[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6357-6358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2961]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Economic Analysis


BEA Customer Satisfaction Survey; Proposed Information 
Collection; Comment Request

SUMMARY:  The U.S. 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)).

DATES:  Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 10, 2000.

ADDRESSES:  Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier, 
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 
5027, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230, (or via 
e-mail at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Requests for additional information 
or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions 
should be directed to: Verna M. Learnard, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
Bureau of Economic Analysis, BE-53, Washington, DC 20230, or by 
telephone at 202-606-9690.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    As one of the Nation's leading statistical agencies, the Bureau of 
Economic Analysis (BEA) provides reliable and consistent measures of 
economic activity that are essential to intelligent decision making of 
business people and policy makers and to the efficient operations of 
financial markets. The purpose of the BEA Customer Satisfaction Survey 
will be to obtain feedback from customers on the quality of BEA 
products and services. The results of the information collected will 
serve to assist BEA in improving the quality of its data products and 
its methods of dissemination.

II. Method of Collection

    The Survey and a cover letter with instructions on how to complete 
the survey will be mailed to 7,500 potential respondents. BEA will 
request that responses be returned 30 days after the mailing. The 
survey will be designed so that all responses are anonymous and 
therefore eliminates the necessity for recordkeeping of respondents.

III. Data

    OMB Number: __________.
    Type of Review: New.
    Affected Public: Individuals from profit and non-profit 
organizations and individuals from other Federal, state, and local 
government agencies.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,500.
    Estimated Response Time: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,875.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: The only cost to the respondents is 
that of their time.
    Legal Authority: Executive Order 12862, Section 1(b), of September 
11, 1993.

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

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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: February 3, 2000.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-2961 Filed 2-8-00; 8:45 am]
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