Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 13307-13308 [2017-04755]

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Brian Walch, Director, Communications and Public Engagement. [FR Doc. 2017–04904 Filed 3–8–17; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6335–01–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 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: 2017 Economic Census of Island Areas. OMB Control Number: 0607–0937. Form Number(s): IA–92101, IA– 92103, IA–92104, IA–92301, IA–92303, IA–92304, IA–93101, IA–93103, IA– 93104, IA–94201, IA–94203, IA–94204, IA–94401, IA–94403, IA–94404, IA– 95101, IA–95103, IA–95104, IA–95201, IA–95203, IA–95204, IA–97201, IA– 97203, IA–97204. Type of Request: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection. Number of Respondents: 51,072. Average Hours per Response: 1 hour. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:37 Mar 09, 2017 Jkt 241001 Burden Hours: 51,072. Needs and Uses: The 2017 Economic Census of Island Areas uses direct data collection supplemented by data from Federal administrative records to compile statistics on approximately 51,000 business establishments in industries defined by the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) operating in Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa. The enumeration of business establishments located within the 50 states will be submitted separately to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. The Economic Census of Island Areas provides the only source of comprehensive data for the Island Areas at a geographic level similar to U.S. counties. It will produce basic statistics by industry for number of establishments, value of shipments/ receipts/revenue/sales, payroll, and employment. It also will yield a variety of industry-specific statistics, depreciable assets, selected purchased services, inventories, and capital expenditures, value of shipments/ receipts/revenue/sales by product line as defined by the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS), size of establishments, and other industry-specific measures. Historically American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands each received only one general economic census questionnaire to cover all sectors. For the 2017 Economic Census of Island Areas, in an effort to provide all of the territories more complete and comparable data, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands will receive eight sector group specific instruments, similar to what has been collected for Puerto Rico in prior censuses. The expanded content will cover the following sectors: Utilities, Transportation, and Warehousing; Construction; Manufacturing; Wholesale Trade; Retail Trade; Other Services; Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental and Leasing; and Accommodation and Food Services. The use of forms tailored to the business sector allows for more detailed data collection that is not feasible using one form covering all sectors of the economy. However, the expanded content and additional questions on the sector driven instruments will increase the previous response time for American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 13307 The new response burden estimate was determined based on cognitive testing done in Puerto Rico, as the instruments are modeled after the forms Puerto Rico has been receiving. The 2017 Economic Census of Island Areas will cover the following NAICS sectors of the U.S. economy: • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction • Utilities • Construction • Manufacturing • Wholesale Trade • Retail Trade • Transportation and Warehousing • Information • Finance and Insurance • Real Estate and Rental and Leasing • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services • Management of Companies and Enterprises • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services • Educational Services • Health Care and Social Assistance • Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation • Accommodation and Food Services • Other Services (except Public Administration) Although some sectors do not have activity, they are not considered excluded from the Economic Census of Island Areas. The economic census will produce basic statistics by industry for the number of establishments, value of shipments/receipts/revenue/sales, payroll, and employment. It also will yield a variety of industry-specific statistics, including expenses, depreciable assets, selected purchased services, inventories, and capital expenditures, value of shipments/ receipts/revenue/sales by product line as defined by the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS), type of operation, size of establishments, and other industryspecific measures. The Economic Census of Island Areas is the major source of information about the structure and functioning of the economies of each Island Area, and features the only recognized source of data at a geographic level similar to U.S. counties. Economic census statistics serve as part of the framework for the national accounts of the Island Areas and provides essential information for government, business, and the general public. The governments of the Island Areas and the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) rely on the economic census as an important part of the framework for their income and product E:\FR\FM\10MRN1.SGM 10MRN1 sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 13308 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 46 / Friday, March 10, 2017 / Notices accounts, input-output tables, economic indices, and other composite measures that serve as the basis for economic policymaking, planning, and program administration. Further, the census provides benchmarks for surveys of businesses which track short-term economic trends, serve as economic indicators, and contribute critical source data for current estimates of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the Island Areas. Finally, industry, business, academia, and the general public use information from the economic census for evaluating markets, preparing business plans, making business decisions, developing economic models and forecasts, conducting economic research, and establishing benchmarks for their own sample surveys. If the Economic Census of Island Areas were not conducted, the Federal government would lose the only source of detailed comprehensive information of the economies of these areas. Additionally, the governments of the Island Areas would lose vital source data and benchmarks for their national accounts, input-output tables, and other composite measures of economic activity, causing a substantial degradation in the quality of these important statistics. Affected Public: Businesses; Not-forprofit institutions; State, local or tribal governments. Frequency: Every five years. Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. Legal Authority: This information collection is part of the 2017 Economic Census, which is required by law under Title 13, United States Code (U.S.C.). Section 131 of this statute directs the taking of a census at 5-year intervals. Section 191 defines the geographic scope of the census to include the island areas and Section 224 makes reporting 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 OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. Sheleen Dumas, PRA Departmental Lead, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2017–04755 Filed 3–9–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:37 Mar 09, 2017 Jkt 241001 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: 2017 Economic Census. OMB Control Number: None. Form Number(s): The almost 800 electronic path numbers are too numerous to list here. Type of Request: New collection. Number of Respondents: 4,214,680. Average Hours per Response: 1.3 hours. Burden Hours: 5,691,972. Needs and Uses: The 2017 Economic Census will use direct data collection and administrative records to compile statistics on approximately 7 million employer business establishments in industries defined by the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). This request for approval covers the information collection instruments and procedures that will be used in the enumeration of U.S. domestic businesses. The enumeration in the Island Areas (Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa) will be submitted separately to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. In addition to the general enumeration of businesses, the 2017 census program also includes surveys of business owners and commodity flows. Those surveys will also be submitted separately. The public administration sector is out of scope to the economic census. The U.S. Census Bureau conducts, and will submit separately for approval, the quinquennial census of governments and other current programs that measure the activities of government establishments. The 2017 Economic Census will cover the following NAICS sectors of the U.S. economy: • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction • Utilities • Construction • Manufacturing • Wholesale Trade • Retail Trade • Transportation and Warehousing • Information • Finance and Insurance • Real Estate and Rental and Leasing PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services • Management of Companies and Enterprises • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services • Educational Services • Health Care and Social Assistance • Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation • Accommodation and Food Services • Other Services (Except Public Administration) The economic census will produce basic statistics by industry for the number of establishments, value of shipments/receipts/revenue/sales, payroll, and employment. It also will yield a variety of industry-specific statistics, including materials consumed, detailed supplies and fuels consumed, electric energy consumed, depreciable assets, selected purchased services, inventories, and capital expenditures, value of shipments/ receipts/revenue/sales by product line as defined by the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS), type of operation, size of establishments, and other industryspecific measures. The Economic Census is the primary source of information about the structure and functioning of the nation’s economy and features unique industry, product and geographic detail. Economic census statistics serve as part of the framework for the national accounts and provide essential information for government, business, and the general public. The Federal Government, including agencies such as the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), use information from the economic census as an important part of the framework for the national income and product accounts, input-output tables, economic indices, and other composite measures that serve as the factual basis for economic policy-making, planning, and program administration. Further, the census provides sampling frames and benchmarks for current business surveys which track short-term economic trends, serve as economic indicators, and contribute critical source data for current estimates of gross domestic product. State and local governments rely on the economic census as a unique source of comprehensive economic statistics for small geographic areas for use in policymaking, planning, and program administration. Finally, industry, business, academia, and the general public use information from the economic census for evaluating markets, E:\FR\FM\10MRN1.SGM 10MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 46 (Friday, March 10, 2017)]
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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: 2017 Economic Census of Island Areas.
    OMB Control Number: 0607-0937.
    Form Number(s): IA-92101, IA-92103, IA-92104, IA-92301, IA-92303, 
IA-92304, IA-93101, IA-93103, IA-93104, IA-94201, IA-94203, IA-94204, 
IA-94401, IA-94403, IA-94404, IA-95101, IA-95103, IA-95104, IA-95201, 
IA-95203, IA-95204, IA-97201, IA-97203, IA-97204.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    Number of Respondents: 51,072.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
    Burden Hours: 51,072.
    Needs and Uses: The 2017 Economic Census of Island Areas uses 
direct data collection supplemented by data from Federal administrative 
records to compile statistics on approximately 51,000 business 
establishments in industries defined by the 2017 North American 
Industry Classification System (NAICS) operating in Puerto Rico, Guam, 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin 
Islands and American Samoa. The enumeration of business establishments 
located within the 50 states will be submitted separately to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval.
    The Economic Census of Island Areas provides the only source of 
comprehensive data for the Island Areas at a geographic level similar 
to U.S. counties. It will produce basic statistics by industry for 
number of establishments, value of shipments/receipts/revenue/sales, 
payroll, and employment. It also will yield a variety of industry-
specific statistics, depreciable assets, selected purchased services, 
inventories, and capital expenditures, value of shipments/receipts/
revenue/sales by product line as defined by the North American Product 
Classification System (NAPCS), size of establishments, and other 
industry-specific measures.
    Historically American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands each received only 
one general economic census questionnaire to cover all sectors. For the 
2017 Economic Census of Island Areas, in an effort to provide all of 
the territories more complete and comparable data, American Samoa, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin 
Islands will receive eight sector group specific instruments, similar 
to what has been collected for Puerto Rico in prior censuses. The 
expanded content will cover the following sectors: Utilities, 
Transportation, and Warehousing; Construction; Manufacturing; Wholesale 
Trade; Retail Trade; Other Services; Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, 
Rental and Leasing; and Accommodation and Food Services. The use of 
forms tailored to the business sector allows for more detailed data 
collection that is not feasible using one form covering all sectors of 
the economy. However, the expanded content and additional questions on 
the sector driven instruments will increase the previous response time 
for American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
Guam, and the Virgin Islands. The new response burden estimate was 
determined based on cognitive testing done in Puerto Rico, as the 
instruments are modeled after the forms Puerto Rico has been receiving.
    The 2017 Economic Census of Island Areas will cover the following 
NAICS sectors of the U.S. economy:

 Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
 Utilities
 Construction
 Manufacturing
 Wholesale Trade
 Retail Trade
 Transportation and Warehousing
 Information
 Finance and Insurance
 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
 Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
 Management of Companies and Enterprises
 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and 
Remediation Services
 Educational Services
 Health Care and Social Assistance
 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
 Accommodation and Food Services
 Other Services (except Public Administration)

    Although some sectors do not have activity, they are not considered 
excluded from the Economic Census of Island Areas.
    The economic census will produce basic statistics by industry for 
the number of establishments, value of shipments/receipts/revenue/
sales, payroll, and employment. It also will yield a variety of 
industry-specific statistics, including expenses, depreciable assets, 
selected purchased services, inventories, and capital expenditures, 
value of shipments/receipts/revenue/sales by product line as defined by 
the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS), type of 
operation, size of establishments, and other industry-specific 
measures.
    The Economic Census of Island Areas is the major source of 
information about the structure and functioning of the economies of 
each Island Area, and features the only recognized source of data at a 
geographic level similar to U.S. counties. Economic census statistics 
serve as part of the framework for the national accounts of the Island 
Areas and provides essential information for government, business, and 
the general public. The governments of the Island Areas and the Bureau 
of Economic Analysis (BEA) rely on the economic census as an important 
part of the framework for their income and product

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accounts, input-output tables, economic indices, and other composite 
measures that serve as the basis for economic policymaking, planning, 
and program administration. Further, the census provides benchmarks for 
surveys of businesses which track short-term economic trends, serve as 
economic indicators, and contribute critical source data for current 
estimates of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the Island Areas. 
Finally, industry, business, academia, and the general public use 
information from the economic census for evaluating markets, preparing 
business plans, making business decisions, developing economic models 
and forecasts, conducting economic research, and establishing 
benchmarks for their own sample surveys.
    If the Economic Census of Island Areas were not conducted, the 
Federal government would lose the only source of detailed comprehensive 
information of the economies of these areas. Additionally, the 
governments of the Island Areas would lose vital source data and 
benchmarks for their national accounts, input-output tables, and other 
composite measures of economic activity, causing a substantial 
degradation in the quality of these important statistics.
    Affected Public: Businesses; Not-for-profit institutions; State, 
local or tribal governments.
    Frequency: Every five years.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: This information collection is part of the 2017 
Economic Census, which is required by law under Title 13, United States 
Code (U.S.C.). Section 131 of this statute directs the taking of a 
census at 5-year intervals. Section 191 defines the geographic scope of 
the census to include the island areas and Section 224 makes reporting 
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 OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395-5806.

Sheleen Dumas,
PRA Departmental Lead, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-04755 Filed 3-9-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-07-P
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