Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Program State Government Information Booklet U.S
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Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Program State Government Information Booklet Issued January 2007 2010 Decennial Census Program D-1693S The Local Update of Census Addresses After receiving signed and completed (LUCA) Program is an integral part of confi dentiality agreements and security the 2010 Decennial Census Program self-assessment checklists, the Census and utilizes the expertise of state gov- Bureau will send Title 13-protected LUCA ernments to improve the accuracy and materials to state liaisons. completeness of the address list used to take the census. State governments can Why the LUCA Program Is contribute to a complete enumeration of Important to Your State their communities by reviewing and com- menting on the list of housing unit and Accurate census data are important to group quarters addresses that the U.S. your state in a number of ways. In addi- Census Bureau will use to deliver census tion to the constitutional requirement for questionnaires. the decennial census to apportion seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, census data are used to allocate federal Background monies to state governments. Census Recognizing that a complete and accu- data provide the statistical support for rate address list is essential to a com- grant applications that fund community, plete and accurate census, Congress social, economic, and environmental passed the Census Address List Improve- programs and other needed improve- ment Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-430) ments and enhancements. Census data authorizing the Census Bureau to provide also help communities within your state the census address list for review and plan for future needs. comment by tribal, state, and local gov- ernment liaisons who agree to conditions Training and Support of confi dentiality. Training workshops conducted by Cen- Title 13, United States Code (U.S.C.), sus Bureau staff will provide you with provides for the confi dential treatment of “hands-on” experience using the LUCA census-related information and protects program materials. Self-training aids the addresses contained on the Census will be available to participants who are Bureau’s address list. Liaisons and review- unable to attend the workshops. In addi- ers appointed by the state governor tion, the 2010 Census Local Update of to review the Census Bureau’s address Census Addresses (LUCA) Program list are required to sign a confi dential- User’s Guide provides detailed instruc- ity agreement and abide by the Census tions and examples for conducting the Bureau’s security guidelines. Each LUCA LUCA review. liaison is also required to perform a data security self-assessment check. U.S. Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. CENSUS BUREAU The LUCA Participation Options What’s New? The 2010 Census LUCA program off ers three participation options: The 2010 Census LUCA program off ers a number of Option 1 improvements: • One review cycle for all • Three program options. — Title 13 Full Address List Review address types. • A MAF/TIGER® Partner- Option 2 • 120 calendar days for ship Software (MTPS) review. application that com- — Title 13 Local Address List Submission bines the census address • More advance notice. list, address count list, Option 3 and digital maps in an • Comprehensive program — Non-Title 13 Local Address List Submission easy-to-use software communications, includ- package. ing periodic contact. Option 1 and Option 2 require participants to sign the confi dentiality agreement in compliance with Title 13, U.S.C., and the data security self- assessment checklist. A signed confi dentiality agreement is not required for Option 3 because Title 13 data are not provided. Option 1—Title 13 Full Address List Review The Census Bureau provides: Option 1 allows you to review the entire census • A complete Census Bureau address list for your address list for your state. This includes both city-style jurisdiction. addresses (for example, 101 Main Street) and noncity- style addresses (for example, P.O. box, rural route, etc.). • A count of addresses by census block within your This option allows you to update any city-style address jurisdiction. on the census address list. For census blocks containing all noncity-style addresses, you can only challenge • Census Bureau digital shapefi les. the count of addresses on the address count list. If a census block has a mix of city-style and noncity- • A 2010 Census LUCA Program User’s Guide. style addresses, you can update individual city-style addresses or challenge the count of addresses for the • MAF/TIGER® Partnership Software (if requested). census block, but you cannot do both. • Training. Each LUCA liaison and reviewer must sign and return the confi dentiality agreement. The LUCA liaison is also required to perform a data security self-assessment that This option allows you to update any city-style must be signed and returned along with the confi denti- address on the census address list or challenge ality agreement form. counts on the address count list. You provide: • Updates (additions, deletions, corrections) to the Census Bureau’s city-style addresses. • Challenges to the address counts in census blocks with noncity-style addresses. • Updates and corrections to the features on the Census Bureau’s digital shapefi les. Note—Use of digital shapefi les requires a geographic information system software package, such as the Census MAF/TIGER® Partnership Software. 2 Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Program State Government Information Booklet U.S. Census Bureau Option 2—Title 13 Local Address The Census Bureau provides: List Submission • A complete Census Bureau address list for your state. The Title 13 Local Address List Submission option allows you to • A count of addresses by census block within submit your computer-readable your state. address fi le (city-style addresses only) in a predefi ned Census • Census Bureau digital shapefi les. Bureau format. The Census Bureau will provide our address list • A 2010 Census LUCA Program User’s Guide. (computer-readable only) as a reference for your state. Our • MAF/TIGER® Partnership Software (if requested). address list includes both city- style addresses and noncity-style • Training. addresses. You cannot update the Option 2 allows you to submit census address list or challenge the census address You provide: your local address fi le in a counts. The Census Bureau will match your address fi le Census Bureau predefi ned • Your local address to ours and make corrections to our census address list. computer-readable format. fi le (containing Each LUCA liaison and reviewer must sign and return only city-style the confi dentiality agreement. The LUCA liaison is also addresses) in a predefi ned computer-readable format. required to perform a data security self-assessment that • Updates and corrections to the features on the must be signed and returned along with the confi denti- Census Bureau’s digital shapefi les. ality agreement. Note—Use of digital shapefi les requires a geographic In this option, you will receive a complete Census information system software package, such as the Bureau address list and an address count list as a Census MAF/TIGER® Partnership Software. reference for your state. Option 3—Non-Title 13 Local Address The Census Bureau provides: List Submission • A count of addresses by census block within your The Non-Title 13 Local state (computer-readable). Address List Submission option off ers you an oppor- • Census Bureau digital shapefi les. tunity to submit your state’s computer-readable address • A 2010 Census LUCA Program User’s Guide. fi le (city-style addresses only) in a predefi ned Census • MAF/TIGER® Partnership Software (if requested). Bureau format. • Training. Under this option, you do not receive the census address list. You do receive, as a You provide: reference, an address count list that contains address counts for each of the census blocks within your state. • Your state’s address fi le (containing only city-style The Census Bureau will match your address fi le to ours addresses) in a predefi ned Census Bureau computer- and make corrections to our census address list. readable format. • Updates and corrections to the features on the Option 3 allows you to submit your state’s Census Bureau’s digital shapefi les. address fi le in a Census Bureau predefi ned computer-readable format. Note—Use of digital shapefi les requires a geographic information system software package, such as the A signed confi dentiality agreement is not Census MAF/TIGER® Partnership Software. required for Option 3. Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Program State Government Information Booklet 3 U.S. Census Bureau LUCA Program Materials for State Governments The Census Bureau provides the 2010 Census LUCA program materials required for your participation. The LUCA program address lists are available on CD-ROM or DVD-ROM media. You may receive all or some of the program materials listed below, depending on the participation option you choose. • 2010 Census LUCA Address List Contains all of the Census Bureau’s addresses for your state in a pipe-delimited ASCII fi le format. The 2010 Census LUCA program address lists arw available on • 2010 Census LUCA Address Count List CD-ROM or DVD-ROM media. Contains counts of the number of housing unit and group quarters addresses for each census block within your state in a pipe- delimited ASCII fi le format. • 2010 Census Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Program User’s Guide Contains your instructions for updating the address list, address count list, and digital shapefi les. • 2010 Census LUCA Digital Shapefi les Created from the Census Bureau’s Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER®) System, allows you to submit feature updates in a digital format. • MAF/TIGER® Partnership Software Software application that combines the census address list, address count list, and digital maps in a software package.