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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
[Docket Number 151216999–5999–01]
Annual Wholesale Trade Survey
Bureau of the Census,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of determination.
AGENCY:
The United States Department
of Commerce’s Bureau of the Census
(Census Bureau) publishes this notice to
announce that the Director of the
Census Bureau has determined the need
to conduct the 2015 Annual Wholesale
Trade Survey (AWTS). The AWTS
covers employer firms with
establishments located in the United
States and classified in the Wholesale
Trade sector as defined by the 2007
North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS). Through this survey,
the Census Bureau will collect data
covering annual sales, e-commerce
sales, purchases, total operating
expenses, year-end inventories held
both inside and outside the United
States, commissions, total operating
revenue, and gross selling value, for
three components of wholesale activity:
Wholesale distributors; manufacturers’
sales branches and offices; and agents,
brokers, and electronic markets. These
data are collected to provide a sound
statistical basis for the formation of
policy by various government agencies.
Results will be available for use for a
variety of public and business needs
such as economic and market analysis,
company performance, and forecasting
future demand. The Census Bureau
conducts the AWTS to provide
continuing and timely national
statistical data on wholesale trade
annually.
ADDRESSES: The Census Bureau will
provide electronic worksheets to
businesses included in the survey.
Additional copies are available upon
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written request to the Director, U.S.
Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233–
0101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Pozzanghera, Economy Wide
Statistics Division, at (301) 763–7169 or
by email at susan.k.pozzanghera@
census.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections
131 and 182 of Title 13 of the United
States Code (U.S.C.) authorize the
Census Bureau to take surveys that are
necessary to produce current data on the
subjects covered by the Economic
Census. Sections 224 and 225 of Title 13
make response to the AWTS mandatory.
As part of this authorization, the Census
Bureau conducts the AWTS to provide
continuing and timely national
statistical data on wholesale trade
activity every year for the period
between economic censuses. The AWTS
covers employer firms with
establishments located in the United
States and classified in the Wholesale
Trade sector as defined by the 2007
NAICS. The 2015 AWTS will collect
data for three components of wholesale
activity: Wholesale distributors;
manufacturers’ sales branches and
offices; and agents, brokers, and
electronic markets. For wholesale
distributors, the Census Bureau will
collect data covering sales, e-commerce
sales, year-end inventories held inside
and outside the United States,
purchases, and total operating expenses.
For manufacturers’ sales branches and
offices, the Census Bureau will collect
data covering annual sales, e-commerce
sales, year-end inventories held inside
and outside the United States and total
operating expenses. For agents, brokers,
and electronic markets, the Census
Bureau will collect data covering
commissions, total operating revenue,
gross selling value, and total operating
expenses. The Census Bureau has
determined that this survey is
necessary, as these data are not available
publicly on a timely basis from nongovernmental or other government
sources. Public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to
average 29 minutes per response.
Firms were selected for the AWTS
survey using a stratified random sample
based on industry groupings and annual
sales size. In an effort to streamline
operations and conserve taxpayer time
and money, the 2015 AWTS will be a
paperless-based collection. We will
provide electronic reporting instructions
to the firms covered by this survey in
March 2016 and will require their
response by April 27, 2016. We will
continue to provide guidance and
instructions on reporting without forms
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using the secure Centurion system and
secure email. Firms’ responses to the
AWTS are required by law (13 U.S.C.
Sections 224 and 225), and the
responses are confidential (13 U.S.C.
Section 9). The sample of firms selected
will provide, with measurable
reliability, statistics on annual sales, ecommerce sales, purchases, total
operating expenses, year-end
inventories held both inside and outside
the Unites States, commissions, total
operating revenue, and gross selling
value, for 2015.
The data collected in this survey will
be similar to that collected in the past
and within the general scope and nature
of those inquiries covered in the
quinquennial economic census, which
was most recently conducted in 2012.
These data are collected to provide a
sound statistical basis for the formation
of policy by various government
agencies. Results will be available for
use for a variety of public and business
needs such as economic and market
analysis, company performance, and
forecasting future demand.
Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, no person is required to respond
to, nor shall a person be subject to a
penalty for failure to comply with, a
collection of information subject to the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) unless that
collection of information displays a
current valid Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) control number. In
accordance with the PRA, 44 U.S.C.
3501–3521, OMB approved the AWTS
under OMB control number 0607–0195.
Based upon the foregoing, I have
directed that the annual survey be
conducted for the purpose of collecting
these data.
Dated: January 5, 2016.
John H. Thompson,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 2016–300 Filed 1–8–16; 8:45 am]
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Foreign-Trade Zones Board
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Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 29—
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Services (Liquor Kitting), Louisville,
Kentucky
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& Jefferson County Riverport Authority,
grantee of FTZ 29, submitted a
notification of proposed production
activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
[Docket Number 151216999-5999-01]
Annual Wholesale Trade Survey
AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of determination.
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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Commerce's Bureau of the
Census (Census Bureau) publishes this notice to announce that the
Director of the Census Bureau has determined the need to conduct the
2015 Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (AWTS). The AWTS covers employer
firms with establishments located in the United States and classified
in the Wholesale Trade sector as defined by the 2007 North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS). Through this survey, the Census
Bureau will collect data covering annual sales, e-commerce sales,
purchases, total operating expenses, year-end inventories held both
inside and outside the United States, commissions, total operating
revenue, and gross selling value, for three components of wholesale
activity: Wholesale distributors; manufacturers' sales branches and
offices; and agents, brokers, and electronic markets. These data are
collected to provide a sound statistical basis for the formation of
policy by various government agencies. Results will be available for
use for a variety of public and business needs such as economic and
market analysis, company performance, and forecasting future demand.
The Census Bureau conducts the AWTS to provide continuing and timely
national statistical data on wholesale trade annually.
ADDRESSES: The Census Bureau will provide electronic worksheets to
businesses included in the survey. Additional copies are available upon
written request to the Director, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC
20233-0101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Pozzanghera, Economy Wide
Statistics Division, at (301) 763-7169 or by email at
susan.k.pozzanghera@census.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections 131 and 182 of Title 13 of the
United States Code (U.S.C.) authorize the Census Bureau to take surveys
that are necessary to produce current data on the subjects covered by
the Economic Census. Sections 224 and 225 of Title 13 make response to
the AWTS mandatory. As part of this authorization, the Census Bureau
conducts the AWTS to provide continuing and timely national statistical
data on wholesale trade activity every year for the period between
economic censuses. The AWTS covers employer firms with establishments
located in the United States and classified in the Wholesale Trade
sector as defined by the 2007 NAICS. The 2015 AWTS will collect data
for three components of wholesale activity: Wholesale distributors;
manufacturers' sales branches and offices; and agents, brokers, and
electronic markets. For wholesale distributors, the Census Bureau will
collect data covering sales, e-commerce sales, year-end inventories
held inside and outside the United States, purchases, and total
operating expenses. For manufacturers' sales branches and offices, the
Census Bureau will collect data covering annual sales, e-commerce
sales, year-end inventories held inside and outside the United States
and total operating expenses. For agents, brokers, and electronic
markets, the Census Bureau will collect data covering commissions,
total operating revenue, gross selling value, and total operating
expenses. The Census Bureau has determined that this survey is
necessary, as these data are not available publicly on a timely basis
from non-governmental or other government sources. Public reporting
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 29
minutes per response.
Firms were selected for the AWTS survey using a stratified random
sample based on industry groupings and annual sales size. In an effort
to streamline operations and conserve taxpayer time and money, the 2015
AWTS will be a paperless-based collection. We will provide electronic
reporting instructions to the firms covered by this survey in March
2016 and will require their response by April 27, 2016. We will
continue to provide guidance and instructions on reporting without
forms using the secure Centurion system and secure email. Firms'
responses to the AWTS are required by law (13 U.S.C. Sections 224 and
225), and the responses are confidential (13 U.S.C. Section 9). The
sample of firms selected will provide, with measurable reliability,
statistics on annual sales, e-commerce sales, purchases, total
operating expenses, year-end inventories held both inside and outside
the Unites States, commissions, total operating revenue, and gross
selling value, for 2015.
The data collected in this survey will be similar to that collected
in the past and within the general scope and nature of those inquiries
covered in the quinquennial economic census, which was most recently
conducted in 2012. These data are collected to provide a sound
statistical basis for the formation of policy by various government
agencies. Results will be available for use for a variety of public and
business needs such as economic and market analysis, company
performance, and forecasting future demand.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required
to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure
to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) unless that collection of
information displays a current valid Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number. In accordance with the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521,
OMB approved the AWTS under OMB control number 0607-0195.
Based upon the foregoing, I have directed that the annual survey be
conducted for the purpose of collecting these data.
Dated: January 5, 2016.
John H. Thompson,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 2016-300 Filed 1-8-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-07-P
