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per form, which is 7 hours for the A
form, 12 hours for the B form, 2 hours
for the C form, 1 hour for the D form,
and 1 hour for the Claim for Exemption
forms.
Estimated Time per Respondent:
138.0 hours per respondent (262,250
hours/1,900 U.S. parents) is the average,
but may vary considerably among
respondents because of differences in
company structure, size, and
complexity.
Needs and Uses: The Annual Survey
of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad (Form
BE–11) collects financial and operating
data covering the operations of U.S.
parents and their foreign affiliates,
including their balance sheets, income
statements, property, plant, and
equipment, employment and employee
compensation, merchandise trade, sales
of goods and services, taxes, and
research and development activity. The
survey is a sample survey that covers all
foreign affiliates above a size-exemption
level and their U.S. parents. The sample
data are used to derive universe
estimates in nonbenchmark years by
extrapolating forward similar data
reported in the BE–10, Benchmark
Survey of U.S. Direct Investment
Abroad, which is conducted every five
years. The data are needed to measure
the size and economic significance of
direct investment abroad, measure
changes in such investment, and assess
its impact on the U.S. and foreign
economies.
The data from the survey are
primarily intended as general purpose
statistics. They should be readily
available to answer any number of
research and policy questions related to
U.S. direct investment abroad.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Annual.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
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 fax to (202) 395–5806.
Dated: September 9, 2015.
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: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: 2016 Government Units Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0607–0930.
Form Number(s): GUS–1.
Type of Request: Reinstatement, with
change, of an expired collection.
Number of Respondents: 77,000.
Average Hours per Response: 15
minutes.
Burden Hours: 19,250.
Needs and Uses: This information
request covers the questionnaire needed
to conduct the directory survey
component of the 2017 Census of
Governments. The 2016 Government
Units Survey (GUS) will be used to
update the universe list of public sector
entities for the 2017 Census of
Governments. Each of the estimated
77,000 non-school governments will be
sent a questionnaire. Respondents will
be encouraged to respond to the survey
on the Internet but will have the option
to answer the questions and return the
questionnaire by paper mail.
Respondents will be asked to verify or
correct the name and mailing address of
the government and answer five
questions to complete the survey.
The GUS is mailed to all
municipalities, townships, counties,
and special districts. The 2011 GUS,
conducted in advance of the 2012
Census of Governments, consisted of
nine broad content areas: Background
information, debt, license and permit
fees, taxes, retirement/pension plan,
government activity, public services,
judicial or legal activities, and finance.
The 2016 GUS will differ from the
former version by shortening the
number of content areas. The 2016 GUS
consists of only two broad content areas:
Background and employee information.
Both the 2011 and 2016 GUS also
include(d) both remarks and contact
information sections. The first content
area for the 2016 GUS consists
predominately of yes/no questions and
is designed to determine the existence
of a government. The employees section
of the questionnaire requests the
number of paid employees of a
government. A notice published in the
Federal Register on April 1, 2015 stated
our intent to ask respondents detailed
questions on defined-contribution
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plans, defined-benefit and postemployment healthcare plans. However,
we will not be asking these questions for
this collection.
The GUS serves multiple purposes.
The GUS will be used to obtain
descriptive information on the basic
characteristics of governments; to
identify and delete inactive units from
the official list of public entities
maintained by the Census Bureau; to
identify file duplicates and units that
were dependent on other governments;
to update and verify the mailing
addresses of governments; and to
produce the official count of non-school
government units in the United States.
Federal legislation relevant to the
American workforce, the Fair Labor
Standards Act (FLSA) and the Family
Medical Leave Act, refer to the list of
governments maintained by the Census
Bureau for purposes of administering
provisions of these laws. The Bureau of
Justice Statistics maintains an interest in
the list of active governments and their
activities for purposes of administering
grant programs. The Bureau of
Economic Analysis (BEA) uses the
products of the Census of Governments
including the counts of state and local
governments; and state and local
government employment and payroll
data. BEA also uses revenue,
expenditures, debt, and financial assets
data from the Census of Governments
for principal inputs to the local
government portion of their Gross
Domestic Product publication. In
addition, users from academia, research
organizations, governments, public
interest groups, and various businesses
provide evidence of their interest
through requests for information and
requests for assistance in accessing
universe information available on the
Census Bureau Internet Web site.
Affected Public: State, local or tribal
government.
Frequency: Every 5 years.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.,
Sections 161 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.
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Dated: September 8, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015–22958 Filed 9–11–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
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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,
Commerce.
Title: Geographic Partnership
Programs.
OMB Control Number: 0607–0795.
Form Number(s): Not applicable.
Type of Request: Regular Submission.
Number of Respondents: 9,900.
Fiscal Year (FY) 2015: 1,900.
FY 2016: 4,000.
FY 2017: 4,000.
Average Hours per Response: 13.5.
Burden Hours: 133,650.
FY 2015: 25,650.
FY 2016: 54,000.
FY 2017: 54,000.
Needs and Uses: The mission of GEO
within the U.S. Census Bureau is to
plan, coordinate, and administer all
geographic and cartographic activities
needed to facilitate Census Bureau
statistical programs throughout the
United States and its territories. GEO
manages programs to continuously
update geographic data including
addresses, spatial features, boundaries,
and geographic entities in the Master
Address File/Topologically Integrated
Geographic Encoding and Referencing
(MAF/TIGER) System. GEO also
conducts research into geographic
concepts, methods, and standards
needed to facilitate Census Bureau data
collection and dissemination programs.
Geographic Partnership Programs
(GPPs) encourages participants,
following Census Bureau guidelines, to
review, update, and suggest
modifications to geographic data to
maintain MAF/TIGER and to ensure the
accurate reporting of data from censuses
and surveys. Because state, local, and
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tribal governments have geographic data
and current knowledge about where
growth and change are occurring in
their jurisdictions, their input into the
overall development of a continually
maintained address list for censuses and
surveys makes a vital contribution. The
Census Bureau recognizes that state,
local, and tribal governments have
authoritative geographic data for their
jurisdictions. The benefits to local
governments in sharing that information
as part of the Census Bureaus GPPs are
realized with quality data for more
accurate results of censuses and
surveys. This notice is for a generic
clearance that will cover a number of
activities required for updating MAF/
TIGER with participant-provided
address and other geographic
information, or obtain address and
spatial data for research and evaluation
purposes. The information collected in
these programs in cooperation with
state, local, and tribal governments and
other partners is essential to the mission
of the Census Bureau and directly
contributes to the successful outcome of
censuses and surveys conducted by the
Census Bureau. The generic clearance
allows the Census Bureau to focus its
resources on actual operational
planning, development of procedures,
and implementation of programs to
update and improve the geographic data
maintained in MAF/TIGER.
Geographic Support System Initiative
(GSS–I)
The GSS–I is an integrated program
designed to improve geographic data
and enhance the quality assessment and
measurement for MAF/TIGER. The
GSS–I builds on the accomplishments of
the last decade’s MAF/TIGER
Enhancement Program (MTEP), which
redesigned MAF/TGER, improved the
positional accuracy of TIGER spatial
features, and emphasized quality
measurement. The Census Bureau plans
on a continual update process for MAF/
TIGER throughout the decade to support
current surveys, including the American
Community Survey (ACS). Major
participants are the Census Bureau with
state, local, and tribal governments. The
Census Bureau will contact state, local,
and tribal governments to obtain files
containing their geographic data to
explore data exchange opportunities,
and share best practices on maintaining
quality geographic data. Governments
can provide a file of their geographic
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data or provide data through a webbased application sponsored by the
Census Bureau. Governments can
choose the format and medium to
provide their data directly to the Census
Bureau, or may elect to standardize their
data using Community TIGER.
Affected Public: State, local, and tribal
governments.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.
Sections 16, 141, 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: September 8, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015–22952 Filed 9–11–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration
Notice of Petitions by Firms for
Determination of Eligibility To Apply
for Trade Adjustment Assistance
Economic Development
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice and opportunity for
public comment.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to Section 251 of the Trade
Act 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2341
et seq.), the Economic Development
Administration (EDA) has received
petitions for certification of eligibility to
apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
from the firms listed below.
Accordingly, EDA has initiated
investigations to determine whether
increased imports into the United States
of articles like or directly competitive
with those produced by each of these
firms contributed importantly to the
total or partial separation of the firm’s
workers, or threat thereof, and to a
decrease in sales or production of each
petitioning firm.
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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: 2016 Government Units Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0607-0930.
Form Number(s): GUS-1.
Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of an expired
collection.
Number of Respondents: 77,000.
Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.
Burden Hours: 19,250.
Needs and Uses: This information request covers the questionnaire
needed to conduct the directory survey component of the 2017 Census of
Governments. The 2016 Government Units Survey (GUS) will be used to
update the universe list of public sector entities for the 2017 Census
of Governments. Each of the estimated 77,000 non-school governments
will be sent a questionnaire. Respondents will be encouraged to respond
to the survey on the Internet but will have the option to answer the
questions and return the questionnaire by paper mail. Respondents will
be asked to verify or correct the name and mailing address of the
government and answer five questions to complete the survey.
The GUS is mailed to all municipalities, townships, counties, and
special districts. The 2011 GUS, conducted in advance of the 2012
Census of Governments, consisted of nine broad content areas:
Background information, debt, license and permit fees, taxes,
retirement/pension plan, government activity, public services, judicial
or legal activities, and finance. The 2016 GUS will differ from the
former version by shortening the number of content areas. The 2016 GUS
consists of only two broad content areas: Background and employee
information. Both the 2011 and 2016 GUS also include(d) both remarks
and contact information sections. The first content area for the 2016
GUS consists predominately of yes/no questions and is designed to
determine the existence of a government. The employees section of the
questionnaire requests the number of paid employees of a government. A
notice published in the Federal Register on April 1, 2015 stated our
intent to ask respondents detailed questions on defined-contribution
plans, defined-benefit and post-employment healthcare plans. However,
we will not be asking these questions for this collection.
The GUS serves multiple purposes. The GUS will be used to obtain
descriptive information on the basic characteristics of governments; to
identify and delete inactive units from the official list of public
entities maintained by the Census Bureau; to identify file duplicates
and units that were dependent on other governments; to update and
verify the mailing addresses of governments; and to produce the
official count of non-school government units in the United States.
Federal legislation relevant to the American workforce, the Fair
Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Family Medical Leave Act, refer to
the list of governments maintained by the Census Bureau for purposes of
administering provisions of these laws. The Bureau of Justice
Statistics maintains an interest in the list of active governments and
their activities for purposes of administering grant programs. The
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) uses the products of the Census of
Governments including the counts of state and local governments; and
state and local government employment and payroll data. BEA also uses
revenue, expenditures, debt, and financial assets data from the Census
of Governments for principal inputs to the local government portion of
their Gross Domestic Product publication. In addition, users from
academia, research organizations, governments, public interest groups,
and various businesses provide evidence of their interest through
requests for information and requests for assistance in accessing
universe information available on the Census Bureau Internet Web site.
Affected Public: State, local or tribal government.
Frequency: Every 5 years.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Sections 161 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.
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Dated: September 8, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-22958 Filed 9-11-15; 8:45 am]
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