[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54762-54763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26992]


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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: Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization.
    Form Number(s): MQ-C1.
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0175.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement with change.
    Burden: 34,000 hours
    Number of Respondents: 17,000.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 2 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau plans to reinstate the Survey of 
Plant Capacity Utilization. The Census Bureau has conducted this survey 
annually from 1973 through 1988. It was conducted biennially since 1988 
based on availability of funding. This request is to conduct the survey 
to collect data for the fourth quarters of 1995 and 1996 and the fourth 
quarter of each subsequent year. Data are gathered from a sample of 
manufacturing plants in the United States. The survey forms will 
collect data on the value of plant production during actual operations 
and at full production capability. The survey will also collect 
estimates of production under a national emergency situation. Data are 
used in measuring inflationary pressures, capital flows, in 
understanding productivity determinants, and analyzing and forecasting 
economic and industrial trends. The survey results will be used by such 
agencies as the Federal Reserve Board, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, and the International Trade Administration.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.

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    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 USC, Sections 182, 224, and 225.
    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: October 9, 1996.
Linda Engelmeier,
Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 96-26992 Filed 10-21-96; 8:45 am]
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