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800.3 through 800.7.
RUS held public scoping meetings for
the original project on November 15 and
16, 2011. The EIS process has included
a scoping comment period to solicit
comments from interested parties;
publication of a DEIS with a public
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of Intent to prepare a SDEIS was
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welcome to come and go at their
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Dated: December 12, 2013.
Nivin Elgohary,
Assistant Administrator, Electric Programs,
USDA, Rural Utilities Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Monthly Wholesale
Trade Survey
U.S. Census Bureau.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
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,
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Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
comments must be submitted on or
before March 17, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
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 to William Abriatis, U.S.
Census Bureau, Room 8K081,
Washington, DC 20233–6500, (301) 763–
3686 (or via the Internet at
william.m.abriatis@census.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey
(MWTS) provides the only continuous
measure of monthly sales, end-of-month
inventories, and inventories/sales ratios
in the United States by selected kinds of
business for merchant wholesalers,
excluding manufacturers’ sales branches
and offices. The Bureau of Economic
Analysis uses this information to
improve the inventory valuation
adjustments applied to estimates of the
Gross Domestic Product. The Bureau of
Labor Statistics uses the data as input to
their Producer Price Indexes and in
developing productivity measurements.
Estimates produced from the MWTS
are based on a probability sample and
are published on the North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS)
basis. The sample design consists of
small, medium, and large cases
requested to report sales and inventories
each month. The sample, consisting of
about 4,200 wholesale businesses, is
drawn from the Business Register,
which contains all Employer
Identification Numbers (EINs) and listed
establishment locations. The sample is
updated quarterly to reflect employer
business ‘‘births’’ and ‘‘deaths’’; adding
new employer businesses identified in
the Business and Professional
Classification Survey and deleting firms
and EINs when it is determined they are
no longer active.
The MWTS will continue to generate
its monthly report form through a printon demand system. This system allows
us to tailor the survey instrument to a
specific industry. For example, it will
print an additional instruction for a
particular NAICS code. This system also
reduces the time and cost of preparing
mailout packages that contain unique
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variable data, while improving the look
and quality of the products produced.
II. Method of Collection
We collect this information by
Internet, fax, mail, and telephone
follow-up.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607–0190.
Form Number: SM4212–A and
SM4212–E.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: U.S. merchant
wholesale firms, excluding
manufacturers’ sales branches
and offices.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,200.
Estimated Time per Response: 7
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 5,880 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: The
cost to the respondent for fiscal year
2013 is estimated to be $179,634.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United
States Code, Section 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)
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: January 9, 2014.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Monthly
Wholesale Trade Survey
AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau.
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 March 17, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, 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 to William Abriatis, U.S. Census Bureau, Room
8K081, Washington, DC 20233-6500, (301) 763-3686 (or via the Internet
at william.m.abriatis@census.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey (MWTS) provides the only
continuous measure of monthly sales, end-of-month inventories, and
inventories/sales ratios in the United States by selected kinds of
business for merchant wholesalers, excluding manufacturers' sales
branches and offices. The Bureau of Economic Analysis uses this
information to improve the inventory valuation adjustments applied to
estimates of the Gross Domestic Product. The Bureau of Labor Statistics
uses the data as input to their Producer Price Indexes and in
developing productivity measurements.
Estimates produced from the MWTS are based on a probability sample
and are published on the North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS) basis. The sample design consists of small, medium, and large
cases requested to report sales and inventories each month. The sample,
consisting of about 4,200 wholesale businesses, is drawn from the
Business Register, which contains all Employer Identification Numbers
(EINs) and listed establishment locations. The sample is updated
quarterly to reflect employer business ``births'' and ``deaths'';
adding new employer businesses identified in the Business and
Professional Classification Survey and deleting firms and EINs when it
is determined they are no longer active.
The MWTS will continue to generate its monthly report form through
a print-on demand system. This system allows us to tailor the survey
instrument to a specific industry. For example, it will print an
additional instruction for a particular NAICS code. This system also
reduces the time and cost of preparing mailout packages that contain
unique variable data, while improving the look and quality of the
products produced.
II. Method of Collection
We collect this information by Internet, fax, mail, and telephone
follow-up.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607-0190.
Form Number: SM4212-A and SM4212-E.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: U.S. merchant wholesale firms, excluding
manufacturers' sales branches
and offices.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,200.
Estimated Time per Response: 7 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,880 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: The cost to the respondent for fiscal
year 2013 is estimated to be $179,634.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Section 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) 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: January 9, 2014.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-00501 Filed 1-13-14; 8:45 am]
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