[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24771-24772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11920]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census


1997 Distribution of Sales by Class of Customer; Proposed 
Information Collection

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.

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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, Pub. L. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 6, 1998.

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 Judy 
Dodds, Assistant Chief for Census and Related Programs,

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Bureau of the Census, Room 2101, FB-4, Washington, DC 20233, Telephone 
(301) 457-4587.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The 1997 Distribution of Sales by Class of Customer is part of, and 
supplemental to, the 1997 Census of Manufactures. The report is done on 
a 10 year cycle for years ending in ``7.'' The data tabulated from this 
survey are used by the Government, the academic community, and the 
private sector. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is the principal 
Government user. The BEA uses the data as input to its National Income 
and Product Accounts.
    Respondents, chosen from the 1997 Census of Manufactures, will 
receive report forms with their total product shipments data imprinted 
on the forms based on data they reported in the census. Multi-unit 
establishments are asked what portion of their shipments were to other 
establishments of their company and what portion of their shipments 
were to establishments not of their company. They are further asked to 
break out these data for the portions going to wholesale, retail, 
manufacturing, government, and other. The single-unit form is similar, 
except respondents are not asked about other establishments of their 
company.

II. Method of Collection

    Data are collected using two survey forms, one for single-unit 
establishments the other for multi-unit establishments. The panel is 
chosen from all mailed establishments in the 1997 Census of 
Manufactures using probability proportionate to size. The panel is also 
stratified by single-unit/multi-unit by 6-digit North American Industry 
Classification (NAICS) industry to assure that all NAICS industries are 
properly represented.

III. Data

    OMB Number: Not available.
    Form Numbers: MC-9601, MC-9602.
    Type of Review: Regular.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 20,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $258,600 at $12.93 per hour.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S.C., Sections 131 and 224.

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: April 30, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 98-11920 Filed 5-4-98; 8:45 am]
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