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OMB Control No: 0607-1013	ICR Reference No: 202012-0607-008
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202009-0607-004
Agency/Subagency: DOC/CENSUS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Household Pulse Survey
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 with change	Conclusion Date: 12/31/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 12/22/2020
Terms of Clearance: During the approved collection period the Census Bureau will perform an evaluation of the continued need and relevance of the existing content and any additional content proposed by other agencies. The Census Bureau will evaluate content for suitability and consistency with the purpose and design of the Household Pulse Survey. The Census Bureau will submit revision requests to OMB including 30 days of public comment announced in the Federal Register to receive approval to make any substantive revisions to the content or methods of the survey, or to continue the collection of information beyond February, 2021.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2023	10/31/2023	10/31/2023
Responses	1,296,000	0	1,296,000
Time Burden (Hours)	427,784	0	427,784
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The Household Pulse Survey was approved for data collection through July 31, 2020. As the pandemic continues and the data from this survey continue to be widely used and valued by government officials and others managing response and recovery efforts, the Census Bureau seeks to extend the emergency clearance for the full 180 days permitted under 5 CFR Section 1320, Paperwork Reduction Act, specifically 1320.13, Emergency Processing. For the purposes of discussion, the Census Bureau refers here to the initial deployment of the Household Pulse Survey through July 31, 2020 as “Phase 1,” and to plans for extending the data collection through the balance of time allowable under the emergency clearance as “Phase 2.” The emergency clearance for the Household Pulse Survey will expire on October 31, 2020. In anticipation of a continuing need for Household Pulse Survey data, the Census Bureau is putting forward this request through normal clearance channels for the purposes of continuing the survey through December 31, 2021. This ICR requests regular (non-emergency) approval to conduct “Phase 3” up to three years from OMB approval date. On October 31, 2020, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provided clearance to the Census Bureau to conduct Phase 3 of the Household Pulse Survey (OMB No. 0607-1013, expiration 10/31/2023). A condition of that clearance was that the Census Bureau would continue the survey using the Phase 2 instrument through December, 2020, and then take a hiatus in data collection to evaluate the questionnaire content. During the hiatus, the Census Bureau would work with the other Federal agencies to produce relevant and meaningful data given the ongoing circumstances of the pandemic. The Census Bureau anticipated a break of approximately two months . Given current information about the trajectory of the pandemic, however, it may be imprudent to take the hiatus as planned at the end of December, 2020. The Census Bureau therefore requests approval to continue administering the current Phase 3 instrument through January and February, 2021. While the survey continues, the Census Bureau will proceed with the efforts requested by OMB as part of the October 31, 2020 clearance. Specifically, the Census Bureau will evaluate the continued utility of items on the Phase 3 instrument as described above. Further, it will execute a thorough non-response bias analysis to supplement the Source & Accuracy Statements that accompany each bi-weekly data release. Additionally, we propose adding a brief series of questions to the Phase 3 instrument as soon as possible regarding individuals’ intention to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. Given that time is of the essence for these items, we request approval to include them immediately, effective the data collection period starting January 6, 2021.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 13 USC Sections 8(b), 182

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 34178	06/03/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 57190	09/15/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	1,296,000	1,296,000
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	427,784	427,784
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,000,000

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? Yes

Agency Contact: Jennifer Childs 301 763-4927

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