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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 52 / Friday, March 18, 2005 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
DOC has submitted 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: Shipper’s Export Declaration/
Automated Export System.
Form Number(s): 7525–V, AES.
Agency Approval Number: 0607–
0152.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Burden: 814,140 hours.
Number of Respondents: 223,213.
Avg. Hours Per Response: SED—11
minutes; AES—3 minutes.
Needs and Uses: The current
clearance under Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) Number 0607–0152
covers the paper Shipper’s Export
Declaration (SED) 7525–V, and its
electronic equivalent, the Automated
Export System (AES) and related
documents (e.g., Letter of Intent and
AESDirect Registration and
Certification). With this submission the
U.S. Census Bureau (Census Bureau) is
requesting continued clearance for the
SED program.
The Census Bureau will accept the
paper SED for only a limited period of
time during the year 2005. This is due
to the expected implementation of
mandatory electronic filing of all export
information. This requirement is
mandated through Public Law 107–228,
of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act of 2003.
This law authorizes the Secretary of
Commerce with the concurrences of the
Secretary of State and the Secretary of
Homeland Security to require all
persons who file export information
according to Title 13, United States
Code (U.S.C.), Chapter 9, to file such
information through the AES. In June
2004 the Census Bureau and the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
implemented the redesign of the
commodity module of the AES in
anticipation of the implementation of
the mandatory electronic reporting
requirement. Since the implementation
of the AES Commodity Redesign the
following changes have taken place
within the AES: Addition of the (1)
Routed Transaction Indicator and the (2)
Vehicle Identification Qualifier; and the
removal of the (1) Waiver of Prior Notice
and the (2) Date of Arrival indicators.
Other changes that affect corporate
business practices include the
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following: (1) Corrections must be
performed with the ‘‘change’’ or
‘‘replace’’ functions rather than the
‘‘delete/add’’ functions; (2) use of new
compliance alert conditions for late
filings (3) changes to licensed or used
vehicle shipments after departure; (4)
commodity filing response messages
that provide the text, identification,
reason and resolution for conditional
situations; (5) use of a verify condition
message for sanctioned countries rather
than the receipt of a warning message;
(6) removal of the Internal Transaction
Number (ITN) from the SC2 record for
placement in the ES1 response message
output record; and (7) inclusion of a
severity indicator to the ES1 record. In
addition to the changes, most warning
error messages were converted to fatal
errors. The revisions should not affect
the average three-minute response time
for the completion of the AES record.
There will be no changes to the paper
SED, therefore there is no expected
change to the existing eleven-minute
response time to complete this form.
The Census Bureau will allow the
trade community to continue using the
paper SED until the actual
implementation of the mandatory
electronic filing requirement occurs.
This is expected later during the year
2005. Currently, the Census Bureau is
involved in the rulemaking process that
will notify the trade community of the
mandatory requirement for electronic
filing.
The SED form and its electronic
equivalent the AES record provide the
means for collecting data on U.S.
exports. Title 13, U.S.C., Chapter 9,
Sections 301–307, mandates the
collection of these data. The regulatory
provisions for the collection of these
data are contained in the Foreign Trade
Statistics Regulations, Title 15, Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 30. The
official export statistics collected from
these tools provide the basic component
for the compilation of the U.S. position
on merchandise trade. These data are an
essential component of the monthly
totals on U.S. International Trade in
Goods and Services, a principal
economic indicator and primary
component of the Gross Domestic
Product (GDP).
The data collected from the SED and
the AES record are also used for export
control purposes under Title 50, U.S.C.,
Export Administration Act, to detect
and prevent the export of certain items
by unauthorized parties or to
unauthorized destinations or end users.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
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Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.
Chapter 9; Title 15 CFR Part 30.
OMB Desk Officer: Susan Schechter,
(202) 395–5103.
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
dhynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to Susan Schechter, OMB Desk
Officer either by fax (202–395–7245) or
e-mail (susan_schechter@omb.eop.gov).
Dated: March 15, 2005.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Current Industrial Reports Surveys—
WAVE III (Mandatory and Voluntary
Surveys)
ACTION:
Proposed collection; comment
request.
SUMMARY: The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
Written comments must be
submitted on or before May 17, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dhynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to: Judy Dodds, Assistant
Chief for Census and Related Programs,
(301) 763–4587, Census Bureau,
Manufacturing and Construction
Division, Room 2101, Building #4,
DATES:
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Washington, DC 20233 (or via the
Internet at judy.m.dodds@census.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Census Bureau conducts a series
of monthly, quarterly, and annual
surveys as part of the Current Industrial
Reports (CIR) program. The CIR surveys
deal mainly with the quantity and value
of shipments of particular products and
occasionally with data on production
and inventories; unfilled orders,
receipts, stocks and consumption; and
comparative data on domestic
production, exports, and imports of the
products they cover. These surveys
provide continuing and timely national
statistical data on manufacturing. The
results of these surveys are used
extensively by individual firms, trade
associations, and market analysts in
planning or recommending marketing
and legislative strategies.
The CIR program includes both
mandatory and voluntary surveys.
Typically, the monthly and quarterly
surveys are conducted on a voluntary
basis and annual collections are
mandatory. The collection frequency of
individual CIR surveys is determined by
the cyclical nature of production, the
need for frequent trade monitoring, or
the use of data in Government economic
indicator series. Some monthly and
quarterly CIR surveys have an annual
‘‘counterpart’’ collection. The annual
counterpart collects annual data on a
mandatory basis from those firms not
participating in the more frequent
collection.
Due to the large number of surveys in
the CIR program, for clearance purposes,
the CIR surveys are divided into
‘‘waves.’’ One wave is resubmitted for
clearance each year. This year the
Census Bureau plans to submit
mandatory and voluntary surveys of
Wave III for clearance. The surveys in
Wave III are:
Mandatory surveys
Voluntary survey
M311H—Fats and Oils (Warehouse) ...........................................................................................
M311L—Fats and Oils (Renderers).
M311M—Fats and Oils (Consumers).
M311N—Fats and Oils (Producers).
MA327E—Consumer, Scientific, Technical, and Industrial Glassware.
MA333D—Construction Machinery.
MA333F—Mining, Machinery and Mineral Processing Equipment.
** MA334B—Selected Instruments & Related Products.
** MA334M—Consumer Electronics.
MA334P—Communication Equipment.
** MA334Q—Semiconductors, Printed Circuit Boards, and Other Electronic Components.
MA334R—Computers and Office and Accounting Machines.
** MA334S—Electromedical and Irradiation Equipment.
** MA335A—Switchgear, Switchboard Apparatus, Relays, and Industrial Controls.
*M336G—Civil Aircraft and Aircraft Engines.
* This voluntary survey has mandatory annual counterpart.
** Moved from another wave.
II. Method of Collection
The Census Bureau will use mail out/
mail back survey forms to collect data.
We ask respondents to return monthly
report forms within 10 days, quarterly
report forms within 15 days, and annual
report forms within 30 days of the
initial mailing. Telephone calls and/or
letters encouraging participation will be
mailed to respondents who have not
responded by the designated time.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0607–0476.
Form Number: See Chart Above.
Type of Review: Regular Review.
Affected Public: Businesses, or other
for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
9,109.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1.4322
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
13,046 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: The
estimated cost to respondents for all the
CIR reports in Wave III for fiscal year
2006 is $217,477.
Respondent’s Obligation: The CIR
program includes both mandatory and
voluntary surveys.
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Legal Authority: Title 13, United
States Code, sections 61, 182, 224, and
225.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
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Dated: March 15, 2005.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Request for Nominations of Member
Organizations To Serve on the 2010
Census Advisory Committee
Bureau of the Census,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
Notice of request for
nominations.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census
(Census Bureau) invites and requests
nominations of organizations for
appointment to the 2010 Census
Advisory Committee (2010 CAC). The
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
this notice provides information about
the objectives and duties of the advisory
committee and membership criteria.
Please submit nominations by
April 8, 2005.
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Current Industrial Reports Surveys--WAVE III (Mandatory and
Voluntary Surveys)
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before May 17, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet
at dhynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions
should be directed to: Judy Dodds, Assistant Chief for Census and
Related Programs, (301) 763-4587, Census Bureau, Manufacturing and
Construction Division, Room 2101, Building 4,
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Washington, DC 20233 (or via the Internet at judy.m.dodds@census.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Census Bureau conducts a series of monthly, quarterly, and
annual surveys as part of the Current Industrial Reports (CIR) program.
The CIR surveys deal mainly with the quantity and value of shipments of
particular products and occasionally with data on production and
inventories; unfilled orders, receipts, stocks and consumption; and
comparative data on domestic production, exports, and imports of the
products they cover. These surveys provide continuing and timely
national statistical data on manufacturing. The results of these
surveys are used extensively by individual firms, trade associations,
and market analysts in planning or recommending marketing and
legislative strategies.
The CIR program includes both mandatory and voluntary surveys.
Typically, the monthly and quarterly surveys are conducted on a
voluntary basis and annual collections are mandatory. The collection
frequency of individual CIR surveys is determined by the cyclical
nature of production, the need for frequent trade monitoring, or the
use of data in Government economic indicator series. Some monthly and
quarterly CIR surveys have an annual ``counterpart'' collection. The
annual counterpart collects annual data on a mandatory basis from those
firms not participating in the more frequent collection.
Due to the large number of surveys in the CIR program, for
clearance purposes, the CIR surveys are divided into ``waves.'' One
wave is resubmitted for clearance each year. This year the Census
Bureau plans to submit mandatory and voluntary surveys of Wave III for
clearance. The surveys in Wave III are:
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Mandatory surveys Voluntary survey
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M311H--Fats and Oils (Warehouse)........ *M336G--Civil Aircraft and Aircraft Engines.
M311L--Fats and Oils (Renderers).
M311M--Fats and Oils (Consumers).
M311N--Fats and Oils (Producers).
MA327E--Consumer, Scientific, Technical,
and Industrial Glassware.
MA333D--Construction Machinery.
MA333F--Mining, Machinery and Mineral
Processing Equipment.
** MA334B--Selected Instruments &
Related Products.
** MA334M--Consumer Electronics.
MA334P--Communication Equipment.
** MA334Q--Semiconductors, Printed
Circuit Boards, and Other Electronic
Components.
MA334R--Computers and Office and
Accounting Machines.
** MA334S--Electromedical and
Irradiation Equipment.
** MA335A--Switchgear, Switchboard
Apparatus, Relays, and Industrial
Controls.
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* This voluntary survey has mandatory annual counterpart.
** Moved from another wave.
II. Method of Collection
The Census Bureau will use mail out/mail back survey forms to
collect data. We ask respondents to return monthly report forms within
10 days, quarterly report forms within 15 days, and annual report forms
within 30 days of the initial mailing. Telephone calls and/or letters
encouraging participation will be mailed to respondents who have not
responded by the designated time.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0607-0476.
Form Number: See Chart Above.
Type of Review: Regular Review.
Affected Public: Businesses, or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,109.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1.4322 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 13,046 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: The estimated cost to respondents for
all the CIR reports in Wave III for fiscal year 2006 is $217,477.
Respondent's Obligation: The CIR program includes both mandatory
and voluntary surveys.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, sections 61, 182,
224, and 225.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: March 15, 2005.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-5427 Filed 3-17-05; 8:45 am]
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