[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: 96-15244] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 the Wholesale Trade Sector. Form Number(s): Various. Agency Approval Number: None. Type of Request: New collection. Burden: 634,400 hours in FY 1998; 1 hour in FY 1996&7. Number of Respondents: 540,000. Avg Hours Per Response: 1 hour and 10 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 .5 million wholesale 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. 96-15244 Filed 6-14-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-07-F