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Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: Annual Retail Trade Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0607–0013.
Form Number(s): SA–44, SA–44A,
SA–44C, SA–44D, SA–44E, SA–44N,
SA–44S, SA–44T.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Number of Respondents: 20,067.
Average Hours per Response: Because
of the inclusion of the detailed
operating expenses questions in the
2017 survey year ARTS (collected in
2018), the average burden per
respondent for that year will be 3 hours
and 19 minutes. In survey years 2018
and 2019, the average burden will be 37
minutes.
Burden Hours: 30,531.
Needs and Uses: The Annual Retail
Trade Survey (ARTS) covers employer
firms with establishments located in the
United States and classified in retail
trade sector as defined by the North
American Industry Classification
System (NAICS). The survey requests
firms to provide annual sales, sales tax,
e-commerce sales, year-end inventories
held inside and outside the United
States, total operating expenses,
purchases, and accounts receivable. We
also request, for selected industries,
sales and e-commerce sales by
merchandise line.
The data collected in the ARTS
provide a current statistical picture of
the retail portion of consumer activity.
These data are collected to provide a
sound statistical basis for the formation
of policy by various government
agencies, as well as to serve as a
benchmark for the estimates compiled
from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey.
Results will be made available, at the
United States summary level, for
selected retail trade industries
approximately fifteen months after the
end of the reference year.
Every 5 years, ARTS requests data on
detailed operating expenses. During the
2017 collection survey year that will
occur in 2018, ARTS will collect
detailed operating expenses. The last
time ARTS collected detailed operating
expenses was in 2013 for the 2012
survey year. Estimates are published
based on the NAICS, which has been
widely adopted throughout both the
public and private sectors.
This request is for the clearance of
eight electronic report worksheets, the
SA–44, SA–44A, SA–44C, SA–44D, SA–
44E, SA–44N, SA–44S, and SA–44T.
These eight electronic worksheets
enable us to collect information on a
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NAICS basis and to request similar data
items. Variations in the electronic
worksheets are needed to address the
size of the firm, kind-of-business, or
data items requested.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis
(BEA) uses the data to estimate the
change in private inventories
component of gross domestic product
(GDP) and output in both the
benchmark and annual input-output
(I–O) accounts and GDP by industry.
Data on sales taxes are also used to
prepare estimates of GDP by industry
and to derive industry output for the
I–O accounts. Data on detailed operating
expenses, are collected on this survey
quinquennially and are used to produce
national estimates of value added, gross
output, and intermediate inputs and
serve as a benchmark for the annual
industry accounts, which provide the
control totals for the GDP-by-state
accounts.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses
the data as input to its Producer Price
Indexes and in developing productivity
measurements. The Federal Reserve
Board uses the accounts receivables
balances to measure consumer credit.
Private businesses use the estimates in
computing business activity indexes.
Other government agencies and
businesses use the data to satisfy a
variety of public and business needs
such as economic market analysis,
company performance, and forecasting
future demands.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United
States Code, Section 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.
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
Agency: International Trade
Administration.
Title: Steel Import License.
OMB Control Number: 0625–0245.
Form Number(s): ITA–4141P.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 3,500.
Average Hours per Response: 0.17
hour/response (10 minutes).
Burden Hours: 92,878.
Needs and Uses: In order to monitor
steel imports in real-time and to provide
the public with real-time data, the
Department of Commerce (DOC) must
collect and provide timely aggregated
summaries about these imports. The
Steel Import License proposed by the
International Trade Administration of
the DOC is the tool used to collect the
necessary information. The Census
Bureau currently collects import data
and disseminates aggregate information
about steel imports. However, the time
required to collect, process, and
disseminate this information through
Census can take up to 70 days after
importation of the product, giving
interested parties and the public far less
time to respond to injurious sales.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
This information collection request
may be viewed at 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,
Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief
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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.
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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.
Agency: International Trade Administration.
Title: Steel Import License.
OMB Control Number: 0625-0245.
Form Number(s): ITA-4141P.
Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a currently
approved information collection).
Number of Respondents: 3,500.
Average Hours per Response: 0.17 hour/response (10 minutes).
Burden Hours: 92,878.
Needs and Uses: In order to monitor steel imports in real-time and
to provide the public with real-time data, the Department of Commerce
(DOC) must collect and provide timely aggregated summaries about these
imports. The Steel Import License proposed by the International Trade
Administration of the DOC is the tool used to collect the necessary
information. The Census Bureau currently collects import data and
disseminates aggregate information about steel imports. However, the
time required to collect, process, and disseminate this information
through Census can take up to 70 days after importation of the product,
giving interested parties and the public far less time to respond to
injurious sales.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
This information collection request may be viewed at 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,
Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-26089 Filed 12-1-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
