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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Precanvass
Operation for the 2017 Commodity
Flow Survey
U.S. Census Bureau,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
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.
SUMMARY:
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To ensure consideration, written
comments must be submitted on or
before July 6, 2015.
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 James Hinckley, Census
Bureau, Room 6K057–South Building,
Washington, DC 20233 (or via the
Internet at james.hinckley@census.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
I. Abstract
The Census Bureau plans to conduct
a Precanvass Operation in preparation
for the 2017 Commodity Flow Survey to
improve the efficiency and accuracy of
the sample frame. The Commodity Flow
Survey itself will be the subject of a
later notice planned for publication in
early 2016.
The Commodity Flow Survey, a
component of the Economic Census, is
the only comprehensive source of
multimodal, system-wide data on the
volume and pattern of goods movement
in the United States. The Commodity
Flow Survey is conducted in
partnership with the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Research and
Technology, U.S. Department of
Transportation.
The Commodity Flow Survey data are
used by policy makers and
transportation planners in various
federal, state, and local agencies for
accessing the demand for transportation
facilities and services, energy use, and
safety risk and environmental concerns.
Additionally, business owners, private
researchers, and analysts use the
Commodity Flow Survey data for
analyzing trends in the movement of
goods, mapping, spatial patterns of
commodity and vehicle flows,
forecasting demands for the movement
of goods, and determining needs for
associated infrastructure and
equipment.
In conducting the Precanvass, the
Census Bureau will select a sample from
U.S. manufacturing, mining, and
wholesale establishments, enterprise
support establishments, electronic
shopping, mail-order houses, and
publishing establishments. The
Precanvass will determine if these
establishments are engaged in shipping
activities, and if so obtain an estimate of
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the annual value of those shipments,
along with updating address and contact
information for the 2017 Commodity
Flow Survey. Those establishments that
do not engage in shipping activity will
be eliminated from the sample frame.
Identification and elimination of the
non-shippers will significantly improve
the efficiency of the sample for the 2017
Commodity Flow Survey. In addition,
those establishments excluded from the
sample frame will be saved the added
burden of receiving a 2017 Commodity
Flow Survey questionnaire.
II. Method of Collection
The Census Bureau will mail letters to
(a) enterprise support establishments in
the Census Bureau’s Business Register,
and (b) the largest establishments in the
industries listed in section I that are
likely to be included in the 2017
Commodity Flow Survey. The estimated
size of the Precanvass is 150,000
establishments. The size is subject to
change to meet the goals of the survey,
but will be no larger than approximately
150,000 establishments.
The Census Bureau will primarily use
electronic data capture methodology,
with occasional data capture from
facsimile receipts, secured messaging
attachments, and telephone call-in
responses. Letter mailings and
telephone follow-up will be conducted
for the nonresponse cases. General
information on shipping activity and
value of shipments will be collected via
check box style questions. Contact
information will also be collected and
used to improve the mailing and followup activities for the 2017 Commodity
Flow Survey.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607–0921.
Form Number(s): CFS–0001.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Businesses and other
for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
150,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 5
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 12,500.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.,
sections 131, 182, 224 and 225; 49
U.S.C., section 111.
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
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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.
[Docket Number: 140821696–5400–03]
Submit comments on or before
June 4, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The public is invited to
submit written comments to this Third
Notice. Written comments may be
submitted electronically through
www.regulations.gov or by mail (to the
address listed below). Comments
received related to this Notice will be
made a part of the public record and
will be posted to www.regulations.gov
without change. Comments should be
machine readable and should not be
copy-protected. Comments should
include the name of the person or
organization filing the comment as well
as a page number on each page of the
submission. All personally identifiable
information (e.g., name, address)
voluntarily submitted by the commenter
may be publicly accessible. Do not
submit confidential business
information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eli
Veenendaal, First Responder Network
Authority, National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive,
M/S 243, Reston, VA 20192; 703–648–
4167; or elijah.veenendaal@firstnet.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
RIN 0660–XC012
I. Introduction and Background
Further Proposed Interpretations of
Parts of the Middle Class Tax Relief
and Job Creation Act of 2012
The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112–96,
Title VI, 126 Stat. 256 (codified at 47
U.S.C. 1401 et seq.)) (the ‘‘Act’’)
established the First Responder Network
Authority (‘‘FirstNet’’) as an
independent authority within the
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (‘‘NTIA’’).
The Act establishes FirstNet’s duty and
responsibility to take all actions
necessary to ensure the building,
deployment, and operation of a
nationwide public safety broadband
network (‘‘NPSBN’’).1
As detailed in our Notice entitled
‘‘Proposed Interpretations of Parts of the
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012’’ (79 FR 57058,
September 24, 2014) (herein ‘‘the First
Notice’’),2 we preliminary concluded
that key issues relating to the
responsibilities and opportunities of
FirstNet, other federal agencies, States
and territories, and state, federal local,
and tribal public safety entities, among
other stakeholders, turn on
interpretation of the Act’s terms and
provisions.
Dated: April 30, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
First Responder Network Authority
First Responder Network
Authority, National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The First Responder Network
Authority (‘‘FirstNet’’) publishes this
Third Notice to request public comment
on certain proposed interpretations of
its enabling legislation that will inform,
among other things, consultation,
forthcoming requests for proposals,
interpretive rules, and network policies.
This Third Notice responds to
comments and further clarifies proposed
interpretations related to the definition
and scope of the term ‘‘public safety
entity’’ as used in FirstNet’s enabling
legislation and as discussed in a
previous FirstNet Notice published on
September 24, 2014. With the benefit of
the comments received from this Third
Notice, FirstNet may proceed to
implement these or other interpretations
with or without further administrative
procedure.
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1 47
U.S.C. 1426(b).
responses to the First Notice are publically
available at www.regulations.gov.
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More specifically, we analyzed the
complex definition of the term ‘‘public
safety entity’’ under the Act.3 The
primary ramification of falling within
this definition is that a public safety
entity is served by FirstNet directly,
rather than as a commercial customer of
a secondary user of FirstNet’s spectrum.
In particular, under our preliminary
interpretations of network elements in
the First Notice, public safety entities
would be served by the FirstNet core
network, through either a FirstNet radio
access network (‘‘RAN’’) or the RAN of
a State that has chosen to assume
responsibility for RAN buildout and
operation.4
Generally speaking, the Act defines
public safety entities by the types of
services they provide (i.e., whether they
provide public safety services).5 Those
public safety services are further
defined by, among other things, the
nature of the services (such as the
protection of life, health or property),
but also the types of specific entities
providing the services (such as
emergency response providers).6 The
end result is a complex, multi-layered
definition of public safety entity.
Our analysis in the First Notice
included the virtually self-evident
preliminary conclusion that the
definition of public safety entity
includes traditional first responders—
police, fire, and EMS.7 No commenter
disagreed with this preliminary
conclusion. The Act’s definition of
public safety entity, however, is
expressly not limited to such traditional
first responders. Thus, in the First
Notice, we also analyzed the definition
with regard to which entities beyond
traditional first responders would
qualify as public safety entities.8
The Act’s public safety entity
definition raises three primary
interpretive questions regarding nontraditional first responders:
1. Whether an ‘‘entity’’ should be
defined as a group or authority of a
certain minimum size or nature (such as
an entire government agency or
department) or can an ‘‘entity’’ include
a sub-group or an individual;
2. Whether and to what extent an
‘‘entity’’ that provides public safety
services some, but not all the time, can
qualify as a public safety entity; and
3. Whether and to what extent an
‘‘entity’’ that provides services close or
related to, but not identical to
3 79
FR 57060 (September 24, 2014).
FR 57059.
5 See 47 U.S.C. 1401(26).
6 See id. § 1401(27).
7 79 FR 57061 (September 24, 2014).
8 79 FR at 57060–2.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Precanvass
Operation for the 2017 Commodity Flow Survey
AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, Commerce.
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.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on
or before July 6, 2015.
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 James Hinckley, Census Bureau, Room 6K057-South
Building, Washington, DC 20233 (or via the Internet at
james.hinckley@census.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Census Bureau plans to conduct a Precanvass Operation in
preparation for the 2017 Commodity Flow Survey to improve the
efficiency and accuracy of the sample frame. The Commodity Flow Survey
itself will be the subject of a later notice planned for publication in
early 2016.
The Commodity Flow Survey, a component of the Economic Census, is
the only comprehensive source of multimodal, system-wide data on the
volume and pattern of goods movement in the United States. The
Commodity Flow Survey is conducted in partnership with the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics, Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Research and Technology, U.S. Department of Transportation.
The Commodity Flow Survey data are used by policy makers and
transportation planners in various federal, state, and local agencies
for accessing the demand for transportation facilities and services,
energy use, and safety risk and environmental concerns. Additionally,
business owners, private researchers, and analysts use the Commodity
Flow Survey data for analyzing trends in the movement of goods,
mapping, spatial patterns of commodity and vehicle flows, forecasting
demands for the movement of goods, and determining needs for associated
infrastructure and equipment.
In conducting the Precanvass, the Census Bureau will select a
sample from U.S. manufacturing, mining, and wholesale establishments,
enterprise support establishments, electronic shopping, mail-order
houses, and publishing establishments. The Precanvass will determine if
these establishments are engaged in shipping activities, and if so
obtain an estimate of the annual value of those shipments, along with
updating address and contact information for the 2017 Commodity Flow
Survey. Those establishments that do not engage in shipping activity
will be eliminated from the sample frame. Identification and
elimination of the non-shippers will significantly improve the
efficiency of the sample for the 2017 Commodity Flow Survey. In
addition, those establishments excluded from the sample frame will be
saved the added burden of receiving a 2017 Commodity Flow Survey
questionnaire.
II. Method of Collection
The Census Bureau will mail letters to (a) enterprise support
establishments in the Census Bureau's Business Register, and (b) the
largest establishments in the industries listed in section I that are
likely to be included in the 2017 Commodity Flow Survey. The estimated
size of the Precanvass is 150,000 establishments. The size is subject
to change to meet the goals of the survey, but will be no larger than
approximately 150,000 establishments.
The Census Bureau will primarily use electronic data capture
methodology, with occasional data capture from facsimile receipts,
secured messaging attachments, and telephone call-in responses. Letter
mailings and telephone follow-up will be conducted for the nonresponse
cases. General information on shipping activity and value of shipments
will be collected via check box style questions. Contact information
will also be collected and used to improve the mailing and follow-up
activities for the 2017 Commodity Flow Survey.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607-0921.
Form Number(s): CFS-0001.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 150,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 12,500.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., sections 131, 182, 224 and 225;
49 U.S.C., section 111.
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
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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: April 30, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-10468 Filed 5-4-15; 8:45 am]
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