I had some time today to do some surfing and I snagged this along the way. Has anyone got a chance to look at any of the Portland ACS data that is out? ----------------------------- [Federal Register: May 15, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 94)] [Notices] [Page 27053] [DOCID:fr15my98-63] DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of the Census Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Agency: Bureau of the Census. Title: 1999 American Community Survey. Form Number(s): ACS-1, -1(GQ), -3(GQ), -10, -12(L), -13(L),-14(L), -16(L), -20, -30. Agency Approval Number: 0607-0810. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Burden: 227,500 hours. Number of Respondents: 425,000. Avg Hours Per Response: 32 minutes. Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau is developing a methodology to produce ``long-form'' data on a continual basis that we traditionally have collected once a decade as part of the decennial census. This methodology is called continuous measurement (CM). Since the Census Bureau collects the long-form data only once every ten years, the data become out of date over the course of the decade. Also, there is an increasing need for data describing lower geographic detail. CM will provide current data throughout the decade for small areas and small subpopulations. The American Community Survey (ACS) is the data collection vehicle for CM. The Census Bureau began a test and demonstration of the capabilities of the survey collection and processing system in 1995. Four sites around the country were originally selected. This number has increased slightly through 1998 (presently nine sites). The 1999 ACS will be conducted in 45 sites, including the current nine sites. Over the next three years (1999--2001), we will be greatly expanding the number of sites covered and comparing ACS results to those of the long form which will be administered in the Census 2000. This 3-year period will help us to understand the differences between the ACS and the Census 2000 long form. Current plans are to put the ACS fully in place in 2003. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Frequency: One-time. Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory. Legal Authority: Title 13 USC, Section 182. OMB Desk Officer: Nancy Kirkendall, (202) 395-7313. Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, room 5327, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to Nancy Kirkendall, OMB Desk Officer, room 10201, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. Dated: May 12, 1998. Linda Engelmeier, Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and Organization. [FR Doc. 98-12955 Filed 5-14-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-07-P