On 06/11/24, OMB
cleared the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey and Puerto
Rico Community Survey for one year with specific Terms of
Clearance. The Census Bureau has met those Terms of Clearance and
has provided to OMB, through a non-substantive change request, a
written plan and timeline for the ACS to comply with the revised
Statistical Policy Directive 15’s Federal race and ethnicity data
standards. The Census Bureau’s non-substantive change request
states, “Based on the Census Bureau’s assessment, feedback from the
public, along with feedback from other federal agencies that rely
on ACS data, the Census Bureau proposes to begin collecting race
and ethnicity data under the new standard beginning with the 2027
ACS.” OMB approves this non-substantive change request. This
information collection request is now cleared through 06/2026.
Process Note: Due to the non-substantive change request that was
required in the 06/11/24 Terms of Clearance, the Census Bureau had
to resubmit this information collection request, using its previous
30- and 60-day Federal Register Notices/public comment period.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/2026
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2025
3,791,297
0
3,791,297
2,464,283
0
2,464,283
0
0
0
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, where it is known as the Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS).
The ACS also collects detailed socioeconomic data from a sample of
about 170,900 residents living in group quarters (GQ) facilities in
the United States and Puerto Rico. 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.
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.