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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE

11.001: Census Bureau Data Products

Popular Name: (Census Bureau Publications, Computer Tapes, CD-ROMs, Online (Internet), and Other Media)

Objectives: To provide statistical results of censuses, surveys, and other programs on the Internet, in printed reports, computer tapes, floppy discs, CD-ROM's, online, and other media, and to provide maps showing area boundaries and codes.

PROGRAM AND AWARD FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.

APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS INFORMATION CONTACTS

RELATED PROGRAMS ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS

PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

11.001 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: Census Bureau products are available for purchase by all interested persons.

Beneficiary Eligibility: General public.

Credentials/Documentation: Not applicable.

11.001 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination: None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure: Not applicable.

Award Procedure: Not applicable.

Deadlines: Not applicable.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable.

Appeals: Not applicable.

Renewals: Not applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Not applicable.

Examples of Funded Projects: Not applicable.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable.

11.001 RELATED PROGRAMS:

10.153 Market News;
11.002 Census Customer Services;
11.003 Census Geography;
11.004 Census Intergovernmental Services;
11.005 Census Special Tabulations and Services;
11.025 Measures and Analyses of the U.S. Economy; 17.002 Labor Force Statistics.

11.001 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

The Marketing Services Office, Customer Services Center received orders for thousands of map sheets and data products on computer tape, CD-ROMs and other media in fiscal year 1999. Also, substantial amounts of data were disseminated online. The Census Bureau's Internet site had greatly expanded data in fiscal year 1999. (Internet address: www.census.gov/).

11.001 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Type of Assistance: Dissemination of Technical Information.

Obligations: FY 99 $1,352,845,000; FY 00 est $4,770,640,000; and FY 01 est $724,243,000.

Budget Account Number: 13-0401-0-1-376; 13-0450-0-1-376.

Authorization: Act of August 31, 1954, Public Law 83-740, 13 U.S.C. 8.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: Census Catalog and Guide is now available on the web site and on CD-ROM; Monthly Product Announcement, no charge; Please contact Customer Services (301) 457-4100 for ordering information, or check "Product Catalog" on the Internet site (www.census.gov).

11.001 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office: See list of Department of Commerce District Offices, and 12 Bureau of the Census Regional Offices in Appendix IV of the Catalog, and at www.census.gov/field/www/.

Headquarters Office: Customer Services, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 20233. Phone: (301) 457-4100. Use the same number for FTS.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

11.001 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable.

Uses and Use Restrictions: Statistical products are used by Federal, State, and local agencies, businesses, industries, educational institutions, and the general public. Data are available for many types of geographic areas from a variety of programs: (1) The censuses of population and housing; retail trade; wholesale trade; service industries; construction industries; transportation, communications, and utilities; manufactures; mineral industries; financial, insurance, and real estate industries; and governments; (2) periodic and special surveys covering the preceding subjects; (3) population estimates and projections programs; and (4) foreign trade statistics program. Also available are statistical compendia, directories, indexes, catalogs, and guides to statistical data. Restrictions: Census laws guarantee the confidentiality of data concerning individual persons, households, and business establishments. Data products contain statistical summaries only.

11.001 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: None.

Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that receive financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.

Records: None.