The U.S. Census Bureau, under the Department of Commerce, is seeking public comments on revisions to the State and Local Government Finance Collections and Public Employment and Payroll Collections. This request is part of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to evaluate and minimize the public's reporting burden while ensuring the data collected is useful and accurate. The proposed changes include adding cannabis sales and sports betting taxes to their annual surveys. Comments are invited until March 29, 2021, to help improve the collection process and data quality.
Simple Explanation
The Census Bureau wants to know what people think about adding things like cannabis sales taxes and sports betting taxes to their surveys, but they also have some problems to fix, like making sure people's private information is safe and explaining things more clearly.