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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
[Docket Number 941124-4324]

 

Annual Survey of Communication Services

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Determination.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Title 13, United States Code, Sections 131, 
182, 224, and 225, I have determined that 1994 operating revenue and 
expenses are needed for the telephone, radio and television 
broadcasting, cable and pay television, and other communication 
services industries to provide a sound statistical basis for the 
formation of policy by various governmental agencies, and that these 
data also apply to a variety of public and business needs. These data 
are not publicly available from nongovernment or other governmental 
sources.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas E. Zabelsky, Chief, Current 
Services Branch, Services Division, on (301) 763-5528.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Census Bureau is authorized to conduct 
surveys necessary to furnish current data on subjects covered by the 
major censuses authorized by Title 13, United States Code. This survey 
will provide continuing and timely national statistical data on 
communication services for the period between economic censuses. The 
next economic census is in 1997. The data collected in this survey will 
be within the general scope and nature of those inquiries covered in 
the economic censuses.
    The Bureau of the Census needs reports only from a limited sample 
of communication firms in the United States. The probability of a 
firm's selection is based on revenue size (estimated from payroll). The 
sample will provide, with measurable reliability, national level 
statistics on operating revenue and expenses for these industries. We 
will mail report forms to the firms covered by this survey and require 
their submission within thirty days after receipt.
    This survey has been submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act, Public Law 96-511, as amended, and was approved under OMB Control 
Number 0607-0706. We will provide copies of the forms upon written 
request to the Director, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233.
    Based upon the foregoing, I have directed that an annual survey be 
conducted for the purpose of collecting these data.

    Dated: November 22, 1994.
Martha Farnsworth Riche,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 94-30342 Filed 12-8-94; 8:45 am]
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