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The 2010 Census New Construction program will help ensure that the U.S. Census Bureau’s address list is as complete and accurate as possible by Census Day, April 1, 2010.  The Census Bureau is updating its address list by field canvassing all blocks in the spring/summer of 2009.  The New Construction program is the opportunity for governments to submit city style mailing addresses for units constructed after the address canvassing operation.  Addresses must have basic construction (closing the structure to the elements) completed by Census Day.

The 2010 New Construction program operates as follows:

• The New Construction program is offered only to local and tribal jurisdictions that contain blocks where the Census Bureau plans to mail questionnaires to the housing units.  In other areas, the Census Bureau will have enumerators hand deliver questionnaires to all housing units in each block and record addresses for any new housing units.
• Each invited government designates a New Construction liaison to submit the New Construction addresses for their jurisdiction.
• The Census Bureau will send the New Construction liaison the Census Bureau materials.
• The New Construction liaison must submit a list of city-style addresses, assigned to the census blocks within its jurisdiction in the Census Bureau predefined format.  The maps or spatial data are for use as a reference for assigning Census tract and block codes (geocoding) for each submitted address.  No street or boundary updates will be accepted.  Address lists submitted without geocoding information will not be accepted.