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[Federal Register: September 20, 1994]


                                                   VOL. 59, NO. 181

                                        Tuesday, September 20, 1994

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 

Agency Form Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget

    DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
clearance the following proposal for collection of information under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    Agency: Bureau of the Census.
    Title: Annual Survey of Manufactures.
    Form Number(s): MA-1000(L), MA-1000(S), MA-1000(B).
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0449.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 197,000 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 63,000.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 3 hours and 8 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau conducts the Annual Survey of 
Manufactures (ASM) to provide key measures on manufacturing activity 
during intercensal years. Federal agencies use the ASM's results as 
benchmarks for their statistical programs, including the Federal 
Reserve Board's Index of Industrial Production, the Bureau of Economic 
Analysis' estimates of the gross domestic product, and the 
International Trade Administration's ``Industrial Outlook'' 
publication. Within the Census Bureau, ASM data are used to benchmark 
and reconcile our monthly and quarterly data on manufacturing 
production and inventories.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Maria Gonzalez, (202) 395-7313.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Gerald Tache, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202) 
482-93271, Department of Commerce, room 5312, 14th and Constitution 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Maria Gonzalez, OMB Desk Officer, room 
3208, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: September 14, 1994.

Gerald Tache,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.

[FR Doc. 94-23249 Filed 9-19-94; 8:45 am]
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