Census Geographic Programs Update Linda M. Franz U.S. Census Bureau CIC/SDC Annual Training Conference October 8, 2008

TIGER/Line Shapefiles Release soon Nation-based, state-based, county- based, and American Indian area- based files available Will reflect realignment nationwide

3 Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS) Collects boundary and area change information for legal areas Also permits review of area names and relationships Survey universe includes all legal entities

4 Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS) Response modes Paper MAF/TIGER Partnership Software Digital BAS e-BAS for forms submission Web BAS (starting in 2009)

5 Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS) What’s different for 2009? No pre-notice or opt out Deadline for early response is March 1, 2009 rather than April 1 Planning for October/November mailout SDC encouragement for response needed

6 Boundary Review and Repair Nationwide cleanup of boundary distortions that are artifacts of the MAF/TIGER Accuracy Improvement Program Desirable to complete in time for corrections to be reflected on 2010 BAS maps; must be completed in time for data tabulation

7 Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) First implemented for Census 2000 Purpose is to improve the census address list using local knowledge Confidentiality of address information Met a long-standing interest expressed by governmental stakeholders in the decennial census

LUCA Program Status Received updates from 8525 participating governments (78.7%) Spatial and address update to MAF/TIGER Database Next step is Address Canvassing, followed by LUCA feedback fall/winter 2009

9 Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Feedback Up to four listings depending on option and updates provided Full address list Feedback on specific address corrections/additions Feedback on challenged blocks Summary of actions Also maps/shapefiles

10 Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Feedback No address feedback if only map corrections provided Option 3 participants receive summary feedback and maps only GQ Validation results not reflected Block suffixes will change between initial review and feedback materials

11 Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Appeals Process under development in collaboration with the Office of Management and Budget Procedures will be out for public comment in a Federal Register notice, likely toward the end of the year

12 Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Appeals What will likely be appealable: Specific address corrections/additions not accepted Any address missing from a block that was challenged Address canvassing deletes that were untouched in initial LUCA review

13 Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Appeals Likely requirements for governments submitting an appeal Identification of specific addresses and their locations Documentary evidence supporting the existence of the address Due 30 days from receipt of feedback

14 Participant Statistical Areas Census Tracts Block Groups Census Designated Places (CDPs) Census County Divisions (CCDs) Link to final criteria:

15 Participant Statistical Areas Program Participants identified early 2008 Materials distribution will begin later this month MAF/TIGER Partnership Software is the required submission vehicle Participants will have 120 days to review and submit boundaries Verification phase will occur fall 2009/winter 2010

16 Participant Statistical Areas Program Focus is on area delineation, and not on feature update Separate efforts are complete or underway to handle feature/boundary distortions

17 Participant Statistical Areas Program 7 SDCs are taking on the delineation task for some counties for which we do not have a local participant designated In 6 states, there are counties with no local participant identified and no SDC stepping in to delineate

18 American Indian/Alaska Native Areas Tribal census tracts and block groups on reservations/trust lands for federally recognized tribes Alaska Native village statistical areas Oklahoma tribal statistical areas (OTSAs) Tribal designated statistical areas Subreservation statistical areas Tribal subdivisions on OTSAs

19 American Indian/Alaska Native Areas Comment period closed 6/16/08 for Alaska Native areas and 6/30/08 for American Indian areas No revision to criteria called for by commenters Final criteria to be published in Federal Register soon

20 American Indian/Alaska Native Areas Implementation schedule very similar to that for Participant Statistical Areas Program Participants have option to use paper maps for delineation or an ESRI-based software extension

21 Questions? Linda M. Franz Assistant Division Chief for Geographic Partnership Programs (301)