Generic Clearance for Internet Nonprobability Panel Pretesting

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 1 2020 Census Tracking Survey Addendum Form and Instruction	New
Form 1 University of Virginia-Census Persuasion Survey Form and Instruction	New
Form 1 2020 Census Tracking Survey Form and Instruction	New
Form 1 2019 Annual Business Survey Telephone Debriefing Form and Instruction	New
Form 1 2020 Census Quantitative Copy Testing Form and Instruction	New
Form 1 2020 CBAMS Mindsets Form and Instruction	New
Form 1 2019 VIUS Cognitive Testing Form and Instruction	New
Form 1 2020 Census Tracking Survey Field Test Amendment Form and Instruction	New
Form 1 QTAX F-72 Redesign Cognitive Testing Form and Instruction	New
Form 1 Commodity Flow Survey Pretesting Form and Instruction	New
Form 4 Usability Testing of the FNS SNAP Application Form and Instruction	New
Form 1 Cognitive Testing of the FNS SNAP Vendor Application Form and Instruction	New
Form 1 Cognitive Testing of SNAP Messaging for ABAwD Form and Instruction	New
Form 1 Re-identification Question Pretesting Survey Form and Instruction	New
Form 1 2020 Census Tracking Survey Field Test Form and Instruction	New
Form 1 CTSP Campaign Testing Amendment Form and Instruction	New
Form 1 Respondent Privacy and Confidentiality Concerns Study Form and Instruction	New
Form 1 CTSP Campaign Testing Form and Instruction	New
Form 1 QIPT Focus Groups Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form Focus Group Guide 2020 CBAMS Focus Groups Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 2020 CBAMS Survey 2020 CBAMS Survey Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Justification_for_Nonsub_change_0607_0978.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2018-12-04
omb83-i_2017_170517.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-06-27
SUPPORTING STATEMENT B_2017_05_17.docx Supporting Statement B	2017-06-27
SUPPORTING STATEMENT A_2017_05_17.docx Supporting Statement A	2017-06-27

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
242316	2020 Census Tracking Survey Addendum Form and Instruction	New
238940	University of Virginia-Census Persuasion Survey Form and Instruction	New
238852	2020 Census Tracking Survey Form and Instruction	New
238727	2019 Annual Business Survey Telephone Debriefing Form and Instruction	New
238724	2020 Census Quantitative Copy Testing Form and Instruction	New
238571	2020 CBAMS Mindsets Form and Instruction	New
237987	2019 VIUS Cognitive Testing Form and Instruction	New
237944	2020 Census Tracking Survey Field Test Amendment Form and Instruction	New
237927	QTAX F-72 Redesign Cognitive Testing Form and Instruction	New
237850	Commodity Flow Survey Pretesting Form and Instruction	New
237849	Usability Testing of the FNS SNAP Application Form and Instruction	New
237848	Cognitive Testing of the FNS SNAP Vendor Application Form and Instruction	New
237778	Cognitive Testing of SNAP Messaging for ABAwD Form and Instruction	New
237648	Re-identification Question Pretesting Survey Form and Instruction	New
237465	2020 Census Tracking Survey Field Test Form and Instruction	New
235179	CTSP Campaign Testing Amendment Form and Instruction	New
235178	Respondent Privacy and Confidentiality Concerns Study Form and Instruction	New
234457	CTSP Campaign Testing Form and Instruction	New
232802	QIPT Focus Groups Form and Instruction	Unchanged
229503	2020 CBAMS Focus Groups Form and Instruction	Unchanged
228741	2020 CBAMS Survey Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0607-0978	ICR Reference No: 201812-0607-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201706-0607-003
Agency/Subagency: DOC/CENSUS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Generic Clearance for Internet Nonprobability Panel Pretesting
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/10/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/10/2018
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2020	08/31/2020	08/31/2020
Responses	165,325	0	55,108
Time Burden (Hours)	50,699	0	16,900
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The information collected in this program of developing and testing questionnaires and advertising that will be used by the Census Bureau to evaluate and improve the quality of the data in the surveys and censuses that are ultimately conducted. Because the questionnaires being tested under this clearance are still in the process of development, the data that result from these collections are not considered official statistics of the Census Bureau or other Federal agencies. Data will be included in research reports prepared for sponsors inside and outside of the Census Bureau. The results may also be prepared for presentations related to survey methodology at professional meetings or publications in professional journals.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 13 USC 131,141,161,181,182,193,301 Name of Law: null
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 4284	01/13/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 13280	06/26/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 21

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Usability Testing of the FNS SNAP Application	9, 6, 8, 7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Oklahoma SNAP Application ,   MD_Screenshots_151-181 ,   MD_ScreenShots_1-50 ,   MD_Screenshots_101-150 ,   Massachusetts SNAP Application ,   Maryland SNAP Application ,   Virginia SNAP Application ,   Indiana SNAP Application ,   MD_Screenshot_51-100
Re-identification Question Pretesting Survey	1, 2	Survey Flow ,   Alternate Questions
QTAX F-72 Redesign Cognitive Testing	2, 1	Revised F-72 Instrument ,   Original F-72 Instrument
2019 VIUS Cognitive Testing	1, 2	9501 VIUS Worksheet ,   9502 VIUS Worksheet
2020 CBAMS Mindsets	2, 1	CBAMS Mindset Instrument ,   CBAMS NONID Help Text for Address Screens
CTSP Campaign Testing	1, 2	Online Quantitive Testing Screener Questionnaire ,   Focus Group Screener
CTSP Campaign Testing Amendment	1, 2	Appendix A ,   Appendix C
2020 CBAMS Survey	2020 CBAMS Survey, 2020 CBAMS Survey	2020 CBAMS Survey ,   2020 CBAMS SUrvey
QIPT Focus Groups	1, 2	Online Testing Questionnaire ,   Focus Group Activity
Commodity Flow Survey Pretesting	1	2017 CFS Survey
2020 Census Quantitative Copy Testing	1	Questionnaire
2020 Census Tracking Survey Addendum	2, 1	Question changes made throughout testing cycle ,   Questionnaire
Cognitive Testing of the FNS SNAP Vendor Application	1, 2, 3, 4	SNAP Initial Application (web) ,   SNAP Reauthorization Application (web) ,   SNAP Initial Application (paper) ,   SNAP Reauthorization Application (paper)
Respondent Privacy and Confidentiality Concerns Study	1	Respondent Privacy and Confidentiality Concerns Questionnaire
2019 Annual Business Survey Telephone Debriefing	2, 1	ABS Questionnaire ,   ABS Questionnaire Web Screenshots
2020 CBAMS Focus Groups	Focus Group Guide	Focus Group Guide
Cognitive Testing of SNAP Messaging for ABAwD	1	Protocol and Test Questions
University of Virginia-Census Persuasion Survey	2, 3, 1	Questionnaire ,   Experimental Invitations ,   Experimental Email Invitations
2020 Census Tracking Survey Field Test Amendment	1, 2	Revised Phone Questionnaire ,   Revised Web Questionnaire
2020 Census Tracking Survey Field Test	1, 2	Web Questionnaire ,   Phone Questionnaire
2020 Census Tracking Survey	2, 1	Phone Questionnaire ,   Web Questionnaire

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	165,325	55,108	0	110,217	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	50,699	16,900	0	33,799	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There was an error in communications on the approved number of burden hours and responses - please see our Justification for Nonsubstantive Changes

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Annual Cost to Federal Government:

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 12/10/2018

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