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IFQ to QS holders to harvest specified
poundage. The specific amount of IFQ
held by a person is determined by the
number of QS units held, the total
number of QS units issued in a specific
regulatory area, and the total pounds of
sablefish or halibut allocated for the IFQ
fisheries in a particular year. Fishermen
may harvest the IFQ over the entire
fishing season, which extends
approximately from March through
November 15.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households; not for profit institutions.
Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
This information collection request
may be viewed at 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: January 28, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015–01894 Filed 1–30–15; 8:45 am]
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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–721B,
SA–721E, SA–721F, SA–722A, and SA–
722E.
Type of Request: Reinstatement, with
change, of an expired collection.
Number of Respondents: 20,557.
Average Hours per Response: 29.3
minutes.
Burden Hours: 11,426.
Needs and Uses: The Annual Retail
Trade Survey (ARTS) covers employer
firms with establishments located in the
United States and classified in retail
trade and/or accommodation and food
services sector as defined by the North
American Industry Classification
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System (NAICS). The survey requests
firms to provide annual sales, sales tax,
e-commerce sales, year-end inventories
held inside and outside the United
States, total operating expenses,
purchases, and accounts receivable. We
also request, for selected industries,
sales and e-commerce sales by
merchandise line.
The data collected in the annual retail
survey provide a current statistical
picture of the retail and food services
and accommodations portions of
consumer activity. These data are
collected to provide a sound statistical
basis for the formation of policy by
various government agencies, as well as
to serve as a benchmark for the
estimates compiled from the Monthly
Retail Trade Report [OMB No. 0607–
0717]. Results will be made available, at
the United States summary level, for
selected retail trade, accommodation
and food services industries
approximately fifteen months after the
end of the reference year.
Every 5 years, ARTS requests data on
detailed operating expenses. During the
next three years, detailed operating
expenses will not be collected. The last
time ARTS collected detailed operating
expenses was in 2013 for the 2012
survey year. The plan is to reinstate
these questions in 2018 as part of the
2017 ARTS data collection. Estimates
are published based on the North
American Industry Classification
System (NAICS), which has been widely
adopted throughout both the public and
private sectors.
The fourteen forms in this collection
enable us to collect information on a
NAICS basis and to request similar data
items. Varieties of forms are needed to
address the size of the firm, kind-ofbusiness, or data items requested.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis
(BEA) uses the data to estimate the
change in private inventories
component of gross domestic product
(GDP) and output in both the
benchmark and annual input-output (I–
O) accounts and GDP by industry. Data
on sales taxes are also used to prepare
estimates of GDP by industry and to
derive industry output for the I–O
accounts. Data on detailed operating
expenses, are collected on this survey
quinquennially and used to produce
national estimates of value added, gross
output, and intermediate inputs and
serve as a benchmark for the annual
industry accounts, which provide the
control totals for the GDP-by-state
accounts.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses
the data as input to its Producer Price
Indexes and in developing productivity
measurements. The Federal Reserve
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Board uses the accounts receivables
balances to measure consumer credit.
Private businesses use the estimates in
computing business activity indexes.
Other government agencies and
businesses use the data to satisfy a
variety of public and business needs
such as economic market analysis,
company performance, and forecasting
future demands.
The use of the Census Bureau’s online
reporting system, Centurion, allows
respondents to report data, at their
convenience, via the Internet. The
system is designed to be secure and
flexible for users. It allows respondents
to complete and file in one session or to
save and return over any number of
sessions. The site also allows
respondents to print copies of their
completed form(s) for their records. The
use of Internet reporting has proven
popular, and has become a preferred
method of filing reports by respondents.
In an effort to move the ARTS towards
a paperless collection strategy, we
undertook an ‘‘Internet push’’ initiative
beginning with the 2013 survey year
(mailed in February 2014) in which our
initial mailing contained a letter and
flyer that provided instructions on how
to report data and receive help online,
and did not include a paper
questionnaire. This strategy aims to
eliminate paper forms in the initial and
follow-up mailings, and attempts to
encourage respondents to report online.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United
States Code, Section 182, 224, and 225.
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: January 27, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015–01827 Filed 1–30–15; 8:45 am]
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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
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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-721B, SA-721E, SA-721F, SA-722A, and SA-722E.
Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of an expired
collection.
Number of Respondents: 20,557.
Average Hours per Response: 29.3 minutes.
Burden Hours: 11,426.
Needs and Uses: The Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS) covers
employer firms with establishments located in the United States and
classified in retail trade and/or accommodation and food services
sector as defined by the North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS). The survey requests firms to provide annual sales, sales tax,
e-commerce sales, year-end inventories held inside and outside the
United States, total operating expenses, purchases, and accounts
receivable. We also request, for selected industries, sales and e-
commerce sales by merchandise line.
The data collected in the annual retail survey provide a current
statistical picture of the retail and food services and accommodations
portions of consumer activity. These data are collected to provide a
sound statistical basis for the formation of policy by various
government agencies, as well as to serve as a benchmark for the
estimates compiled from the Monthly Retail Trade Report [OMB No. 0607-
0717]. Results will be made available, at the United States summary
level, for selected retail trade, accommodation and food services
industries approximately fifteen months after the end of the reference
year.
Every 5 years, ARTS requests data on detailed operating expenses.
During the next three years, detailed operating expenses will not be
collected. The last time ARTS collected detailed operating expenses was
in 2013 for the 2012 survey year. The plan is to reinstate these
questions in 2018 as part of the 2017 ARTS data collection. Estimates
are published based on the North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS), which has been widely adopted throughout both the
public and private sectors.
The fourteen forms in this collection enable us to collect
information on a NAICS basis and to request similar data items.
Varieties of forms are needed to address the size of the firm, kind-of-
business, or data items requested.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) uses the data to estimate the
change in private inventories component of gross domestic product (GDP)
and output in both the benchmark and annual input-output (I-O) accounts
and GDP by industry. Data on sales taxes are also used to prepare
estimates of GDP by industry and to derive industry output for the I-O
accounts. Data on detailed operating expenses, are collected on this
survey quinquennially and used to produce national estimates of value
added, gross output, and intermediate inputs and serve as a benchmark
for the annual industry accounts, which provide the control totals for
the GDP-by-state accounts.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses the data as input to its
Producer Price Indexes and in developing productivity measurements. The
Federal Reserve Board uses the accounts receivables balances to measure
consumer credit. Private businesses use the estimates in computing
business activity indexes.
Other government agencies and businesses use the data to satisfy a
variety of public and business needs such as economic market analysis,
company performance, and forecasting future demands.
The use of the Census Bureau's online reporting system, Centurion,
allows respondents to report data, at their convenience, via the
Internet. The system is designed to be secure and flexible for users.
It allows respondents to complete and file in one session or to save
and return over any number of sessions. The site also allows
respondents to print copies of their completed form(s) for their
records. The use of Internet reporting has proven popular, and has
become a preferred method of filing reports by respondents.
In an effort to move the ARTS towards a paperless collection
strategy, we undertook an ``Internet push'' initiative beginning with
the 2013 survey year (mailed in February 2014) in which our initial
mailing contained a letter and flyer that provided instructions on how
to report data and receive help online, and did not include a paper
questionnaire. This strategy aims to eliminate paper forms in the
initial and follow-up mailings, and attempts to encourage respondents
to report online.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Section 182, 224,
and 225.
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: January 27, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-01827 Filed 1-30-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-07-P