LUCA Closeout letter

Request for Non-Substantive Change to the 2020 Census Local Update of Census Addresses
Operation (LUCA)
OMB Control No. 0607-0994
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Census Bureau
Purpose
The 2020 Census Local Update of Census Addresses Operation (LUCA) is the only opportunity
offered to tribal, state, and local governments to review and comment on the U.S. Census
Bureau's residential address list for their jurisdiction prior to the 2020 Census. The Census
Bureau relies on a complete and accurate address list to reach every living quarter and
associated population for inclusion in the census. The Census Address List Improvement Act of
1994 (Public Law 103-430) authorizes the LUCA Operation. On December 15, 2016, the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approved the 2020 Census LUCA information collection.
Background
On July 9, 2019, OMB approved 31 materials that the Census Bureau sent to LUCA participants
for the Feedback Phase. This non-substantive change (NSC) request is to add the remaining
LUCA Closeout Phase communication with groups of partners by email.
With this NSC request, the Census Bureau is submitting an email that is to be sent to groups of
partners that have not submitted a completed D-2012 – Destruction or Return of Title 13,
United States Code Materials Form (Table 1). The email provides instructions for partners to
close-out their 2020 Census LUCA participation.
This is the Census Bureau’s final delivery and communication with governments and/or groups
of partners for the 2020 Census LUCA. For reference, all previous NSC submissions for the 2020
Census LUCA are listed below in the appendix (Table 2). The Document column links directly to
the corresponding justification for the NSC request.
There is no substantive change to the operation resulting from this change.
Burden
The burden of the 2020 Census LUCA is unchanged by this update.

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Table 1: LUCA Closeout Material(s)
LUCA Materials
Changes as part of this NSC
Adding new document

Material
Email

Description or content
Instructions to groups of partners that have not submitted a
completed D-2012 – Destruction or Return of Title 13, United
States Code Materials Form.

Table 2: Previous LUCA NSC Requests
Title

Document

NSC_LUCA_Signature Change on Letters

LUCA NSC_2017_v2.docx

NSC_LUCA_#2_signature change on letters

LUCA NSC_2_2017_signaturechange_letters.docx

NSC3_LUCA_Updated_User_Guides

LUCA NSC3_UserGuides_12_20_17.docx

NCS3_LUCA_Update_UserGuides_Part2

LUCA NSC3_UserGuides_12318_upload 2 user
guides.docx

NSC4_LUCA_Revision to Mail Materials

LUCA NSC_Revision to Mail Materials.docx

NSC5_LUCA_D-2015_BlockInsert

NSC5_LUCA_D-2015-BlockInsert.docx

NSC6 LUCA Justification for additional email

LUCA NSC_UngeocodedAddresses_
April2018.docx

NSC6 LUCA email to county governments

Ungeocoded Addresses email and web wording
04232018.docx

NSC for emails sent to counties

Ungeocoded Addresses email and web wording
04232018.docx

Justification for NSC for LUCA - emails to
counties

LUCA NSC_UngeocodedAddresses_
April2018.docx

LUCA NSC7_partnercomms_PR respondent
guide

LUCA NSC_GeneralContactwithPartnersPuertoRicoRespondentGuide_form_05012018.docx

LUCA Review Phase and Feedback Phase
NSC1

LUCA NSC Review Phase and Feedback Phase May
22 2019.pdf

LUCA Feedback Phase NSC2

LUCA Feedback Phase NSC2.pdf

Document Type

Date
Uploaded

Justification for No
Material/Nonsubstantive
Change
Justification for No
Material/Nonsubstantive
Change
Justification for No
Material/Nonsubstantive
Change
Justification for No
Material/Nonsubstantive
Change
Justification for No
Material/Nonsubstantive
Change
Justification for No
Material/Nonsubstantive
Change
Justification for No
Material/Nonsubstantive
Change
Justification for No
Material/Nonsubstantive
Change
Justification for No
Material/Nonsubstantive
Change
Justification for No
Material/Nonsubstantive
Change
Justification for No
Material/Nonsubstantive
Change
Justification for No
Material/Nonsubstantive
Change
Justification for No
Material/Nonsubstantive
Change

07/12/2017
10/05/2017
12/20/2017
01/24/2018
01/30/2018
02/08/2018
04/25/2018
04/25/2018
05/10/2018
05/10/2018
05/11/2018
05/22/2019
06/24/2019

FROM THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
FOR DECENNIAL CENSUS PROGRAMS

Thank you for participating in the 2020 Census Local Update of Census Addresses Operation (LUCA). Our
records indicate that you have not submitted a completed D-2012 – Destruction or Return of Title 13,
United States Code Materials form. For your convenience, a copy of the D-2012 is attached to this email.
The LUCA Liaison for your jurisdiction must completely fill out and sign section A on the form. If the
Liaison is not available, the current Highest Elected Official (HEO) may sign on their behalf. If any LUCA
reviewers are not available, the Liaison or HEO’s signature in section A is the only requirement. Please
ensure that the form indicates if your entity has destroyed (preferred) or returned your Title 13 LUCA
materials to the Census Bureau.
The completed, signed D-2012 form may be sent by mail using the postage-paid return envelope
previously provided in your LUCA review package, or another envelope addressed to:
ATTN: Geography LUCA BLDG 63E
National Processing Center
1201 E. 10th Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47132
You may also fill out and scan the attached form and send it to us by replying to this email.
If you have any questions regarding LUCA, please contact us by email at GEO.2020.LUCA@census.gov,
by phone at 1-844-344-0169, or you can visit our website at .

Sincerely,

Albert E. Fontenot, Jr.
Associate Director for
Decennial Census Programs
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