Report of New Privately-Owned Residential Building or Zoning Permits Issued

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form C-404 Monthly Mail Responses	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form C-404 Annual Mail Responses	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form C-404 Monthly Electronic Responses	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
0094-change worksheet.pdf	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2007-04-12	Available
Supporting Statement_C-404_112806 Part B.wpd	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 0000-00-00	Available
Supporting Statement_C-404_112806 Part A.wpd	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 0000-00-00	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
37112	Monthly Mail Responses	Form and Instruction	Modified
178605	Annual Mail Responses	Form and Instruction	Modified
178604	Monthly Electronic Responses	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0607-0094	ICR Reference No: 200704-0607-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200702-0607-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/CENSUS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Report of New Privately-Owned Residential Building or Zoning Permits Issued
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/21/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/10/2007
Terms of Clearance:

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2010	04/30/2010	04/30/2010
Responses	116,525	0	116,525
Time Burden (Hours)	17,568	0	17,568
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Data collected from state and local officials on new residential construction authorized by building permits provide one of the few monthly measures of economic activity available for small geographic areas. The series, a component of the index of leading economic indicators, is also used to estimate the number of housing units started, completed, and sold, if single-family.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 13 USC 182 Name of Law: null
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 54020	09/13/2006
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 5416	02/06/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Monthly Mail Responses	C-404	Report of Privately-Owned Residential Building or Zoning Permits Issued
Monthly Electronic Responses	C-404	Report of Privately-Owned Residential Building or Zoning Permits Issued
Annual Mail Responses	C-404	Report of Privately-Owned Residential Building or Zoning Permits Issued

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	116,525	116,525	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	17,568	17,568	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is an increase of 151 hours (less than 1 percent)due to the use of more exact counts of monthly and annual reporters.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,300,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 05/10/2007

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