[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 75208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-32002]


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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: Report of New Privately-Owned Residential Building or Zoning 
Permits Issued (Building Permits Survey).
    Form Number(s): C-404.
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0094.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 24,166 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 19,000.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 10 and a half minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau is requesting an extension 
of a currently approved collection of the Form C-404, ``Report of 
Privately-Owned Residential Building or Zoning Permits Issued'' 
otherwise known as the Building Permits Survey (BPS.) The Census Bureau 
uses the Form C-404 to collect data that will provide estimates of the 
number and valuation of new residential housing units authorized by 
building permits. About one half of the permit offices are requested to 
report monthly. The remainder are only surveyed once per year. We use 
the data, a component of the index of leading economic indicators, to 
estimate the number of housing units started, completed, and sold, if 
single-family. The Census Bureau also uses these data to select samples 
for its demographic surveys. Policymakers, planners, businessmen/women, 
and others use the detailed geographic data collected from state and 
local officials on new residential construction authorized by building 
permits to monitor growth and plan for local services, and to develop 
production and marketing plans. The BPS is the only source of 
statistics on residential construction for states and smaller 
geographic areas.
    Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government.
    Frequency: Monthly or annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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 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 either by fax (202-395-7245) or e-
mail ([email protected]).

    Dated: December 22, 2003.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-32002 Filed 12-29-03; 8:45 am]
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