Report of Building or Zoning Permits Issued for New Privately-Owned Housing Units

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form C-404 Report of Building or Zoning Permits Issued for New Privately-Owned Housing Units Form	Modified
BPS_30dayfrn_published.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-07-29
Attachment H - Title 13 Relevant Sections.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-07-26
BPS_SupportingStatementB_070921.docx Supporting Statement B	2021-07-26
BPS_SupportingStatementA_071621.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-07-26

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
219123	Report of Building or Zoning Permits Issued for New Privately-Owned Housing Units Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0607-0094	ICR Reference No: 202107-0607-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202012-0607-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/CENSUS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Report of Building or Zoning Permits Issued for New Privately-Owned Housing Units
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/29/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2021
Responses	114,743	110,250
Time Burden (Hours)	17,625	17,263
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Data collected from state and local officials on new residential construction authorized by building permits provide one of the few monthly measures of economic activity available for small geographic areas. The series, a component of The Conference Board Leading Economic Index, is also used to estimate the number of housing units started, completed, and sold, if single-family, and to select samples for the Census Bureau’s demographic surveys. Policymakers, planners, businesses, and others also use the detailed geographic data to monitor growth, plan for local services, and to develop production and marketing plans.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 13 USC 131 and 182
  

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:
	86 FR 24584	05/07/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 40805	07/29/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Report of Building or Zoning Permits Issued for New Privately-Owned Housing Units	C-404	REPORT OF BUILDING OR ZONING PERMITS ISSUED FOR NEW PRIVATELY-OWNED HOUSING UNITS

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	114,743	110,250	0	0	4,493	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	17,625	17,263	0	0	362	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The total number of annual burden hours increased about 2% from 2018. This is primarily due to an increase of the jurisdictions asked to report monthly instead of annually.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,504,545

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.     No

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.     No

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? No

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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: 07/29/2021

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