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2010 Decennial Census Local Update of Census Addresses
(LUCA) Program The Local Update of Census Addresses program, also
known as LUCA, is a decennial census geographic partnership program that will
allow the Census Bureau to benefit from local knowledge in developing its
Master Address File (MAF) for the 2010 Census. Tribal, state, and local
governments can contribute to a more complete and accurate census for their
community by reviewing and commenting on the list of housing unit and group
quarters addresses that the Census Bureau will use to deliver questionnaires
within their community. The LUCA program is made possible by the Census
Address List Improvement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-430) which provides
an opportunity for designated representatives of local, state, and tribal
governments to review the addresses contained in the MAF. The program
operates as follows: ·
The invited governments designate a LUCA
liaison to review the portion of the Census address list covering the area
under its jurisdiction. The LUCA liaison will be subject to the same
confidentiality requirements as census workers, prohibiting the disclosure of
census information. The address list is confidential under Title 13
U.S.C. and participants must review a set of security guidelines [PDF]
/ [MS
Word] and sign a confidentiality agreement [PDF]
/ [MS
Word] promising to protect the confidentiality of the addresses. ·
The Census Bureau will send the LUCA
liaison an address list from the MAF, corresponding maps, and address
tallies. ·
In areas with city-style addresses, the
LUCA liaison can provide input regarding individual addresses on the list, as
well as addresses missing from the list that should be added. The Census
Bureau will verify this input during the Address Canvassing Operation and
provide feedback to the participants about the results. ·
In areas with noncity-style addresses
(e.g., rural route and box number or post office box numbers), the LUCA
liaisons will provide input regarding the count of housing unit and group
quarters addresses. The Census Bureau will visit each census block during the
2010 Census Address Canvassing Operation and update the Census address list.
The Census Bureau will provide the LUCA participants with an updated address
list and maps during the feedback phase. ·
Public Law 103-430 allows the LUCA participants
to appeal the Census Bureau determinations provided during the feedback
phase. All appeals must be adjudicated prior to Census Day to ensure that the
housing unit is visited during the enumeration phase. An agency independent
of the Census Bureau will review and decide on all appeals prior to Census
Day, April 1, 2010. The Census Bureau is making a number of improvements to
the 2010 Decennial Census LUCA program that are being tested during the 2008 Census
Dress Rehearsal. ·
There will be a single review cycle for all
address types versus the multiple cycle of review that was used for Census
2000. ·
There will be a longer review period: 120
calendar days versus 90 calendar days. ·
There will be more advance notice so that
participating governments can prepare. ·
There will be more comprehensive
communications as well as periodic contact to answer questions and gauge each
participating government's progress. ·
For the Dress Rehearsal, state governments
were offered an opportunity to directly participate in LUCA. ·
There will be three options for
participation: ·
Option
1 - Full Address List Review, which requires the entity to sign a
confidentiality agreement; ·
Option
2 - Provide your local address list (only city-style addresses) for
Census Bureau matching and feedback (requires the entity to sign a
confidentiality agreement); ·
Option
3 - Provide your local address list (only city-style addresses) for
Census Bureau matching but no feedback (no Title 13 confidentiality
agreement) will be provided. ·
Governments in the ·
Participating governments in the 2010
Decennial Census LUCA program will be offered the option of using the Census
Bureau supplied MAF/TIGER
Partnership Software application that combines the Census address list,
address count list, and maps in an easy-to-use Geographic Information System
(GIS) software package. Tentative
2010 Decennial Census LUCA Schedule
Contact
Information If you have any questions regarding the LUCA program, please contact the
Local Geographic Partnerships Branch via e-mail at luca@geo.census.gov , by phone at
866-511-LUCA, or by mail to: Geography Division |
2010 Decennial Census Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Program
The Local Update of Census Addresses program, also known
as LUCA, is a decennial census geographic partnership program that will allow
the Census Bureau to benefit from local knowledge in developing its Master
Address File (MAF) for the 2010 Census. Tribal, state, and local governments
can contribute to a more complete and accurate census for their community by
reviewing and commenting on the list of housing unit and group quarters addresses
that the Census Bureau will use to deliver questionnaires within their
community.
The LUCA program is made possible by the Census
Address List Improvement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-430) which provides an
opportunity for designated representatives of local, state, and tribal
governments to review the addresses contained in the MAF. The program operates
as follows:
·
The invited governments designate a LUCA
liaison to review the portion of the Census address list covering the area
under its jurisdiction. The LUCA liaison will be subject to the same
confidentiality requirements as census workers, prohibiting the disclosure of
census information. The address list is confidential under Title 13 U.S.C.
and participants must review a set of security guidelines [PDF]
/ [MS
Word] and sign a confidentiality agreement [PDF]
/ [MS
Word] promising to protect the confidentiality of the addresses.
·
The Census Bureau will send the LUCA liaison
an address list from the MAF, corresponding maps, and address tallies.
·
In areas with city-style addresses, the LUCA
liaison can provide input regarding individual addresses on the list, as well
as addresses missing from the list that should be added. The Census Bureau will
verify this input during the Address Canvassing Operation and provide feedback
to the participants about the results.
·
In areas with noncity-style addresses (e.g.,
rural route and box number or post office box numbers), the LUCA liaisons will
provide input regarding the count of housing unit and group quarters addresses.
The Census Bureau will visit each census block during the 2010 Census Address
Canvassing Operation and update the Census address list. The Census Bureau will
provide the LUCA participants with an updated address list and maps during the
feedback phase.
·
Public Law 103-430 allows the LUCA participants
to appeal the Census Bureau determinations provided during the feedback phase.
All appeals must be adjudicated prior to Census Day to ensure that the housing
unit is visited during the enumeration phase. An agency independent of the
Census Bureau will review and decide on all appeals prior to Census Day, April
1, 2010.
The Census Bureau is making a number of improvements to
the 2010 Decennial Census LUCA program that are being tested during the 2008 Census
Dress Rehearsal.
·
There will be a single review cycle for all
address types versus the multiple cycle of review that was used for Census
2000.
·
There will be a longer review period: 120
calendar days versus 90 calendar days.
·
There will be more advance notice so that
participating governments can prepare.
·
There will be more comprehensive
communications as well as periodic contact to answer questions and gauge each
participating government's progress.
·
For the Dress Rehearsal, state governments
were offered an opportunity to directly participate in LUCA.
·
There will be three options for
participation:
·
Option
1 - Full Address List Review, which requires the entity to sign a
confidentiality agreement;
·
Option
2 - Provide your local address list (only city-style addresses) for Census
Bureau matching and feedback (requires the entity to sign a confidentiality
agreement);
·
Option
3 - Provide your local address list (only city-style addresses) for Census
Bureau matching but no feedback (no Title 13 confidentiality agreement)
will be provided.
·
Governments in the
·
Participating governments in the 2010
Decennial Census LUCA program will be offered the option of using the Census
Bureau supplied MAF/TIGER
Partnership Software application that combines the Census address list,
address count list, and maps in an easy-to-use Geographic Information System
(GIS) software package.
Tentative 2010
Decennial Census LUCA Schedule
|
Time Frame |
Activity |
|
January 2007
to February 2007 |
LUCA Advance
notice letters mailed to the highest elected official and other contacts in
all active functioning governments. |
|
August 2007 |
LUCA
invitation letters and registration materials mailed to the highest elected
official and other contacts of each government. |
|
August 2007 to January 2008 |
Invited
governments register for LUCA and the Census Bureau ships the LUCA review
materials to each participating government. |
|
September 2007 to March 2008 |
LUCA
participants review and update the address list and return their comments to
the Census Bureau's Regional Office. |
|
October
2007 to October 2008 |
Census Bureau
reviews the participant's LUCA submission and updates the Master Address File
and the TIGER® geographic database. |
|
November 2008
to June 2009 |
Census Bureau
prepares for and conducts the Address Canvassing Operation using GPS equipped
hand-held computers. |
|
August 2009 to October 2009 |
Census Bureau
ships feedback materials to the LUCA participants showing how we processed
each government's LUCA submissions. |
|
September 2009
to December 2009 |
LUCA
participants review their LUCA feedback. Participants that selected Option 1
or 2 have the opportunity to appeal the results to the LUCA Appeals Office. |
|
September 2009
to January 2010 |
LUCA Appeals
Office reviews and adjudicates the appeals. |
Contact Information
If you have any questions regarding the LUCA program, please contact the
Local Geographic Partnerships Branch via e-mail at luca@geo.census.gov , by phone at
866-511-LUCA, or by mail to:
Geography Division
Stop
4600 Silver Hill Road