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U;~I~TED STATES~EIPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <br />Bureau of the Census <br />Washington, D.C. ~0P33 <br /> <br />OFFICE OF THE DIRECTDR <br /> <br />I~AY g :~ 1980 <br /> <br />Honorable Thomas G. Gamec <br />Mayor of Ramsey <br />Ramsey, Minnesota 55303 <br /> <br />Dear Mayor Gamec: <br /> <br />This is in response to your letter of April 29 concerning the Local Review <br />Program for the 1980 census. <br /> <br />The decision to modify the entire Local Review Program was a difficult one <br />because of its impact both on local areas and the Bureau. Before making <br />that decision, the staff performed an exhaustive review of options but <br />there simply were no satisfactory solutions other than the current modified <br />program. <br /> <br />We recognize the advantages of a review of census counts by local officials <br />in order to detect errors before the figures become final. The program which <br />is now in effect meets that basic objective and will serve to make the 1980 <br />census results as accurate as possible, and at this point, we cannot make <br />any additional changes. <br /> <br />At the time the program was modified we recognized that timing was a major <br />concern of local officials. Consequently, additional time is now available <br />for the Bureau and local officials to resolve problems with the census <br />counts. While local officials are still formally given 10 working days to <br />identify problems, the census offices will remain open for an additional <br />month to investigate and resolve differences. Under the original plan, the <br />office would have closed 7-10 days after postcensus local review. <br /> <br />Further information on the program has been sent to local officials. Our <br />census offices will be ready to address specific concerns regarding the <br />Local Review Program when it begins in June. <br /> <br />The problems that you raise of ZIP codes being shared by different political <br />jurisdictions or of post office names often being that of a larger neighboring <br />jurisdiction are not unusual but actually fairly common. Let me assure you <br />that the Census Bureau is aware of this and has developed procedures to ensure <br />that people are counted where they actually reside regardless of their mailing <br />address. <br /> <br /> <br />