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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE have stable boundaries and recognizable resolution when analyzing the names. distribution of population and Bureau of the Census The Census Bureau is publishing this characteristics. [Docket Number 180926887–8887–01] notice in the Federal Register to announce final criteria for defining II. Summary of Comments Received in Response to the Proposed Criteria Census Divisions (CCDs) and CCDs for the 2020 Census. The Census Equivalent Entities for the 2020 Bureau did not receive any comments in The Census Bureau’s proposed Census—Final Criteria response to proposed criteria published criteria for the 2020 Census were in the Federal Register on February 15, unchanged from the final criteria used AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, 2018 (83 FR 6932). After publication of to delineate CCDs for the 2010 Census. Commerce. final criteria in the Federal Register, the The Census Bureau did not receive any ACTION: Notice of final criteria and Census Bureau will offer designated comments in response to the proposed program implementation. governments or organizations an criteria published in the Federal opportunity to review and, if necessary, Register published on February 15, 2018 SUMMARY: Census county divisions suggest updates to the boundaries and (83 FR 6932). As a result, the proposed (CCDs) and equivalent entities are attributes of CCDs in their geographic criteria are adopted as final criteria with statistical geographic entities area under the Participant Statistical only minor clarifying changes and an established cooperatively by the Census Areas Program (PSAP). In addition to update for a population figure used as Bureau and officials of state and local CCDs, the program also encompasses an example. governments in 21 states where minor the review and update of census tracts, civil divisions (MCDs) either do not block groups, and census designated III. General Principles and Criteria for exist or have been unsatisfactory for places (CDPs). CCDs for the 2020 Census reporting statistical data. The primary I. History The criteria outlined herein apply to goal of the CCD program has been to the United States,3 , and the establish and maintain a set of When CCDs were introduced prior to Island Areas.4 subcounty units that have stable the 1950 Census, few alternatives were boundaries and recognizable names. available for the provision of statistical A. General Principles The Census Bureau is publishing this data related to relatively stable, 1. The primary goal of the CCD notice in the Federal Register to subcounty geographic units. Census program is to establish and maintain a announce final criteria and program tracts were defined in only a subset of set of subcounty units that have stable implementation for defining CCDs for metropolitan area counties. MCDs boundaries and recognizable names. the 2020 Census. In addition to CCDs, existed in all counties, but in some The boundaries of CCDs usually the program also encompasses the states MCD boundaries changed coincide with visible features or stable, review and update of census tracts, frequently enough that they were not significant legal boundaries, such as the block groups, and census designated useful for comparing statistical data boundary of an American Indian places (CDPs). from one decade to another. reservation (AIR), federally managed DATES: This notice’s final criteria will be For much of the period from the 1950 land, or conjoint incorporated places. effective on December 13, 2018. Census through the 1980 Census, county CCDs have no legal status as statistical FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: subdivisions (MCDs and CCDs) geographic entities and are defined only Requests for additional information on provided the only subcounty unit of for the tabulation and presentation of this program should be directed to the geography at which data users could statistical data. Geographic Standards, Criteria, and obtain statistical data for complete 2. A CCD usually represents a single Quality Branch, Geography Division, coverage of counties nationwide. The contiguous area consisting of one or U.S. Census Bureau, via email at introduction of block numbering areas more communities, economic centers, [email protected] or telephone at (BNAs) in counties without census or, in some instances, major land uses 301–763–3056. tracts for the 1990 Census offered an that are relatively compact in shape. alternate subcounty entity for which SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 3. A CCD should have a relationship data could be tabulated. For Census to existing census tracts, either Background 2000, the Census Bureau introduced encompassing one or more census tracts Census county divisions (CCDs) and census tracts nationwide (in many or having two or more CCDs nest within equivalent entities are statistical counties, BNAs were simply relabeled a single . The boundaries of geographic entities established as ‘‘census tracts’’), increasing the a CCD, or combination of nested CCDs, cooperatively by the Census Bureau and dissemination of, and ability to analyze, align with census tract boundaries. Note officials of state and local governments data at the census tract level, and that a county with a population less in 21 states 1 where minor civil providing an alternative set of than the optimum population for a divisions (MCDs) either do not exist or subcounty statistical geographic areas in census tract (less than 4,000 people) have been unsatisfactory for reporting each county in addition to MCDs and may contain more CCDs than census statistical data. The primary goal of the CCDs. Nevertheless, CCDs and MCDs tracts. For example, McCone County, CCD program has been to establish and remain useful for presenting subcounty , which has a 2017 estimated maintain a set of subcounty 2 units that statistics and, in less populous counties population of 1,718, contains only one containing only one or two census 1 In Alaska, census subareas are county tracts, can provide greater spatial 3 For Census Bureau purposes, the United States subdivisions equivalent to CCDs. For purposes of typically refers to only the fifty states and the this notice, the term CCD also refers to census islands in ; districts in the U.S. District of Columbia, and does not include the U.S. subareas in Alaska. Virgin Islands; municipalities in the territories (Puerto Rico, the Island Areas, and the 2 For the Census Bureau’s purposes, the term Commonwealth of the ; U.S. Minor Outlying Islands. ‘‘county’’ includes parishes in Louisiana; boroughs, municipios in Puerto Rico; and the areas 4 The Island Areas include the U.S. territories city and boroughs, municipalities, and census areas constituting the District of Columbia and . American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the in Alaska; independent cities in Maryland, This notice will refer to all these entities Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Missouri, , and Virginia; districts and collectively as ‘‘counties’’. Virgin Islands.

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census tract, but is divided into two landscape change infrequently, making population areas from the American CCDs. data collection easier and more reliable, Community Survey will be subject to 4. Since the 1950s, the Census Bureau while reducing the possibility for data higher variances than comparable has worked with state and local officials allocation errors. The Census Bureau period estimates for areas with larger to replace MCDs with CCDs for the requires that CCDs follow state and populations. In addition, the Census collection, presentation, and analysis of county boundaries, conform to census Bureau’s disclosure rules may have the Census Bureau data, particularly in tract boundaries, and allows CCDs to effect of restricting the availability and states in which MCDs do not provide follow the boundaries of federally amount of data for areas with small governmental services and functions, recognized AIRs, and federal, state, or populations. and in which MCD boundaries tend to locally managed land. change between decennial censuses. For The following features are acceptable: 4. Name Identification a. County boundaries (always a CCD the 2020 Census, CCDs are defined in 21 a. The names of existing CCDs shall states: , Alaska, , boundary); b. Census tract boundaries, which not be changed unless a compelling , , , , reason is provided, such as when the , , , , usually follow visible, perennial, natural, and cultural features, such as name from which the CCD was derived Montana, Nevada, , has changed, as in the case of , , , roads, rivers, canals, railroads, or above- ground, high-tension power lines; Bainbridge Island, , when , , Washington, and the name of the city (Winslow) changed; . adopted CCDs c. Legally defined, federally for use in tabulating and presenting data recognized AIR boundaries; b. A new CCD usually is named after from the 1970 Census. Following the d. The boundaries of federal, state, or the largest population center or 1970 Census, North Dakota requested locally managed land, such as national historically central place within it (e.g., that the Census Bureau again use MCDs parks, national monuments, national Taos, Hobbs, or Zuni Pueblo, New to tabulate and present statistical data. forests, other types of large parks or Mexico); For the 2010 Census, Tennessee forests, airports, marine ports, prisons, c. Where a CCD contains multiple requested that the Census Bureau military installations, or other large centers with relatively equal replace its CCDs with county facilities; importance, a CCD name may represent commissioner districts, a type of legal, e. Conjoint city limits (in certain the two or three centers (e.g., Mount administrative MCD. situations, such as city limits that Pleasant-Moroni, Utah); change infrequently); and, B. Criteria f. When the above types of features d. A CCD may be named after the AIR (e.g., Hualapai, Arizona or Nez Perce, CCDs should (1) have community are not available for use as CCD Idaho) or a prominent land use area orientation, (2) have visible and/or boundaries, the Census Bureau may, at (e.g., Federal Reservation, Washington stable boundaries, (3) maintain its discretion, approve other or Yellowstone National Park, relationships with census tract nonstandard, visible features, such as Wyoming) in which it is significantly or boundaries, and (4) have recognizable ridge lines, above-ground pipelines, wholly located; names. streams, or fence lines. The Census Bureau may also accept, on a case-by- e. A CCD may be named after a 1. Community Orientation case basis, the boundaries of selected prominent physical feature (e.g., Mount Each CCD should center on one or nonstandard and potentially nonvisible Rainier, Washington) or a distinctive more places and encompass additional features, such as the boundaries of region within the county (e.g., Death surrounding territory that together form cemeteries, golf courses, glaciers, or the Valley, California; Everglades or Lower a cohesive community area. The straight-line extensions of visible Keys, Florida); and, features and other lines-of-sight. definition of community should take f. If there is no clear cultural focus or into account factors, such as production, 3. Census Tract Boundaries and topographic name that can be applied, marketing, consumption, and the Population Size a CCD name shall consist of the county integrating factor of local institutions. name and a compass direction to The locality on which a CCD is Whenever possible, a CCD should indicate the portion of the county in the centered usually is an incorporated encompass one or more contiguous CCD or a place name and a compass place or an unincorporated community, census tracts, or multiple CCDs should direction to give the CCD location which might be identified as a CDP. In constitute a single census tract. relative to the place. The directional some cases, the CCD may center on a Therefore, CCD boundaries should be indicator precedes a county name (e.g., major area of significantly different consistent with census tract boundaries. Northeast Cobb, Georgia). If a place topography, land use, or ownership, Population size is not as important a name is used, the directional indicator such as a large military installation or consideration with CCDs as it is with follows it (e.g., Del Rio Northwest, AIR. A CCD should always comprise a census tracts. For CCDs that do not meet Texas). reasonably compact, continuous land the thresholds for a census tract, the area, generally with road access to all Census Bureau encourages creating one In all cases, the objective is to clearly areas within the CCD. or more block groups within a census identify the extent of the CCD by means tract that encompass a CCD. of an area name since CCD names 2. Visible and/or Stable Boundaries Historically, CCDs have ranged from a always should be meaningful to data To make the location of CCD few hundred people (in selected users. Any name used as a CCD name boundaries less ambiguous, the situations) to more than one million. must also be recognized by the Board on boundaries should follow, wherever However, data quality and availability Geographic Names for federal use and possible, visible and identifiable may be factors that local governments appear in the Geographic Names features. The use of visible features and planners should consider in Information System maintained by the makes it easier to locate and identify defining statistical geographic areas. As U.S. Geological Survey. This includes CCD boundaries over time, as the a general rule, period estimates of any individual names combined to locations of most visible features in the demographic characteristics of small make a hyphenated CCD name.

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III. Definitions of Key Terms Incorporated place—A type of take this opportunity to comment on American (AIR)— governmental unit, incorporated under proposed and/or continuing information An area of land with boundaries state law as a city, town (except in New collections, as required by the established by final treaty, statute, England, New York, and Wisconsin), Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. executive order, and/or court order and borough (except in Alaska and New DATES: To ensure consideration, written over which a federally recognized York), or village, generally to provide comments must be submitted on or American Indian tribal government has governmental services for a before January 14, 2019. governmental authority. Along with concentration of people within legally ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments ‘‘reservation,’’ designations such as prescribed boundaries. to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental colonies, communities, pueblos, (MCD)—The Paperwork Clearance Officer, rancherias, and reserves apply to AIRs. primary governmental or administrative Department of Commerce, Room 6616, Block group—A statistical subdivision division of a county in 28 states and the 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, of a census tract consisting of all census Island Areas having legal boundaries, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the blocks whose numbers begin with the names, and descriptions. The MCDs internet at [email protected]). You may same digit in a census tract. A block represent many different types of legal also submit comments, identified by group is the smallest geographic entity entities with a wide variety of Docket Number USBC–2018–0016 to the for which the Census Bureau normally characteristics, powers, and functions Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http:// tabulates sample data. depending on the state and type of www.regulations.gov. All comments —A geographic area MCD. In some states, some or all of the received are part of the public record. bounded by visible and/or invisible incorporated places also constitute No comments will be posted to http:// features shown on a map prepared by MCDs. www.regulations.gov for public viewing the Census Bureau. A block is the Nonvisible feature—A map feature until after the comment period has smallest geographic entity for which the that is not visible on the ground and in closed. Comments will generally be Census Bureau tabulates and publishes imagery such as a city or county posted without change. All Personally decennial census data. boundary through space, a property Identifiable Information (for example, Census county division (CCD)—Areas line, or line-of-sight extension of a road. name and address) voluntarily delineated by the Census Bureau in Visible feature—A map feature that submitted by the commenter may be cooperation with state, tribal, and local can be seen on the ground and in publicly accessible. Do not submit officials for statistical purposes. CCDs imagery, such as a road, railroad track, Confidential Business Information or have no legal function and are not major above-ground transmission line or otherwise sensitive or protected governmental units. CCD boundaries pipeline, river, stream, shoreline, fence, information. You may submit usually follow visible features and sharply defined mountain ridge, or cliff. attachments to electronic comments in usually coincide with census tract A nonstandard visible feature is a Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or boundaries. The name of each CCD is feature that may not be clearly defined Adobe PDF file formats only. based on a place, country, or well- on the ground (such as a ridge), may be FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: known local name that identify its seasonal (such as an intermittent Requests for additional information or location. stream), or may be relatively Census designated place (CDP)—A copies of the information collection impermanent (such as a fence). The instrument(s) and instructions should statistical geographic entity equivalent Census Bureau generally requests to an incorporated place with a be directed to Leah Meyer, U.S. Census verification that nonstandard features Bureau, ADDP, HQ–7H157, 4600 Silver concentration of population, housing, used as boundaries for the PSAP and commercial and nonresidential Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233–0001 geographic areas pose no problem in (301–763–7174 or via email at structures that is identifiable by name, their location during field work. but is not within an incorporated place. [email protected]). Census tract—A small, relatively Dated: October 30, 2018. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Ron S. Jarmin, permanent statistical geographic I. Abstract division of a county defined for the Deputy Director, Performing the Non- tabulation and publication of Census Exclusive Functions and Duties of the Sponsored primarily by the U.S. Bureau data. The primary goal of census Director, Bureau of the Census. Department of Health and Human tracts is to provide a set of nationally [FR Doc. 2018–24566 Filed 11–9–18; 8:45 am] Services’ (HHS) Health Resources consistent, relatively small, statistical BILLING CODE 3510–07–P Services Administration’s Maternal and geographic units, with stable boundaries Child Health Bureau (HRSA MCHB), the that facilitate analysis of data across National Survey of Children’s Health time and between decennial censuses. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (NSCH) is designed to produce data on Conjoint—A description of a the physical and emotional health of boundary line shared by two adjacent Census Bureau children under 18 years of age who live in the United States. The United States geographic entities. Proposed Information Collection; Contiguous—A description of areas Department of Agriculture (USDA), Comment Request; National Survey of sharing common boundary lines, more Environmental Protection Agency Children’s Health than a single point, such that the areas, (EPA), and United States Department of when combined, form a single piece of AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, Health and Human Services’ Center for territory. Noncontiguous areas form Commerce. Disease Control and Prevention, disjoint pieces. ACTION: Notice. National Center on Birth Defects and Federally managed land—Territory Developmental Disabilities (HHS/CDC/ that is federally owned and/or SUMMARY: The Department of NCBDDD) sponsor supplemental administered by an agency of the U.S. Commerce, as part of its continuing questions on the NSCH. The NSCH federal government, such as the effort to reduce paperwork and collects information on factors related to National Park Service, Bureau of Land respondent burden, invites the general the well-being of children, including Management, or Department of Defense. public and other Federal agencies to access to health care, in-home medical

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