[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 55 (Friday, March 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13592-13593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7126]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Transportation Annual Survey

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment requested.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).


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DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before May 20, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier, 
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 
5327, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Ruth Bramblett, Bureau of the Census, Room 2775-
FOB 3, Washington, DC 20233-6500, (301) 457-2766.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Transportation Annual Survey (TAS) provides detailed estimates 
of revenue and expenses for the commercial motor freight transportation 
and public warehousing industries. The Bureau of Economic Analysis 
(BEA), the primary Federal user, uses the information in developing the 
national income and product accounts, compiling benchmark and annual 
input-output tables, and computing gross domestic product (GDP) by 
industry. Agencies of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) use 
the data for policy development and program management and evaluation. 
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) uses these data as inputs to its 
Producer Price Indexes and in developing productivity measurements. The 
Census Bureau uses these data to provide new insight into changing 
structural and cost conditions that will impact the planning and design 
of future economic census questionnaires. Private industry also uses 
these data as a tool for marketing analysis. Data are collected from 
all of the largest firms and from a sample of small- and medium-sized 
businesses, selected using a stratified sampling procedure. The TAS 
sample is reselected periodically, generally at 5-year intervals. The 
largest firms continue to be canvassed when the sample is re-drawn, 
while nearly all of the small- and medium-sized firms from the prior 
sample are replaced.

II. Method of Collection

    We collect this information by mail.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0607-0798.
    Form Number: B-514, B-515, B-524, B-525.
    Type of Review: Regular Submission.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 2.73.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,908.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: The total cost in fiscal year 1997 for 
the Transportation Annual Survey is $809,000, all borne by the Bureau 
of the Census. The cost to the respondent is estimated to be $545,400, 
based on an annual response burden of 10,908 hours and a rate of $50 
per hour to complete the form.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code; Sections 182, 224, 
and 225.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: March 17, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-7126 Filed 3-20-97; 8:45 am]
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