[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67403-67404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28140]


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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: 2012 Economic Census Covering the Manufacturing Sector.
    OMB Control Number: 0607-0938.
    Form Number(s): MA-10000, MC-31000, MC-32000.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    Burden Hours: 693,000.
    Number of Respondents: 168,000.
    Average Hours per Response: 4 hours and 8 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The 2012 Economic Census covering the Manufacturing 
Sector will use a mail canvass, supplemented by data from federal 
administrative records, to measure the economic activity of more than 
291,000 establishments classified in the North American Industry 
Classification System (NAICS).
    The manufacturing sector comprises establishments engaged in the 
mechanical, physical, or chemical transformation of materials, 
substances, or components into new products. The assembling of 
component parts of

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manufactured products is considered manufacturing, except in cases 
where the activity is appropriately classified in Sector 23, 
Construction. The economic census will produce basic statistics by 
industry for number of establishments, payroll, employment, value of 
shipments, value added, capital expenditures, depreciation, materials 
consumed, selected purchased services, electric energy used, and 
inventories held.
    The economic census is the primary source of facts about the 
structure and functioning of the Nation's economy and features unique 
industry and geographic detail. Economic census statistics serve as 
part of the framework for the national accounts and provide essential 
information for government, business, and the general public. The 
Federal government (i.e., Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Bureau of 
Labor Statistics (BLS)) uses information from the economic census as an 
important part of the framework for the national income and product 
accounts, input-output tables, economic indexes, and other composite 
measures that serve as the factual basis for economic policymaking, 
planning, and program administration. Further, the census provides 
sampling frames and benchmarks for current surveys which track short-
term economic trends, serve as economic indicators, and contribute 
critical source data for current estimates of the gross domestic 
product. State and local governments rely on the economic census as a 
unique source of comprehensive economic statistics for small geographic 
areas for use in policymaking, planning, and program administration. 
Finally, industry, business, academia, and the general public use 
information from the economic census for evaluating markets, preparing 
business plans, making business decisions, developing economic models 
and forecasts, conducting economic research, and establishing 
benchmarks for their own sample surveys.
    If the economic census was not conducted, the Federal government 
would lose vital source data and benchmarks for the national accounts, 
input-output tables, and other composite measures of economic activity, 
causing a substantial degradation in the quality of these important 
statistics. Further, the government would lose critical benchmarks for 
current sample-based economic surveys and an essential source of 
detailed, comprehensive economic information for use in policymaking, 
planning, and program administration.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: This information collection is part of the 2012 
Economic Census, which is required by law under Title 13, United States 
Code (U.S.C.). Section 131 of this statute directs the taking of a 
census at five-year intervals. Section 224 makes reporting mandatory.
    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 email ([email protected]).

    Dated: October 26, 2011.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-28140 Filed 10-31-11; 8:45 am]
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