[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21630-21631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10719]


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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: Census Bureau.
    Title: 2002 Economic Census Covering the Mining Sector.
    Form Number(s): MI-21101, MI-21102, MI-21201, MI-21202, MI-21203, 
MI-21204, MI-21205, MI-21206, MI-21207, MI-21208, MI-21209, MI-21210, 
MI-21211, MI-21301, MI-21302.
    Agency Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 55,080 hours in FY 2003.
    Number of Respondents: 14,500.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 3 hours and 50 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The 2002 Economic Census covering the Mining Sector 
will use a mail canvass, supplemented by data from Federal 
administrative records, to measure the economic activity of 
approximately 25,000 mining establishments classified in the North 
American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The mining sector of 
the economic census distinguishes two basic activities: mine operation 
and mining support activities. The economic census will produce basic 
statistics for number of establishments, shipments, payroll, 
employment, detailed supplies and fuels consumed, depreciable assets, 
inventories, and capital expenditures. It also will yield a variety of 
subject statistics, including shipments by product line, type of 
operation, size of establishments and other industry-specific measures.
    The mining sector is an integral part of the economic census which 
is the major source of data about the structure and functioning of the 
United States economy, and features unique industry and geographic 
detail. The economic census provides essential information for 
government, industry, business, and the general public. The Federal 
Government uses the information from the economic census as an 
important part of the framework for the national accounts, input-output 
measures, key economic indexes, and other estimates

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that serve as the factual basis for economic policymaking, planning, 
and administration. State governments rely on the economic census for 
comprehensive, geographical economic data in order to make decisions 
concerning policymaking, planning, and administration. Finally, 
industry, business, and the general public use information from the 
economic census for economic forecasting, market research, as 
benchmarks for their own sample-based surveys, and in making business 
and financial decisions.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    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 6608, 
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: April 26, 2002.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-10719 Filed 4-30-02; 8:45 am]
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