The purposes for the survey are: 1) to produce the official count of state and local government units in the United States; 2) to obtain descriptive information on the basic characteristics of governments; 3) to identify and delete inactive units; 4) to identify file duplicates and units that were dependent on other governments; and 5) to update and verify the mailing addresses of governments. The respondents are the 90,000 county governments, consolidated city-county governments, independent cities, towns, townships, special district governments, and public school systems. We will send each unit an appropriate
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.
2002 Census of Governments Local Government Directory Survey