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of businesses. In addition, if the Census
Bureau better understands how
businesses retain and analyze their own
data, the Census Bureau can better plan
future collections and reduce
respondent burden.
Policymakers and businesses are also
increasingly aware of the impact of
uncertainty on decisions such as hiring
and investing in capital. The 2015
MOPS also has a new module on
‘‘Uncertainty’’ that will help researchers
better understand the effects of
uncertainty on management decisions.
A notice published in the Federal
Register on April 21, 2015, announcing
our intention to submit this request did
not mention the inclusion of these two
new modules. The decision to include
the modules was made subsequent to
the publication of that notice.
From the 2010 MOPS, the Census
Bureau created a press release, ‘‘Census
Bureau Offers First-Ever Large Scale
Look at American Management
Practices’’. Pending an Internal Revenue
Service review of the file, the Census
Bureau intends to release a Public Use
Microdata File from the 2010 collected
responses.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Frequency: One time.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: The 2015 MOPS will be
conducted under authority of title 13, United
States Code, sections 131, and 182. The
collection is mandatory under the provisions
of title 13, United Sates Code, sections 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.
Sheleen Dumas,
PRA Lead,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
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Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35).
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: Commodity Flow Survey
Advance Questionnaire; a Component of
the 2017 Economic Census.
OMB Control Number: 0607–0921.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Reinstatement, with
change, of an expired collection.
Number of Respondents: 150,000.
Average Hours per Response: 5
minutes.
Burden Hours: 12,500.
Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census
Bureau plans to conduct the 2017
Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) as a part
of the quinquennial Economic Census.
In advance of the 2017 CFS, we will
conduct the 2017 CFS Advance
Questionnaire, which is the subject of
this request. The 2017 CFS will be the
subject of a separate Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
clearance submission in the spring of
2016.
The information collected in the 2017
CFS Advance Questionnaire will be
used to: Improve the quality of the
information the Census Bureau has on
the 2017 CFS universe with associated
improvements in sampling efficiency,
and to provide contact information for
the selected establishments, reducing
the cost and improving the timeliness of
data collection for the 2017 CFS.
The CFS, a component of the
Economic Census, is the only
comprehensive source of multi-modal,
system-wide data on the volume and
pattern of goods movement in the
United States. The CFS is conducted in
partnership with the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics (BTS), Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Research and
Technology, U.S. Department of
Transportation.
An advance letter will be mailed to a
sample from U.S. manufacturing,
mining, and wholesale establishments,
enterprise support establishments,
electronic shopping, mail-order houses,
and publishing establishments, and
establishments expected to be selected
with certainty in the 2017 CFS. Selected
small establishments from industries
with a high incidence of non-shipping
activity will also receive the letter. The
Census Bureau is streamlining
operations to conserve taxpayer time
and money. This includes moving from
paper-based data collection operations
to on-line-based data collection
operations. The letter will direct the
selected establishments to complete the
on-line 2017 CFS Advance
Questionnaire. No paper questionnaires
were created for mailing. Respondents
will have the opportunity to print what
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they report on the on-line questionnaire
at the time of data submission for their
records.
The six items on the on-line
questionnaire attempt the following for
each establishment/location:
(1) Verify shipping status
(2) Verify and update physical shipping
address
(3) Determine the amount of annual
shipping activity
(4) Verify and update mailing address/
contact information
All information collected in the 2017
CFS Advance Questionnaire will be
used internally to improve the 2017 CFS
universe and mail-out processing.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Frequency: Every 5 years.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: The Census Bureau
will conduct the 2017 CFS Advance
Questionnaire under authority of title
13, U.S.C., sections 8(b), 131 and, 193.
Title 13, U.S.C., sections 224 and 225
require response. The BTS also has
authority to collect these data based on
its enabling legislation at 49 U.S.C.,
section 6302.
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.
Sheleen Dumas,
PRA Lead, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics
Administration
Commerce Data Advisory Council;
Public Meeting
Economic and Statistics
Administration, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Economic and Statistics
Administration (ESA) is giving notice of
the third meeting of the Commerce Data
Advisory Council (CDAC). The CDAC
will discuss environmental data,
workforce capabilities to improve data
operations, data protection, and other
Council matters. The CDAC will meet in
a plenary session on October 29–30,
SUMMARY:
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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: Commodity Flow Survey Advance Questionnaire; a Component of
the 2017 Economic Census.
OMB Control Number: 0607-0921.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of an expired
collection.
Number of Respondents: 150,000.
Average Hours per Response: 5 minutes.
Burden Hours: 12,500.
Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau plans to conduct the 2017
Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) as a part of the quinquennial Economic
Census. In advance of the 2017 CFS, we will conduct the 2017 CFS
Advance Questionnaire, which is the subject of this request. The 2017
CFS will be the subject of a separate Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) clearance submission in the spring of 2016.
The information collected in the 2017 CFS Advance Questionnaire
will be used to: Improve the quality of the information the Census
Bureau has on the 2017 CFS universe with associated improvements in
sampling efficiency, and to provide contact information for the
selected establishments, reducing the cost and improving the timeliness
of data collection for the 2017 CFS.
The CFS, a component of the Economic Census, is the only
comprehensive source of multi-modal, system-wide data on the volume and
pattern of goods movement in the United States. The CFS is conducted in
partnership with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, U.S. Department
of Transportation.
An advance letter will be mailed to a sample from U.S.
manufacturing, mining, and wholesale establishments, enterprise support
establishments, electronic shopping, mail-order houses, and publishing
establishments, and establishments expected to be selected with
certainty in the 2017 CFS. Selected small establishments from
industries with a high incidence of non-shipping activity will also
receive the letter. The Census Bureau is streamlining operations to
conserve taxpayer time and money. This includes moving from paper-based
data collection operations to on-line-based data collection operations.
The letter will direct the selected establishments to complete the on-
line 2017 CFS Advance Questionnaire. No paper questionnaires were
created for mailing. Respondents will have the opportunity to print
what they report on the on-line questionnaire at the time of data
submission for their records.
The six items on the on-line questionnaire attempt the following
for each establishment/location:
(1) Verify shipping status
(2) Verify and update physical shipping address
(3) Determine the amount of annual shipping activity
(4) Verify and update mailing address/contact information
All information collected in the 2017 CFS Advance Questionnaire
will be used internally to improve the 2017 CFS universe and mail-out
processing.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Frequency: Every 5 years.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: The Census Bureau will conduct the 2017 CFS
Advance Questionnaire under authority of title 13, U.S.C., sections
8(b), 131 and, 193. Title 13, U.S.C., sections 224 and 225 require
response. The BTS also has authority to collect these data based on its
enabling legislation at 49 U.S.C., section 6302.
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.
Sheleen Dumas,
PRA Lead, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-24232 Filed 9-23-15; 8:45 am]
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