[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 231 (Friday, December 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6743]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau


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).
    Title: 2007 Economic Census, Precanvass for the Commodity Flow 
Survey.
    Form Number(s): CFS-0001, CFS-0002.
    Agency Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 4,933 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 85,000.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: CFS-0001--5 min.; CFS-0002--2 min.
    Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau plans to conduct the 2007 
Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) as a part of the quinquennial Economic 
Census. In advance of the 2007 CFS we will conduct a Precanvass. That 
Precanvass is the subject of this request.
    The information collected in the 2007 CFS Precanvass will be used 
to:
    a. Improve the frame and sampling efficiency of the 2007 CFS, and
    b. Provide contact information for the largest establishments, 
reducing the cost and improving the timeliness of data collection.
    The 2007 CFS Precanvass will be mailed to auxiliary establishments, 
and establishments expected to be selected with certainty in the 2007 
CFS.
    The Commodity Flow Survey, a component of the Economic Census, is 
the only comprehensive source of multi-modal, system-wide data on the 
volume and pattern of goods movement in the United States. The CFS is 
conducted in partnership with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics 
(BTS), U.S. Department of Transportation. The 2007 CFS will be the 
subject of a separate submission in 2006.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: Every 5 years.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 131, 193, 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 either by fax (202) 395-7245 or e-
mail ([email protected]).

    Dated: November 28, 2005.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E5-6743 Filed 12-1-05; 8:45 am]
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