[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 60210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24348]


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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 Business Expenses Survey.
    Form Number(s): SA-5678(B) and several others with minor 
variations.
    Agency Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 158,710 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 95,375.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 1.66 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The 2002 Business Expenses Survey will supplement 
basic economic statistics produced by the 2002 Economic Census of 
Wholesale Trade, Retail Trade, and Service Industries with estimates of 
operating expenses. Further, it will provide measures of value produced 
for wholesale trade and retail trade. Essential measurement of the 
Nation's economy requires compilation of comprehensive and reliable 
data on both economic outputs (e.g., sales) and inputs (e.g., utilities 
and advertising expenses). This survey is the sole source of 
comprehensive expenses input data for covered industries. The Census 
Bureau will collect the information by means of a mail canvass directed 
to a sample of business units that represent one or more domestic 
establishments in covered industries. Results will be presented 
primarily in electronic reports containing statistical summaries by 
industry for the United States.
    This information collection is part of the 2002 Economic Census, 
which is required by law under Title 13, United States Code (U.S.C.). 
Section 131 of this statute directs the taking of a census of 
businesses, including the distributive trades, service establishments, 
and transportation, at 5-year intervals. Section 224 makes reporting 
mandatory. Section 193 authorizes surveys that collect supplementary 
statistics related to the main topic of the censuses. Finally, Section 
195 permits the use of statistical sampling methods.
    There will be several variations of the prototype report form and 
associated instruction sheets used in this information collection. They 
are all very similar, varying primarily by a few industry-specific 
expense-type inquiries such as motor fuels expense for transportation.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Sections 131, 193, 195, and 224.
    OMB Desk Officer: Susan Schechter, (202) 395-5103.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, room 6625, 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: September 20, 2002
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-24348 Filed 9-24-02; 8:45 am]
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