[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 116 (Thursday, June 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34423-34424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14685]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce 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: Quarterly Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenue.
    OMB Control Number: 0607-0112.
    Form Number(s): F-71, F-72, F-73.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden Hours: 18,401.
    Number of Respondents: 10,752.
    Average Hours per Response: 26 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau requests a revision to the 
Quarterly Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenues to ensure 
accurate collection of information about state and local government tax 
collections. The revision consists of a new survey universe, to a 
probability sample from a panel study, and modifications to the 
collection instrument for the F-73 portion of the program. With the 
change in the survey universe, the F-73 component is being renamed to 
the Quarterly Survey of Non-Property Taxes from the Quarterly Survey of 
Selected Local Taxes.
    These tax collections, amounting to nearly $1.3 trillion annually, 
constitute approximately 43 percent of all governmental revenues. 
Quarterly measurement of, and reporting on, these fund flows provides 
valuable insight into trends in the national economy and that of 
individual states. Information collected on the type and quantity of 
taxes collected gives comparative data on how the various levels of 
government fund their public sector obligations.
    The Census Bureau uses the three forms covered by this statement to 
collect state and local government tax data for this long established 
data series. Tax collection data are used to measure economic activity 
for the Nation as a whole, as well as for comparison among

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the various states. These data are also useful in comparing the mix of 
taxes employed by individual states, and in determining the revenue 
raising capacity of different types of taxes in different state-areas.
    Key users of these data include the Bureau of Economic Analysis, 
the Federal Reserve Board, the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development who rely on these data to provide the most current 
information on the financial status of state and local governments. 
These data are included in the quarterly estimates of National Income 
and Product Accounts developed by the Bureau of Economic Analysis; and 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development has used the property 
tax data as one of nine cost indicators for developing Section 8 rent 
adjustments. Legislators, policy makers, administrators, analysts, 
economists, and researchers use these data to monitor trends in public 
sector revenues. Journalists, teachers, and students use these data as 
well.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Section 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: June 14, 2010.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-14685 Filed 6-16-10; 8:45 am]
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