[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 230 (Thursday, November 30, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61525-61526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29123]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census; Survey of Building and Zoning Permit 
Systems; Proposed Agency Information Collection Activity; Comment 
Request

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before January 29, 
1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Gerald Tache, Departmental 
Forms Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Linda Hoyle, Manufacturing and Construction 
Division, Bureau of the Census, Room 2105-FOB 4, Washington, DC 20233-
6900, phone number (301) 457-1321.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Bureau of the Census uses this form to collect information from 
state and local building permit officials. We need this information to 
update the universe of permit-issuing places, the sampling frame for 
the Building Permits Survey (BPS). The BPS provides widely used 
measures of construction activity, including the economic indicator 
Housing Units Authorized by Building Permits.

II. Method of Collection

    We collect this information by mail. 

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III. Data

    OMB Number: 0607-0350.
    Form Number: C-411.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: State and Local Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,000 per year.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 500 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: The total cost in fiscal year 1996 of 
the Building Permits Survey is $2,067,000 all borne by the Bureau of 
the Census. The cost to the respondents is estimated to be $7,335 based 
on an average hourly salary of $14.67\1\ for state and local government 
employees.

    \1\ Taken from the Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and 
Local Government Employment.
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IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: November 22, 1995.
Gerald Tache,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 95-29123 Filed 11-29-95; 8:45 am]
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