[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 38415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18386]


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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: Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization.
    Form Number(s): MQ-C1.
    OMB Approval Number: 0607-0175.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 38,250 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 17,000.
    Average Hours Per Response: 2 hours and 15 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau conducts the Survey of Plant 
Capacity annually to provide information on the use of industrial 
capacity for manufactured products. Data are gathered from a sample of 
manufacturing plants in the United States. The survey form collects 
data on the value of plant production during actual operations and at 
``full production'' and ``national emergency production'' levels. The 
Census Bureau mails out survey forms to collect the data. Companies are 
asked to respond to the survey within 30 days of the initial mailing.
    Survey data are used in measuring inflationary pressures and 
capital flows, in understanding productivity determinants, and in 
analyzing and forecasting economic and industrial trends. The survey 
results are used by such agencies as the Federal Reserve Board, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, International Trade Administration, and 
the Department of Defense.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Section 182.
    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 19, 2001.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-18386 Filed 7-23-01; 8:45 am]
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