[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 37445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17963]


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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: U.S. Census Bureau.
    Title: 2002 Economic Census Covering Information; Professional, 
Scientific, and Technical Services; Management of Companies and 
Enterprises; Administrative and Support and Waste Management and 
Remediation Services; Educational Services; Health Care and Social 
Assistance; Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation; and Other Services 
(Except Public Administration) Sectors.
    Form Number(s): Various.
    Agency Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 1,403,061 hours to be imposed in FY 2003.
    Number of Respondents: 1,556,857.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 54 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: This economic census collection will use a mail 
canvass, supplemented by data from Federal administrative records, to 
measure the economic activity of more than 2.5 million establishments 
classified in the North American Industry Classification System 
(NAICS). The information sector comprises establishments engaged in the 
following processes: (a) Producing and distributing information and 
cultural products, (b) providing the means to transmit or distribute 
these products as well as data or communications, and (c) processing 
data. The professional, scientific, and technical services sector 
comprises establishments engaged in processes where human capital is 
the major input. These establishments make available the knowledge and 
skills of their employees, often on an assignment basis, where an 
individual or team is responsible for the delivery of service to a 
client. The management of companies and enterprises sector comprises 
two main types of establishments: (a) Those that hold the securities of 
(or other equity interest in) companies and enterprises; and (b) those 
(except government establishments) that administer, oversee, and manage 
other establishments of the company or enterprise. The administrative 
and support and waste management and remediation services sector 
comprises establishments performing routine support activities for the 
day-to-day operations of other organizations. These essential 
activities are of the type often undertaken in-house by establishments 
in many sectors of the economy. The educational services sector 
comprises establishments providing academic or technical instruction or 
educational support services such as student exchange programs and 
curriculum development. The health care and social assistance sector 
comprises establishments that provide health care and social assistance 
to individuals. The arts, entertainment, and recreation sector 
comprises establishments that operate facilities or provide services to 
meet varied cultural, entertainment, and recreational interests of 
their patrons. This sector includes (a) establishments that are 
involved in producing, promoting, or participating in live 
performances, events, or exhibits intended for public viewing; (b) 
establishments that preserve and exhibit objects and sites of 
historical, cultural, or educational interest; and (c) establishments 
that operate facilities or provide services that enable patrons to 
participate in recreational activities or pursue amusement, hobby, or 
leisure time interests. The other services, except public 
administration sector comprises establishments in one of the following 
subsectors: repair and maintenance; personal and laundry services; and 
religious, grantmaking, civic, and professional and other similar 
organizations. The public administration sector is out of scope to the 
economic census. The U. S. Census Bureau conducts the quinquennial 
census of governments and other current programs that measure the 
activities of government establishments.
    The economic census will produce basic statistics by kind of 
business for number of establishments, receipts/revenue, payroll, and 
employment. It also will yield a variety of subject statistics, 
including sources of receipts or revenue, receipts by class of 
customer, and other industry-specific measures, such as exported 
services or personnel by occupation. Basic statistics will be 
summarized for the United States, states, and metropolitan areas, and 
counties; for places having 2,500 inhabitants or more; and for ZIP code 
areas. Tabulations of subject statistics also will present data for the 
United States and, in some cases, for states.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; Individuals or 
households; Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or Tribal 
Governments.
    Frequency: One time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Sections 131 and 224.
    OMB Desk Officer: Susan Schechter, (202) 395-5103.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Madeleine Clayton, Departmental Paperwork 
Clearance Officer, (202) 482-3129, Department of Commerce, room 6086, 
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 
Internet at [email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Susan Schechter, OMB Desk Officer, room 10201, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: July 13, 2001.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-17963 Filed 7-17-01; 8:45 am]
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