[Federal Register: August 7, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 152)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Survey of Program Dynamics--2002
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on
proposed or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before October 9, 2001.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room
6086, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via
the Internet at MClayton@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Michael McMahon, Census Bureau, FOB 3, Room 3375,
Washington, DC 20233-0001, (301) 457-1616.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
I. Abstract
The Survey of Program Dynamics (SPD) is a household-based survey
designed as a data collection vehicle that can provide the basis for an
overall evaluation of how well welfare reforms are achieving the aims
of the Administration and the Congress and meeting the needs of the
American people.
The SPD is a large, longitudinal, nationally-representative study
that measures participation in welfare programs, including both
programs that are being reformed and those that remain unchanged. The
SPD measures other important social, economic, demographic, and family
changes that will allow analysis of the effectiveness of the welfare
reforms.
With the August 22, 1996, signing of the Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-193), the
Census Bureau is required to conduct the SPD, using as the sample the
households from the 1992 and 1993 Survey of Income and Program
Participation (SIPP). The information we obtain will be used to
evaluate the impact of this law on a sample of previous welfare
recipients and future recipients of assistance under new state programs
funded under this law as well as assess the impact on other low-income
families. Issues of particular attention include welfare dependency,
the length of welfare spells, the causes of repeat welfare spells,
educational enrollment and work training, health care utilization, out-
of-wedlock births, and the status of children.
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The 2002 SPD is the fifth year of data collection using the same
SPD core questions. The effect of welfare changes on children's
behaviors and outcomes is a great concern to those evaluating welfare
reform. Therefore, the 2002 data collection will include additional
questions on the extended measures of child well-being, last asked
during the 1999 data collection. The extended measures of child well-
being questions cover parent/child interactions; frequency of specific
cognitively-stimulating children activities; establishment of family
routines; family conflict; behavior problems; and school engagement and
attendance.
The history of SPD is as follows:
During the 1997 SPD, we collected data using the Current
Population Survey (CPS) March questionnaire. The CPS March
questionnaire provided baseline income, work experience, and program
participation (``core data'') data for the period prior to the
implementation of welfare reforms in1996.
During the 1998 and 2001 SPD, we collected the core data
plus data from adolescents on their homelife, school, peers, and
potential risk behaviors.
During the 1999 SPD, we collected core data plus extended
measures of child well-being. We will collect extended measures of
child well-being data again in 2002.
During the 2000 SPD, we collected core data plus a one-
time topical module which collected the residential histories of
children.
II. Method of Collection
The SPD is a longitudinal study of welfare-related activities with
the sample respondents originally selected from 1992 and 1993 SIPP
panels. We conducted interviews in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001. We
collect data from a nationally representative sample of the
noninstitutionalized resident population living in the United States
for all individuals, families, and households using a computer-assisted
interviewing (CAI) instrument. Individuals who are at least 15 years of
age at the time of the interview will be eligible to be in the survey.
We have scheduled a small sample of households for reinterview. The
reinterview process assures that all households were properly contacted
and that the data are valid.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0607-0838.
Form Number: CAI Automated Instrument.
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 52,000 respondents, 1,500
reinterview respondents.
Estimated Time Per Response: 36 minutes per respondent, 10 minutes
per reinterview.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 31,450.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: No costs to the respondents other than
their time.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Section 182; and
Title 42, United States Code, Section 614 (Public Law 104-193,
Section 414, signed August 22, 1996).
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice are summarized or
included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: August 2, 2001.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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