[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2645-2646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1179]


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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 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: Bureau of the Census.
    Title: 1997 Economic Census of the Outlying Areas Including Puerto 
Rico, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
    Form Number(s): OA-9819, 9820, 9873, 9883.
    Agency Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New Collection.
    Burden: 49,500 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 54,000.
    Average Hours Per Response: .917 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The 1997 Economic Census of the Outlying Areas will 
be conducted as part of the 1997 Economic Censuses required by Title 
13, U.S.C. and is the primary source of dependable facts about each of 
the outlying areas economy, and features the only recognized source of 
data at a geographic level equivalent to U.S.

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counties. Outlying areas economic census statistics serve to benchmark 
estimates of net income and gross product, and provide essential 
information for government (Federal and local), business, and the 
general public. The 1997 Economic Census of the Outlying Areas will 
cover the following sectors: retail and wholesale trades, certain 
services industries, construction, and manufactures. The information 
collected in the 1997 Economic Census of the Outlying Areas will 
produce basic statistics by kind of business for a number of 
establishments, sales, payroll, and employment. It also will yield a 
variety of industry-specific statistics, including value of shipments, 
sales by commodity and merchandise lines, and number of hotel rooms. 
The 1997 Economic Census of the Outlying Areas will be conducted using 
mailout/mailback procedures. As in the 1992 census, only one form 
covering all economic activity within the scope of the census is used 
for each area. Since administrative records for the outlying areas 
sometimes have classification deficiencies, the use of one form 
eliminates time spent by the respondent requesting a sector-appropriate 
form.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit, individuals or 
households.
    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 & 
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, NW Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: January 13, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-1179 Filed 1-16-97; 8:45 am]
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