[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 117 (Monday, June 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 30592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15243]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission For OMB Review; Comment Request

    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: 1997 Economic Census Covering Retail Trade, Foodservices, 
Drinking Places, and Accommodations Sectors
    Form Number(s): Various.
    Agency Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 993,000 hours in FY 1998; 1 hour in FY 1996&7.
    Number of Respondents: 1,291,003.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 46 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The economic census is the primary source of facts 
about the structure and functioning of the Nation's economy and 
features unique industry and geographic detail. Economic census 
statistics serve as part of the framework for the national accounts and 
provide essential information for government, business and the general 
public. The 1997 Economic Census will cover virtually every sector of 
the U. S. economy including more than 1.1 million retail 
establishments, and more than .5 million foodservices, drinking places, 
and accommodations establishments. The information collected from 
businesses in this sector of the economic census will produce basic 
statistics by kind of business for number of establishments, sales, 
payroll, and employment. It also will yield a variety of subject 
statistics, including sales by merchandise line, sales by class of 
customer, and other industry-specific measures.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit, individuals or 
households, not-for-profit institutions, state, local or tribal 
government.
    Frequency: Every 5 years.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Jerry Coffey, (202) 395-7314.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Dan Haigler, Acting DOC Forms Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-3272, 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 within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Jerry Coffey, OMB Desk Officer, room 10201, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: June 10, 1996.
Dan Haigler,
Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 96-15243 Filed 6-14-96; 8:45 am]
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