2023 Survey of Income and Program Participation Panel

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form SIPP_Attachment_A_ 2023 Survey of Income and Program Participation Panel	Form	Modified	Repair queued
2022-18059.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-08-22	Repair queued
SIPP_Attachment_I_Postcard_2023.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-08-15	Repair queued
SIPP_Attachment_H_Brochure_Labor_Force_and_Employment_2023.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-08-15	Repair queued
SIPP_Attachment_G_Brochure_Families_2023.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-08-15	Repair queued
SIPP_Attachment_F_Brochure_Health_Coverage_and_Disability_2023.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-08-15	Repair queued
SIPP_Attachment_E_Factsheet_2023.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-08-15	Repair queued
SIPP_Attachment_D_Thankyou_Letter_2023.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-08-15	Repair queued
SIPP_Attachment_C_Advance_Letter_W2+_2023.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-08-15	Repair queued
SIPP_Attachment_B_Advance_Letter_W1_2023.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-08-15	Repair queued
SIPP_SupportingStatementB_OMB_Census_06082022.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2022-08-15	Repair queued
SIPP_SupportingStatementA_OMB_Census_06152022.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-08-15	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
228384	2023 Survey of Income and Program Participation Panel	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0607-1000	ICR Reference No: 202208-0607-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202110-0607-003
Agency/Subagency: DOC/CENSUS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 2023 Survey of Income and Program Participation Panel
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 08/23/2022

table that charts list comparision

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2023	12/31/2024
Responses	63,000	70,560
Time Burden (Hours)	66,150	74,088
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,000,250	2,072,347

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Abstract: The SIPP collects information about a variety of topics including demographics, household composition, education, nativity and citizenship, health insurance coverage, Medicaid, Medicare, employment and earnings, unemployment insurance, assets, child support, disability, housing subsidies, migration, Old-Age Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI), poverty, and participation in various government programs like Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). In the spring of 2021, as part of the American Rescue Plan, the child tax credit was expanded and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was instructed to pay out monthly benefits. The SIPP sample is nationally representative, with an oversample of low-income areas, in order to increase the ability to measure participation in government programs. The SIPP program provides critical information necessary to understand patterns and relationships in income and program participation. It will fulfill its objectives to keep respondent burden and costs low, maintain high data quality and timeliness, and use a refined and vetted instrument and processing system. The SIPP data collection instrument maintains the improved data collection experience for respondents and interviewers, and focuses on improvements in data quality and better topic integration.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 13 USC 141 and 182
  

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:
	85 FR 29924	05/19/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 51332	08/22/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
2023 Survey of Income and Program Participation Panel	SIPP_Attachment_A_Instrument_Booklet_2023	SIPP_Attachment_A_Instrument_Booklet_2023

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	63,000	70,560	0	-7,560	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	66,150	74,088	0	-7,938	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,000,250	2,072,347	0	-72,097	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The SIPP burden estimate decreased from prior years as the program area reduced the number of anticipated respondents. The new estimate used the response rates from the last couple of years of SIPP collection to modify the burden.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $34,450,000

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: 08/23/2022

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