[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 41994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20530]


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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: 1997 Economic Census Covering Professional, Scientific, and 
Technical Services; Management, Support, Waste Management, and 
Remediation Services; Educational Services; Health and Social 
Assistance; Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation; and Other Services, 
except Public Administration Sectors.
    Form Number(s): SV-7201 thru SV-8999 (46 forms).
    Agency Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 900,349 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 1,443,072.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 37 and one half 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. Further, the census provides sampling frames and benchmarks for 
current surveys of business which track short-term economic trends, 
serve as economic indicators, and contribute critical source data for 
current estimates of the gross domestic product. The economic census 
will produce basic statistics by kind of business for number of 
establishments, receipts/revenue, payroll, and employment. It also will 
yield a variety of subject statistics, including sources of receipts or 
revenue, receipts by class of customer, and other industry-specific 
measures, such as exported services or personnel by occupation. Basic 
statistics will be summarized for the United States, states, and 
metropolitan areas; for counties and places having 2,500 inhabitants or 
more; and for ZIP code areas. Tabulations of subject statistics also 
will present data for the United States and, in some cases, for states. 
The sectors of the economy covered under this request represent more 
than 2 million establishments classified in the North American Industry 
Classification System (NAICS). Data will be collected through a 
complete mail canvass supplemented by data from Federal administrative 
records. Other sectors of the economy included in the economic census 
will be covered through other clearance requests.
    The notice published on February 29, 1996 announcing our intention 
to include these sectors in the economic census included a sector 
titled ``Professional, Management, and Support Services.'' The 
industries included in this sector are now classified into two separate 
sectors titled ``Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services'' and 
``Management, Support, Waste Management, and Remediation Services.'' 
The new ``Management, Support, Waste Management, and Remediation 
Services'' sector includes two additional industries--Waste Management 
and Remediation Services--which were not covered in the sectors listed 
in the notice mentioned above, due to changes in the NAICS system.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit institutions; Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or 
tribal government.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 USC, Sections 131 & 224.
    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. 96-20530 Filed 8-12-96; 8:45 am]
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