[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41993-41994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20529]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 Submission For OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce (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 State & Local Government Finance.
    Form Number(s): F-5, 5a, 11, 12, 13, 21, 22, 25, 28, 29, 32, 42.
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0585.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 22,798 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 7,459.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 3.1 hours.
    Needs and Uses: This annual survey provides state government 
finance data and estimates of local government revenue, expenditure, 
debt and assets by type of local government, nationally and within 
state areas. The data are used to calculate the gross domestic product 
(GDP), to monitor the government sector of the economy, and to 
formulate, develop, and review public policy.

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Included within this review request are the Forms F-5, and F-5a from 
the Annual Survey of State Tax Collections. This survey was approved 
separately in the past under the OMB number 0067-0046. We are combining 
these two collections because the tax portion of the data will no 
longer be released separately. Although the data will be collected in 
the same manner by the Forms F-5 and F-5a, the data collected will be 
included as part of the annual survey releases. Canvass methodology 
consists of a questionnaire mailout/mail-back. Responses will be 
screened manually, then entered on a microcomputer. Other methods used 
to collect data and maximize response include central data collection, 
solicitation of printed reports in lieu of a completed questionnaire, 
and use of the Census Bureau's Federal Single Audit Clearinghouse.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal government.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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: August 6, 1996.
Linda Engelmeier,
Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 96-20529 Filed 8-12-96; 8:45 am]
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