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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Annual Survey of
School System Finances (Formerly
Named Annual Survey of Local
Government Finances—School
Systems)
U.S. Census Bureau,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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: To ensure consideration, written
comments must be submitted on or
before May 25, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482–
0336, Department of Commerce, Room
6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at jjessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Jeremy Phillips, U.S.
Census Bureau, Governments Division,
4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC
20233–6800; (301) 763–5653.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
The United States Census Bureau
plans to request an extension to the
current Office of Management and
Budget clearance for the Annual Survey
of School System Finances.
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The Annual Survey of School System
Finances is the only comprehensive
source of public elementary-secondary
school system finance data collected on
a nationwide scale using uniform
definitions, concepts, and procedures.
The collection covers the revenues,
expenditures, debt, and assets of all
public elementary-secondary school
systems. This data collection has been
coordinated with the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES). The NCES
uses this collection to satisfy its need for
school finance data.
Fiscal data provided by respondents
aid data users in measuring the
effectiveness of resource allocation. The
products of this data collection make it
possible for data users to search a single
database to obtain information on such
things as per pupil expenditures and the
percent of state, local, and federal
funding for each school system.
Elementary-secondary education related
spending is the single largest financial
activity of state and local governments.
Education finance statistics provided by
the Census Bureau allow for analyses of
how public elementary-secondary
school systems receive their funding
and how they are spending their funds.
The forms and survey announcement
used in the school finance portion of the
survey are:
F–33 Survey Announcement. This
letter is mailed electronically at the
beginning of each survey period to
solicit the assistance of the state
education agencies. It establishes the
conditions by which the state education
agencies provide their school finance
data to the Census Bureau.
Form F–33. This form contains item
descriptions and definitions of the
elementary-secondary education finance
items collected jointly by the Census
Bureau and NCES. It is used primarily
as a worksheet and instruction guide by
the state education agencies providing
school finance data centrally for the
school systems in their respective states.
All states supply their data by electronic
means. Revisions to this survey include
the removal of the data item collecting
Title V, Part A (Innovative Programs)
revenue. (Funding for this federal
program ended on September 30, 2009.)
There may also be the removal of three
data items collecting data for the
American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act funds. Once states are no longer
able to collect or expend American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds,
those data items will be removed from
the collection. The data items were
added as non-substantial changes to the
data collection after the previous OMB
clearance, and collection began with
fiscal year 2009 data.
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Form F–33–L1. This is a supplemental
form sent directly to school systems in
states where the state education
agencies cannot provide information on
the assets of individual school systems.
School systems have the choice to
submit their data via paper, fax, or
Internet.
Form F–33–L2. This is a supplemental
form sent directly to school systems in
states where the state education agency
cannot provide information on the
indebtedness of individual school
systems. School systems have the choice
to submit their data via paper, fax, or
Internet.
Form F–33–L3. This is a supplemental
form sent directly to school systems in
states where the state education agency
cannot provide information on both
indebtedness and assets. This letter
combines the items requested on the
forms F–33–L1 and F–33–L2. School
systems have the choice to submit their
data via paper, fax, or Internet.
II. Method of Collection
The Census Bureau collects almost all
of the finance data for local school
systems from state education agency
databases through central collection
arrangements with the state education
agencies. The states transfer most of this
information in electronic format over
the Internet via file transfer protocol.
The Census Bureau has facilitated
central collection of school system
finance data by accepting data in
multiple formats.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607–0700.
Form Number: F–33, F–33–L1, F–33–
L2 and F–33–L3.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: State and local
governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,230.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.24
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,990.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$92,229.
Respondents Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S.C.,
Sections 161 and 182.
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)
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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 20, 2012.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Docket 19–2012]
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Foreign-Trade Zone 204—Tri-Cities
Area, TN/VA; Application for
Reorganization Under Alternative Site
Framework
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board
(the Board) by the Tri-Cities Airport
Commission, grantee of FTZ 204,
requesting authority to reorganize the
zone under the alternative site
framework (ASF) adopted by the Board
(74 FR 1170,
1/12/09 (correction 74 FR 3987, 1/22/
09); 75 FR 71069–71070,
11/22/10). The ASF is an option for
grantees for the establishment or
reorganization of general-purpose zones
and can permit significantly greater
flexibility in the designation of new
‘‘usage-driven’’ FTZ sites for operators/
users located within a grantee’s ‘‘service
area’’ in the context of the Board’s
standard 2,000-acre activation limit for
a general-purpose zone project. The
application was submitted pursuant to
the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the
regulations of the Board (15 CFR part
400). It was formally filed on March 20,
2012.
FTZ 204 was approved by the Board
on October 18, 1994 (Board Order 706,
59 FR 54432, 10/31/94) and expanded
on June 7, 2002 (Board Order 1233, 67
FR 41393–41394, 06/18/02) and on June
22, 2010 (Board Order 1691, 75 FR
38979–38980).
The current zone project includes the
following sites: Site 1 (977 acres, expires
6/30/15)—Tri-Cities Regional Airport
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complex, 2525 Highway 75, Blountville,
Sullivan County, TN; Site 2 (26 acres,
expires 6/30/15)—Johnson City
Chemical Company, 402 Steel Street,
Johnson City, Washington County, TN;
Site 3 (330 acres, expires 6/30/15)—
Northeast Tennessee Business Park,
intersection of TN 357 and Highway 75,
Kingsport, Sullivan County, TN; Site 4
(129 acres, expires 6/30/15)—Bristol
Tennessee Industrial Park, SR394,
Bristol, Sullivan County, TN; Site 5 (799
acres)—Tri-County Industrial Park,
Industrial Park Road, Piney Flats,
Sullivan County, TN; Site 6 (206 acres,
6/30/15)—Regional Med-Tech Center,
Med-Tech Parkway, Johnson City,
Washington County, TN; Site 7 (103
acres, expires 6/30/15)—Linden/
Hairston Industrial Park, Linden Drive
at Bonham Road, Bristol, Washington
County, VA; Site 8 (2,100 acres, expires
6/30/15)—Holston Business and
Technology Park, 4509 West Stone
Drive, Kingsport, Hawkins County, TN;
Site 9 (134 acres, expires 6/30/15)—
Washington County Industrial Park,
Cherry Hill Road, Johnson City,
Washington County, TN; Site 10 (113
acres, expires 8/31/12)—Oak Park
Industrial Park, Westinghouse Road/Rt.
11, Washington County, VA; and, Site
11 (226 acres, expires 6/30/17)—The
Partnership Park II, 2504 Weaver Pike,
Bristol, Sullivan County, TN.
The grantee’s proposed service area
under the ASF would be the Counties of
Sullivan, Hawkins, Greene, Washington,
Unicoi, Carter, Hamblen, and Johnson,
Tennessee and the Counties of
Buchanan, Dickenson, Wise, Lee,
Russell, Scott and Washington, Virginia
and the Cities of Norton and Bristol,
Virginia as described in the application.
If approved, the grantee would be able
to serve sites throughout the service area
based on companies’ needs for FTZ
designation. The proposed service area
is within/adjacent to the Tri-Cities
Customs and Border Protection port of
entry.
The applicant is requesting authority
to reorganize its existing zone project
under the ASF as follows: Sites 1
through 11 would become magnet sites.
The ASF allows for the possible
exemption of one magnet site from the
‘‘sunset’’ time limits that generally
apply to sites under the ASF, and the
applicant proposes that proposed
magnet Site 1 be so exempted. Because
the ASF only pertains to establishing or
reorganizing a general-purpose zone, the
application would have no impact on
FTZ 204’s authorized subzone.
In accordance with the Board’s
regulations, Kathleen Boyce of the FTZ
Staff is designated examiner to evaluate
and analyze the facts and information
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presented in the application and case
record and to report findings and
recommendations to the Board.
Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions (original
and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the
Board’s Executive Secretary at the
address below. The closing period for
their receipt is May 25, 2012. Rebuttal
comments in response to material
submitted during the foregoing period
may be submitted during the subsequent
15-day period to June 11, 2012.
A copy of the application will be
available for public inspection at the
Office of the Executive Secretary,
Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2111,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230–0002, and in the ‘‘Reading
Room’’ section of the Board’s Web site,
which is accessible via www.trade.gov/
ftz. For further information, contact
Kathleen Boyce at
Kathleen.Boyce@trade.gov or (202) 482–
1346.
Dated: March 20, 2012.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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[Docket 20–2012]
Foreign-Trade Zone 151—Findlay, OH;
Application for Reorganization Under
Alternative Site Framework
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board
(the Board) by the Findlay/Hancock
County Chamber of Commerce, grantee
of FTZ 151, requesting authority to
reorganize the zone under the
alternative site framework (ASF)
adopted by the Board (74 FR 1170,
1/12/09 (correction 74 FR 3987,
1/22/09); 75 FR 71069–71070, 11/22/
10). The ASF is an option for grantees
for the establishment or reorganization
of general-purpose zones and can permit
significantly greater flexibility in the
designation of new ‘‘usage-driven’’ FTZ
sites for operators/users located within
a grantee’s ‘‘service area’’ in the context
of the Board’s standard 2,000-acre
activation limit for a general-purpose
zone project. The application was
submitted pursuant to the Foreign-Trade
Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–
81u), and the regulations of the Board
(15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed
on March 20, 2012.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Annual Survey
of School System Finances (Formerly Named Annual Survey of Local
Government Finances--School Systems)
AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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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: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on
or before May 25, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482-0336, Department of Commerce,
Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or
via the Internet at jjessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions
should be directed to Jeremy Phillips, U.S. Census Bureau, Governments
Division, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233-6800; (301) 763-
5653.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The United States Census Bureau plans to request an extension to
the current Office of Management and Budget clearance for the Annual
Survey of School System Finances.
The Annual Survey of School System Finances is the only
comprehensive source of public elementary-secondary school system
finance data collected on a nationwide scale using uniform definitions,
concepts, and procedures. The collection covers the revenues,
expenditures, debt, and assets of all public elementary-secondary
school systems. This data collection has been coordinated with the
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The NCES uses this
collection to satisfy its need for school finance data.
Fiscal data provided by respondents aid data users in measuring the
effectiveness of resource allocation. The products of this data
collection make it possible for data users to search a single database
to obtain information on such things as per pupil expenditures and the
percent of state, local, and federal funding for each school system.
Elementary-secondary education related spending is the single largest
financial activity of state and local governments. Education finance
statistics provided by the Census Bureau allow for analyses of how
public elementary-secondary school systems receive their funding and
how they are spending their funds.
The forms and survey announcement used in the school finance
portion of the survey are:
F-33 Survey Announcement. This letter is mailed electronically at
the beginning of each survey period to solicit the assistance of the
state education agencies. It establishes the conditions by which the
state education agencies provide their school finance data to the
Census Bureau.
Form F-33. This form contains item descriptions and definitions of
the elementary-secondary education finance items collected jointly by
the Census Bureau and NCES. It is used primarily as a worksheet and
instruction guide by the state education agencies providing school
finance data centrally for the school systems in their respective
states. All states supply their data by electronic means. Revisions to
this survey include the removal of the data item collecting Title V,
Part A (Innovative Programs) revenue. (Funding for this federal program
ended on September 30, 2009.) There may also be the removal of three
data items collecting data for the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act funds. Once states are no longer able to collect or expend American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, those data items will be removed
from the collection. The data items were added as non-substantial
changes to the data collection after the previous OMB clearance, and
collection began with fiscal year 2009 data.
Form F-33-L1. This is a supplemental form sent directly to school
systems in states where the state education agencies cannot provide
information on the assets of individual school systems. School systems
have the choice to submit their data via paper, fax, or Internet.
Form F-33-L2. This is a supplemental form sent directly to school
systems in states where the state education agency cannot provide
information on the indebtedness of individual school systems. School
systems have the choice to submit their data via paper, fax, or
Internet.
Form F-33-L3. This is a supplemental form sent directly to school
systems in states where the state education agency cannot provide
information on both indebtedness and assets. This letter combines the
items requested on the forms F-33-L1 and F-33-L2. School systems have
the choice to submit their data via paper, fax, or Internet.
II. Method of Collection
The Census Bureau collects almost all of the finance data for local
school systems from state education agency databases through central
collection arrangements with the state education agencies. The states
transfer most of this information in electronic format over the
Internet via file transfer protocol. The Census Bureau has facilitated
central collection of school system finance data by accepting data in
multiple formats.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607-0700.
Form Number: F-33, F-33-L1, F-33-L2 and F-33-L3.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: State and local governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,230.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.24 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,990.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $92,229.
Respondents Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S.C., Sections 161 and 182.
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)
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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 20, 2012.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-7118 Filed 3-23-12; 8:45 am]
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