Census Form BC-300: Protecting Records, Boring as Ever
Published Date: 8/27/2025
Notice
Summary
The Census Bureau is asking for approval to keep using the Certification of Identity form (BC-300), which helps protect personal records from being shared with the wrong people. About 400 individuals each year use this form to safely release their own personnel records to trusted parties. This is a routine update with no changes or extra costs, and the public has 30 more days to share their thoughts.
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Census retains BC-300 identity form
You can continue to use the Census Certification of Identity (Form BC-300) to safely release your own personnel records to an attorney, accredited representative, qualified organization, or other third party. About 400 people use the form each year; it takes about 6 minutes to fill out and accounts for 26 total annual burden hours. The collection is voluntary, ongoing, and is being extended without change under OMB Control Number 0607-1018.
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