This collection is approved with the following terms of clearance: 1) as requested by the Census Bureau, the questions on parental place of birth will not be included in the ACS at this time; 2) the Census Bureau will provide OMB with its responses to the recommendations from the National Academies panel on Group Quarters in the ACS; and 3) the Census Bureau agrees that the methodological documentation for the ACS needs updating based on sample and operational changes in recent years, and will keep OMB informed on these efforts.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/2015
36 Months From Approved
09/30/2014
3,805,200
0
3,805,200
2,435,568
0
2,337,868
0
0
0
The U.S. Census Bureau requests authorization from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to add new content and an Internet collection mode to the American Community Survey (ACS) data collection. The ACS allows the Census Bureau to provide more timely and relevant housing and socio-economic data while also reducing operational risks in the census by eliminating the long-form historically given to one in every six addresses. Content updates enable the ACS data collection to remain relevant to changes in the demographic, socio-economic, and housing characteristics of communities in U.S. and Puerto Rico.
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.
The American Community Survey