[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 250 (Friday, December 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 68225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32888]


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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 of 1995, Public Law 104-
13.
    Agency: Bureau of the Census.
    Title: 1997 Census of Governments.
    Agency Number: F-1, F-5, F-5A, F-11, F-12, F-13,F-21, F-22, F-25, 
F-28, F-29, F-32, F-42, D-1, E-2, E-3, E-6, E-7, E-9, EGO-3, EGO-4, 
EGO-6, EGO-7.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New Collection.
    Burden: 170,017 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 134,119.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 1.27 hours.
    Needs and Uses: This census provides government organization, 
employment and finance data for state and local governments. 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. The organization phase provides statistics on the number 
of local governments by type and by selected characteristics. The 
employment phase collects data on employment and payrolls of state and 
local governments. In the finance phase, the information relates to 
several aspects of state and local government public finance; revenues, 
including related property tax bases; expenditures by function and 
character; indebtedness and debt transactions; and case and security 
holdings. The 1997 Census of Governments excludes two portions of 
information collected in the 1992 quinquennial census; There will not 
be a taxable property value phase and the organization phase will 
exclude data relating to elected officials. In addition, there are two 
significant methodological changes; The reference date for the 
Employment phase will be March 12, 1997 instead of October 12, 1997 and 
all organization phase mail data will be obtained on joint employment/
organization forms (EGO forms).
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal government.
    Frequency: Every five years.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 USC, Section 161.
    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 1020l, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: December 19, 1996.
Linda Engelmeier,
Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 96-32888 Filed 12-26-96; 8:45 am]
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