OMB Control No: XXXX-XXXX L-210 [Letter to the State Liaison with State Recognized Tribes] <> FROM THE DIRECTOR U.S. CENSUS BUREAU Dear State Tribal Liaison, The U.S. Census Bureau (Census Bureau) invites your state to participate in the 2020 Census Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP). Do not miss your once-per-decade opportunity to review and update state reservations, state designated tribal statistical areas (SDTSAs), and census designated places (CDPs) as part of the 2020 Census PSAP. We strongly encourage your participation in the 2020 Census PSAP for the following reasons: • The federal government allocates over $675 billion in federal funds annually for infrastructure, programs, and services based on Census Bureau data. • Participation ensures that state recognized tribes in your state will gain valuable information that will aid in making decisions about education, health services, and housing. • The 2020 Census PSAP is your only opportunity to review and update state reservations, SDTSAs, and CDPs for your state prior to the 2020 Census. Action Steps: 1. Review the enclosed 2020 Census Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) Information Guide to answer questions about PSAP and help your government prepare for participation. 2. Sign-up for the 2020 Census PSAP by filling out the enclosed State Tribal Liaison Contact Update Form and State Recognized Tribes Update Form. Please return the completed forms in the enclosed, postage-paid envelope or scan and e-mail the forms to geo.psap@census.gov, within two weeks of receipt. You can find statistical data for state recognized tribal areas in the Census Bureau’s My Tribal Area application at https://www.census.gov/tribal/. The Census Bureau published the proposed delineation criteria for the State Reservation Program (SRP) and SDTSAs in the Federal Register Notice . As the state tribal liaison, we ask that you reach out to the state recognized American Indian tribes to inform them of this opportunity to document and legally define state reservation boundaries, as well as the SDTSAs, and CDPs for their tribes, reservations, or trust lands. census.gov has granted legal status to the state recognized tribes listed below. Please review the list below for accuracy and return any modifications on the 2020 Census State Recognized Tribes Update Form. If there are no modifications, please return the form stating NO CHANGE in boxes 1 and 2. Note: Please only provide updates for state recognized tribes in your state. The Census Bureau will contact all federally recognized American Indian tribes directly to request their participation in PSAP. State Recognized Tribes: The Census Bureau will offer webinar training for the 2020 Census PSAP beginning in February 2019. Details are available on the PSAP Web site at http://www.census.gov/programssurveys/decennial-census/about/psap.html. 2020 Census PSAP Schedule Date Event March – May 2018 Contact 2010 Census PSAP participants to inquire about 2020 Census PSAP participation. July 2018 January 2019 PSAP invitation materials sent to PSAP participants. PSAP delineation phase begins. Participants have 120 calendar days to submit updates. February 2019 PSAP webinar trainings begin. July 2019 January 2020 Send PSAP participants communication notifying closeout of delineation phase. PSAP verification phase begins. Participants have 90 calendar days to review updates. If you are not interested in participating in the 2020 Census PSAP, please e-mail or call the Census Bureau with an explanation. Contact information is provided below. CONTACT INFORMATION E-mail: geo.psap@census.gov Phone: 1-844-788-4921 Web site: http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/about/psap.html We look forward to working with you. Sincerely, Albert E. Fontenot, Jr. Associate Director for Decennial Census Programs Enclosures cc: State Data Center Contact We estimate that completing this program will take a total of 40 hours on average, from 20182020. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to geo.psap@census.gov. This collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eight digit OMB approval number that appears at the upper left of the letter confirms this approval. If this number were not displayed, we could not conduct this survey. The Census Bureau conducts this program under the legal authority of the Title 13 U.S. Code, Section 6. OMB Control No: XXXX-XXXX L-240 [Letter to State Liaison with No State Recognized Tribe] <
> FROM THE DIRECTOR U.S. CENSUS BUREAU Dear State Tribal Liaison, The U.S. Census Bureau (Census Bureau) invites your state to participate in the 2020 Census Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP). Do not miss your once-per-decade opportunity to review and update state reservations, state designated tribal statistical areas (SDTSAs), and census designated places (CDPs) as part of the 2020 Census PSAP. We strongly encourage your participation in the 2020 Census PSAP for the following reasons: • The federal government allocates over $675 billion in federal funds annually for infrastructure, programs, and services based on Census Bureau data. • Participation ensures that state recognized tribes in your state will gain valuable information that will aid in making decisions about education, health services, and housing. • The 2020 Census PSAP is your only opportunity to review and update state reservations, SDTSAs, and CDPs for your state prior to the 2020 Census. Action Steps if you have state recognized tribes: 1. Review the enclosed 2020 Census Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) Information Guide to learn more about PSAP and help your state prepare for participation. 2. Sign-up for the 2020 Census PSAP by filling out the enclosed State Tribal Liaison Contact Update Form and State Recognized Tribes Update Form. Please return the completed forms in the enclosed, postage-paid envelope or scan and e-mail the forms to geo.psap@census.gov, within two weeks of receipt. You can find statistical data for state recognized tribal areas in the Census Bureau’s My Tribal Area application at https://www.census.gov/tribal/. The Census Bureau published the proposed delineation criteria for State Reservation Program (SRP) and SDTSAs in the Federal Register Notice . If reports newly recognized state tribes, the Census Bureau will provide you the materials necessary to participate in the PSAP. If there are no state recognized tribes to report, please return the State Recognized Tribes Update Form stating NO CHANGE in boxes 1 and 2. census.gov Note: Please only provide updates for state recognized tribes in your state. The Census Bureau will contact all federally recognized American Indian tribes directly to request their participation in PSAP. The Census Bureau will offer webinar training for the 2020 Census PSAP beginning in February 2019. Details are available on the PSAP Web site at http://www.census.gov/programssurveys/decennial-census/about/psap.html. 2020 Census PSAP Schedule Date Event March – May 2018 Contact 2010 Census PSAP participants to inquire about 2020 Census PSAP participation. July 2018 January 2019 PSAP invitation materials sent to PSAP participants. PSAP delineation phase begins. Participants have 120 calendar days to submit updates. February 2019 PSAP webinar trainings begin. July 2019 January 2020 Send PSAP participants communication notifying closeout of delineation phase. PSAP verification phase begins. Participants have 90 calendar days to review updates. If you are not interested in participating in the 2020 Census PSAP, please e-mail or call the Census Bureau with an explanation. Contact information is provided below. CONTACT INFORMATION E-mail: geo.psap@census.gov Phone: 1-844-788-4921 Web site: http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/about/psap.html We look forward to working with you. Sincerely, Albert E. Fontenot, Jr. Associate Director for Decennial Census Programs Enclosures cc: State Data Center Contact We estimate that completing this program will take a total of 40 hours on average, from 20182020. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to geo.psap@census.gov. This collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eight digit OMB approval number that appears at the upper left of the letter confirms this approval. If this number were not displayed, we could not conduct this survey. The Census Bureau conducts this program under the legal authority of the Title 13 U.S. Code, Section 6. OMB Control No: XXXX-XXX L-250 [Invitation Letter to Tribe with TCT, TBG, CDP] < > FROM THE DIRECTOR U.S. CENSUS BUREAU Dear Tribal Chair: The U.S. Census Bureau (Census Bureau) invites your tribal government to participate in the 2020 Census Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP). Do not miss your once-per-decade opportunity to review and update tribal census tracts (TCTs), tribal block groups (TBGs), and census designated places (CDPs) for your American Indian reservation (AIR) and/or offreservation trust lands (ORTLs), as part of the 2020 Census PSAP. We strongly encourage your participation in the 2020 Census PSAP for the following reasons: • The federal government allocates over $675 billion in federal funds annually for infrastructure, programs, and services based on Census Bureau data. • Participation ensures that your tribe will gain valuable information that will aid in making decisions about education, health services, and housing. • The 2020 Census PSAP is your only opportunity to review and update TCTs, TBGs, and CDPs prior to the 2020 Census. Action Steps: 1. Review the enclosed 2020 Census Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) Information Guide to answer questions about PSAP and help your government prepare for participation. 2. Sign-up for the 2020 Census PSAP by filling out the enclosed Tribal Contact Update Form and Tribal Product Preference Form. Please return the completed forms in the enclosed postage-paid envelope or scan and e-mail the forms to geo.psap@census.gov, within two weeks of receipt. You can find statistical data for your tribal area in the Census Bureau’s My Tribal Area application at https://www.census.gov/tribal/. The Census Bureau published the proposed delineation criteria for these statistical areas in the Federal Register Notice . The Census Bureau will offer webinar training for the 2020 Census PSAP beginning in February 2019. Details are available on the PSAP Web site at http://www.census.gov/programssurveys/decennial-census/about/psap.html. census.gov 2020 Census PSAP Schedule Date Event March – May 2018 Contact 2010 Census PSAP participants to inquire about 2020 Census PSAP participation. July 2018 January 2019 PSAP invitation materials sent to PSAP participants. PSAP delineation phase begins. Participants have 120 calendar days to submit updates. February 2019 PSAP webinar trainings begin. July 2019 January 2020 Send PSAP participants communication notifying closeout of delineation phase. PSAP verification phase begins. Participants have 90 calendar days to review updates. If you are not interested in participating in the 2020 Census PSAP, please e-mail or call the Census Bureau with an explanation. Contact information is provided below. CONTACT INFORMATION E-mail: geo.psap@census.gov Phone: 1-844-788-4921 Web site: http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/about/psap.html We look forward to working with you. Sincerely, Albert E. Fontenot, Jr. Associate Director for Decennial Census Programs Enclosures cc: State Data Center Contact We estimate that completing this program will take a total of 40 hours on average, from 20182020. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to geo.psap@census.gov. This collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eight digit OMB approval number that appears at the upper left of the letter confirms this approval. If this number were not displayed, we could not conduct this survey. The Census Bureau conducts this program under the legal authority of the Title 13 U.S. Code, Section 6. OMB Control No: XXXX-XXXX L-260 [Invitation Letter to Tribes with TBG CDP] < > FROM THE DIRECTOR U.S. CENSUS BUREAU Dear (Tribal Chair): The U.S. Census Bureau (Census Bureau) invites your tribal government to participate in the 2020 Census Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP). Do not miss your once-per-decade opportunity to review and update tribal block groups (TBGs) and census designated places (CDPs) for your American Indian reservation (AIR) and/or off-reservation trust lands (ORTLs) as part of the 2020 Census PSAP. We strongly encourage your participation in the 2020 Census PSAP for the following reasons: • The federal government allocates over $675 billion in federal funds annually for infrastructure, programs, and services based on Census Bureau data. • Participation ensures that your tribe will gain valuable information that will aid in making decisions about education, health services, and housing. • The 2020 Census PSAP is your only opportunity to review and update TBGs and CDPs prior to the 2020 Census. Action Steps: 1. Review the enclosed 2020 Census Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) Information Guide to answer questions about PSAP and help your government prepare for participation. 2. Sign-up for the 2020 Census PSAP by filling out the enclosed Tribal Contact Update Form and Tribal Product Preference Form. Please return the completed forms in the enclosed postage-paid envelope or scan and e-mail the forms to geo.psap@census.gov, within two weeks of receipt. You can find statistical data for your tribal area in the Census Bureau’s My Tribal Area application at https://www.census.gov/tribal/. The Census Bureau published the proposed delineation criteria for these statistical areas in the Federal Register Notice . The Census Bureau will offer webinar training for the 2020 Census PSAP beginning in February 2019. Details are available on the PSAP Web site at http://www.census.gov/programssurveys/decennial-census/about/psap.html. census.gov 2020 Census PSAP Schedule Date Event March – May 2018 Contact 2010 Census PSAP participants to inquire about 2020 Census PSAP participation. July 2018 January 2019 PSAP invitation materials sent to PSAP participants. PSAP delineation phase begins. Participants have 120 calendar days to submit updates. February 2019 PSAP webinar trainings begin. July 2019 January 2020 Send PSAP participants communication notifying closeout of delineation phase. PSAP verification phase begins. Participants have 90 calendar days to review updates. If you are not interested in participating in the 2020 Census PSAP, please e-mail or call the Census Bureau with an explanation. Contact information is provided below. CONTACT INFORMATION E-mail: geo.psap@census.gov Phone: 1-844-788-4921 Web site: http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/about/psap.html We look forward to working with you. Sincerely, Albert E. Fontenot, Jr. Associate Director for Decennial Census Programs Enclosures cc: State Data Center Contact We estimate that completing this program will take a total of 40 hours on average, from 20182020. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to geo.psap@census.gov. This collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eight digit OMB approval number that appears at the upper left of the letter confirms this approval. If this number were not displayed, we could not conduct this survey. The Census Bureau conducts this program under the legal authority of the Title 13 U.S. Code, Section 6. OMB Control No: XXXX-XXXX L-270 [Invitation Letter to CDP] < > FROM THE DIRECTOR U.S. CENSUS BUREAU Dear (Tribal Chair): The U.S. Census Bureau (Census Bureau) invites your tribal government to participate in the 2020 Census Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP). Do not miss your once-per-decade opportunity to review and update census designated places (CDPs) as part of the 2020 Census PSAP. We strongly encourage your participation in the 2020 Census PSAP for the following reasons: • The federal government allocates over $675 billion in federal funds annually for infrastructure, programs, and services based on Census Bureau data. • Participation ensures that your tribe will gain valuable information that will aid in making decisions about education, health services, and housing. • The 2020 Census PSAP is your only opportunity to review and update CDPs prior to the 2020 Census. Action Steps: 1. Review the enclosed 2020 Census Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) Information Guide to answer questions about PSAP and help your government prepare for participation. 2. Sign-up for the 2020 Census PSAP by filling out the enclosed Tribal Contact Update Form and Tribal Product Preference Form. Please return the completed forms in the enclosed postage-paid envelope or scan and e-mail the forms to geo.psap@census.gov, within two weeks of receipt. You can find statistical data for your tribal area in the Census Bureau’s My Tribal Area application at https://www.census.gov/tribal/. The Census Bureau published the proposed delineation criteria for these statistical areas in the Federal Register Notice . The Census Bureau will offer webinar training for the 2020 Census PSAP beginning in February 2019. Details are available on the PSAP Web site at http://www.census.gov/programssurveys/decennial-census/about/psap.html. census.gov 2020 Census PSAP Schedule Date Event March – May 2018 Contact 2010 Census PSAP participants to inquire about 2020 Census PSAP participation. July 2018 January 2019 PSAP invitation materials sent to PSAP participants. PSAP delineation phase begins. Participants have 120 calendar days to submit updates. February 2019 PSAP webinar trainings begin. July 2019 January 2020 Send PSAP participants communication notifying closeout of delineation phase. PSAP verification phase begins. Participants have 90 calendar days to review updates. If you are not interested in participating in the 2020 Census PSAP, please e-mail or call the Census Bureau with an explanation. Contact information is provided below. CONTACT INFORMATION E-mail: geo.psap@census.gov Phone: 1-844-788-4921 Web site: http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/about/psap.html We look forward to working with you. Sincerely, Albert E. Fontenot, Jr. Associate Director for Decennial Census Programs Enclosures cc: State Data Center Contact We estimate that completing this program will take a total of 40 hours on average, from 20182020. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to geo.psap@census.gov. This collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eight digit OMB approval number that appears at the upper left of the letter confirms this approval. If this number were not displayed, we could not conduct this survey. The Census Bureau conducts this program under the legal authority of the Title 13 U.S. Code, Section 6. OMB Control No: XXXX-XXXX L-280 [Invitation Letter to TDSA] < > FROM THE DIRECTOR U.S. CENSUS BUREAU REGIONAL CENSUS CENTER Dear (Tribal Chair): The U.S. Census Bureau (Census Bureau) invites your tribal government to participate in the 2020 Census Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP). Do not miss your once-per-decade opportunity to review or delineate the tribal designated statistical area (TDSA) for your tribe as part of the 2020 Census PSAP. We strongly encourage your participation in the 2020 Census PSAP for the following reasons: • The federal government allocates over $675 billion in federal funds annually for infrastructure, programs, and services based on Census Bureau data. • Participation ensures that your tribe will gain valuable information that will aid in making decisions about education, health services, and housing. • The 2020 Census PSAP is your only opportunity to review and update your TDSA prior to the 2020 Census. Action Steps: 1. Review the enclosed 2020 Census Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) Information Guide to answer questions about PSAP and help your government prepare for participation. 2. Sign-up for the 2020 Census PSAP by filling out the enclosed Tribal Contact Update Form and Tribal Product Preference Form. Please return the completed forms in the enclosed postage-paid envelope or scan and e-mail the forms to geo.psap@census.gov, within two weeks of receipt. You can find statistical data for your tribal area in the Census Bureau’s My Tribal Area application at https://www.census.gov/tribal/. The Census Bureau published the proposed delineation criteria for these statistical areas in the Federal Register Notice . census.gov The Census Bureau will offer webinar training for the 2020 Census PSAP beginning in February 2019. Details are available on the PSAP Web site at http://www.census.gov/programssurveys/decennial-census/about/psap.html. 2020 Census PSAP Schedule Date Event March – May 2018 Contact 2010 Census PSAP participants to inquire about 2020 Census PSAP participation. July 2018 January 2019 PSAP invitation materials sent to PSAP participants. PSAP delineation phase begins. Participants have 120 calendar days to submit updates. February 2019 PSAP webinar trainings begin. July 2019 January 2020 Send PSAP participants communication notifying closeout of delineation phase. PSAP verification phase begins. Participants have 90 calendar days to review updates. If you are not interested in participating in the 2020 Census PSAP, please e-mail or call the Census Bureau with an explanation. Contact information is provided below. CONTACT INFORMATION E-mail: geo.psap@census.gov Phone: 1-844-788-4921 Web site: http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/about/psap.html We look forward to working with you. Sincerely, Albert E. Fontenot, Jr. Associate Director for Decennial Census Programs Enclosures cc: State Data Center Contact We estimate that completing this program will take a total of 40 hours on average, from 20182020. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to geo.psap@census.gov. This collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eight digit OMB approval number that appears at the upper left of the letter confirms this approval. If this number were not displayed, we could not conduct this survey. The Census Bureau conducts this program under the legal authority of the Title 13 U.S. Code, Section 6. OMB Control No: XXXX-XXXX L-290 [Invitation Letter to ANRAs] < > FROM THE DIRECTOR U.S. CENSUS BUREAU Dear (Representative): The U.S. Census Bureau (Census Bureau) is inviting Alaska Native villages (ANVs) to participate in the 2020 Census Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP). In the past, your Alaska Native Regional Association (ANRA) has provided valuable assistance in the review and delineation of Alaska Native village statistical areas (ANVSAs) for ANVs that did not participate. In March 2018, the Census Bureau invited ANVs to participate in the 2020 Census PSAP. Some ANVs have responded, while others have not. We request your participation in the 2020 Census PSAP on behalf of ANVs who have not responded to our invitation request. < > We strongly encourage your participation in the 2020 Census PSAP for the following reasons: • The federal government allocates over $675 billion in federal funds annually for infrastructure, programs, and services based on Census Bureau data. • Participation ensures that each village will gain valuable information that will aid in making decisions about education, health services, and housing. • The 2020 Census PSAP is the only opportunity to review and update ANVSAs prior to the 2020 Census. Action Steps: 1. Review the enclosed 2020 Census Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) Information Guide to answer questions about PSAP and help your organization prepare for participation. 2. Sign-up for the 2020 Census PSAP by filling out the enclosed Tribal Contact Update Form and Tribal Product Preference Form. Please return the completed forms in the enclosed postage-paid envelope or scan and e-mail the forms to geo.psap@census.gov, within two weeks of receipt. You can find statistical data for ANVSAs in the Census Bureau’s My Tribal Area application at https://www.census.gov/tribal/. The Census Bureau published the proposed delineation criteria census.gov for these statistical areas in the
Federal Register Notice . The Census Bureau will offer webinar training for the 2020 Census PSAP beginning in February 2019. Details are available on the PSAP Web site at http://www.census.gov/programssurveys/decennial-census/about/psap.html. 2020 Census PSAP Schedule Date Event March – May 2018 Contact 2010 Census PSAP participants to inquire about 2020 Census PSAP participation. July 2018 January 2019 PSAP invitation materials sent to PSAP participants. PSAP delineation phase begins. Participants have 120 calendar days to submit updates. February 2019 PSAP webinar trainings begin. July 2019 January 2020 Send PSAP participants communication notifying closeout of delineation phase. PSAP verification phase begins. Participants have 90 calendar days to review updates. If you are not interested in participating in the 2020 Census PSAP, please e-mail or call the Census Bureau with an explanation. Contact information is provided below. CONTACT INFORMATION E-mail: geo.psap@census.gov Phone: 1-844-788-4921 Web site: http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/about/psap.html We look forward to working with you. Sincerely, Albert E. Fontenot, Jr. Associate Director for Decennial Census Programs Enclosures cc: State Data Center Contact We estimate that completing this program will take a total of 40 hours on average, from 20182020. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to geo.psap@census.gov. This collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eight digit OMB approval number that appears at the upper left of the letter confirms this approval. If this number were not displayed, we could not conduct this survey. The Census Bureau conducts this program under the legal authority of the Title 13 U.S. Code, Section 6. OMB Control No: XXXX-XXXX L-300 [Invitation Letter to Alaska Native Villages] < > FROM THE DIRECTOR U.S. CENSUS BUREAU Dear (Village Official): The U.S. Census Bureau (Census Bureau) invites your Alaska Native village (ANV) to participate in the 2020 Census Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP). Do not miss your once-per-decade opportunity to review and update the Alaska Native village statistical area (ANVSA) for your village, as part of the 2020 Census PSAP. If you do not respond to this invitation, we will contact your Alaska Native Regional Association (ANRA) to review and delineate ANVSAs on behalf of your ANV. We strongly encourage your participation in the 2020 Census PSAP for the following reasons: • The federal government allocates over $675 billion in federal funds annually for infrastructure, programs, and services based on Census Bureau data. • Participation ensures that your village will gain valuable information that will aid in making decisions about education, health services, and housing. • The 2020 Census PSAP is your only opportunity to review and update ANVSA prior to the 2020 Census. Action Steps: 1. Review the enclosed 2020 Census Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) Information Guide to answer questions about PSAP and help your village prepare for participation. 2. Sign-up for the 2020 Census PSAP by filling out the enclosed Tribal Contact Update Form and Tribal Product Preference Form. Please return the completed forms in the enclosed postage-paid envelope or scan and e-mail the forms to geo.psap@census.gov, within two weeks of receipt. You can find statistical data for your ANVSA in the Census Bureau’s My Tribal Area application at https://www.census.gov/tribal/. The Census Bureau published the proposed delineation criteria for these statistical areas in the Federal Register Notice . census.gov The Census Bureau will offer webinar training for the 2020 Census PSAP beginning in February 2019. Details are available on the PSAP Web site at http://www.census.gov/programssurveys/decennial-census/about/psap.html. 2020 Census PSAP Schedule Date Event March – May 2018 Contact 2010 Census PSAP participants to inquire about 2020 Census PSAP participation. July 2018 January 2019 PSAP invitation materials sent to PSAP participants. PSAP delineation phase begins. Participants have 120 calendar days to submit updates. February 2019 PSAP webinar trainings begin. July 2019 January 2020 Send PSAP participants communication notifying closeout of delineation phase. PSAP verification phase begins. Participants have 90 calendar days to review updates. If you are not interested in participating in the 2020 Census PSAP, please e-mail or call the Census Bureau with an explanation. Contact information is provided below. CONTACT INFORMATION E-mail: geo.psap@census.gov Phone: 1-844-788-4921 Web site: http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/about/psap.html We look forward to working with you. Sincerely, Albert E. Fontenot, Jr. Associate Director for Decennial Census Programs Enclosures cc: State Data Center Contact We estimate that completing this program will take a total of 40 hours on average, from 20182020. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to geo.psap@census.gov. This collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eight digit OMB approval number that appears at the upper left of the letter confirms this approval. If this number were not displayed, we could not conduct this survey. The Census Bureau conducts this program under the legal authority of the Title 13 U.S. Code, Section 6. OMB Control No: XXXX-XXXX L-310 [Invitation Letter to OTSA] < > FROM THE DIRECTOR U.S. CENSUS BUREAU Dear (Tribal Chair): The U.S. Census Bureau (Census Bureau) invites your tribal government to participate in the 2020 Census Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP). All federally recognized tribes that currently have an Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Area (OTSA) are eligible to review their OTSA and to delineate OTSA tribal subdivisions, and/or census designated places (CDPs) representing unincorporated communities within OTSAs, as part of the PSAP. We strongly encourage your participation in the 2020 Census PSAP for the following reasons: • The federal government allocates over $675 billion in federal funds annually for infrastructure, programs, and services based on Census Bureau data. • Participation ensures that your tribe will gain valuable information that will aid in making decisions about education, health services, and housing. • The 2020 Census PSAP is your only opportunity to review and update OTSAs, tribal subdivisions, and CDPs prior to the 2020 Census. Action Steps: 1. Review the enclosed 2020 Census Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) Information Guide to answer questions about PSAP and help your government prepare for participation. 2. Sign-up for the 2020 Census PSAP by filling out the enclosed Tribal Contact Update Form and Tribal Product Preference Form. Please return the completed forms in the enclosed postage-paid envelope or scan and e-mail the forms to geo.psap@census.gov, within two weeks of receipt. You can find statistical data for your tribal area in the Census Bureau’s My Tribal Area application at https://www.census.gov/tribal/. The Census Bureau published the proposed delineation criteria for these statistical areas in the Federal Register Notice . census.gov The Census Bureau will offer webinar training for the 2020 Census PSAP beginning in February 2019. Details are available on the PSAP Web site at http://www.census.gov/programssurveys/decennial-census/about/psap.html. 2020 Census PSAP Schedule Date Event March – May 2018 Contact 2010 Census PSAP participants to inquire about 2020 Census PSAP participation. July 2018 January 2019 PSAP invitation materials sent to PSAP participants. PSAP delineation phase begins. Participants have 120 calendar days to submit updates. February 2019 PSAP webinar trainings begin. July 2019 January 2020 Send PSAP participants communication notifying closeout of delineation phase. PSAP verification phase begins. Participants have 90 calendar days to review updates. If you are not interested in participating in the 2020 Census PSAP, please e-mail or call the Census Bureau with an explanation. Contact information is provided below. CONTACT INFORMATION E-mail: geo.psap@census.gov Phone: 1-844-788-4921 Web site: http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/about/psap.html We look forward to working with you. Sincerely, Albert E. Fontenot, Jr. Associate Director for Decennial Census Programs Enclosures cc: State Data Center Contact We estimate that completing this program will take a total of 40 hours on average, from 20182020. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to geo.psap@census.gov. This collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eight digit OMB approval number that appears at the upper left of the letter confirms this approval. If this number were not displayed, we could not conduct this survey. The Census Bureau conducts this program under the legal authority of the Title 13 U.S. Code, Section 6. OMB Control No: XXXX-XXXX L-390 [Invitation Letter to RPAs, COGs, and Counties] < > FROM THE DIRECTOR U.S. CENSUS BUREAU Dear (PSAP Participant): The U.S. Census Bureau (Census Bureau) invites your government to participate in the 2020 Census Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP). Do not miss your once-per-decade opportunity to review and update census tracts, block groups, census designated places (CDPs), and when applicable, census county divisions (CCDs). We strongly encourage your participation in the 2020 Census PSAP for the following reasons: • The federal government allocates over $675 billion in federal funds annually for infrastructure, programs, and services based on Census Bureau data. • Participation ensures that your government will gain valuable information that will aid in making decisions about education, health services, and housing. • The 2020 Census PSAP is your only opportunity to review and update census tracts, block groups, CDPs, and CCDs prior to the 2020 Census. As the primary participant, work with all interested parties so that the resulting 2020 Census PSAP statistical areas accommodate the needs and interests of all governments and organizations in the areas for which you are the primary PSAP participant. Action Steps: 1. Review the enclosed 2020 Census Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) Information Guide to answer questions about PSAP and help your government prepare for participation. 2. Sign-up for the 2020 Census PSAP by filling out the enclosed Contact Update Form and Product Preference Form. Please return the completed forms in the enclosed postagepaid envelope or scan and e-mail the forms to geo.psap@census.gov, within two weeks of receipt. You can find statistical data for your government in the Census Bureau’s American FactFinder at http://factfinder.census.gov. The Census Bureau published the proposed delineation criteria for these statistical areas in the Federal Register Notice . census.gov The Census Bureau will offer webinar training for the 2020 Census PSAP beginning in February 2019. Details are available on the PSAP Web site at http://www.census.gov/programssurveys/decennial-census/about/psap.html. 2020 Census PSAP Schedule Date Event March – May 2018 Contact 2010 Census PSAP participants to inquire about 2020 Census PSAP participation. July 2018 January 2019 PSAP invitation materials sent to PSAP participants. PSAP delineation phase begins. Participants have 120 calendar days to submit updates. February 2019 PSAP webinar trainings begin. July 2019 January 2020 Send PSAP participants communication notifying closeout of delineation phase. PSAP verification phase begins. Participants have 90 calendar days to review updates. If you are not interested in participating in the 2020 Census PSAP, please e-mail or call the Census Bureau with an explanation. Contact information is provided below. CONTACT INFORMATION E-mail: geo.psap@census.gov Phone: 1-844-788-4921 Web site: http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/about/psap.html We look forward to working with you. Sincerely, Albert E. Fontenot, Jr. Associate Director for Decennial Census Programs Enclosures cc: State Data Center Contact We estimate that completing this program will take a total of 40 hours on average, from 20182020. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to geo.psap@census.gov. This collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eight digit OMB approval number that appears at the upper left of the letter confirms this approval. If this number were not displayed, we could not conduct this survey. The Census Bureau conducts this program under the legal authority of the Title 13 U.S. Code, Section 6. OMB Control No: XXXX-XXXX L-395 [Invitation Letter to SDC Contact] < > FROM THE DIRECTOR U.S. CENSUS BUREAU Dear State Data Center Contact, The U.S. Census Bureau (Census Bureau) is now preparing for the 2020 Census Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP). PSAP is a once-per-decade opportunity, prior to the 2020 Census, for tribal, state, county, and local governments, councils of governments (COGs), regional planning agencies (RPAs), and local stakeholders to review and update tribal statistical areas, census tracts, block groups, census designated places (CDPs), and, when applicable, census county divisions (CCDs). In March 2018, the Census Bureau will contact 2010 Census PSAP Participants in your state to solicit their participation in the 2020 Census PSAP. In July 2018, the Census Bureau will send official invitations to potential participants whom we identify in our initial outreach. We will send you carbon copies of all 2020 Census PSAP correspondence we make with PSAP participants in your state. We may need your assistance to ensure we have complete PSAP coverage in your state. We strongly encourage participation in the 2020 Census PSAP for the following reasons: • The federal government allocates over $675 billion in federal funds annually for infrastructure, programs, and services based on Census Bureau data. • Participation ensures that tribal, state, and local governments in your state will gain valuable information that will aid in making decisions about education, health services, and housing. • The 2020 Census PSAP is the only opportunity to review and update tribal statistical areas, census tracts, block groups, CDPs, and CCDs prior to the 2020 Census. Action Steps: 1. Review the enclosed 2020 Census Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) Information Guide to answer questions about PSAP. 2. Fill out the enclosed Contact Update Form. Please return the completed form in the enclosed, postage-paid envelope or scan and e-mail the form to geo.psap@census.gov, within two weeks of receipt. census.gov You can find data for statistical areas in your state in the Census Bureau’s American FactFinder at http://factfinder.census.gov. The Census Bureau published the proposed delineation criteria for these statistical areas in the Federal Register Notice . The Census Bureau will offer webinar training for the 2020 Census PSAP beginning in February 2019. Details are available on the PSAP Web site at http://www.census.gov/programssurveys/decennial-census/about/psap.html. 2020 Census PSAP Schedule Date Event March – May 2018 Contact 2010 Census PSAP participants to inquire about 2020 Census PSAP participation. July 2018 PSAP invitation materials sent to PSAP participants. PSAP delineation phase begins. Participants have 120 calendar days to submit updates. January 2019 February 2019 PSAP webinar trainings begin. July 2019 January 2020 Send PSAP participants communication notifying closeout of delineation phase. PSAP verification phase begins. Participants have 90 calendar days to review updates. If you have any questions about the 2020 Census PSAP, please e-mail or call the Census Bureau. Contact information is provided below. CONTACT INFORMATION E-mail: geo.psap@census.gov Phone: 1-844-788-4921 Web site: http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/about/psap.html We look forward to working with you. Sincerely, Albert E. Fontenot, Jr. Associate Director for Decennial Census Programs Enclosures We estimate that completing this program will take a total of 40 hours on average, from 20182020. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to geo.psap@census.gov. This collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eight digit OMB approval number that appears at the upper left of the letter confirms this approval. If this number were not displayed, we could not conduct this survey. The Census Bureau conducts this program under the legal authority of the Title 13 U.S. Code, Section 6.
| File Type | application/pdf |
| Author | Bipin Neupane (CENSUS/GEO FED) |
| File Modified | 2017-11-06 |
| File Created | 2017-11-06 |