[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 174 (Friday, September 8, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46815-46816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22290]



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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: Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey.
    Form Number(s): B-310.
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0190.
    Type of Request: Extension of the expiration date of a currently 
approved collection.
    Burden: 6,150 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 5,985.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 9 and one-half minutes.

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    Needs and Uses: The Bureau of the Census conducts the Monthly 
Wholesale Trade Survey to obtain sales and inventory data from a sample 
of merchant wholesalers. From the data we gather, we produce statistics 
on wholesale sales, end-of-month inventories, methods of inventory 
valuation, and stock/sales ratios. The Bureau of Economic Analysis uses 
these statistics in its calculations of the gross domestic product 
(GDP) and to improve the reliability of inventory adjustments applied 
in the quarterly GDP estimates. The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses 
these statistics as input to its Producer Price Indexes and in 
developing productivity measurements. Other government agencies and 
businesses use these statistics for planning and development and to 
gauge the current trends of the economy. Current data on wholesale 
trade also enable us to make comparisons with the five-year wholesale 
census data.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: Monthly.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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) 
482-3271, 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 
10201, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: September 1, 1995.

Gerald Tache,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.

[FR Doc. 95-22290 Filed 9-7-95; 8:45 am]

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