[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 82 (Tuesday, April 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23216-23217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10929]


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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 Covering the Mineral Industries Sector.
    Form Number(s): MI-1001, -1002, -1101, -1201, -1301, -1302, -1303, 
-1371, -1401, -1402, -1403, -1471.
    Agency Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 59,670 hours in FY 1998.
    Number of Respondents: 17,000.
    Avg Hours Per Response: Long forms--3.8 hours; Short forms--2.1 
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 29,000 establishments in the 
mineral industries sector.
    The information collected from establishments in this sector of the 
economy via long- (large companies) and short-forms (small companies) 
and from Federal administrative records (very small companies) will 
produce basic statistics for number of establishments, shipments, 
payroll, employment, detailed supplies and fuels consumed, depreciable 
assets, and capital expenditures. It also will yield a variety of 
subject statistics, including shipments by product line, type of 
operation, and other industry-specific measures.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Frequency: One time.

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    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, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, room 5327, 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: April 21, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-10929 Filed 4-28-97; 8:45 am]
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