83 FR 9475 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Boundary and Annexation Survey
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 44 (March 6, 2018)
Census Bureau
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 44 (March 6, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 6, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 9475-9478] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-04514] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Census Bureau Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Boundary and Annexation Survey AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, Commerce. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on or before March 7, 2018. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the internet at PRAcomments@doc.gov). You may also submit comments, identified by Docket Number USBC-2018-0002, to the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. All comments received are part of the public record. No comments will be posted to http://www.regulations.gov for public viewing until after the comment period has closed. Comments will generally be posted without change. All Personally Identifiable Information (for example, name and address) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information. You may submit attachments to electronic comments in Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF file formats only. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions to Robin A. Pennington, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233 (or via the internet at robin.a.pennington@census.gov). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Overview The Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS) is one of many voluntary geographic partnership programs that collects boundaries to update the U.S. Census Bureau's geographic database of addresses, streets, and boundaries. The Census Bureau uses its geographic database to link demographic data from surveys and the decennial census to locations and areas, such as cities, school districts, and counties. In order to tabulate statistics by localities, the Census Bureau must have accurate addresses and boundaries. The boundaries collected during the BAS and other geographic programs become bounding features for census blocks, which are the building blocks for all Census Bureau geographic boundaries. While the Census Bureau's geographic programs differ in requirements, time frame, and participants, the BAS and other geographic programs all follow the same basic process: 1. The Census Bureau invites eligible participants to the program. For the BAS, the Census Bureau invites legal governments. 2. If they elect to participate in the program, participants receive a copy of the boundaries or addresses that the Census Bureau has on file. BAS participants can choose to review and update their boundaries using Geographic Update Partnership Software (GUPS)--which is a free customized mapping software--paper maps, or their own mapping software. 3. Participants return their updates to the Census Bureau. 4. The Census Bureau processes and verifies all submissions for accuracy, and updates its geographic database with boundary or address updates submitted by the participants. 5. The Census Bureau uses the newly updated boundaries and addresses to tabulate statistics. II. Abstract The Census Bureau conducts the Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS) to collect and maintain information about the inventory of legal boundaries and legal actions affecting the boundaries of:Counties and equivalent entities. Federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native federal reservations and off-reservation trust lands. Incorporated places. Minor civil divisions (MCDs). Tribal subdivisions. This information provides an accurate identification of geographic areas for the Census Bureau to use in conducting the decennial and economic censuses and ongoing surveys, preparing population estimates, and supporting other statistical programs of the Census Bureau and the legislative programs of the federal government. Through the BAS, the Census Bureau asks each government to review materials and verify the accuracy of the information the Census Bureau has on file or submit corrections. The Census Bureau also requests that if necessary, each government update the boundaries, supply information documenting each legal boundary change, and provide changes in the inventory of governments. The BAS allows the Census Bureau to collect accurate boundaries for legal areas, which improves the accuracy of the statistics the Census Bureau tabulates. The Census Bureau uses the BAS results to support a number of programs, including congressional and state legislative redistricting, the decennial census and related preparatory tests, the economic census, and the Special Census Program. The American Community Survey and Population Estimates Program use the legal boundaries updated through the BAS to disseminate survey results and estimates. Numerous federal programs rely on accurate boundaries from the BAS. The U.S. Geological Survey depicts the annual legal boundaries submitted to the BAS on the National Map online. The Department of Housing and Urban Development uses the legal boundaries updated through the BAS to determine jurisdictional eligibility for various grant programs, such as the Community Development Block Grant program. The Department of Agriculture uses legal boundaries updated through the BAS to determine eligibility for various rural housing and economic development programs. Legal Information While the Census Bureau has a national implementation of the BAS, the Census Bureau reviews each state's laws for inclusion in the BAS materials sent to participants. In addition, if it comes to the Census Bureau's attention that an area of non-tribal land is in dispute between two or more jurisdictions, the Census Bureau will not make annexations or boundary corrections until all affected parties come to a written agreement, or there is a documented final court decision regarding the matter and/or dispute. If there is a dispute over an area of tribal land, the Census Bureau will not make additions or boundary corrections until [[Page 9476]] the participants provide supporting documents or the U.S. Department of the Interior issues a comment. If necessary, the Census Bureau will request clarification regarding current boundaries or supporting documentation from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor. BAS Universe The BAS includes approximately 40,000 entities. The BAS universe and mailing materials vary depending upon the needs of the Census Bureau in fulfilling its censuses and household surveys. Every survey year includes the following: Counties or equivalent entities. Incorporated places with a population of at least 2,500 people. MCDs in the six New England states. Federally recognized American Indian reservations (AIRs), off-reservation trust lands (ORTLs), and tribal subdivisions. A single respondent for the Hawaiian home land (HHL) boundary and status information. A single respondent for the municipio, barrio, and subbarrio boundary and status information in Puerto Rico. As illustrated in the table below from 2016 to 2021, the BAS universe varies throughout the decade. The Census Bureau divides the reporting universe years into three categories: BAS Universe Information for 2016-2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BAS year Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2018--2020........................... Full BAS universe years. 2016, 2017, 2021..................... Select BAS universe years. 2016--2020........................... Redistricting Data Program (RDP) coordination years. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Full BAS Universe Years From 2018 to 2020, the BAS includes all governmentally active counties and equivalent entities, all incorporated places, all legally defined MCDs, HHLs, legal governments in Puerto Rico, and legally defined federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) areas (including the Alaska Native Regional Corporations (ANRCs)). Each governmental entity surveyed will receive materials covering its jurisdiction and one or more forms. These three years coincide with the Census Bureau's preparation for the decennial census. Select BAS Universe Years In all other years, including 2021, the BAS reporting universe includes all governmental counties and equivalent entities, MCDs in the six New England states, those incorporated places that have a population of 2,500 or greater, and all legally defined federally recognized AIAN areas, including ANRCs. During these years, the Census Bureau may enter into agreements with individual states to modify the universe of MCDs and/or incorporated places to include additional entities that are known by that state to have had boundary changes, without regard to population size. Redistricting Data Program Coordination Years In the years 2016 through 2020, state participants in the Redistricting Data Program (RDP) may request coordination between the BAS and RDP submissions for the Block Boundary Suggestion Project (BBSP) and Voting District Project (VTDP). The alignment of the BAS with the BBSP and VTDP facilitates increased cooperation between state and local governments and provides the opportunity to align their effort with updates from state and local government officials participating in the BAS. III. Method of Collection The Census Bureau maintains several methods to collect information and updates for legal boundaries. The Census Bureau provides the participant with current geography derived from the Master Address File/Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing Database (MTDB) on CD/DVD, paper maps, or online services. The participant reviews the geography and provides the Census Bureau any changes or updates. The Census Bureau updates the MTDB based on the submitted changes and uses that data to tabulate statistics for other programs like the American Community Survey, the Population Estimates Program, and the economic and decennial censuses. The two methods for BAS participants to view and update the Census Bureau's record of legal boundaries are through digital map files (Digital BAS) or paper maps (Paper BAS). The following BAS collection methods allow the Census Bureau to coordinate among various levels of governments and obtain the most accurate boundary information: Annual Response. Boundary Quality Assessment and Reconciliation Project (BQARP). Boundary Validation Program (BVP). Consolidation Agreements. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). State Certification. Digital BAS In digital BAS, participants fill out the online BAS forms and choose one of the following options: Download free software and MTDB spatial data. Receive free software and MTDB spatial data on CD/DVD. Download MTDB spatial data and use their own Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software. The free software provided by the Census Bureau, called GUPS, consists of specialized BAS tools intended for both novice and experienced GIS users. Digital BAS respondents use GUPS or their own GIS to review the boundaries the Census Bureau has on file and make boundary updates or corrections. Once the BAS participant is finished updating the boundaries, the participant submits the files electronically by using the Secure Web Incoming Module (SWIM) or burn the updates to a CD/DVD and return it to the Census Bureau. If the BAS participant elects to receive GUPS on CD/DVD, the package contains: 1. Introductory letter from the Director of the Census Bureau. 2. Appropriate BAS form(s) that contains entity-specific identification information. a. BAS-1: Incorporated places and consolidated cities. b. BAS-2: Counties, parishes, and boroughs. c. BAS-3: MCDs. d. BAS-5: AIAN areas. 3. CD or DVD and software CD for GUPS. 4. CD(s) or DVD(s) of Census Bureau spatial boundaries files. Paper BAS For the traditional paper package, respondents complete the BAS form and reviews Census Bureau maps of their legal area. If needed, respondents draw boundary updates or corrections on the maps using pencils provided in the package. The package contains large format maps, printed forms, and supplies to complete the survey. The typical BAS package contains: 1. Introductory letter from the Director of the Census Bureau. 2. Appropriate BAS form(s) that contains entity-specific identification information. a. BAS-1: Incorporated places and consolidated cities. b. BAS-2: Counties, parishes, and boroughs. [[Page 9477]] c. BAS-3: MCDs. d. BAS-5: AIAN areas. 3. BAS Respondent Guide. 4. Set of maps. 5. Return postage-paid envelope to submit boundary changes. 6. Supplies for updating paper maps. Annual Response In Annual Response, the Census Bureau invites governments to participate in the BAS. The Annual Response is an announcement email letter and a one-page form for the state and county governments that do not have a consolidation agreement. Tribal, county, and local governments indicate whether they have boundary changes to report and provide a current contact person. The Census Bureau uses email and encourages governments to use the online form and download BAS materials online to reduce cost and respondent burden. All governments, without a consolidation agreement, receive the Annual Response email regardless of population size. The following table shows the details of the Annual Response, which occurs between January and May of each year. Annual Response Schedule for BAS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ January................................... The Census Bureau emails the Annual Response to BAS contacts in January of each year. January-May............................... Governments request BAS packages or download materials online. March 1................................... First deadline. Legal boundary updates sent by March 1 are included in the geography the Census Bureau uses for the American Community Survey and Population Estimates Program. May 31.................................... Final deadline. Updates sent by May 31 are included in the following year's BAS materials. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In the year 2020, all legal documentation for inclusion in the 2020 Census must be effective as of January 1, 2020, or earlier. All legal boundary changes will be placed on hold and updated during the 2021 BAS if effective January 2, 2020, or later. Boundary Quality Assessment and Reconciliation Project To improve boundary quality in the Census Bureau's MTDB, the Census Bureau uses the Boundary Quality Assessment and Reconciliation Project (BQARP) to support the BAS program. The goal of the BQARP is to assess, analyze, and improve the spatial quality of legal and administrative boundaries within the MTDB, which the BAS would then continue the collection of annexations and de-annexations on a transaction basis as they occur over time. The BQARP is a one-time project that eases the burden of BAS participants by addressing smaller boundary corrections. After a state has completed the BQARP, BAS participants will only need to submit boundary changes, such as annexations or de-annexations. Ensuring quality and spatially accurate boundaries is a critical component of the geographic preparations for the 2020 Census and the Census Bureau's ongoing geographic partnership programs and surveys. In addition, the improvement of boundary quality is an essential element of the Census Bureau's commitment as the responsible agency for legal boundaries under the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A- 16. Boundary Validation Program The Census Bureau will conduct the 2020 Boundary Validation Program (BVP) in conjunction with the 2020 BAS. The Census Bureau conducts the BVP every ten years to provide the highest elected or appointed officials (HEOs) of tribal and local governments an opportunity to review the boundary data collected during the BAS over the last decade. The 2020 BVP will cover: All actively functioning counties or statistically equivalent entities. Incorporated places (including consolidated cities). MCDs. All federally recognized AIRs and off-reservation trust land entities in the United States. Municipios, barrios, barrio-pueblos and subbarrios in Puerto Rico. In addition, the Census Bureau will send a letter to the governor of each state explaining the 2020 BVP process and noting that the Census Bureau will review the state boundaries in conjunction with relevant county boundaries as part of the BVP. The Census Bureau will conduct the 2020 BVP in two phases: Initial and final. During the initial BVP phase, every HEO in the BAS universe will receive a BVP form, a letter with instructions, and a CD/DVD containing a complete set of 2020 BAS maps in PDF format for their governmental unit. The Census Bureau asks the HEO to review the 2020 BAS maps contained on the CD/DVD and return the BVP form within ten days of receipt. If the HEO determines that there are no changes to report, the HEO will sign and return the validated BVP form. If the HEO determines that their entity requires boundary changes, the Census Bureau will instruct the HEO to return the unsigned BVP form and work with their local BAS contact to submit boundary changes through the 2020 BAS process. If either the HEO or the BAS contact submits 2020 BAS boundary updates, effective as of January 1, 2020, by the deadline of March 1, 2020, the entity will be included in the final phase of the BVP. In the final BVP phase, once the Census Bureau applies the participant's 2020 BAS boundary updates to the MTDB, the Census Bureau will provide each HEO a complete set of updated paper maps. This is participants' final opportunity to review the boundary and verify that the Census Bureau clearly reflects the 2020 BAS changes in the MTDB. In the final BVP phase, each HEO submits any remaining corrections within five days directly to the Census Bureau using the instructions provided in the BAS respondent guide. Consolidation Agreements Consolidation agreements allow state and county government officials the opportunity to reduce the response burden for their local governments in states where there are no legislative requirements for local governments to report their legal updates to the state or county. Under a consolidation agreement, a state or county is allowed to respond on behalf of the local governments documented in the agreement. The Census Bureau sends the BAS materials to the state or county, as appropriate, and sends a reminder notification to the local government to report their updates to their BAS consolidator. Memorandum of Understanding In states with legislation requiring local governments to report all legal boundary updates to a state agency, state officials may enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Census Bureau. States have the option to report the list of governments with known legal boundary changes to the Census Bureau. The BAS will include only those governments listed or the state may report the legal boundary changes directly to the Census Bureau on behalf of the governments. [[Page 9478]] The Census Bureau will not survey the local governments if the state reports for them. The Census Bureau will send a reminder email notification to the governments requesting them to report to the state contact, per the terms and agreements agreed upon in the MOU. State Certification Through the BAS State Certification program, the Census Bureau invites the governor-appointed State Certifying Official (SCO) from each state to review the boundary and governmental unit information collected during the previous BAS cycle. The purpose of the State Certification program is to verify the accuracy, validity, and completeness of the BAS information with state governments. Every year, excluding 2020, the Census Bureau mails materials containing the listings of the information collected from the previous BAS year to the SCO for review. These listings include the attribute information for disincorporations and legal boundary changes as well as the names and functional statuses of incorporated places and minor civil divisions (MCDs). The SCO may request that the Census Bureau edit the attribute data, add missing records, or remove invalid records if their state government maintains an official record of all effective changes to legal boundaries and governmental units as mandated by state law. State certification packages contain a letter to the governor, a state certifying official letter, a discrepancy letter, and a state certification respondent guide. IV. Data OMB Control Number: 0607-0151. Form Number: BAS-1, BAS-2, BAS-3, BAS-5, BAS-6, BAS-ARF BASSC-1, BASSC-2, BASSC-3, BASSC-4, BVP-1, BVP-L1, BVP-L1-AIA, BVP-L1-PR, BVP-2, BVP-L3, BVP-2, BVP-L4, and BVP-L4-AIA. Type of Review: Regular submission. Affected Public: All active, functioning counties or statistically equivalent entities; incorporated places (including consolidated cities); MCDs; all federally recognized AIRs and ORTLs entities in the United States; municipios, barrios, barrio-pueblos, and subbarrios in Puerto Rico; and HHLs. Estimated Number of Respondents: Annual Response Notification: 39,400 governments. No Change Response: 25,000 governments. Telephone Follow-up: 14,000 governments. Packages with Changes: 5,000 governments. State Certification Review: 49 states. State Certification Local Review: 1,000 governments. Boundary Quality Assessment and Reconciliation Project: 16 states. Redistricting Data Program Reconciliation State Review: 50 states. Redistricting Data Program Reconciliation Local Review: 2,000 governments. Boundary Validation Program: 48,000 governments. Estimated Total Number of Respondents: 134,555 governments. Estimated Time per Response: Annual Response Notification: 30 minutes. No Change Response: 4 hours. Telephone Follow-up: 30 minutes. Packages with Changes: 8 hours. State Certification Review: 10 hours. State Certification Local Review: 2 hours. Boundary Quality Assessment and Reconciliation Project: 25 hours. Redistricting Data Program Reconciliation State Review: 20 hours. Redistricting Data Program Reconciliation Local Review: 2 hours. Boundary Validation Program: 2 hours. Estimated Total Burden Hours per Year: Annual Response Notification: 19,700. No Change Response: 100,000. Telephone Follow-up: 7,000. Packages with Changes: 40,000. State Certification Review: 490. State Certification Local Review: 2,000. Boundary Quality Assessment and Reconciliation Project: 400. Redistricting Data Program Reconciliation State Review: 1,000. Redistricting Data Program Reconciliation Local Review: 4,000. Boundary Validation Program: 96,000. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 270,710. Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0. (This is not the cost of respondents' time, but the indirect costs respondents may incur for such things as purchases of specialized software or hardware needed to report, or expenditures for accounting or records maintenance services required specifically by the collection.) Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary. Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. Section 6. IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Summarization of comments submitted in response to this notice will be included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection. Comments will also become a matter of public record. Sheleen Dumas, Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2018-04514 Filed 3-5-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-07-P
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requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Census Bureau to use in conducting the
CFR 404.7. decennial and economic censuses and
I. Overview
ongoing surveys, preparing population
Mojdeh Bahar, The Boundary and Annexation estimates, and supporting other
Assistant Administrator. Survey (BAS) is one of many voluntary statistical programs of the Census
[FR Doc. 2018–04493 Filed 3–5–18; 8:45 am] geographic partnership programs that Bureau and the legislative programs of
BILLING CODE 3410–03–P collects boundaries to update the U.S. the federal government.
Census Bureau’s geographic database of Through the BAS, the Census Bureau
addresses, streets, and boundaries. The asks each government to review
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Census Bureau uses its geographic materials and verify the accuracy of the
database to link demographic data from information the Census Bureau has on
Census Bureau surveys and the decennial census to file or submit corrections. The Census
locations and areas, such as cities, Bureau also requests that if necessary,
Proposed Information Collection; school districts, and counties. In order each government update the boundaries,
Comment Request; Boundary and to tabulate statistics by localities, the supply information documenting each
Annexation Survey Census Bureau must have accurate legal boundary change, and provide
AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, addresses and boundaries. changes in the inventory of
Commerce. The boundaries collected during the governments.
BAS and other geographic programs The BAS allows the Census Bureau to
ACTION: Notice.
become bounding features for census collect accurate boundaries for legal
SUMMARY: The Department of blocks, which are the building blocks areas, which improves the accuracy of
Commerce, as part of its continuing for all Census Bureau geographic the statistics the Census Bureau
effort to reduce paperwork and boundaries. While the Census Bureau’s tabulates. The Census Bureau uses the
respondent burden, invites the general geographic programs differ in BAS results to support a number of
public and other Federal agencies to requirements, time frame, and programs, including congressional and
take this opportunity to comment on participants, the BAS and other state legislative redistricting, the
proposed and/or continuing information geographic programs all follow the same decennial census and related
collections, as required by the basic process: preparatory tests, the economic census,
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 1. The Census Bureau invites eligible and the Special Census Program. The
participants to the program. For the American Community Survey and
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
BAS, the Census Bureau invites legal Population Estimates Program use the
comments must be submitted on or governments.
before March 7, 2018. legal boundaries updated through the
2. If they elect to participate in the BAS to disseminate survey results and
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments program, participants receive a copy of estimates.
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental the boundaries or addresses that the Numerous federal programs rely on
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Census Bureau has on file. BAS accurate boundaries from the BAS. The
Department of Commerce, Room 6616, participants can choose to review and U.S. Geological Survey depicts the
14th and Constitution Avenue NW, update their boundaries using annual legal boundaries submitted to
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Geographic Update Partnership the BAS on the National Map online.
internet at PRAcomments@doc.gov). Software (GUPS)—which is a free The Department of Housing and Urban
You may also submit comments, customized mapping software—paper Development uses the legal boundaries
identified by Docket Number USBC– maps, or their own mapping software. updated through the BAS to determine
2018–0002, to the Federal e-Rulemaking 3. Participants return their updates to jurisdictional eligibility for various
Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. All the Census Bureau. grant programs, such as the Community
comments received are part of the 4. The Census Bureau processes and Development Block Grant program. The
public record. No comments will be verifies all submissions for accuracy, Department of Agriculture uses legal
posted to http://www.regulations.gov for and updates its geographic database boundaries updated through the BAS to
public viewing until after the comment with boundary or address updates determine eligibility for various rural
period has closed. Comments will submitted by the participants. housing and economic development
generally be posted without change. All 5. The Census Bureau uses the newly
programs.
Personally Identifiable Information (for updated boundaries and addresses to
example, name and address) voluntarily tabulate statistics. Legal Information
submitted by the commenter may be II. Abstract While the Census Bureau has a
publicly accessible. Do not submit national implementation of the BAS, the
Confidential Business Information or The Census Bureau conducts the
Census Bureau reviews each state’s laws
otherwise sensitive or protected Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS)
for inclusion in the BAS materials sent
information. You may submit to collect and maintain information
to participants. In addition, if it comes
attachments to electronic comments in about the inventory of legal boundaries
to the Census Bureau’s attention that an
Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or and legal actions affecting the
area of non-tribal land is in dispute
Adobe PDF file formats only. boundaries of:
• Counties and equivalent entities. between two or more jurisdictions, the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: • Federally recognized American Census Bureau will not make
Direct requests for additional annexations or boundary corrections
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Indian and Alaska Native federal
information or copies of the information reservations and off-reservation trust until all affected parties come to a
collection instrument(s) and lands. written agreement, or there is a
instructions to Robin A. Pennington, • Incorporated places. documented final court decision
U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill • Minor civil divisions (MCDs). regarding the matter and/or dispute. If
Road, Washington, DC 20233 (or via the • Tribal subdivisions. there is a dispute over an area of tribal
internet at robin.a.pennington@ This information provides an accurate land, the Census Bureau will not make
census.gov). identification of geographic areas for the additions or boundary corrections until
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The Census Bureau will not survey the State Certification Local Review: 1,000 practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
local governments if the state reports for governments. agency’s estimate of the burden
them. The Census Bureau will send a Boundary Quality Assessment and (including hours and cost) of the
reminder email notification to the Reconciliation Project: 16 states. proposed collection of information; (c)
governments requesting them to report Redistricting Data Program ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
to the state contact, per the terms and Reconciliation State Review: 50 states. clarity of the information to be
agreements agreed upon in the MOU. Redistricting Data Program collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
Reconciliation Local Review: 2,000 burden of the collection of information
State Certification governments. on respondents, including through the
Through the BAS State Certification Boundary Validation Program: 48,000 use of automated collection techniques
program, the Census Bureau invites the governments. or other forms of information
governor-appointed State Certifying Estimated Total Number of technology.
Official (SCO) from each state to review Respondents: 134,555 governments. Summarization of comments
the boundary and governmental unit Estimated Time per Response: submitted in response to this notice will
information collected during the Annual Response Notification: 30 be included in the request for OMB
previous BAS cycle. The purpose of the minutes. approval of this information collection.
State Certification program is to verify No Change Response: 4 hours. Comments will also become a matter of
the accuracy, validity, and completeness Telephone Follow-up: 30 minutes. public record.
of the BAS information with state Packages with Changes: 8 hours.
State Certification Review: 10 hours. Sheleen Dumas,
governments. Every year, excluding
2020, the Census Bureau mails materials State Certification Local Review: 2 Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
hours. Chief Information Officer.
containing the listings of the
information collected from the previous Boundary Quality Assessment and [FR Doc. 2018–04514 Filed 3–5–18; 8:45 am]
BAS year to the SCO for review. These Reconciliation Project: 25 hours. BILLING CODE 3510–07–P
listings include the attribute Redistricting Data Program
information for disincorporations and Reconciliation State Review: 20 hours.
legal boundary changes as well as the Redistricting Data Program DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
names and functional statuses of Reconciliation Local Review: 2 hours.
Boundary Validation Program: 2 Submission for OMB Review;
incorporated places and minor civil Comment Request
divisions (MCDs). The SCO may request hours.
that the Census Bureau edit the attribute Estimated Total Burden Hours per The Department of Commerce will
data, add missing records, or remove Year: submit to the Office of Management and
invalid records if their state government Annual Response Notification: Budget (OMB) for clearance the
maintains an official record of all 19,700. following proposal for collection of
effective changes to legal boundaries No Change Response: 100,000. information under the provisions of the
and governmental units as mandated by Telephone Follow-up: 7,000. Paperwork Reduction Act.
state law. State certification packages Packages with Changes: 40,000. Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
contain a letter to the governor, a state State Certification Review: 490. Title: Survey of Residential Building
certifying official letter, a discrepancy State Certification Local Review: or Zoning Permit Systems.
letter, and a state certification 2,000. OMB Control Number: 0607–0350.
respondent guide. Boundary Quality Assessment and Form Number(s): C–411(V), C–
Reconciliation Project: 400. 411(M), C–411(C).
IV. Data Redistricting Data Program Type of Request: Extension of a
OMB Control Number: 0607–0151. Reconciliation State Review: 1,000. currently approved collection.
Form Number: BAS–1, BAS–2, BAS– Redistricting Data Program Number of Respondents: 2,000.
3, BAS–5, BAS–6, BAS–ARF BASSC–1, Reconciliation Local Review: 4,000. Average Hours per Response: 15
BASSC–2, BASSC–3, BASSC–4, BVP–1, Boundary Validation Program: minutes.
BVP–L1, BVP–L1–AIA, BVP–L1–PR, 96,000. Burden Hours: 500.
BVP–2, BVP–L3, BVP–2, BVP–L4, and Estimated Total Burden Hours: Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census
BVP–L4–AIA. 270,710. Bureau is requesting an extension of a
Type of Review: Regular submission. Estimated Total Annual Cost to currently approved collection for Form
Affected Public: All active, Public: $0. (This is not the cost of C–411, ‘‘Survey of Residential Building
functioning counties or statistically respondents’ time, but the indirect costs or Zoning Permit Systems.
equivalent entities; incorporated places respondents may incur for such things The Census Bureau produces statistics
(including consolidated cities); MCDs; as purchases of specialized software or used to monitor activity in the large and
all federally recognized AIRs and hardware needed to report, or dynamic construction industry. These
ORTLs entities in the United States; expenditures for accounting or records statistics help state and local
municipios, barrios, barrio-pueblos, and maintenance services required governments and the federal
subbarrios in Puerto Rico; and HHLs. specifically by the collection.) government, as well as private industry,
Estimated Number of Respondents: Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. to analyze this important sector of the
Annual Response Notification: 39,400 Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. economy. The accuracy of the Census
Bureau statistics regarding the amount
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governments. Section 6.
No Change Response: 25,000 of construction authorized depends on
IV. Request for Comments data supplied by building and zoning
governments.
Telephone Follow-up: 14,000 Comments are invited on: (a) Whether officials throughout the country. The
governments. the proposed collection of information Census Bureau uses Form C–411 to
Packages with Changes: 5,000 is necessary for the proper performance obtain information from state and local
governments. of the functions of the agency, including building permit officials needed for
State Certification Review: 49 states. whether the information shall have updating the universe of permit-issuing
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| 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 | Notices | |
| Action | Notice. | |
| Dates | To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on or before March 7, 2018. | |
| Contact | Direct requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions to Robin A. Pennington, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233 (or via the internet at [email protected]). | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 9475 |
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