[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 4722] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-2353] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Census of Manufactures. Form Number(s): MA-1000 and MC-2001 thru MC-3975 (?? Report Forms). Agency Approval Number: None. Type of Request: New collection. Burden: 762,000 hours in FY 1998. Number of Respondents: 210,000. Avg Hours Per Response: 3.63 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 approximately 360,000 manufacturing establishments. Most establishments will be included in the mail portion of the collection. Forms tailored for the particular kind of business will be mailed to the establishment to be filled out and returned. Establishments not meeting certain cutoffs for payroll will be included in the non-mail portion of the collection. We will use administrative data in lieu of collecting data directly from these establishments. The information collected from companies in the manufacturing sector of the economic census will produce basic statistics by industry for number of establishments, payroll, employment, value of shipments, value added, capital expenditures, depreciation, materials consumed, selected purchased services, electric energy used and inventories held. Affected Public: Business 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: January 24, 1997. Linda Engelmeier, Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and Organization. [FR Doc. 97-2353 Filed 1-30-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-07-P