Billing Code 3510-07-P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Military Panel Topical 2 and
Topical 3 Operations
On August 31, 2023, the Department of Commerce received clearance from the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 to
conduct the Census Household Panel recruitment and first topical operation (OMB No. 06071027, Exp. 8/31/26). The Military Panel is designed to ensure availability of frequent data
collection for nationwide estimates on a variety of topics for active-duty service members and
spouses of active-duty service members.
Content for Topical 2 will consist of topics including housing, family readiness, voting,
and harassment and discrimination. Data will be collected in July. Content for Topical 3 will
consist of topics including finances, transition assistance, and combatting trafficking. Data will
be collected in September. The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of
this notice. We invite the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed,
and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. Public comments were
previously requested via the Federal Register on July 3, 2023, during a 30-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce.
Title: Military Panel

OMB Control Number: 0607-1027
Form Number(s): Not yet determined
Type of Request: Request for a Revision of a Currently Approved Collection
Number of Respondents: 1,141 panel members
Average Hours Per Response: 2 hours per year (20 minutes for bi-monthly collection)
Burden Hours: 1,596
Needs and Uses: The Census Military Panel is a national survey panel by the U.S. Census
Bureau (Census) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) consisting of active-duty service
members and spouses of active-duty service members that have agreed to be contacted and
invited to participate. The ultimate goal for the Military Panel project is to recruit at least 2,000
panel members (1,000 service members and 1,000 spouses) randomly selected directly from
military administrative data.
Invitations to complete the bi-monthly surveys will be sent via email and SMS messages
and questionnaires will be mainly internet self-response. The Panel will maintain
representativeness by allowing respondents who do not use the internet to respond via
computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI). All panelists will receive an incentive for each
complete questionnaire. Periodic replenishment samples will maintain representativeness and
panelists will be replaced after a period of three years.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households
Frequency: Bi-monthly
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary
Legal Authority: 10 U.S.C. Section 1782; Title 13 U.S.C. 8(b).

This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the
instructions to view the Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection
should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting
"Currently under 30-day Review - Open for Public Comments" or by using the search function
and entering the title of the collection or the OMB Control Number 0607-1027.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer,
Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,

Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-12447 Filed: 6/5/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/6/2024]