American Community Survey Methods Panel Tests

ICR 201902-0607-003

OMB: 0607-0936

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supplementary Document
2019-05-30
Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change
2019-02-25
Supplementary Document
2018-06-19
Supplementary Document
2018-05-24
Supplementary Document
2018-05-24
Supporting Statement B
2018-06-19
Supporting Statement A
2018-08-24
IC Document Collections
ICR Details
0607-0936 201902-0607-003
Historical Active 201805-0607-012
DOC/CENSUS
American Community Survey Methods Panel Tests
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved with change 05/30/2019
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 02/27/2019
For future tests proposed under this clearance, OMB appreciates that the Census Bureau will provide complete information about research questions and how the proposed experimental design and sample size supports those questions. In addition, when revisions to the content of the questionnaire are being tested, or when the messaging revisions being tested are likely to be of high level interest to the public, the Census Bureau will provide an opportunity for public comment via a 30-day Federal Register notice, and additional details will be provided. When later tests are not likely to be of high interest to the public, and are of a more operational nature, the Census Bureau may provide updated plans with additional details through a non-substantive change request.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
08/31/2021 08/31/2021 08/31/2021
455,500 0 455,500
266,171 0 266,171
0 0 0

The U.S. Census Bureau requests authorization from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct the American Community Survey (ACS) Methods Panel Tests. The ACS collects detailed demographic, social, economic, and housing data from about 3.5 million addresses in the United States and 36,000 in Puerto Rico each year. The ACS also collects detailed socioeconomic data from about 195,000 residents living in Group Quarter (GQ) facilities. 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 program is a set of robust research and tests 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.

US Code: 13 USC 141, 193, and 221 Name of Law: null
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  82 FR 54317 11/17/2017
83 FR 24458 05/29/2018
Yes

1
IC Title Form No. Form Name
ACS Methods Panel Test

  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 455,500 455,500 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 266,171 266,171 0 0 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
No
The burden hours changed because the Methods Panel program is implementing different tests to improve the ACS.

$7,700,000
Yes Part B of Supporting Statement
    Yes
    Yes
No
No
No
Uncollected
Robin Pennington 301 763-8132 [email protected]

  No

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:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (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;
 
 
 
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.
02/27/2019


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