Survey of Residential Building or Zoning Permit Systems

OMB Control No: 0607-0350	ICR Reference No: 202101-0607-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201802-0607-004
Agency/Subagency: DOC/CENSUS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Survey of Residential Building or Zoning Permit Systems
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 01/21/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2021
Responses	820	2,000
Time Burden (Hours)	205	500
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Census Bureau uses the Survey of Residential Building or Zoning Permit Systems to obtain information from state and local building permit officials needed for updating the universe of permit-issuing places, which is the sampling frame for the Building Permits Survey (BPS) and the Survey of Construction (SOC). These two surveys provide widely used measures of construction activity, including the New Residential Construction and New Residential Sales economic indicators. The questions on Form C-411 pertain to the legal requirements for issuing building or zoning permits in local jurisdictions, including geographic coverage and types of construction for which permits are issued.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 13 USC 131, 182 Name of Law: null

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 71305	11/09/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 6295	01/21/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title Form No. Form Name Survey of Residential Building or Zoning Permit Systems C-411(V), C-411(M), C-411(C) SURVEY OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING OR ZONING PERMIT SYSTEMS ,   SURVEY OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING OR ZONING PERMIT SYSTEMS ,   SURVEY OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING OR ZONING PERMIT SYSTEMS

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	820	2,000	0	-1,180	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	205	500	0	-295	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The burden hours were reduced from the last submission from 500 annual hours to 205 annual hours due to an effort to reduce collection and processing costs. Starting in 2017, it was decided to send the form only to jurisdictions most likely to report a coverage change and jurisdictions that do not report to us on a regular annual basis.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,500,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: William Abriatis 301 763-3686

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(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;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
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.
Certification Date: 01/21/2021

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