To
retrieve personal information from decennial records and provide
an official census transcript to qualified individuals for proof
of age, citizenship, family relationships, or satisfy other situations
where a birth certificate is required but not available.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Provision of Specialized Services. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Information
on age or citizenship may be required: (1) To qualify for government
programs (such as Medicare, Social Security retirement, old age
benefits, or other pensions); (2) as proof of citizenship when required
(for example, in obtaining a passport); (3) when needed for employment
purposes; (4) to qualify for rights of inheritance as a beneficiary;
and (5) as a generally acceptable proof of age or relationship for
annuities, other rights, or benefits to which one may be entitled.
A fee is required for each age search application, whether the applicant's
record is found or is not found.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: Personal information from census
records are confidential and may be furnished only upon written
request of the persons to whom it relates or, for a proper purpose,
to a legal representative of an estate. Information regarding a
child who has not reached legal age may be obtained upon the written
request of either parent. For records of a deceased person, application
must be signed by: (1) A blood relative in the immediate family;
(2) the surviving wife or husband; (3) a beneficiary; or (4) the
administrator or executor of the estate. In all such cases, a certified
copy of the death certificate must be furnished as well as a certified
copy of the court order naming the legal representative or legal
evidence of the beneficiary's relationship.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: Personal information from census
records are confidential and may be furnished only upon written
request of the persons to whom it relates or, for a proper purpose,
to a legal representative of an estate. Information regarding
a child who has not reached legal age may be obtained upon the
written request of either parent. For records of a deceased person,
application must be signed by: (1) A blood relative in the immediate
family; (2) the surviving wife or husband; (3) a beneficiary;
or (4) the administrator or executor of the estate. In all such
cases, a certified copy of the death certificate must be furnished
as well as a certified copy of the court order naming the legal
representative or legal evidence of the beneficiary's relationship.
Credentials/Documentation:
A certified copy of the death certificate must be furnished as
well as a certified copy of the court order naming the legal representative
or legal evidence of the beneficiary's relationship.
Pre-application
Coordination: None. This program is excluded
from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application
Procedure: Application form (BC-600) can be
obtained by request. When a personal census search is made, a
$40.00 fee is charged for the cost of making the search, verifying
the results, and furnishing a transcript.
Award
Procedure: Not applicable.
Deadlines:
Not applicable.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable.
Appeals:
Not applicable.
Renewals:
Not applicable.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
None.
Audits:
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133 (Revised,
June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit
Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance
of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a
program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities
that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt
from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted
in Circular No. A-133.
Records:
None.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 13-4512-0-1-376.
Obligations:
FY 02 $189,000; FY 03 est $213,000; and FY 04 est $180,000.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance: Not applicable.
In fiscal year 2002, approximately 5,000 requests were processed.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
"Age
Search Information" of Census Records," BC-600, no charge.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: Jean Ann Banet, Technical Services
Supervisor, Personal Census Search Unit, U. S. Census Bureau, P.O.
Box 1545, Jeffersonville, IN 47131. Telephone: (812) 218-3046.
