The American Community Survey and the Puerto Rico Community Survey

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form ACS-1(2021) The American Community Survey Form	Modified
ACSProductionExtension_SupportingStatementA_2022_03_31.docx Supporting Statement A	2022-04-15
ACSProductionExtension_SupportingStatementB_2022_03_21.docx Supporting Statement B	2022-04-15
Attachment T - USCODE-2007-Title13.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-03-23
2022 List of Attachments.docx Supplementary Document	2022-03-23

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
3530	The American Community Survey Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0607-0810	ICR Reference No: 202203-0607-006
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202201-0607-004
Agency/Subagency: DOC/CENSUS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: The American Community Survey and the Puerto Rico Community Survey
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 04/15/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2022
Responses	3,791,297	3,805,200
Time Burden (Hours)	2,464,283	2,455,868
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The American Community Survey (ACS) is an ongoing monthly survey that collects detailed housing and socioeconomic data from a sample of about 3.5 million addresses in the United States and about 36,000 addresses in Puerto Rico each year. The ACS also collects detailed socioeconomic data from a sample of about 170,000 residents living in group quarters (GQ) facilities in the United States and Puerto Rico where it is known as the Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS). Resulting tabulations from this data collection are provided on a yearly basis. The ACS allows the U.S. Census Bureau to provide timely and relevant housing and socioeconomic statistics, even for low levels of geography.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 13 USC 141, 193, 221
  

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:
	86 FR 51112	09/14/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 22501	04/15/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
The American Community Survey	ACS-1(2021), ACS-1PR(SP)(2021), ACS-1(GQ)(2022), ACS-1(GQ)(PR)(2022), ACS-1(SP)(2021), ACS-1PR(2021)	American Community Survey ,   American Community Survey-1(GQ) (English and Spanish) ,   Puerto Rico Community Survey(GQ) (English and Spanish) ,   American Community Survey(Spanish) ,   Puerto Rico Community Survey (Spanish) ,   Puerto Rico Community Survey (English)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	3,791,297	3,805,200	0	-13,903	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,464,283	2,455,868	0	8,415	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There were changes due to previous miscalculations in the burden estimate. This burden estimate accurately accounts for Puerto Rico sample sizes and responses. The full implementation of the ACS and PRCS GQ data collection began in 2006. Sample sizes approximated 200,000 persons through 2016 and around 170,000 persons starting in 2017. Refinements were made to the methodology for computing initial sample beginning with the 2017 sample. One of these refinements was to omit people in out-of-scope GQs from the initial sample size. The effect of these refinements is a smaller sample size.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $233,500,000

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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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: 04/15/2022

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