[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 242 (Friday, December 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78966-78967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31679]


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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: 2009 Management and Organizational Practices Survey.
    Form Number(s): MP-10002.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden Hours: 25,000.
    Number of Respondents: 50,000.
    Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau plans to conduct the Management 
and Organizational Practices Survey (MOPS) as a one time inquiry with 
possible future annual data collection pending funding. This survey 
will utilize the Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) survey panel 
collecting information on management and organizational practices at 
the establishment level. Data obtained from the survey will

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allow us to estimate a firm's stock of management and organizational 
assets, specifically the use of decentralized decision rights and 
greater investments in human capital. The results will provide 
information on investments in organizational practices thus allowing us 
to gain a better understanding of the benefits from these investments 
when measured in terms of firm productivity or firm market value. A 
manufacturing sector establishment based survey on management and 
organizational practices would provide information on the dimensions of 
organizational capital for this sector that is not currently available.
    Understanding the determinants of productivity growth is essential 
to understanding the dynamics of the U.S. economy. The Management and 
Organizational Practices Survey (MOPS) will provide information on 
whether the large and persistent differences in productivity across 
establishments (even within the same industry) are partly driven by 
differences in management and organizational practices. In addition to 
increasing our understanding of the dynamics of the economy, the MOPS 
will provide policy makers with some guidance in attempts to raise 
aggregate productivity levels. Policymakers, such as the Federal 
Reserve Board, can use the MOPS to understand the current state and 
evolution of management and organizational practices which can in turn 
aid the policymakers in forecasting future productivity growth.
    Management data will also be particularly important for 
understanding what policymakers can do to assist U.S. manufacturing 
companies hit particularly hard by the recent recession. There has been 
renewed policy interest in approaches to support the manufacturing 
industry. For example, some policymakers have suggested extending 
programs like the Manufacturing Extension Program (MEP). The MEP is a 
nationwide system of resources, transforming manufactures to compete 
globally by making use of modern manufacturing equipment, innovative 
methodologies, and management practices to improve/increase the 
productivity in the manufacturing sector. The MOPS would provide 
information on differences in manufacturing management and 
organizational practices by region, industry and firm size which would 
directly aid policy discussions about the potential impact of programs 
like the MEP. Researchers for this proposed survey have discussed with 
members of the Council of Economic Advisors the potential impact of 
management practices on manufacturing performance and the evaluation of 
the MEP. In a similar vein, researchers on this proposal have had 
discussions with members of the current administration about measuring 
and evaluating differences in healthcare management and its links to 
patient outcomes. The MOPS could also provide information in this area.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Sections 131, 182, 193, and 224.
    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 6616, 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: December 13, 2010.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-31679 Filed 12-16-10; 8:45 am]
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