[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 42 (Monday, March 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9726-9727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3732]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    DOC will submit 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: Construction Progress Reporting Surveys.
    Form Number(s): C-700, Private Construction Projects; C-700 (SL), 
State and Local Governments Projects; C-700 (R), Multi-Family 
Residential Projects.
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0153.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 50,700 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 19,500.
    Average Hours Per Response: 15 minutes for mailed responses; 5 
minutes for telephone responses.
    Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau is requesting an extension 
of a currently approved collection for forms C-700, Private 
Construction Projects; C-

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700 (R), Multi-Family Residential Projects; and C-700 (SL), State and 
Local Governments Projects. These forms are used to conduct the 
Construction Progress Reporting Surveys (CPRS) to collect information 
on the dollar value of construction put in place on building projects 
under construction by private companies or individuals, private multi-
family residential buildings, and on building projects under 
construction by state and local governments. The Census Bureau uses the 
information collected on these forms to publish estimates of the 
monthly value of construction put in place: (1) For nonresidential 
projects owned by private companies or individuals; (2) for projects 
owned by state and local agencies; and (3) for multi-family residential 
building projects owned by private companies or individuals. Statistics 
from CPRS become part of the monthly ``Value of Construction Put in 
Place'' series that is used extensively by the Federal Government in 
making policy decisions and become part of the gross domestic product 
(GDP). The private sector uses the statistics for market analysis and 
other research. Construction now accounts for more than eight percent 
of GDP.
    The C-700 is used to collect data on industrial and manufacturing 
plants, office buildings, retail buildings, service establishments, 
religious buildings, schools, universities, hospitals, clinics, and 
miscellaneous buildings. The C-700 (SL) is used to collect data on 
public schools, courthouses, prisons, hospitals, civic centers, 
highways, bridges, sewer systems, and water systems. The C-700 (R) is 
used to collect data on residential buildings and apartment projects 
with two or more housing units. Published statistics are used by all 
levels of government to evaluate economic policy, to measure progress 
toward national goals, to make policy decisions, and to formulate 
legislation. For example, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) staff use 
data to develop the construction components of gross private domestic 
investment in the gross domestic product. The Federal Reserve Board and 
the Department of the Treasury use the value in place data to predict 
the gross domestic product, which is presented to the Board of 
Governors and has an impact on monetary policy. Private businesses and 
trade organizations use the data for estimating the demand for building 
materials and to schedule production, distribution and sales efforts.
    Frequency: Monthly.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 182.
    OMB Desk Officer: Brian Harris-Kojetin, (202) 395-7314.
    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 Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB Desk Officer either by fax (202-395-7245) 
or e-mail ([email protected]).

    Dated: February 27, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-3732 Filed 3-2-07; 8:45 am]
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