[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 38434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18727]


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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: Annual Survey of Communication Services.
    Form Number(s): B-516 thru 521.
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0706.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 7,000 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 1,775.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 3.94 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Annual Survey of Communication Services (ASCS) 
is a vital component of a broad-based, multi-year program at the Census 
Bureau to expand coverage and improve statistics for service-related 
industries. The ASCS provides detailed estimates of revenue and 
expenses for the communication sector, including the telephone, radio 
and television broadcasting, cable and pay television, and other 
communication service industries. These data serve as inputs into the 
national income and product accounts calculated by the Bureau of 
Economic Analysis and the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Producer Price 
Indices. In addition, the Census Bureau uses the survey results in the 
planning and design stages of current and future econmic census 
questionnaires. Response to the ASCS provides information on the 
ability of respondents to report accurate and timely data from existing 
records. Also, areas of dynamic change in the communication sector and 
structural changes in major companies within the industry are 
identified, ensuring continued accuracy and complete coverage in the 
economic census.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions and 
not-for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: Annually.
    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 Linda Engelmeier, 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: July 16, 1996.
Linda Engelmeier,
Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 96-18727 Filed 7-23-96; 8:45 am]
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