[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67404-67405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28167]


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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 Construction Sector.
    OMB Control Number: 0607-0935.
    Form Number(s): CC-23601, CC-23701, CC-23801, CC-23802, CC-23803, 
and CC-23804.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of an expired 
collection.
    Burden Hours: 299,000.
    Number of Respondents: 130,000.
    Average Hours per Response: 2 hours and 18 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The 2012 Economic Census covering the Construction 
Sector will use a mail canvass to measure the economic activity of 
nearly 650,000 establishments classified in the North American Industry 
Classification System (NAICS).
    The construction sector comprises establishments primarily engaged 
in the construction of buildings and other structures, additions, 
alterations, reconstruction, installation, and maintenance and repairs. 
The economic census will produce basic statistics by industry for 
number of establishments, value of construction work, payroll, 
employment, selected costs, depreciable assets, and capital 
expenditures. It also will yield a variety of subject statistics, 
including estimates of type of construction work done, kind of business 
activity, and other industry-specific measures. Industry statistics 
will be summarized for the United States and states.
    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 provides essential 
information for government, business, and the general public. The 
Economic Census covering the Construction Sector collects information 
from contractors of all types of construction. Among the important 
statistics produced by the construction sector are estimates of the 
value of construction work during the covered year. The Federal 
government uses the information from the economic census as an 
important part of the framework for the national accounts, input-output 
measures, key economic indexes, and other estimates that serve as the 
factual basis for economic policymaking, planning, and program 
administration. State and local governments rely on the economic census 
as a unique source of comprehensive economic statistics for small 
geographical areas for use in policymaking, planning, and program 
administration. Finally, industry, business, and the general public use 
data from the economic census for economic forecasts, market research, 
benchmarks for their own sample-based surveys, and business and 
financial decisionmaking.
    If the economic census was not conducted, the Federal government 
would lose vital source data and benchmarks for the national accounts, 
the input-output tables, and other composite measures of economic 
activity. 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 
and program administration.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.

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    Frequency: Every 5 years.
    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 5-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. 2011-28167 Filed 10-31-11; 8:45 am]
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