83 FR 24458 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 103 (May 29, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 103 (May 29, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-11437 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 29, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 24458-24459] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-11437] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act. Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. Title: American Community Survey Methods Panel Tests. OMB Control Number: 0607-0936. Form Number(s): ACS-1 and ACS-1(GQ). Type of Request: Regular Submission. Number of Respondents: 455,500 per year. Average Hours per Response: 40 minutes. Burden Hours: 266,168 per year. Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau requests authorization from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the American Community Survey (ACS) Methods Panel Tests. An ongoing data collection effort with an annual sample of the magnitude of the ACS requires that the Census Bureau continue research, testing, and evaluations aimed at improving data quality, achieving survey cost efficiencies, reducing respondent burden, and improving ACS questionnaire content and related data collection materials. The ACS Methods Panel is a robust research program focused on enhancing the quality of the respondent experience, survey operations, and data. From 2018 to 2021, the ACS Methods Panel program may include testing methods for increasing survey efficiencies, reducing survey cost, improving the respondent experience, increasing response rates, and improving data quality. At this time, plans are in place to propose several tests:Mail Materials Test that will explore ways to improve the respondent experience and address respondent concerns about the perceived intrusiveness of the ACS balanced against increasing self- response to the survey. Self-Response Mail Messaging Tests that research various aspects of the mail materials and contact strategy. Multilingual Testing that would explore ways to engage respondents with limited English proficiency during the self-response portion of data collection. Content Tests that will test new and/or revised content. Respondent Burden Questions Test that would incorporate questions about respondents' experience with the survey. Respondent Comment/Feedback Test which would add a comment field to make it easy for respondents to give feedback about the ACS. Administrative Data Use Test to assess the potential for supplementing or replacing survey content with administrative data. Group Quarters Test to assess the feasibility of making an internet self-response option available to non-institutional GQ residents. Since the ACS Methods Panel is designed to address emerging issues, we may conduct additional testing as needed. Any additional testing would focus on methods for reducing data collection costs, improving data quality, revising content, or testing new questions that have an urgent need to be included on the ACS. The tests may be conducted on HUs, GQs, or both. As more details are developed for the additional tests, the Census Bureau will submit a non-substantive change request, (and Federal Register Notice, as necessary) documenting the change or revision. The tests proposed allow the Census Bureau to continue to examine operational issues, research the data quality, collect cost information and make recommendations for improvements to this annual data collection. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Frequency: Multiple one-time tests over a 3-year period. Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory. Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Sections 141, 193, and 221. This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this [[Page 24459]] notice to OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395-5806. Sheleen Dumas, Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2018-11437 Filed 5-25-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-07-P
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clarity of the information to be in the request for OMB approval. All • Self-Response Mail Messaging Tests
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the comments will also become a matter of that research various aspects of the mail
burden of the collection of information public record. materials and contact strategy.
on those who are to respond, including Dated: April 30, 2018. • Multilingual Testing that would
through the use of appropriate Kenneth L. Johnson, explore ways to engage respondents
automated, electronic, mechanical, or with limited English proficiency during
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
other technological collection the self-response portion of data
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techniques or other forms of information collection.
technology. Comments may be sent to: BILLING CODE P
• Content Tests that will test new
Thomas P. Dickson, Director, Acting
and/or revised content.
Director, Program Development and
Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE • Respondent Burden Questions Test
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, that would incorporate questions about
STOP 1522, 1400 Independence Avenue Submission for OMB Review; respondents’ experience with the
SW, Washington, DC 20250–1522. Comment Request survey.
Telephone: (202) 690–4492, FAX: (202) The Department of Commerce will • Respondent Comment/Feedback
720–8435 or email Thomas.Dickson@ submit to the Office of Management and Test which would add a comment field
wdc.usda.gov. Budget (OMB) for clearance the to make it easy for respondents to give
Title: Rural Alaska Village Grant following proposal for collection of feedback about the ACS.
Program. information under the provisions of the • Administrative Data Use Test to
OMB Control Number: 0572–0150. Paperwork Reduction Act. assess the potential for supplementing
Type of Request: Extension of a Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. or replacing survey content with
currently approved collection. Title: American Community Survey administrative data.
Abstract: The Rural Alaska Village
Grant (RAVG) Program is authorized
Methods Panel Tests. • Group Quarters Test to assess the
OMB Control Number: 0607–0936. feasibility of making an internet self-
under Section 305D of the Consolidated
Form Number(s): ACS–1 and ACS– response option available to non-
Farm and Rural Development Act
1(GQ). institutional GQ residents.
(CONACT), (7 U.S.C. 1926(d)), as
Type of Request: Regular Submission. Since the ACS Methods Panel is
amended. Governing regulations are
Number of Respondents: 455,500 per designed to address emerging issues, we
currently codified in 7 CFR 1780. Under
year. may conduct additional testing as
the RAVG program, the Secretary of
Average Hours per Response: 40 needed. Any additional testing would
Agriculture may make grants to the
minutes. focus on methods for reducing data
State of Alaska for the benefit of rural
Burden Hours: 266,168 per year. collection costs, improving data quality,
or Native Villages in Alaska to provide
Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census revising content, or testing new
for the development and construction of
Bureau requests authorization from the questions that have an urgent need to be
water and wastewater systems to
Office of Management and Budget included on the ACS. The tests may be
improve the health and sanitation
(OMB) for the American Community conducted on HUs, GQs, or both. As
conditions in those Villages. To be
Survey (ACS) Methods Panel Tests. more details are developed for the
eligible to receive a grant under the
An ongoing data collection effort with additional tests, the Census Bureau will
RAVG program, the project must
an annual sample of the magnitude of submit a non-substantive change
provide 25 percent in matching funds
the ACS requires that the Census Bureau request, (and Federal Register Notice, as
from the State of Alaska. The matching
continue research, testing, and necessary) documenting the change or
funds must come from non-Federal
evaluations aimed at improving data revision.
sources. The Secretary shall consult
quality, achieving survey cost
with the State of Alaska on a method of The tests proposed allow the Census
efficiencies, reducing respondent
prioritizing the allocation of grants Bureau to continue to examine
burden, and improving ACS
according to the needs of, and relative operational issues, research the data
questionnaire content and related data
health and sanitation conditions in, quality, collect cost information and
collection materials. The ACS Methods
each village. make recommendations for
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting Panel is a robust research program
focused on enhancing the quality of the improvements to this annual data
burden for this collection of information collection.
is estimated to average 1.36 hours per respondent experience, survey
operations, and data. Affected Public: Individuals or
response.
From 2018 to 2021, the ACS Methods households.
Respondents: Business or other for-
profit, not-for-profit institutions, State, Panel program may include testing Frequency: Multiple one-time tests
Local, or Tribal Government. methods for increasing survey over a 3-year period.
Estimated Number of Respondents: efficiencies, reducing survey cost, Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
25. improving the respondent experience,
increasing response rates, and Legal Authority: Title 13, United
Estimated Number of Responses per States Code, Sections 141, 193, and 221.
Respondent: 13.8. improving data quality. At this time,
Estimated Total Annual Burden on plans are in place to propose several This information collection request
Respondents: 469. tests: may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
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Copies of this information collection • Mail Materials Test that will Follow the instructions to view
can be obtained from Rebecca Hunt, explore ways to improve the respondent Department of Commerce collections
Program Development and Regulatory experience and address respondent currently under review by OMB.
Analysis, at (202) 205–3660, FAX: (202) concerns about the perceived Written comments and
720–8435 or email: rebecca.hunt@ intrusiveness of the ACS balanced recommendations for the proposed
wdc.usda.gov. All responses to this against increasing self-response to the information collection should be sent
notice will be summarized and included survey. within 30 days of publication of this
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notice to OIRA_Submission@ Board members. Members shall be Chief practical, not less than twice annually,
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. Executive Officers or senior executives usually in Washington, DC.
from U.S. companies, U.S. To be considered for membership,
Sheleen Dumas,
organizations, or U.S. entities in the please provide the following
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
travel and tourism sectors representing information by the Friday, June 15, 2018
Chief Information Officer.
a broad range of products and services,
[FR Doc. 2018–11437 Filed 5–25–18; 8:45 am] deadline to the address listed in the
company sizes, and geographic
BILLING CODE 3510–07–P ADDRESSES section:
locations. For eligibility purposes, a
‘‘U.S. company’’ is a for-profit firm that 1. The name and title of the
is incorporated in the United States (or individual requesting consideration.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
an unincorporated U.S. firm with its 2. A sponsor letter from the applicant
International Trade Administration principal place of business in the on his or her company/organization/
United States) that is controlled by U.S. entity letterhead or, if the applicant is
U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory citizens or by other U.S. companies. A to represent a company/organization/
Board company is not a U.S. company if 50 entity other than his or her employer, a
percent plus one share of its stock (if a letter from the company/organization/
AGENCY: International Trade corporation, or a similar ownership
Administration, U.S. Department of entity to be represented, containing a
interest of an unincorporated entity) is
Commerce. brief statement of why the applicant
known to be controlled, directly or
ACTION: Notice of an opportunity to should be considered for membership
indirectly, by non-U.S. citizens or non-
apply for membership on the United U.S. companies. For eligibility on the Board. This sponsor letter should
States Travel and Tourism Advisory purposes, a ‘‘U.S. organization’’ is an also address the applicant’s travel and
Board. organization, including trade tourism-related experience.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce associations and nongovernmental 3. The applicant’s personal resume.
is currently seeking applications for organizations (NGOs), established under 4. An affirmative statement that the
membership on the United States Travel the laws of the United States, that is applicant is not required to register as
and Tourism Advisory Board (Board). controlled by U.S. citizens, by another a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents
The purpose of the Board is to advise U.S. organization (or organizations), or Registration Act of 1938, as amended.
the Secretary of Commerce on matters by a U.S. company (or companies), as
determined based on its board of 5. If the applicant is to represent a
relating to the U.S. travel and tourism company, information regarding the
industry. directors (or comparable governing
body), membership, and funding control of the company, including the
DATES: Applications for immediate sources, as applicable. For eligibility stock holdings as appropriate, signifying
consideration for membership must be purposes, a U.S. entity is a tourism- compliance with the criteria set forth
received by the National Travel and related entity that can demonstrate U.S. above.
Tourism Office by 5:00 p.m. Eastern ownership or control, including but not 6. If the applicant is to represent an
Daylight Time (EDT) on Friday, June 15, limited to state and local tourism
2018. organization, information regarding the
marketing entities, state government control of the organization, including
ADDRESSES: Please submit application tourism offices, state and/or local the governing structure, members, and
information by email to TTAB@ government-supported tourism
trade.gov. revenue sources as appropriate,
marketing entities, and multi-state
signifying compliance with the criteria
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: tourism marketing entities.
set forth above.
Brian Beall, National Travel and Members of the Board will be selected
Tourism Office, U.S. Department of in accordance with applicable 7. If the applicant is to represent a
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Department of Commerce guidelines tourism-related entity, the functions and
Room 10003, Washington, DC 20230; based on their ability to carry out the responsibilities of the entity, and
telephone: 202–482–0140; email: objectives of the Board as set forth in the information regarding the entity’s U.S.
TTAB@trade.gov. Board’s charter and in a manner that ownership or control, signifying
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ensures that the Board is balanced in compliance with the criteria set forth
United States Travel and Tourism terms of geographic diversity, diversity above.
Advisory Board (Board) is established in size of company or organization to be 8. The company’s, organization’s, or
under 15 U.S.C. 1512 and under the represented, and representation of a entity’s size, product or service line and
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as broad range of services in the travel and major markets in which the company,
amended, 5 U.S.C. App. (FACA). The tourism industry. Each member shall organization, or entity operates.
Board advises the Secretary of serve for two years from the date of the
appointment, and at the pleasure of the 9. A brief statement describing how
Commerce on government policies and
programs that affect the U.S. travel and Secretary of Commerce. the applicant will contribute to the work
tourism industry, including ways to Members serve in a representative of the Board based on his or her unique
ensure the United States remains the capacity, representing the views and experience and perspective (not to
preeminent destination for international interests of their particular business exceed 100 words).
travel and tourism. The Board acts as a sector, and not as Special Government Brian Beall,
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liaison to the stakeholders represented employees. Members will receive no
Designated Federal Officer, National Travel
by the membership, consulting with compensation for their participation in
and Tourism Office.
them on current and emerging issues in Board activities. Members participating
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the industry to support sustainable in Board meetings and events will be
responsible for their travel, living, and BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P
growth in travel and tourism.
The National Travel and Tourism other personal expenses. Meetings will
Office is accepting applications for be held regularly and, to the extent
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