[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 199 (Wednesday, October 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53592-53593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27229]


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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: Transportation Annual Survey.
    Form Number(s): B-514, -515, -524, -525, -530, -531, -532, -533, -
900-L1, -900-L2, -900-L3, -900-L4.
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0798.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 10,908 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 4,000.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 2.73 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau originally obtained approval for 
the Transportation Annual Survey (TAS) in 1994 which replaced and 
expanded upon the existing Motor Freight Transportation and Warehousing 
Survey (WATS) that covered the trucking and public warehousing 
industries. The new TAS also included transportation by waterway and 
segments of the busing industry, specifically intercity and rural bus 
transportation, bus charter service, and terminal and service 
facilities. In addition, it introduced new data items to the trucking 
forms which have enabled us to publish total miles traveled, percentage 
of miles traveled with loaded or empty vehicles, weight of shipments, 
and revenue from transborder shipments. Due to funding issues, we have 
not yet implemented the busing and waterway transportation portion of 
the TAS. This request for extension, again includes these two 
industries and collection of these data is, again contingent upon 
funding.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.

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    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 USC, Sections 131, 182, 224, and 225.
    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: October 8, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-27229 Filed 10-14-97; 8:45 am]
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