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Download as PDF 31306 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 102 / Friday, May 25, 2012 / Notices (2) A citation to the legal requirement for the condition. (3) Any analysis the agency has prepared of the cost of implementing the condition. (4) Any other information that explains the agency’s reasons to include the condition, especially the circumstances that require its inclusion. This should include any discussion of the benefits of the conditions, or a costbenefit analysis if one has been prepared. (5) If the permit has not yet been issued, a statement addressing whether agency practice or regulations would allow the Office of the Federal Coordinator to discuss the proposed condition with the applicant. (c) Permit Condition Review In determining whether a proposed permit condition would prevent or impair expeditious construction and operation of the project, the Federal Coordinator will consider: (1) Any delays in project construction and operation caused by the condition. (2) All other available information, including, if available, the project’s cost of meeting the condition. (3) The statutory and regulatory basis for the condition, as provided by the issuing agency. (4) The views of the applicant. (d) The Federal Coordinator Will Endeavor To Complete Its Review Within 30 Days After a Request From an Applicant or Permittee mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES (e) The Federal Coordinator’s Decision (1) The Federal Coordinator will determine whether the proposed condition would prevent or impair in any significant respect the expeditious construction and operation of an Alaska natural gas transportation project or expansion of that project. The Federal Coordinator’s decision will be sent to the agency and the applicant or permittee. (2) If the Federal Coordinator determines that the condition or proposed condition would prevent or impair in any significant respect the expeditious construction and operation of the project, the Federal Coordinator will facilitate a meeting between the permittee or applicant and the issuing agency and, if appropriate, other experts, in order to help resolve the issue. Dated: May 18, 2012. Larry Persily, Federal Coordinator. [FR Doc. 2012–12737 Filed 5–24–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820–TP–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:55 May 24, 2012 Jkt 226001 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: Census Field Staff Exit Questionnaires. OMB Control Number: 0607–0404. Form Number(s): BC–1294, BC– 1294D. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Burden Hours: 84. Number of Respondents: 650. Average Hours per Response: BC– 1294 = 7 minutes, BC–1294D = 10 minutes. Needs and Uses: Retention of trained field interviewing staff is a major concern for the Census Bureau because of both the monetary costs associated with employee turnover, as well as the potential impact on data quality. Therefore, in a continuous effort to devise policies and practices aimed at reducing turnover among interviewers, the Census Bureau collects data on the reasons interviewers leave their Census Bureau jobs. The exit questionnaires are the instruments we use to collect turnover data from a sample of former current survey interviewers (field representatives) and decennial census interviewers (enumerators and listers). The goal or purpose of the exit questionnaires is to determine the reasons for interviewer turnover and what the Census Bureau might have done, or can do, to influence interviewers not to leave. Thus the exit questionnaires seek reasons interviewers quit, inquire about motivational factors that would have kept interviewers from leaving, attempt to identify training program strengths and weaknesses and their impacts on turnover, and explore the impact of pay, working conditions and supervisory styles on employees’ reasons for quitting. As the environment in which surveys take place, the demographics of our labor force and the way surveys are conducted continues to change, it is important that we continue to examine the interviewers’ concerns about their job. Information provided by respondents to the exit questionnaire provides insight on the measures the Census Bureau might take to decrease PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 turnover, and is useful in helping us determine if the reasons for interviewer turnover appear to be systemic or localized. The exit questionnaires have shown to be useful and, therefore, we believe it is important to continue to use them to affect program planning and management. Forms BC–1294 and the BC–1294(D) are the instruments we currently use to collect turnover data from a sample of former current survey interviewers, and decennial census listers/enumerators, respectively. This submission includes changes to the BC–1294, which reflect Census Bureau policy and procedural changes to current surveys since the last request for clearance. This submission does not include changes to the BC–1294(D). We are dropping the BC–1294(CM), Coverage Measurement Exit Questionnaire, from this clearance. Affected Public: Individuals. Frequency: One time. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Legal Authority: Title 5 U.S.C., Sections 301, 2301 and 3101. OMB Desk Officer: Brian HarrisKojetin, (202) 395–7314. Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing 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). 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 email (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov). Dated: May 21, 2012. Glenna Mickelson, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2012–12697 Filed 5–24–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 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: Service Annual Survey. E:\FR\FM\25MYN1.SGM 25MYN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 102 / Friday, May 25, 2012 / Notices OMB Control Number: 0607–0422. Form Number(s): 154 Unique forms (too many to list here). Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Burden Hours: 286,186. Number of Respondents: 83,648. Average Hours per Response: 3 hours and 25 minutes. Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau requests an extension with revision of the current OMB approval of the Service Annual Survey (SAS). The Annual Services Report is the instrument to collect data for the SAS. Today, over 50 percent of all economic activity is accounted for by services that are narrowly defined to exclude retail and wholesale trade. The U.S. Census Bureau currently measures the total output of most of these service industries annually in its Service Annual Survey. This survey currently covers all or some of: Utilities; Transportation and Warehousing; Information; Finance and Insurance; Real Estate and Rental and Leasing; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services; Administration and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services; Educational Services; Health Care and Social Assistance; Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation; and Other Services as defined by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Estimates from the SAS are essential to a better understanding and higher quality estimates of economic growth, real output, prices, and productivity for our nation’s economy. A broad spectrum of government and private stakeholders use these estimates in analyzing business and economic sectors; developing statistics on services; forecasting economic growth; and compiling data on productivity, prices and gross domestic product (GDP). In addition, trade and professional organizations use these estimates to analyze industry trends, benchmark their own statistical programs and develop forecasts. Private businesses use these estimates to measure market share, analyze business potential and plan investments. Comprehensive, comparative annual data on the services sector are not available from any other source. Annually, the key variables for the SAS are total revenue, total expenses, and general expense detail items. Some sectors also collect revenue detail items that are specific to a particular industry. The availability of these data greatly improves the quality of the intermediate-inputs and value-added estimates in BEA’s annual input-output and GDP by industry accounts. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:55 May 24, 2012 Jkt 226001 In 2011 we selected a new sample for this survey. During the first year of the new sample, we will ask for two years of data (2010 and 2011). Current- and previous-year data are requested only for the first year in which a new sample is introduced in order to provide a link point with the existing data series. In subsequent years, only current year data will be requested. Additionally, as a result of feedback given by respondents, we have created separate forms for alpha multi-unit companies. The new alpha forms exclude Question #2 (EIN verification) which is only necessary for EIN respondents. The estimates produced in the SAS are critical to the accurate measurement of total economic activity. • The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), the primary Federal user, use the estimates to develop the national income and product accounts, compile benchmark and annual input-output tables, and compute GDP by industry. • The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) use the estimates as inputs to its Producer Price Indexes and in developing productivity measurements. • The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) use the estimates for program planning and development of the National Health Expenditure Accounts. • The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) use the estimates to assess the impact of regulatory policies. • International agencies use the estimates to compare total domestic output to changing international activity. • Private industry also use the estimates as a tool for marketing analysis. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions. 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 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). 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 email (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov). PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 31307 Dated: May 21, 2012. Glenna Mickelson, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2012–12698 Filed 5–24–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–40–2012] Foreign-Trade Zone 41—Milwaukee, WI; Application for Reorganization (Expansion of Service Area) Under Alternative Site Framework An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board (the Board) by the Port of Milwaukee, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 41, requesting authority to reorganize the zone to expand its service area under the alternative site framework (ASF) adopted by the Board (15 CFR Sec. 400.2(c)). 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 subzones or ‘‘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 May 21, 2012. FTZ 41 was approved by the Board on September 29, 1978 (Board Order 136, 43 FR 46887, 10/11/1978) and expanded on August 4, 1981 (Board Order 178, 46 FR 40718, 8/11/1981), October 18, 1985 (Board Order 315, 50 FR 43749, 10/29/ 1985), May 27, 1993 (Board Order 641, 58 FR 32512, 6/10/1993), September 4, 1994 (Board Order 694, 59 FR 47115, 9/ 14/1994) and April 29, 1996 (Board Order 818, 61 FR 21157, 5/9/1996). On August 31, 2011, an application was approved by the FTZ Board to reorganize the zone under the alternative site framework (ASF) (Board Order 1780). FTZ 41’s service area includes Kenosha, Milwaukee and Racine Counties, Wisconsin. The applicant is now requesting authority to expand the service area of the zone to include Dodge, Fond du Lac, Jefferson, Ozaukee, Rock, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha Counties, as described in the application. If approved, the grantee would be able to serve sites throughout the expanded service area based on E:\FR\FM\25MYN1.SGM 25MYN1

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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: Service Annual Survey.

[[Page 31307]]

    OMB Control Number: 0607-0422.
    Form Number(s): 154 Unique forms (too many to list here).
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden Hours: 286,186.
    Number of Respondents: 83,648.
    Average Hours per Response: 3 hours and 25 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau requests an extension with 
revision of the current OMB approval of the Service Annual Survey 
(SAS). The Annual Services Report is the instrument to collect data for 
the SAS. Today, over 50 percent of all economic activity is accounted 
for by services that are narrowly defined to exclude retail and 
wholesale trade. The U.S. Census Bureau currently measures the total 
output of most of these service industries annually in its Service 
Annual Survey. This survey currently covers all or some of: Utilities; 
Transportation and Warehousing; Information; Finance and Insurance; 
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing; Professional, Scientific, and 
Technical Services; Administration and Support and Waste Management and 
Remediation Services; Educational Services; Health Care and Social 
Assistance; Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation; and Other Services as 
defined by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
    Estimates from the SAS are essential to a better understanding and 
higher quality estimates of economic growth, real output, prices, and 
productivity for our nation's economy. A broad spectrum of government 
and private stakeholders use these estimates in analyzing business and 
economic sectors; developing statistics on services; forecasting 
economic growth; and compiling data on productivity, prices and gross 
domestic product (GDP). In addition, trade and professional 
organizations use these estimates to analyze industry trends, benchmark 
their own statistical programs and develop forecasts. Private 
businesses use these estimates to measure market share, analyze 
business potential and plan investments. Comprehensive, comparative 
annual data on the services sector are not available from any other 
source.
    Annually, the key variables for the SAS are total revenue, total 
expenses, and general expense detail items. Some sectors also collect 
revenue detail items that are specific to a particular industry. The 
availability of these data greatly improves the quality of the 
intermediate-inputs and value-added estimates in BEA's annual input-
output and GDP by industry accounts.
    In 2011 we selected a new sample for this survey. During the first 
year of the new sample, we will ask for two years of data (2010 and 
2011). Current- and previous-year data are requested only for the first 
year in which a new sample is introduced in order to provide a link 
point with the existing data series. In subsequent years, only current 
year data will be requested. Additionally, as a result of feedback 
given by respondents, we have created separate forms for alpha multi-
unit companies. The new alpha forms exclude Question 2 (EIN 
verification) which is only necessary for EIN respondents.
    The estimates produced in the SAS are critical to the accurate 
measurement of total economic activity.
     The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), the primary Federal 
user, use the estimates to develop the national income and product 
accounts, compile benchmark and annual input-output tables, and compute 
GDP by industry.
     The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) use the estimates as 
inputs to its Producer Price Indexes and in developing productivity 
measurements.
     The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) use 
the estimates for program planning and development of the National 
Health Expenditure Accounts.
     The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) use the 
estimates to assess the impact of regulatory policies.
     International agencies use the estimates to compare total 
domestic output to changing international activity.
     Private industry also use the estimates as a tool for 
marketing analysis.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    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 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).
    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 email (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov).

    Dated: May 21, 2012.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-12698 Filed 5-24-12; 8:45 am]
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