[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 82 (Monday, April 29, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18003-18004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08546]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
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
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information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: Quarterly Summary of State and Local Government Tax
Revenues.
OMB Control Number: 0607-0112.
Form Number(s): F-71, F-72, F-73.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Number of Respondents: 7,351.
Average Hours per Response: 29,404.
Burden Hours: 8,002.
Needs and Uses: State and local government tax collections,
amounting to nearly $1.4 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 conducts the Quarterly Summary of State & Local
Government Tax Revenues (Q-Tax Survey) to provide quarterly estimates
of state and local government tax revenue at a national level, as well
as detailed tax revenue data for individual states. It serves as a
timely source of tax data for many data users and policy makers and is
the most current information available on a nationwide basis for
government tax collections. There are three components to the Q-Tax
Survey. The first component is the Quarterly Survey of Property Tax
Collections (F-71), which collects property tax data from local
governments. The second component is the Quarterly Survey of State Tax
Collections (F-72), which collect data comprised of 25 different tax
categories for all 50 states. The third component is the Quarterly
Survey of Selected Non-Property Taxes (F-73), which collects local tax
revenue data for three taxes: Sales and gross receipts taxes,
individual income taxes, and corporation net income taxes. We are
requesting a three-year extension of these information collection forms
without changes.
The Census Bureau conducts the three components of the Q-Tax Survey
to collect state and local government tax data for this data series
established in 1962. Tax collection data are used to measure economic
activity for the Nation as a whole, as well as for comparison among the
states. These data are also used in comparing the mix of taxes employed
by individual states and in determining the revenue raising capacity of
different types of taxes in different states.
Key users of these data include the Bureau of Economic Analysis
(BEA), the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), and the Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) 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 the
National Income and Product Accounts developed by BEA. HUD 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 for their research purposes.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal government.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Sections 161 and 182.
This information collection request may be viewed at
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce
collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-08546 Filed 4-26-19; 8:45 am]
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