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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Survey of State
Government Research and
Development
U.S. Census Bureau,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
or on-line comments must be submitted
on or before February 11, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
internet at PRAcomments@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Michael Flaherty, U.S.
Census Bureau, HQ–6H051, 4600 Silver
Hill Rd., Suitland, MD 20746, (301)
763–7699 (or via the internet at
michael.j.flaherty@census.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
The United States Census Bureau
plans to continue to conduct the Survey
of State Government Research and
Development (SGRD) to measure
research and development performed
and funded by state government
agencies in the United States. The
Census Bureau conducts the survey on
behalf of the National Center for Science
and Engineering Statistics (NCSES)
within the National Science
Foundation.
The National Science Foundation Act
of 1950, as amended, includes a
statutory charge to ‘‘provide a central
clearinghouse for the collection,
interpretation, and analysis of data on
scientific and engineering resources and
to provide a source of information for
policy formulation by other agencies in
the Federal Government.’’ This mandate
was further codified in the America
COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010
§ 505, which requires NCSES to
‘‘collect, acquire, analyze, report, and
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disseminate . . . statistical data on (A)
research and development trends . . .’’
Under the aegis of these legislative
mandates, NCSES has sponsored
surveys of research and development
(R&D) since 1951, including the SGRD
since 2006. The Census Bureau’s
authorization to undertake this work is
found at 13 U.S.C. Section 8(b) which
provides that the Census Bureau ‘‘may
make special statistical compilations
and surveys for departments, agencies,
and establishments of the Federal
government, the government of the
District of Columbia, the government of
any possession or area (including
political subdivisions thereof) . . . State
or local agencies, or other public and
private persons and agencies.’’
The SGRD is the only comprehensive
source of state government research and
development expenditure data collected
on a nationwide scale using uniform
definitions, concepts, and procedures.
The collection covers the expenditures
of all agencies in the fifty state
governments, the District of Columbia,
and Puerto Rico that perform or fund
R&D. The NCSES coordinates with the
Census Bureau for the data collection.
The NCSES uses this collection to
satisfy, in part, its need to collect
research and development expenditures
data.
Fiscal data provided by respondents
aid data users in measuring the
effectiveness of resource allocation. The
products of this data collection make it
possible for data users to obtain
information on such things as
expenditures according to source of
funding (e.g., federal funds or state
funds), by performer of the work (e.g.,
intramural and extramural to state
agencies), by function (e.g., agriculture,
energy, health, transportation, etc.), by
type of work (e.g., basic research,
applied research, or experimental
development) for intramural
performance of R&D, and by R&D plant
(e.g., construction projects). Final
results produced by NCSES contain
state and national estimates useful to a
variety of data users interested in
research and development performance
including: The National Science Board;
the Office of Management and Budget;
the Office of Science and Technology
Policy and other science policy makers;
institutional researchers; and private
organizations.
There are no substantive changes to
content for the SGRD so total
respondent burden will not change.
The survey announcements and forms
used in the research and development
survey are:
Survey Announcement. An
introductory letter from the Directors of
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the NCSES and the Census Bureau is
mailed to the Governor’s Office to
announce the survey collection and to
solicit assignment of a State
Coordinator. The State Coordinator’s
Announcement is sent electronically at
the beginning of each survey period to
solicit assistance in identifying state
agencies which may perform or fund
R&D activities.
Form SRD–1. This form contains item
descriptions and definitions of the
research and development items
collected by the Census Bureau on
behalf of the NCSES. It is used primarily
as a worksheet and instruction guide by
the state agencies providing research
and development expenditure data in
their respective states. All states supply
their data by electronic means.
II. Method of Collection
The Census Bureau mails the 50 State
governors, the mayor of DC, and the
governor of Puerto Rico a letter
requesting that they appoint a state
coordinator for the survey. They are
asked to respond within 30 days. The
Census Bureau then emails the state
coordinators a spreadsheet asking them
to identify state agencies that may be
active R&D performers. State
coordinators are asked to respond
within 30 days. The Census Bureau
subsequently emails each state agency
identified by the respective state
coordinators a pdf version of the survey
form, which contains embedded data
checks and auto-summing functionality.
Agencies are asked to complete and
email back this pdf version of the form.
Alternatively, agencies can download
the pdf form from the Census Bureau’s
Help Site or contact the Census Bureau
to request an spreadsheet version of the
form with similar data checks and autosumming. Agencies are also able to
report over the telephone by calling the
Census Bureau. Agencies are asked to
respond within 60 days.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607–0933.
Form Number: SRD–1.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: State government
agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 51
governors, 1 mayor, 52 state
coordinators, and approximately 500
state government agencies.
Estimated Time per Response: 5
minutes for each governor, 1 hour for
each state coordinator, and 2 hours for
each state agency surveyed.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,056.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
Public: $0. (This is not the cost of
respondents’ time, but the indirect costs
respondents may incur for such things
as purchases of specialized software or
hardware needed to report, or
expenditures for accounting or records
maintenance services required
specifically by the collection.)
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: National Science
Foundation Act of 1950 as amended and
the America COMPETES
Reauthorization Act of 2010, Title 42
U.S.C. 1861–76; Title 13, U.S.C. Section
8(b).
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration
Notice of Petitions by Firms for
Determination of Eligibility To Apply
for Trade Adjustment Assistance
Economic Development
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice and opportunity for
public comment.
AGENCY:
The Economic Development
Administration (EDA) has received
petitions for certification of eligibility to
apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
from the firms listed below.
Accordingly, EDA has initiated
investigations to determine whether
increased imports into the United States
of articles like or directly competitive
with those produced by each of the
firms contributed importantly to the
total or partial separation of the firms’
workers, or threat thereof, and to a
decrease in sales or production of each
petitioning firm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT
ASSISTANCE
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Firm address
Date accepted
for investigation
Plattco Corporation ................
7 White Street, Plattsburgh,
NY 12901.
11/21/2018
Premier Manufacturing and
Supply Chain Services, Inc.
Silvex Incorporated ................
7755 Miller Drive, Frederick,
CO 80504.
45 Thomas Drive,
Westbrooke, ME 04092.
11/27/2018
Any party having a substantial
interest in these proceedings may
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The firm manufactures valves, especially double-flap airlock
valves and slide-gate valves, as well as custom metal
castings.
The firm manufactures circuit boards for electrical
apparatuses.
The firm provides services for electroplating, anodizing, and
surface finishing metals.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Survey of State
Government Research and Development
AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing
information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written or on-line comments must be
submitted on or before February 11, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th
and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the internet
at [email protected]).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions
should be directed to Michael Flaherty, U.S. Census Bureau, HQ-6H051,
4600 Silver Hill Rd., Suitland, MD 20746, (301) 763-7699 (or via the
internet at [email protected]).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The United States Census Bureau plans to continue to conduct the
Survey of State Government Research and Development (SGRD) to measure
research and development performed and funded by state government
agencies in the United States. The Census Bureau conducts the survey on
behalf of the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
(NCSES) within the National Science Foundation.
The National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, includes a
statutory charge to ``provide a central clearinghouse for the
collection, interpretation, and analysis of data on scientific and
engineering resources and to provide a source of information for policy
formulation by other agencies in the Federal Government.'' This mandate
was further codified in the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of
2010 Sec. 505, which requires NCSES to ``collect, acquire, analyze,
report, and disseminate . . . statistical data on (A) research and
development trends . . .'' Under the aegis of these legislative
mandates, NCSES has sponsored surveys of research and development (R&D)
since 1951, including the SGRD since 2006. The Census Bureau's
authorization to undertake this work is found at 13 U.S.C. Section 8(b)
which provides that the Census Bureau ``may make special statistical
compilations and surveys for departments, agencies, and establishments
of the Federal government, the government of the District of Columbia,
the government of any possession or area (including political
subdivisions thereof) . . . State or local agencies, or other public
and private persons and agencies.''
The SGRD is the only comprehensive source of state government
research and development expenditure data collected on a nationwide
scale using uniform definitions, concepts, and procedures. The
collection covers the expenditures of all agencies in the fifty state
governments, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico that perform or
fund R&D. The NCSES coordinates with the Census Bureau for the data
collection. The NCSES uses this collection to satisfy, in part, its
need to collect research and development expenditures data.
Fiscal data provided by respondents aid data users in measuring the
effectiveness of resource allocation. The products of this data
collection make it possible for data users to obtain information on
such things as expenditures according to source of funding (e.g.,
federal funds or state funds), by performer of the work (e.g.,
intramural and extramural to state agencies), by function (e.g.,
agriculture, energy, health, transportation, etc.), by type of work
(e.g., basic research, applied research, or experimental development)
for intramural performance of R&D, and by R&D plant (e.g., construction
projects). Final results produced by NCSES contain state and national
estimates useful to a variety of data users interested in research and
development performance including: The National Science Board; the
Office of Management and Budget; the Office of Science and Technology
Policy and other science policy makers; institutional researchers; and
private organizations.
There are no substantive changes to content for the SGRD so total
respondent burden will not change.
The survey announcements and forms used in the research and
development survey are:
Survey Announcement. An introductory letter from the Directors of
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the NCSES and the Census Bureau is mailed to the Governor's Office to
announce the survey collection and to solicit assignment of a State
Coordinator. The State Coordinator's Announcement is sent
electronically at the beginning of each survey period to solicit
assistance in identifying state agencies which may perform or fund R&D
activities.
Form SRD-1. This form contains item descriptions and definitions of
the research and development items collected by the Census Bureau on
behalf of the NCSES. It is used primarily as a worksheet and
instruction guide by the state agencies providing research and
development expenditure data in their respective states. All states
supply their data by electronic means.
II. Method of Collection
The Census Bureau mails the 50 State governors, the mayor of DC,
and the governor of Puerto Rico a letter requesting that they appoint a
state coordinator for the survey. They are asked to respond within 30
days. The Census Bureau then emails the state coordinators a
spreadsheet asking them to identify state agencies that may be active
R&D performers. State coordinators are asked to respond within 30 days.
The Census Bureau subsequently emails each state agency identified by
the respective state coordinators a pdf version of the survey form,
which contains embedded data checks and auto-summing functionality.
Agencies are asked to complete and email back this pdf version of the
form. Alternatively, agencies can download the pdf form from the Census
Bureau's Help Site or contact the Census Bureau to request an
spreadsheet version of the form with similar data checks and auto-
summing. Agencies are also able to report over the telephone by calling
the Census Bureau. Agencies are asked to respond within 60 days.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607-0933.
Form Number: SRD-1.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: State government agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 51 governors, 1 mayor, 52 state
coordinators, and approximately 500 state government agencies.
Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes for each governor, 1 hour
for each state coordinator, and 2 hours for each state agency surveyed.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,056.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Public: $0. (This is not the
cost of respondents' time, but the indirect costs respondents may incur
for such things as purchases of specialized software or hardware needed
to report, or expenditures for accounting or records maintenance
services required specifically by the collection.)
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: National Science Foundation Act of 1950 as amended
and the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, Title 42 U.S.C.
1861-76; Title 13, U.S.C. Section 8(b).
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Commerce Department.
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