American Community Survey Methods Panel Tests

ICR 202203-0607-008

OMB: 0607-0936

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supplementary Document
2022-03-29
Supplementary Document
2022-03-28
Supplementary Document
2022-03-28
Supporting Statement B
2021-06-11
Supporting Statement A
2021-06-11
IC Document Collections
ICR Details
0607-0936 202203-0607-008
Received in OIRA 202106-0607-002
DOC/CENSUS
American Community Survey Methods Panel Tests
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular 03/29/2022
  Requested Previously Approved
08/31/2024 08/31/2024
437,333 437,333
283,222 283,222
0 0

The American Community Survey (ACS) is an ongoing monthly survey that collects detailed housing and socioeconomic data from about 3.5 million addresses in the United States and about 36,000 addresses in Puerto Rico each year. The ACS also collects detailed socioeconomic data from about 195,000 residents living in Group Quarter (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 Census Bureau to provide timely and relevant housing and socioeconomic statistics, even for low levels of geography. An ongoing data collection effort with an annual sample of this magnitude requires that the ACS continue research, testing, and evaluations aimed at improving data quality, reducing data collection costs, and improving the ACS questionnaire content and related data collection materials. The ACS Methods Panel is a research program designed to address and respond to survey issues and needs. As part of the Decennial Census Program, the ACS also provides an opportunity to research and test elements of survey data collection that relate to the decennial census. As such, the ACS Methods Panel can serve as a testbed for the decennial census. From 2021 to 2024, the ACS Methods Panel may test ACS and decennial census methods for reducing survey cost, addressing respondent burden, and improving survey response, data quality, and survey efficiencies. The ACS Methods Panel may also address other emerging needs of the programs. At this time, plans are in place to propose several tests related to self-response, group quarters, and nonresponse followup data collection operations. Tests may also be conducted to explore the use of administrative records. Because the ACS Methods Panel is designed to address emerging issues, we may propose additional testing as needed. Any testing would focus on methods for reducing data collection costs, improving data quality, improving the respondent experience, revising content, or testing new questions that have a need to be included in the Decennial Census Program.

US Code: 13 USC 141, 193, and 221
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  86 FR 8756 02/09/2021
87 FR 15909 03/21/2022
Yes

1
IC Title Form No. Form Name
ACS Methods Panel Test

  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 437,333 437,333 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 283,222 283,222 0 0 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
No

$4,000,000
Yes Part B of Supporting Statement
    Yes
    Yes
No
No
No
No
Robin Pennington 301 763-8132 robin.a.pennington@census.gov

  No

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.
03/29/2022


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