Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 47127 [E8-18647]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 13, 2008 / Notices and respond to them in the final Environmental Impact Statement. To assist the Forest Service in identifying and considering issues and concerns on the proposed action, comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement should be as specific as possible. It is also helpful if comments refer to specific pages or chapters of the draft statement. Comments may also address the adequacy of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement or the merits of the alternatives formulated and discussed in the statement. Reviewers may wish to refer to the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act at 40 CFR 1503.3 in addressing these points. Comments received, including the names and addresses of those who comment, will be considered part of the public record on this proposal and will be available for public inspection. Drive, Bradford, PA 16701, phone (814) 363–6049, or mail tonikagoins@fs.fed.us. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement Act (title VIII, Pub. L. 108–447) directed the Secretary of Agriculture to publish a six month advance notice in the Federal Register whenever new recreation fee areas are established. The new fee will be reviewed by a Recreation Resource Advisory Committee prior to a final decision and implementation. A market analysis indicates that the $100 to $150/per night fee is both reasonable and acceptable for this sort of unique recreation experience. People wanting to rent Farnsworth Cabin will need to do so through the National Recreation Reservation Service, at https:// www.reserveusa.com or by calling 1–877–444–6777. The National Recreation Reservation Service charges a $9 fee for reservation. Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22; Forest Service Handbook 1909.15, Section 21. Dated: August 6, 2008. Leanne Marten, Forest Supervisor (Allegheny National Forest). [FR Doc. E8–18562 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am] Dated: July 30, 2008. Deryl D. Jevons, Acting Forest Supervisor, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. [FR Doc. E8–18663 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–11–M BILLING CODE 3410–11–M DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Forest Service Notice of New Fee Site; Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act Allegheny National Forest, USDA Forest Service. ACTION: Notice of New Fee Site. AGENCY: ebenthall on PRODPC60 with NOTICES SUMMARY: The Allegheny National Forest is planning to charge from $100– $150 per night fee for rental of the Farnsworth Cabin. This cabin has not been available to the public for recreation use prior to Spring 2009. This historic cabin was built by the Civilian Conservation Corp in the 1940’s. Rentals of other cabins on the Allegheny National Forest have shown that the public appreciates and enjoys the availability of historic rental cabins. DATES: Farnsworth Cabin will become available for recreation rental Spring, 2009. Forest Supervisor, Allegheny National Forest, P.O. Box 847, Warren PA 16365. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tonika Goins, Recreation Team Leader for Bradford District, 29 Forest Service ADDRESSES: VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:38 Aug 12, 2008 Jkt 214001 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: Annual Retail Trade Survey. OMB Control Number: 0607–0013. Form Number(s): SA–44, SA–44A, SA–44C, SA–44E, SA–44N, SA–44S, SA–45, SA–45C, SA–721A, SA–721E, SA–722A and SA–722E. Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection. Burden Hours: 11,845. Number of Respondents: 20,971. Average Hours Per Response: 34 minutes. Needs and Uses: The Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS) provides the only continuing official measure of annual total retail sales, e-commerce sales, endof-year inventories, sales/inventory ratios, purchases, inventory valuation methods, gross margin, and end-of-year accounts receivables for retailers and annual sales and e-commerce sales for accommodation and food services firms in the United States. PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 47127 The data collected in the ARTS provide a current statistical picture of the retail and food services and accommodations portions of consumer activity. Also, the estimates compiled from this survey provide valuable information for economic policy decisions and actions by government and are widely used by private businesses, trade organizations, professional associations, and others for market research and analysis. The sales and receipts data are used by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) in determining the consumption portion of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The BEA is the primary Federal user of the data collected in the ARTS and the information collected is critical to the quality of several of BEA’s key programs. The data on retail sales are used to prepare detailed annual personal consumption expenditures estimates; merchandise inventories, valuation methods and merchandise purchases are used to prepare annual estimates of change in the business inventory component of GDP. Sales, merchandise purchases, inventories, inventory valuation and sales tax data are used to prepare estimates of GDP by industry and to derive industry output for the input-output accounts. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Frequency: Annually. Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Sections 182, 224 and 225. OMB Desk Officer: Brian HarrisKojetin, (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 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 Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB Desk Officer either by fax (202–395– 7245) or e-mail (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov). Dated: August 7, 2008. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E8–18647 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P E:\FR\FM\13AUN1.SGM 13AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 13, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 47127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18647]


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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: Annual Retail Trade Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0607-0013.
    Form Number(s): SA-44, SA-44A, SA-44C, SA-44E, SA-44N, SA-44S, SA-
45, SA-45C, SA-721A, SA-721E, SA-722A and SA-722E.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden Hours: 11,845.
    Number of Respondents: 20,971.
    Average Hours Per Response: 34 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS) provides the 
only continuing official measure of annual total retail sales, e-
commerce sales, end-of-year inventories, sales/inventory ratios, 
purchases, inventory valuation methods, gross margin, and end-of-year 
accounts receivables for retailers and annual sales and e-commerce 
sales for accommodation and food services firms in the United States.
    The data collected in the ARTS provide a current statistical 
picture of the retail and food services and accommodations portions of 
consumer activity. Also, the estimates compiled from this survey 
provide valuable information for economic policy decisions and actions 
by government and are widely used by private businesses, trade 
organizations, professional associations, and others for market 
research and analysis. The sales and receipts data are used by the 
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) in determining the consumption 
portion of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
    The BEA is the primary Federal user of the data collected in the 
ARTS and the information collected is critical to the quality of 
several of BEA's key programs. The data on retail sales are used to 
prepare detailed annual personal consumption expenditures estimates; 
merchandise inventories, valuation methods and merchandise purchases 
are used to prepare annual estimates of change in the business 
inventory component of GDP. Sales, merchandise purchases, inventories, 
inventory valuation and sales tax data are used to prepare estimates of 
GDP by industry and to derive industry output for the input-output 
accounts.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Sections 182, 224 
and 225.
    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 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 Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB Desk Officer either by fax (202-395-7245) 
or e-mail (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov).

    Dated: August 7, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-18647 Filed 8-12-08; 8:45 am]
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