Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 15565 [2015-06599]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 56 / Tuesday, March 24, 2015 / Notices National Environmental Policy Act and other pertinent statues. II. Method of Collection The economic and attitudinal information sought will be collected via in-person surveys. III. Data OMB Control Number: 0648–XXXX. Form Number: None. Type of Review: Regular submission (request for a new information collection). Affected Public: Business or other forprofit institutions; individuals or households. Estimated Number of Respondents: 100 captains and 500 crew. Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 300. Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting costs. 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: March 18, 2015. Sarah Brabson, NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 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This survey collects monthly data from domestic manufacturers on Form M–3 (SD), which is mailed at the end of each month. Data requested are shipments, new orders, unfilled orders, and inventories by stage of fabrication. It is currently the only survey that provides broad-based monthly statistical data on the economic conditions in the domestic manufacturing sector. The survey is designed to measure current industrial activity and to provide an indication of future production commitments. The value of shipments measures the value of goods delivered during the month by domestic manufacturers. Estimates of new orders serve as an indicator of future production commitments and represent the current sales value of new orders received during the month, net of cancellations. Substantial accumulation or depletion of backlogs of unfilled orders measures excess (or deficient) demand for manufactured products. The level of inventories, especially in relation to shipments, is frequently used to monitor the business cycle. This survey provides an essential component of the current economic indicators needed for assessing the evolving status of the economy and formulating economic policy. The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated this survey as a principal federal economic indicator. The shipments and inventory data are essential inputs to the gross domestic product (GDP), while the orders data are direct inputs to the leading economic indicator series. The GDP and the economic indicator series would be incomplete without these data. The survey also provides valuable and timely domestic manufacturing data for economic planning and analysis to business firms, trade associations, research and consulting agencies, and academia. The data are used for analyzing shortand long-term trends, both in the manufacturing sector and as related to PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 15565 other sectors of the economy. The data on value of shipments, especially when adjusted for change in inventory, measure current levels of production. New orders figures serve as an indicator of future production commitments. Changes in the level of unfilled orders, because of excess or shortfall of new orders compared with shipments, are used to measure the excess (or deficiency) in the demand for manufactured products. Changes in the level of inventories and the relation of these to shipments are used to project future movements in manufacturing activity. These statistics are valuable for analysts of business cycle conditions including members of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), the Department of the Treasury, business firms, trade associations, private research and consulting agencies, and the academic community. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. Frequency: Monthly. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Sections 131, 182, and 193. 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: March 18, 2015. Glenna Mickelson, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. 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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-06599]


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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: Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey 
(M3).
    OMB Control Number: 0607-0008.
    Form Number(s): M-3(SD).
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Number of Respondents: 4,800.
    Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 19,200.
    Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau is requesting an extension 
of the currently approved collection for the Manufacturers' Shipments, 
Inventories, and Orders (M3) survey. This survey collects monthly data 
from domestic manufacturers on Form M-3 (SD), which is mailed at the 
end of each month. Data requested are shipments, new orders, unfilled 
orders, and inventories by stage of fabrication. It is currently the 
only survey that provides broad-based monthly statistical data on the 
economic conditions in the domestic manufacturing sector. The survey is 
designed to measure current industrial activity and to provide an 
indication of future production commitments. The value of shipments 
measures the value of goods delivered during the month by domestic 
manufacturers. Estimates of new orders serve as an indicator of future 
production commitments and represent the current sales value of new 
orders received during the month, net of cancellations. Substantial 
accumulation or depletion of backlogs of unfilled orders measures 
excess (or deficient) demand for manufactured products. The level of 
inventories, especially in relation to shipments, is frequently used to 
monitor the business cycle.
    This survey provides an essential component of the current economic 
indicators needed for assessing the evolving status of the economy and 
formulating economic policy. The Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs (OIRA), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated 
this survey as a principal federal economic indicator. The shipments 
and inventory data are essential inputs to the gross domestic product 
(GDP), while the orders data are direct inputs to the leading economic 
indicator series. The GDP and the economic indicator series would be 
incomplete without these data. The survey also provides valuable and 
timely domestic manufacturing data for economic planning and analysis 
to business firms, trade associations, research and consulting 
agencies, and academia.
    The data are used for analyzing short- and long-term trends, both 
in the manufacturing sector and as related to other sectors of the 
economy. The data on value of shipments, especially when adjusted for 
change in inventory, measure current levels of production. New orders 
figures serve as an indicator of future production commitments. Changes 
in the level of unfilled orders, because of excess or shortfall of new 
orders compared with shipments, are used to measure the excess (or 
deficiency) in the demand for manufactured products. Changes in the 
level of inventories and the relation of these to shipments are used to 
project future movements in manufacturing activity. These statistics 
are valuable for analysts of business cycle conditions including 
members of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), the Bureau of 
Economic Analysis (BEA), the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), the 
Department of the Treasury, business firms, trade associations, private 
research and consulting agencies, and the academic community.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: Monthly.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Sections 131, 182, 
and 193.
    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: March 18, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-06599 Filed 3-23-15; 8:45 am]
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