Emergency clearance is granted for 2 months. The agency must post a 30 day notice and submit the IC for clearance within the 2 month emergency clearance window. The agency will take appropriate steps to ensure that emergency clearances of this nature are not requested in the future. The agency will meet with OMB staff within the 2 month emergency clearance window to describe process issues it has identified and their proposed solutions.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2015
2 Months From Approved
07/31/2017
708,000
0
708,000
19,347
0
19,347
0
0
0
The CPS demographic data include age, marital status, gender, Armed Forces status, education, race, origin, family income, and country of birth. The data are used for subject specific (labor-force and supplement) analytic research, for internal analytic research, for evaluating other surveys, and for selecting other survey samples.
The Census Bureau must start collection CPS Demographic items no later than May 2015 in order to ensure data are complete for the 2017 ASEC sample. Any delay beyond May 2015 will mean the Census Bureau will not be able to provide data on same-sex households until the 2018 ASEC, compromising our mission to provide timely and relevant data that informs on an evolving social dynamic in our country.
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.