Special Census Program 30-day Federal Register Notice 2025-11-21

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survey period to solicit assistance in
identifying state agencies which may
perform or fund R&D activities.
Form SRD–1. This form contains item
descriptions and definitions of the
research and development items
collected by the Census Bureau on
behalf of the NCSES. All states supply
their data via email or phone.
II. Method of Collection
The Census Bureau emails the Chief
of Staff for the 50 state governors, the
mayor of DC, and the governor of Puerto
Rico requesting that they appoint a state
coordinator for the survey. The Census
Bureau then emails the state
coordinators a spreadsheet asking them
to identify state agencies that may have
the capacity to perform or fund R&D.
The Census Bureau subsequently emails
the survey form to each state agency
identified by the respective state
coordinators. The form contains
embedded data checks and autosumming functionality. Agencies are
asked to complete and email back the
form. Alternatively, agencies are able to
report to the Census Bureau by
telephone.

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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607–0933.
Form Number(s): SRD–1.
Type of Review: Regular submission,
Request for an Extension, without
Change, of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Affected Public: State government
agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 51
governors, 1 mayor, 52 state
coordinators, and approximately 700
state government agencies.
Estimated Time per Response: 5
minutes for each governor, 1 hour for
each state coordinator, and 2 hours for
each state agency surveyed.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,456.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 (This is not the cost of
respondents’ time, but the indirect costs
respondents may incur for such things
as purchases of specialized software or
hardware needed to report, or
expenditures for accounting or records
maintenance services required
specifically by the collection.)
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: National Science
Foundation Act of 1950 as amended and
the America COMPETES
Reauthorization Act of 2010, Title 42
U.S.C. 1861–76; Title 13, U.S.C. 8(b).
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)

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Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include, or
summarize, each comment in our
request to OMB to approve this ICR.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office
of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Special Census Program
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed, and continuing
information collections, which helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on July 11,
2025, during a 60-day comment period.

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This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau,
Department of Commerce.
Title: Special Census Program.
OMB Control Number: 0607–0368.
Form Number(s): SC–Q, SC–Q(S), SC–
CQ, SC–CQ(S), SC–Q–TL, SC–Q–TL(S),
SC–CQ–TL, SC–CQ–TL(S), SC–Q–GE,
SC–Q–GE(S), SC–RQ, SC–900 RCE, SC–
50.1a, SC–693.2(ETL), SC–QE–ISR 1,
SC–688(TLAC).
Type of Request: Regular submission,
Request for an Extension, without
Change, of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Number of Respondents: 357,080.
Average Hours per Response:
Approximately 10 minutes for the
Special Census data collection and 45
minutes for the Governmental Unit Cost
Estimate Request form.
Burden Hours: 59,560.
Needs and Uses: A special census is
an enumeration of population, housing
units, group quarters, and transitory
locations, conducted by the Census
Bureau at the request of a governmental
unit (GU). The special census
questionnaires will collect the same
information that was gathered during
the 2020 Census. Title 13, United States
Code, Section 196 authorizes the Census
Bureau to conduct special censuses on
a cost reimbursable basis for the
government of any state, county, city, or
other political subdivision within a
state. This includes the District of
Columbia, American Indian
Reservations, Alaskan Native villages,
Puerto Rico, the Island Areas (e.g.,
American Samoa, the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam,
and the U.S. Virgin Islands), and other
GUs that require current population
data between decennial censuses. Local
officials frequently request a special
census when there has been a
significant population change in their
community because of annexation,
growth, or the addition of new group
quarters facilities. Communities may
also consider a special census if there
was a significant number of vacant
housing units during the previous
decennial census that are now occupied.
A full special census is a basic
enumeration of population, housing
units, and group quarters for the entire
area within the jurisdiction of a local
GU. A partial special census is
conducted using the same
methodologies and procedures as a
regular or full special census, but it is
for an area or section within the
jurisdiction of the local GU. For
example, GUs may choose to conduct a
partial special census for just those
areas that might have experienced a

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large population growth or a boundary
change.
Many states use special census
population statistics to determine the
distribution of state funds to local
jurisdictions. The local jurisdictions
may also use the data to plan new
schools, transportation systems, housing
programs, or water treatment facilities.
GUs that request a special census will
receive the data files containing housing
unit and population counts by email
when data processing and disclosure
avoidance have been completed for the
special census. The data will also be
posted at data.census.gov for public use.
These data will not be used to update
official 2020 Census data products and
apportionment counts, but they may be
used to update data in the Census
Bureau’s Population Estimates Program.
The Special Census Program accepts
requests for cost estimates from GUs
with the Request for Cost Estimate form
(SC–900 RCE), which is available on the
Census Bureau website. There is no fee
to submit a request form. Once this form
has been reviewed by the Census
Bureau, the GU and the Census Bureau
coordinate to identify the exact
geographic boundaries for the special
census. Then the Special Census
Program coordinates with participating
divisions within the Census Bureau and
regional offices to determine a cost
estimate and timeline for the special
census and presents them to the GU.
The cost of a special census varies
depending on the GU’s housing and
population counts and whether a
government requests a full or partial
special census. The cost estimate
outlines the anticipated costs to the
sponsoring government for staffing,
materials, data processing and
tabulation. Included with the cost
estimate is a Memorandum of
Agreement (MOA). Once a signed MOA
and initial payment are transmitted to
the Census Bureau, the special census
process will begin. When data
collection, processing, disclosure
avoidance, and tabulation have been
completed, the GU will receive official
census statistics on the population and
housing unit counts for the entire
jurisdiction or parts of the jurisdiction,
as defined in the MOA at the beginning
of the special census process. All
special census statistics will be subject
to disclosure avoidance using
differential privacy methods, consistent
with the processes and methods used
for 2020 Census data products, prior to
their release to the public. Requests for
cost estimates from GUs will be
accepted through May 2027.
The Census Bureau uses an internet
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respondents to respond online to the
questionnaire. At the start of the special
census, the Census Bureau will send an
invitation letter to housing units in the
GU’s special census area with
information needed to respond online.
Respondents will have a number of
weeks to respond to the questionnaire
using the internet self-response
instrument. Reminder letters and
postcards will be sent to each housing
unit to encourage self-response and
provide information needed to do so.
Approximately 2 weeks after the end
of the Special Census self-response
period, the Census Bureau will conduct
follow-up operations in the field to
enumerate housing units that did not
respond using the internet self-response
instrument. Housing units that do not
respond online will be contacted by a
field representative who will conduct an
interview using a paper questionnaire.
Additionally, nonresponding housing
units may be contacted by telephone for
their response.
The field operations will also
enumerate group quarters and transitory
locations in the GU’s special census
area. The Census Bureau uses a paper
questionnaire to conduct interviews at
transitory locations and group quarters.
During the field operations, field
representatives also update the
addresses of living quarters as needed,
based on their observation of housing
units, transitory locations, and group
quarters.
Several quality assurance measures
are implemented for each special census
to ensure that high-quality data are
gathered using the most efficient and
cost-effective procedures. These include
edits incorporated into the online
questionnaire and the ability to validate
potentially erroneous responses in the
field. Independent quality assurance
checks and reinterview of a sample of
field questionnaires will also be
implemented to ensure the quality of
the data collected in the field.
At this time, the Special Census
Program does not plan on implementing
additional automated tools and methods
for data collection. If anything changes
in the future, a revision or a nonsubstantive change can be submitted at
that time.
To make it easier for commenters to
identify all questionnaires and other
collection instruments, this 30-day
Federal Register Notice includes several
form numbers that were omitted from
the 60-day Federal Register Notice.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit
organizations; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Frequency: Once.

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Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 196.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0607–0368.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office
of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2025–20553 Filed 11–20–25; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; International Import
Certificate
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed, and continuing
information collections, which helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on July 28,
2025, during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
Agency: Bureau of Industry and
Security, Commerce.
Title: International Import Certificate.
OMB Control Number: 0694–0017.
Form Number(s): BIS–645P.
Type of Request: Regular submission,
extension of a currently approved
collection.
Number of Respondents: 550.
Average Hours per Response: 16
minutes.

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