[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 53773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26737]


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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: Government Employment Forms.
    Form Number(s): E-1, E-2, E-3, E-4, E-5, E-6, E-7, E-9.
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0452.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 82,520.
    Number of Respondents: 96,591.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 51 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau requests OMB clearance of the 
questionnaires needed to conduct the 2002 Census of Governments, 
Employment Phase, and the 2003 Annual Survey of Government Employment. 
Title 13, Section 161, of the United States Code requires the Secretary 
of Commerce to conduct a census of governments every fifth year. 
Section 182 allows the Secretary to conduct annual surveys in other 
years. There are eight survey forms used to collect data on government 
employment, pay, and hours. Since there are many different types and 
sizes of governments, each form is tailored to the unique 
characteristics of the type and size of government or government agency 
to be surveyed. The type of employment and pay data to be collected in 
the 2002 Census of Governments and the 2003 Annual Survey of Government 
Employment is identical to data collected in recent annual surveys of 
government employment.
    The 2002 Census of Governments will collect data for all of the 
governments in our universe by type of government and by government 
function. By state, the 2003 Employment sample supports estimates of 
total local government employment and payrolls by type of government 
and government function.
    Statistics compiled from data gathered using these forms are used 
in several important Federal government programs. Economists at the 
Bureau of Economic Analysis use the statistics for developing the 
National Income and Product Accounts. The Department of Housing and 
Urban Development determines the allocation of operating subsidies to 
local housing authorities based on these survey data. The Bureau of 
Labor Statistics uses these data in its benchmarking procedures for 
state and local government components of its monthly employment and 
earnings statistics. Other users include state and local government 
executives and legislators, policy makers, economists, researchers, and 
the general public.
    Affected Public: Federal Government; State, local or Tribal 
Government.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Sections 161 and 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: October 18, 2001.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-26737 Filed 10-23-01; 8:45 am]
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