Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 14869-14870 [2017-05774]

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Agenda Welcome and Roll Call Civil Rights Topics in Arkansas Future Plans and Actions Public Comment Adjournment Dated: March 16, 2017. David Mussatt, Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. [FR Doc. 2017–05560 Filed 3–22–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P 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: Survey of Construction, Questionnaire for the Building Permit Official. OMB Control Number: 0607–0125. Form Number(s): SOC–QBPO. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Number of Respondents: 1,017. Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes. Burden Hours: 254. Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau is requesting a revision of the currently approved collection for the Survey of Construction Questionnaire E:\FR\FM\23MRN1.SGM 23MRN1 sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 14870 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 55 / Thursday, March 23, 2017 / Notices for the Building Permit Official (SOC– QBPO). The information collected on the SOC–QBPO is necessary to carry out the sampling for the Survey of Housing Starts, Sales and Completions (OMB number 0607–0110), also known as the Survey of Construction (SOC). Government agencies and private companies use statistics from the SOC to monitor and evaluate the large and dynamic housing construction industry. The SOC–QBPO is an electronic questionnaire. The field representatives (FRs) either call or visit the respondents to enter their survey responses into a laptop computer using the Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) software formatted for the SOC–QBPO. We will continue to use the current CAPI questionnaire with modifications to the form for the purpose of improving the process of accurately classifying permitted units and to eliminate the collection of information deemed no longer necessary for the proper sample selection for the SOC. The overall length of the interview will not change. The sample size slightly increased due to the increase in total number of permitissuing jurisdictions. The Census Bureau FRs use the SOC– QBPO to obtain information on the operating procedures of a permit office. This enables them to locate, classify, list, and sample building permits for residential construction. These permits are used as the basis for the sample selected for SOC. The Census Bureau also uses the information to verify and update the geographic coverage of permit offices. Failure to collect this information would make it difficult, if not impossible, to accurately classify and sample building permits for the SOC. Data for two principal economic indicators are produced from the SOC: New Residential Construction (housing starts and housing completions) and New Residential Sales. Government agencies use these statistics to evaluate economic policy, measure progress towards the national housing goal, make policy decisions, and formulate legislation. For example, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System uses data from this survey to evaluate the effect of interest rates in this interest-rate sensitive area of the economy. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) uses the data in developing the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The private sector and other data users from Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) use the information for estimating the demand for housing, building materials and the many VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:13 Mar 22, 2017 Jkt 241001 products used in new housing and to schedule production, distribution, and sales efforts. The financial community uses the data to estimate the demand for short-term (construction loans) and long-term (mortgages) borrowing. Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal government. Frequency: Annually. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Sections 131 and 182. 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. 2017–05774 Filed 3–22–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 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: Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs. OMB Control Number: 0607–0986. Form Number(s): None, electronic collection. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Number of Respondents: 290,000. Average Hours per Response: 35 minutes. Burden Hours: 169,167. Needs and Uses: In an effort to improve the timely measurement of business dynamics in the United States, the Census Bureau is conducting the Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs (ASE). The ASE provides annual data on the characteristics of businesses and business owners. The ASE is a supplement to the 5-year Survey of Business Owners (SBO). ASE estimates include the number of firms, sales/ receipts, annual payroll, and employment by gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status. The ASE is conducted jointly by the Ewing Marion PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Kauffman Foundation, the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), and the Census Bureau for three reference years (2014–2016). This collection allows the Census Bureau to collaborate on the implementation of a key National Academies recommendation for improving the measurement of business dynamics in the U.S. economy, which recommended: ‘‘The Census Bureau Survey of Business Owners (SBO) should be conducted on an annual basis. The survey should include both a longitudinal component and a flexible, modular design that allows survey content to change over time. In addition, the Census Bureau should explore the possibility of creating a public-use (anonymized) SBO or a restricted access version of the data file.’’ —Lynch, Lisa M., John Haltiwanger, and Christopher Mackie, eds. Understanding Business Dynamics: An Integrated Data System for America’s Future. National Academies Press, 2007. The ASE includes all nonfarm employer businesses filing Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax forms as individual proprietorships, partnerships, or any type of corporation, and with receipts of $1,000 or more. The ASE samples approximately 290,000 employer businesses. The sample is stratified by metropolitan statistical area (MSA), frame, and age of business. The Census Bureau selects large companies with certainty. These companies are selected based on volume of sales, payroll, or number of paid employees. All certainty cases are sure to be selected and represent only themselves. The ASE has been conducted for survey years 2014 and 2015 and will continue for 2016 per the agreement between the Census Bureau and the survey sponsors. There are no final plans to conduct the ASE beyond survey year 2016. However, the Census Bureau is exploring options to maintain this collection for future survey years. Content for the ASE includes questions from the 2012 SBO (form SBO–1) with additional questions on sources of capital and financial barriers that are asked each survey year. The ASE also includes a series of new questions each survey year based on a relevant business topic determined prior to data collection. Each year the new module of questions is submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. The Census Bureau is requesting approval to field the 2016 ASE. The module selected for the 2016 ASE focuses on business advice and E:\FR\FM\23MRN1.SGM 23MRN1

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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: Survey of Construction, Questionnaire for the Building 
Permit Official.
    OMB Control Number: 0607-0125.
    Form Number(s): SOC-QBPO.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Number of Respondents: 1,017.
    Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 254.
    Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau is requesting a revision of 
the currently approved collection for the Survey of Construction 
Questionnaire

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for the Building Permit Official (SOC-QBPO). The information collected 
on the SOC-QBPO is necessary to carry out the sampling for the Survey 
of Housing Starts, Sales and Completions (OMB number 0607-0110), also 
known as the Survey of Construction (SOC). Government agencies and 
private companies use statistics from the SOC to monitor and evaluate 
the large and dynamic housing construction industry.
    The SOC-QBPO is an electronic questionnaire. The field 
representatives (FRs) either call or visit the respondents to enter 
their survey responses into a laptop computer using the Computer 
Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) software formatted for the SOC-
QBPO. We will continue to use the current CAPI questionnaire with 
modifications to the form for the purpose of improving the process of 
accurately classifying permitted units and to eliminate the collection 
of information deemed no longer necessary for the proper sample 
selection for the SOC. The overall length of the interview will not 
change. The sample size slightly increased due to the increase in total 
number of permit-issuing jurisdictions.
    The Census Bureau FRs use the SOC-QBPO to obtain information on the 
operating procedures of a permit office. This enables them to locate, 
classify, list, and sample building permits for residential 
construction. These permits are used as the basis for the sample 
selected for SOC. The Census Bureau also uses the information to verify 
and update the geographic coverage of permit offices.
    Failure to collect this information would make it difficult, if not 
impossible, to accurately classify and sample building permits for the 
SOC. Data for two principal economic indicators are produced from the 
SOC: New Residential Construction (housing starts and housing 
completions) and New Residential Sales. Government agencies use these 
statistics to evaluate economic policy, measure progress towards the 
national housing goal, make policy decisions, and formulate 
legislation. For example, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System uses data from this survey to evaluate the effect of interest 
rates in this interest-rate sensitive area of the economy. The Bureau 
of Economic Analysis (BEA) uses the data in developing the Gross 
Domestic Product (GDP). The private sector and other data users from 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the National 
Association of Home Builders (NAHB) use the information for estimating 
the demand for housing, building materials and the many products used 
in new housing and to schedule production, distribution, and sales 
efforts. The financial community uses the data to estimate the demand 
for short-term (construction loans) and long-term (mortgages) 
borrowing.
    Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal government.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Sections 131 and 
182.
    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. 2017-05774 Filed 3-22-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-07-P
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