vans that • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// the claimed confidential information, in
provide food to people experiencing www.regulations.gov. Follow the its consideration of comments. The
sradovich on DSK3GDR082PROD with PROPOSALS
homelessness—Counted at the instructions for submitting comments. second copy, which will have the
residence where they live and sleep Comments submitted electronically, claimed confidential information
most of the time. If they do not have a including attachments, to http:// redacted/blacked out, will be available
usual home elsewhere, they are counted www.regulations.gov will be posted to for public viewing and posted on http://
at the soup kitchen or mobile food van the docket unchanged. Because your www.regulations.gov. Submit both
location where they are on Census Day. comment will be made public, you are copies to the Division of Dockets
(e) People who, on Census Day, are solely responsible for ensuring that your Management. If you do not wish your
at targeted non-sheltered outdoor comment does not include any name and contact information to be
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Proposed Rules | |
| Action | Proposed criteria and request for comment. | |
| Dates | To ensure consideration, comments must be received by August 1, 2016. | |
| Contact | Population and Housing Programs Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, 6H185, Washington, DC 20233, telephone (301) 763-2381; or Email [POP.2020 [email protected]]. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 42577 |
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