[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 54763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26993]


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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 Utilities; Transportation; 
Information; Finance & Insurance; and Real Estate, Rental and Leasing 
Sectors.
    Form Number(s): UT-4100 thru UT-4900; SV-7801 thru SV-7807; and FI-
6001 thru FI-6700 (38 forms in all).
    Agency Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 766,054 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 625,099.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 1.225 hours.
    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 944,000 establishments in the 
above mentioned sectors of the economy. The economic census will 
produce basic statistics by kind of business for number of 
establishments, revenue, payroll, and employment. It also will yield a 
variety of subject statistics, including sources of revenue and other 
industry-specific measures, such as insurance benefits paid to 
policyholders, exported services, purchased transportation, and 
exported energy. Basic statistics will be summarized for the United 
States, states, metropolitan areas and, in some cases, for counties and 
places having 2,500 inhabitants or more. Tabulations of subject 
statistics also will present data for the United States and, in some 
cases, for states.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; Individuals or 
households; Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or tribal 
government.
    Frequency: One time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 USC, Sections 131 and 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: October 9, 1996.
Linda Engelmeier,
Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 96-26993 Filed 10-21-96; 8:45 am]
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