Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
11/16/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
12/31/2021
500
1,500
1,250
7,000
0
0
The Spatial, Address, and Imagery Data (SAID) Program is a voluntary geographic partnership program that collects data to update and maintain the U.S. Census Bureauâs geographic database of addresses, streets, and imagery, known as the Master Address File/Topologically Integrated Geocoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) System. The MAF/TIGER System is used to link demographic data from surveys and the decennial census to locations and areas, such as cities, American Indian reservations and trust lands, census tracts, and counties. The MAF/TIGER System is vital for the Census Bureauâs data collection, processing, tabulation, and dissemination programs for the United States and Puerto Rico.
The SAID Program provides the Census Bureau with a continuous method to obtain current, accurate, and complete address, street centerline, and imagery data from tribal, state, and local government partners. It is an integrated program of improved address coverage, continual spatial and street updates, and enhanced quality assessment and measurement throughout the decade to support current surveys, ongoing programs such as the American Community Survey and the Population Estimates Program, and the 2030 Census.
Since inception, the SAID Program (previously known as the Geographic Support System (GSS) Partnership Program) enabled the Census Bureau to update addresses and street centerlines across the country, with participation covering nearly 89 percent of the housing units in the nation. Moving forward, the SAID Program will focus on acquiring addresses, street centerlines, and imagery in areas targeted for housing unit growth or change (e.g., E-911 conversions). Consideration of past program participation and other factors also play a role targeting areas for inclusion in the SAID Program universe.
The change in burden for the SAID Program for the 2022-2024 clearance cycle from the previous collection (2019-2021) is due to a program change, focusing primarily on needs-based acquisition instead of attempts to acquire resources for the entire nation, and the availability of the National Address Database (NAD), an open, partial coverage address database for the nation that will reduce acquisition efforts and time in many areas, as well as some processing time.
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.