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Government Finances are described
below.
Form F–5. State governments provide
detailed data on their tax collections.
Much of this detail is not available in
the state’s primary source document.
Forms F–11, F12, and F–12(S). State
and local government pension systems
provide data on their receipts,
payments, assets, membership, and
beneficiaries.
Forms F–13. State agencies provide
data not included in the audits,
electronic files and other primary
sources the Census Bureau uses to
compile state government financial data.
Form F–13 is used to collect data from
state insurance trust systems.
Form F–28. Counties, cities, and
townships provide data on revenues,
expenditures, debt, and assets.
Form F–29. Multi-function special
district governments provide data on
revenues, expenditures, debt, and
assets.
Form F–32. Single-function special
district governments and dependent
agencies of local governments provide
data on revenues, expenditures, debt
and assets.
There are no significant planned
revisions to the forms listed above.
Form F–25 is being eliminated as state
agency data are collected under state
data arrangements. Form F–42, which
collects data on school building
authorities, is also being eliminated.
School building authority data will now
be collected on the F–32 or F–29 form.
Data are also gathered using means
outside of a traditional form canvass.
The Census Bureau also collects data
through arrangements with state
governments, central collection
arrangements with local governments,
supplemental data letters, and using
electronic reporting instruments.
In addition, there will be a canvass of
local government public employee
pension systems in 2014 to address a
potential under coverage of these
systems. The canvass will include a
letter requesting contact information,
membership, payments, and cash and
investments for the defined benefit plan.
In contrast to the previous
submission, this submission only
includes data collected in the annual
sample years of 2014–2016. The last
submission included data collected
during the Census of Governments
which occurs only in years ending in ‘2’
and ‘7’ and includes a full canvass of all
state and non-school local governments.
Accordingly, the requested burden
hours will be substantially less than the
previous submission.
The Census Bureau incorporates the
data collected on these forms into its
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governmental finance program. This
program has facilitated the
dissemination of comprehensive and
comparable governmental finance
statistics since 1902.
Beginning with the 1993 annual data
series, all data, summary tables, and
files have been released on the Internet.
At the Internet site, (www.census.gov/
govs/) users will find documentation,
summary tables and files.
These data are widely used by
Federal, state, and local legislators,
policy makers, analysts, economists,
and researchers to follow the changing
characteristics of the government sector
of the economy. The data are also
widely used by the media and
academia.
The Census Bureau provides its state
and local government finance data
annually to the Bureau of Economic
Analysis (BEA) for use in measuring and
developing estimates of the government
sector of the economy in the National
Income and Product Accounts. The
Census Bureau also provides these data
to the Federal Reserve Board for
constructing the Flow of Funds
Accounts.
In addition, the data are used by the
Bureau of Justice Statistics, Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services,
Council of Economic Advisors,
Government Accountability Office,
National Center for Education Statistics,
and the National Science Foundation.
Discontinuing the state and local
government finance program would
create a large gap in economic statistics
for the government sector, making it
impossible for the BEA to calculate the
government sector of the National
Income and Product Accounts. It would
also eliminate a key source of data
needed by the Federal Reserve Board.
Additionally, the state and local
government data are also needed as
inputs into the Justice Expenditure and
Employment Extract Series, produced
by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and
the National Health Expenditure
Accounts produced by the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services. The
data are also published annually in the
Digest of Education Statistics produced
by National Center for Education
Statistics, the Economic Report of the
President produced by the Council of
Economic Advisors, and the source data
are used as input into the State and
Local Governments Fiscal Outlook
published by the Government
Accountability Office. In addition, the
data are used by the National Science
Foundation as inputs into the State
government R&D expenditures.
In recent years, state and local
government financial information has
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garnered significant media attention and
policy coverage. As such, timely state
and local government finance data are
critical in light of current financial
conditions of state and local
governments, as they provide insight
into the complex nature and fiscal
health of state and local government
finances.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal
Government.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, Section 161,
of the United States Code requires the
Secretary of Commerce to conduct a
census of governments every fifth year.
Section 182 allows the Secretary to
conduct annual surveys in other years.
These authorizations include, but are
not limited to, collecting and
disseminating, ‘‘data on taxes . . .
governmental receipts, expenditures,
indebtedness . . . of states, counties,
cities and other governmental units.’’
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202)395–5806.
Dated: July 30, 2014.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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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: Office of the Secretary, Office
of Civil Rights.
Title: Complaint of Employment
Discrimination Based on Sexual
Orientation against the Department of
Commerce.
OMB Control Number: 0690–0015.
Form Number(s): CD–498, 498–A.
Type of Request: Regular Submission
(extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Burden Hours: 200.
Number of Respondents: 400.
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Average Hours per Response: 30
minutes.
Needs and Use: Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
regulations at 29 CFR 1614.106 require
that a person alleging discriminatory
treatment by a federal agency must
submit a signed statement that is
sufficiently precise to identify the
general actions or practices that form
the bases of the complaint. Although
complainants are not required to use the
proposed form to file their complaints,
the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) strongly
encourages its use to ensure complete
and accurate case processing and data
collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRASubmission@
omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–5806.
Dated: July 30, 2014.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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Take of Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; availability of joint
state/tribal hatchery plan and request
for comment.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and the
Washington Department of Fish and
Wildlife (WDFW) have submitted five
Hatchery and Genetic Management
Plans, to be considered jointly, to NMFS
pursuant to the limitation on take
prohibitions for actions conducted
under Limit 6 of the 4(d) Rule for
salmon and steelhead promulgated
under the Endangered Species Act
(ESA). The plans specify the
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propagation of five species of salmon
and steelhead in the Elwha River of
Washington state. This document serves
to notify the public of the availability
for comment of the proposed evaluation
of the Secretary of Commerce
(Secretary) as to whether
implementation of the joint plans will
appreciably reduce the likelihood of
survival and recovery of Puget Sound
Chinook salmon and Puget Sound
steelhead.
DATES: Comments must be received at
the appropriate address or fax number
(see ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m.
Pacific time on September 4, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
proposed evaluation and pending
determination should be addressed to
the NMFS Sustainable Fisheries
Division, 510 Desmond Dr., Suite 103,
Lacey, WA 98503. Comments may be
submitted by email. The mailbox
address for providing email comments
is: ElwhaHatcheries.nwr@noaa.gov.
Include in the subject line of the email
comment the following identifier:
Comments on Elwha River hatchery
programs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim
Tynan at (360) 753–9579 or email:
tim.tynan@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ESA-Listed Species Covered in This
Notice
• Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha): Threatened, naturally
produced and artificially propagated
Puget Sound.
• Steelhead (O. mykiss): Threatened,
naturally produced and artificially
propagated Puget Sound.
• Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus):
Threatened Puget Sound/Washington
Coast.
• Pacific eulachon (Thaleichthys
pacificus): Threatened southern DPS.
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and
the WDFW have submitted to NMFS
five jointly operated hatchery programs
in the Elwha River basin. The plans
were submitted in August 2012,
pursuant to limit 6 of the 4(d) Rule for
the listed Puget Sound Chinook salmon
evolutionarily significant unit (ESU)
and listed Puget Sound steelhead
distinct population segment (DPS). Two
of the hatchery programs release ESAlisted Chinook salmon and steelhead,
and three hatchery programs release
non-ESA listed coho, fall chum, and
pink salmon into the Elwha River
watershed. All of the programs are
currently operating, and all five
hatchery programs raise fish native to
the Elwha River basin. The current
proposed evaluation was prepared to
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reevaluate the existing HGMPs in light
of NMFS’ decision to revise its
Environmental Assessment as part of
ongoing litigation.
As required by the ESA 4(d) rule (65
FR 42422, July 10, 2000, as updated in
70 FR 37160, June 28, 2005), the
Secretary is seeking public comment on
his pending determination as to whether
the joint plans for hatchery programs in
the Elwha River, reflecting the existing
HGMPs, clarifications to a component of
steelhead and coho salmon smolt
release practices, and some updated
information including the role of weirs,
would appreciably reduce the
likelihood of survival and recovery of
the ESA-listed Puget Sound salmon and
steelhead.
Under section 4(d) of the ESA, the
Secretary is required to adopt such
regulations as he deems necessary and
advisable for the conservation of species
listed as threatened. NMFS has issued a
final ESA 4(d) Rule for salmon and
steelhead, adopting in Limit 6
regulations necessary and advisable to
harmonize statutory conservation
requirements with tribal rights and the
Federal trust responsibility to tribes (50
CFR 223.209).
This 4(d) Rule applies the
prohibitions enumerated in section
9(a)(1) of the ESA. NMFS did not find
it necessary and advisable to apply the
take prohibitions described in section
9(a)(1)(B) and 9(a)(1)(C) to artificial
propagation activities if those activities
are managed in accordance with a joint
plan whose implementation has been
determined by the Secretary to not
appreciably reduce the likelihood of
survival and recovery of the listed
salmonids. As specified in limit 6 of the
4(d) Rule, before the Secretary makes a
decision on the joint plan, the public
must have an opportunity to review and
comment on the pending determination.
Authority
Under section 4 of the ESA, the
Secretary of Commerce is required to
adopt such regulations as he deems
necessary and advisable for the
conservation of species listed as
threatened. The ESA salmon and
steelhead 4(d) rule (65 FR 42422, July
10, 2000, as updated in 70 FR 37160,
June 28, 2005) specifies categories of
activities that contribute to the
conservation of listed salmonids and
sets out the criteria for such activities.
Limit 6 of the updated 4(d) rule (50 CFR
223.203(b)(6)) further provides that the
prohibitions of paragraph (a) of the
updated 4(d) rule (50 CFR 223.203(a))
do not apply to activities associated
with a joint state/tribal artificial
propagation plan provided that the joint
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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: Office of the Secretary, Office of Civil Rights.
Title: Complaint of Employment Discrimination Based on Sexual
Orientation against the Department of Commerce.
OMB Control Number: 0690-0015.
Form Number(s): CD-498, 498-A.
Type of Request: Regular Submission (extension of a currently
approved information collection).
Burden Hours: 200.
Number of Respondents: 400.
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Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes.
Needs and Use: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
regulations at 29 CFR 1614.106 require that a person alleging
discriminatory treatment by a federal agency must submit a signed
statement that is sufficiently precise to identify the general actions
or practices that form the bases of the complaint. Although
complainants are not required to use the proposed form to file their
complaints, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) strongly encourages its
use to ensure complete and accurate case processing and data
collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
This information collection request may be viewed at
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce
collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to OIRASubmission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395-5806.
Dated: July 30, 2014.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-18414 Filed 8-4-14; 8:45 am]
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