[Federal Register: June 30, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 125)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for clearance the following proposal for collection of information 
under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 
chapter 35).
    Agency: Bureau of the Census.
    Title: Current Population Survey (CPS)--October 1998 School 
Enrollment Supplement.
    Form Number(s): There are no forms. We conduct all interviewing on 
computers.
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0464.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change of an expired 
collection.
    Burden: 4,000 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 48,000.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau is requesting clearance for the 
collection of data concerning the School Enrollment Supplement to be 
conducted in conjunction with the October 1998 CPS. The Bureau of the 
Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsor the basic 
annual school enrollment questions, which have been collected annually 
in the CPS for 40 years.
    This survey provides information on public/private elementary and 
secondary school enrollment, and characteristics of private school 
students and their families, which is used for tracking historical 
trends and for policy planning and support. This survey is the only 
source of national data on the age distribution and family 
characteristics of college students, and the only source of demographic 
data on preprimary school enrollment. As part of the Federal 
Government's efforts to collect data and provide timely information to 
local governments for policymaking decisions, the survey provides 
national trends in employment and progress in school.
    The data are used by Federal agencies; state, county, and city 
governments; and private organizations responsible for education to 
formulate and implement education policy. They are also used by 
employers and analysts to anticipate the composition of the labor force 
in the future.
    This year, we are removing inquiries on computer usage and private 
school tuition which are only asked periodically. No other changes are 
proposed.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S.C., Section 182; and Title 29, 
U.S.C., Sections 1-9.
    OMB Desk Officer: Nancy Kirkendall, (202) 395-7313.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Nancy Kirkendall, OMB Desk Officer, room 10201, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: June 23, 1998.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of Management and Organization.
[FR Doc. 98-17286 Filed 6-29-98; 8:45 am]
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