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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 Paul Hanczaryk, U.S.
Census Bureau, Room 2747, Federal
Building 3, Washington, DC 20233–
6100; telephone (301) 763–4058.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
I. Abstract
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The Census Bureau conducts the
annual Company Organization Survey
(COS) to update and maintain a central,
multipurpose Business Register (BR). In
particular, the COS supplies critical
information on the composition,
organizational structure, and operating
characteristics of multi-location
companies.
The BR serves two fundamental
purposes:
• First and most important, it
provides sampling populations and
enumeration lists for the Census
Bureau’s economic surveys and
censuses, and it serves as an integral
part of the statistical foundation
underlying those programs. Essential for
this purpose is the BR’s ability to
identify all known United States
business establishments and their
parent companies. Further, the BR must
accurately record basic business
attributes needed to control sampling
and enumeration. These attributes
include industrial and geographic
classifications, and name and address
information.
• Second, it provides establishment
data that serve as the basis for the
annual County Business Patterns (CBP)
statistical series. The CBP reports
present data on number of
establishments, first quarter payroll,
annual payroll, and mid-March
employment summarized by industry
and employment size class for the
United States, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, counties, and countyequivalents. No other annual or more
frequent series of industry statistics
provides comparable detail, particularly
for small geographic areas.
II. Method of Collection
The Census Bureau will conduct the
2007 COS in conjunction with the 2007
Economic Census and will coordinate
these collections so as to minimize
response burden. The consolidated
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COS/census mail canvass will direct
inquiries to the entire universe of multilocation enterprises, which comprises
some 182,000 parent companies and
more than 1.6 million establishments.
The primary collection medium for the
COS and Economic Census is a paper
questionnaire; however, many
enterprises will submit automated/
electronic COS and Economic Census
reports. For 2007, electronic reporting
will be available to all COS and
Economic Census respondents.
Companies will receive and return
responses by secure Internet
transmission. Companies that cannot
use the Internet will receive a CD–ROM
containing their electronic data. All
respondents will be allowed to mail the
data via diskette or CD-ROM or submit
their response data via the Internet. COS
data content is identical for all of the
reporting modes.
The 2007 COS will include companylevel questions to approximately 75,000
multi-location enterprises—those with
50 or more employees or with industrial
activities out-of-scope of the 2007
Economic Census. The company-level
portion will include inquiries on
ownership or control by domestic or
foreign parents, ownership of foreign
affiliates, leased employment, and offshoring activities. Additional COS
inquiries will apply to the 21,000 multiunit establishments classified in
industries that are out-of-scope of the
economic census. The additional
inquiries will list an inventory of those
out-of-scope establishments and request
updates to these inventories, including
additions, deletions, and changes to
information on EIN, name and address,
and industrial classification, end-of-year
operating status, mid-March
employment, first quarter payroll, and
annual payroll. The economic census
will collect data for all other
establishments of multi-establishment
enterprises, including those items listed
above.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0607–0444.
Form Number: NC–99001.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Businesses and notfor-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
75,000 enterprises.
Estimated Time Per Response: .34
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 25,500.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
Included is the total annual cost of the
BR, which is estimated to be $12.9
million for fiscal year 2007.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
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Legal Authority: Title 13 of United
States Code, Sections 131, 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: April 20, 2006.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
2007 Commodity Flow Survey
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 June 26, 2006.
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
DATES:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
each form an establishment will be
asked to report data for an average of 25
shipments selected during a designated
one-week reporting period. Upon
request by the respondent electronic
reporting options will be made
available.
I. Abstract
III. Data
The Commodity Flow Survey, a
component of the Economic Census, is
the only comprehensive source of multimodal, system-wide data on the volume
and pattern of goods movement in the
United States. These data are used by
government transportation analysts at
the Federal, state and local levels to
estimate the future demand for
transportation services and facilities;
assess the adequacy of our current
transportation infrastructure to
accommodate the future demand; and to
evaluate the economic, social and
environmental impacts of transportation
flows. The data also are used
extensively by academics, researchers,
economic planning organizations, and
the business community.
The Commodity Flow Survey is cosponsored by the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics, Research and
Innovative Technology Administration,
U.S. Department of Transportation. The
survey provides data on the movement
of commodities in the United States
from their origin to destination. The
survey produces summary statistics on
value, tons, ton-miles, average miles per
shipment, commodity shipped, and
modes of transportation used. The
Census Bureau will publish shipment
characteristics at the national, census
regions and divisions, state, and
Metropolitan Areas levels. Reports are
also planned for estimates of hazardous
material shipments and exports.
Primary strategies for reducing
respondent burden in the Commodity
Flow Survey include employing a
stratified random sample of business
establishments, requesting data on a
limited sample of shipment records
from each establishment, and accepting
estimates.
OMB Number: Not Available.
Form Number: CFS–1000.
Type of Review: Regular review.
Affected Public: Business and other
for-profit, small businesses or
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
100,000.
Estimated Time Per Response: 2
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 800,000.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$21,600,000.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 131.
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to John Fowler, U.S. Census
Bureau, Room G–023, FOB 3,
Washington, DC 20233, (301) 763–2108
(or via the Internet at
John.L.Fowler@Census.gov).
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II. Method of Collection
The Commodity Flow Survey will
survey a sample of business
establishments in mining,
manufacturing, wholesale, and selected
retail industries. The survey also covers
auxiliary establishments of multiestablishment companies, which have
non-auxiliary establishments that are inscope to the CFS or classified in retail
trade. Each selected establishment will
receive, by mail, four questionnaires—
one during each quarter of 2007. On
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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: April 20, 2006.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–588–835]
Oil Country Tubular Goods From
Japan: Notice of Extension of Time
Limit for Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 26, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jun
Jack Zhao or Mark Hoadley, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 6, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–1396 or (202) 482–
3148, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On August 31, 2005, the Department
of Commerce (the Department) received
a timely request for an administrative
review of the antidumping duty order
on oil country tubular goods (OCTG)
from Japan, with respect to JFE Steel
Corporation, Nippon Steel Corporation,
NKK Tubes, and Sumitomo Metal
Industries, Ltd. On September 28, 2005,
the Department published a notice of
initiation of this administrative review
for the period of August 1, 2004,
through July 31, 2005. See Notice of
Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews and Requests for Revocation in
Part, 70 FR 56631 (September 28, 2005).
The preliminary results of this
administrative review are currently due
no later than May 3, 2006.
Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary
Results
Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
the Department shall issue preliminary
results in an administrative review of an
antidumping duty order within 245
days after the last day of the anniversary
month of the date of publication of the
order. The Act further provides,
however, that the Department may
extend that 245-day period to 365 days
if it is not practicable to complete the
review within the foregoing time period.
In this administrative review, the
Department finds that additional time is
required to collect the necessary
information to corroborate the
statements of two respondents who
reported that they did not have any
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
2007 Commodity Flow Survey
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 June 26, 2006.
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
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instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to John Fowler, U.S.
Census Bureau, Room G-023, FOB 3, Washington, DC 20233, (301) 763-2108
(or via the Internet at John.L.Fowler@Census.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Commodity Flow Survey, a component of the Economic Census, is
the only comprehensive source of multi-modal, system-wide data on the
volume and pattern of goods movement in the United States. These data
are used by government transportation analysts at the Federal, state
and local levels to estimate the future demand for transportation
services and facilities; assess the adequacy of our current
transportation infrastructure to accommodate the future demand; and to
evaluate the economic, social and environmental impacts of
transportation flows. The data also are used extensively by academics,
researchers, economic planning organizations, and the business
community.
The Commodity Flow Survey is co-sponsored by the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics, Research and Innovative Technology
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. The survey provides
data on the movement of commodities in the United States from their
origin to destination. The survey produces summary statistics on value,
tons, ton-miles, average miles per shipment, commodity shipped, and
modes of transportation used. The Census Bureau will publish shipment
characteristics at the national, census regions and divisions, state,
and Metropolitan Areas levels. Reports are also planned for estimates
of hazardous material shipments and exports.
Primary strategies for reducing respondent burden in the Commodity
Flow Survey include employing a stratified random sample of business
establishments, requesting data on a limited sample of shipment records
from each establishment, and accepting estimates.
II. Method of Collection
The Commodity Flow Survey will survey a sample of business
establishments in mining, manufacturing, wholesale, and selected retail
industries. The survey also covers auxiliary establishments of multi-
establishment companies, which have non-auxiliary establishments that
are in-scope to the CFS or classified in retail trade. Each selected
establishment will receive, by mail, four questionnaires--one during
each quarter of 2007. On each form an establishment will be asked to
report data for an average of 25 shipments selected during a designated
one-week reporting period. Upon request by the respondent electronic
reporting options will be made available.
III. Data
OMB Number: Not Available.
Form Number: CFS-1000.
Type of Review: Regular review.
Affected Public: Business and other for-profit, small businesses or
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100,000.
Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 800,000.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $21,600,000.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 131.
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: April 20, 2006.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-6229 Filed 4-25-06; 8:45 am]
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