This survey is used to collect and maintain information about the boundaries, names, and governmental status of counties and equivalent entities, minor civil divisions (MCDs), municipal- ies, Federally recognized American Indian (AI) reservations, and off-reservation trust lands, and Alaska Native Regional Corpor- ations, and to provide accurate identification of these geographic areas for the decennial and economic censuses, other statistical programs of the Census Bureau, and legislative pro- grams of the Federal Government. Respondents are county, MCD, municipal, and AI tribal officials.
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.