[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 90 (Thursday, May 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31179-31180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-11614]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau


Business and Professional Classification Report

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The 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: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 8, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Madeleine Clayton, 
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 
6608, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Carol S. King, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 2651-3, 
Washington, DC 20233, (301) 457-2675.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Census Bureau sponsors the SQ-CLASS, ``Business and 
Professional Classification Report'', to collect information needed to 
keep the retail,

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wholesale, and service samples current with the business universe. 
Because of rapid changes in the marketplace caused by the emergence of 
new businesses, the deaths of others, transfer of ownership, mergers, 
and so forth, on a quarterly basis the Census Bureau canvasses a sample 
of new Employer Identification Numbers (EINs) obtained from the 
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Social Security Administration 
(SSA). Each selected firm is canvassed once for kind of business 
classification, measure of size, and company affiliation on the 
establishments associated with the new EIN. In essence, from the 
perspective of the business firm, this is a one time collection of 
data. A different sample of EINs is canvassed four times a year.
    We are revising the SQ-CLASS to improve the flow of the questions 
as well as to provide information needed to assign kind-of-business 
codes based on the North American Industry Classification System 
(NAICS).

II. Method of Collection

    We collect this information by mail, fax, and telephone follow-up.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0607-0189.
    Form Number: SQ-CLASS.
    Type of Review: Regular Submission.
    Affected Public: Retail, Wholesale and Service firms in the United 
States.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: Annually, approximately 42,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 13 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,101.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: The cost to the respondent for fiscal 
year 2003 is estimated to be $190,302.
    Respondent's Obligation: This collection of information is 
voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Section 182.

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 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 automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection. They also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: May 6, 2002.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-11614 Filed 5-8-02; 8:45 am]
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