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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
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: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: Annual Business Survey.
Women in Prison: Seeking Justice
OMB Control Number: 0607–1004.
Behind Bars
Form Number(s): ABS–L1—Initial
Letter;
ABS–L1R—Due Date Reminder;
Introductory Remarks: Chair Catherine
ABS–L2—Follow-up; ABS–1
E. Lhamon: 9:00 a.m.—9:10 a.m.
Worksheet; ABS–2 Worksheet; ABS
Panel One: Overview of Women in
Email Follow-up.
Prison: Statistics, Constitutional
Type of Request: Revision of a
Protections, Classification, and
currently approved collection.
Family Disruption: 9:10 a.m.—10:40
Number of Respondents: 300,000.
a.m.
Average Hours per Response: 52
Panel Two: An Analysis of Women’s
minutes.
Health, Personal Dignity, and Sexual
Burden Hours: 260,000.
Abuse in the U.S. Prison System:
Needs and Uses: In an effort to
10:50 a.m.—12:10 p.m.
improve the measurement of business
Panel Three: Review of Treatment of
dynamics in the United States, the
Women Offenders While Incarcerated: Census Bureau is conducting the
1:10 p.m.—2:30 p.m.
Annual Business Survey (ABS). The
Panel Four: Rehabilitative Opportunities ABS combines Census Bureau firm-level
for Women in Prison & Life After
collections to reduce respondent
Prison: 2:40 p.m.—4:00 p.m.
burden, increase data quality, reduce
operational costs, and operate more
efficiently. The ABS replaced the fiveyear Survey of Business Owners (SBO)
for employer businesses, the Annual
Survey of Entrepreneurs (ASE), and the
Business R&D and Innovation for
Microbusinesses (BRDI–M) surveys. The
ABS provides information on selected
economic and demographic
characteristics for businesses and
business owners by sex, ethnicity, race,
and veteran status. Further, the survey
measures research and development for
microbusinesses, new business topics
such as innovation and technology, as
well as other business characteristics.
The ABS is sponsored by the National
Center for Science and Engineering
Statistics (NCSES) within the National
Science Foundation (NSF) and
conducted by the Census Bureau for five
years (2018–2022).
The ABS includes all nonfarm
employer businesses filing Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) tax forms as
individual proprietorships,
partnerships, or any other type of
corporation, with receipts of $1,000 or
more. The ABS samples approximately
850,000 employer businesses in 2018
and approximately 300,000 employer
businesses in years 2019–2022. The
sample is stratified by state, frame, and
industry. The Census Bureau selects
some companies with certainty based on
volume of sales, payroll, number of paid
employees or NAICS. All certainty cases
are sure to be selected and represent
only themselves.
The ABS is designed to incorporate
new content each survey year based on
topics of relevance. Each year the new
module of questions is submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for approval. The table below
shows the proposed ABS content for
each survey year.
PROPOSED CONTENT FOR THE ANNUAL BUSINESS SURVEY
Collection year
Topic modules
A. Owner Characteristics ....................
B. Innovation .......................................
C. Research & Development (1–9
employees only).
D. Technology and Intellectual Property.
E. Financing ........................................
F. Globalization ...................................
G. Business Structure .........................
2018
2019
2020
2021
Full .......................
Full .......................
Full .......................
Reduced ...............
Reduced ...............
Full .......................
Reduced ...............
Full.
Full .......................
Full .......................
Reduced.
Full .......................
Full.
Reduced (digital) ..
Full (automation) ..
Full (digital) ..........
Full (automation).
Full .......................
..............................
Full .......................
..............................
..............................
Full .......................
Full (technology
TBD).
..............................
Full.
Full .......................
The ABS collection is electronic only.
Those selected for the survey receive an
initial letter informing the respondents
of their requirement to complete the
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survey as well as instructions on
accessing the survey. The 2019 ABS
initial mailing is scheduled for July
2019. Responses will be due
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2022
Full.
Full .......................
Full.
approximately 30 days from initial
mailing. Respondents will also receive a
due date reminder approximately one
week before responses are due. The
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Census Bureau plans to conduct two
follow-up mailings and an optional
third follow-up if deemed necessary
based on check-in. Nonrespondents may
receive a certified mailing for the
second and third follow-up mailings.
The Census Bureau may also plan to
conduct an email follow-up to select
respondents reminding them to submit
their report in the electronic instrument.
Closeout of mail operations is scheduled
for December 2019. Upon the close of
the collection period, the response data
will be processed, edited, reviewed,
tabulated, and released publicly.
Starting with the 2019 calendar year,
the Annual Business Survey will use the
collection year in the survey name
rather than a single reference year. The
ABS includes questions from multiple
reference periods and Census felt this
change would better reflect the
collection cycle of the survey.
Therefore, the 2019 collection will be
referred to as the 2019 Annual Business
Survey (rather than the 2018 Annual
Business Survey).
Statistics from the ABS will be used
by government program officials,
industry organization leaders, economic
and social analysts, business
entrepreneurs, and domestic and foreign
researchers in academia, business, and
government. Estimates produced on
owner demographic data may be used to
assess business assistance needs,
allocate available program resources,
and create a framework for planning,
directing, and assessing programs that
promote the activities of disadvantaged
groups; to assess minority-owned
businesses by industry and area and to
educate industry associations,
corporations, and government entities;
to analyze business operations in
comparison to similar firms, compute
market share, and assess business
growth and future prospects. Estimates
produced on research and development
and innovation may be used to compare
R&D costs across industries, determine
where R&D activity is conducted
geographically, and identify the types of
businesses with R&D; to contribute to
the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
system of national accounts; to increase
investments in research and
development, strengthen education, and
encourage entrepreneurship; and to
compare business innovation in the
United States to other countries,
including those in the European Union.
Additional examples of data use
include:
• The Small Business Administration
(SBA) and the Minority Business
Development Agency (MBDA) to assess
business assistance needs and allocate
available program resources.
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• Local government commissions on small
and disadvantaged businesses to establish
and evaluate contract procurement practices.
• Federal, state and local government
agencies as a framework for planning,
directing and assessing programs that
promote the activities of disadvantaged
groups.
• The National Women’s Business Council
to assess the state of women’s business
ownership for policymakers, researchers, and
the public at large.
• Consultants and researchers to analyze
long-term economic and demographic shifts,
and differences in ownership and
performance among geographic areas.
• Individual business owners to analyze
their operations in comparison to similar
firms, compute their market share, and assess
their growth and future prospects.
Additional questions on the 2019 ABS for
technology will measure the effect of
technology on the workforce including, the
number of workers and the skill mix of
workers.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13 United States
Code, Sections 8(b), 131, and 182, Title
42 United States Code, Section 1861–76
(National Science Foundation Act of
1950, as amended), and Section 505
within the America COMPETES
Reauthorization Act of 2010 authorize
this collection. Sections 224 and 225 of
Title 13 United States Code requires
response from sampled firms.
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,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–55–2018]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 207—
Richmond, Virginia; Authorization of
Production Activity; Kaiser Aluminum
Fabricated Products, LLC; (Aluminum
Extrusions); Richmond, Virginia
On August 29, 2018, Kaiser
Aluminum Fabricated Products, LLC
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submitted a notification of proposed
production activity to the FTZ Board for
its facility within FTZ 207—Site 5 in
Richmond, Virginia.
The notification was processed in
accordance with the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including
notice in the Federal Register inviting
public comment (83 FR 45413–45414,
September 7, 2018). On February 5,
2019, the applicant was notified of the
FTZ Board’s decision that no further
review of the activity is warranted at
this time. The production activity
described in the notification was
authorized, subject to the FTZ Act and
the FTZ Board’s regulations, including
Section 400.14.
Dated: February 5, 2019.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
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: Bureau of Industry and
Security.
Title: Procedures for Submitting
Rebuttals and Surrebuttals Requests for
Exclusions from and Objections to the
Section 232 National Security
Adjustments of Imports of Steel and
Aluminum.
Form Number(s): 0694–0141.
OMB Control Number: 0694–0141.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 62,823.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
62,823.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Needs and Uses: On September 11,
2018, Bureau of Industry and Security
(BIS) published a second interim final
rule, Revisions to the Requirements for
Submissions Requesting Exclusions
from the Remedies Instituted in
Presidential Proclamations Adjusting
Imports of Steel into the United States
and Adjusting Imports of Aluminum
into the United States; and the filing of
Objections to Submitted Exclusion
Requests for Steel and Aluminum. This
second interim final rule that was
published by BIS, on behalf of the
Secretary, made changes to the two
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
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: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: Annual Business Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0607-1004.
Form Number(s): ABS-L1--Initial Letter; ABS-L1R--Due Date Reminder;
ABS-L2--Follow-up; ABS-1 Worksheet; ABS-2 Worksheet; ABS Email Follow-
up.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Number of Respondents: 300,000.
Average Hours per Response: 52 minutes.
Burden Hours: 260,000.
Needs and Uses: In an effort to improve the measurement of business
dynamics in the United States, the Census Bureau is conducting the
Annual Business Survey (ABS). The ABS combines Census Bureau firm-level
collections to reduce respondent burden, increase data quality, reduce
operational costs, and operate more efficiently. The ABS replaced the
five-year Survey of Business Owners (SBO) for employer businesses, the
Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs (ASE), and the Business R&D and
Innovation for Microbusinesses (BRDI-M) surveys. The ABS provides
information on selected economic and demographic characteristics for
businesses and business owners by sex, ethnicity, race, and veteran
status. Further, the survey measures research and development for
microbusinesses, new business topics such as innovation and technology,
as well as other business characteristics. The ABS is sponsored by the
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) within
the National Science Foundation (NSF) and conducted by the Census
Bureau for five years (2018-2022).
The ABS includes all nonfarm employer businesses filing Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) tax forms as individual proprietorships,
partnerships, or any other type of corporation, with receipts of $1,000
or more. The ABS samples approximately 850,000 employer businesses in
2018 and approximately 300,000 employer businesses in years 2019-2022.
The sample is stratified by state, frame, and industry. The Census
Bureau selects some companies with certainty based on volume of sales,
payroll, number of paid employees or NAICS. All certainty cases are
sure to be selected and represent only themselves.
The ABS is designed to incorporate new content each survey year
based on topics of relevance. Each year the new module of questions is
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval.
The table below shows the proposed ABS content for each survey year.
Proposed Content for the Annual Business Survey
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Collection year
Topic modules --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
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A. Owner Characteristics........... Full.................. Reduced............... Reduced.............. Full................. Reduced.
B. Innovation...................... Full.................. Reduced............... Full.................
C. Research & Development (1-9 Full.................. Full.................. Full................. Full................. Full.
employees only).
D. Technology and Intellectual Reduced (digital)..... Full (automation)..... Full (technology TBD) Full (digital)....... Full (automation).
Property.
E. Financing....................... Full.................. ...................... ..................... Full.................
F. Globalization................... ...................... ...................... Full.................
G. Business Structure.............. Full.................. Full.................. Full................. Full................. Full.
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The ABS collection is electronic only. Those selected for the
survey receive an initial letter informing the respondents of their
requirement to complete the survey as well as instructions on accessing
the survey. The 2019 ABS initial mailing is scheduled for July 2019.
Responses will be due approximately 30 days from initial mailing.
Respondents will also receive a due date reminder approximately one
week before responses are due. The
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Census Bureau plans to conduct two follow-up mailings and an optional
third follow-up if deemed necessary based on check-in. Nonrespondents
may receive a certified mailing for the second and third follow-up
mailings. The Census Bureau may also plan to conduct an email follow-up
to select respondents reminding them to submit their report in the
electronic instrument. Closeout of mail operations is scheduled for
December 2019. Upon the close of the collection period, the response
data will be processed, edited, reviewed, tabulated, and released
publicly.
Starting with the 2019 calendar year, the Annual Business Survey
will use the collection year in the survey name rather than a single
reference year. The ABS includes questions from multiple reference
periods and Census felt this change would better reflect the collection
cycle of the survey. Therefore, the 2019 collection will be referred to
as the 2019 Annual Business Survey (rather than the 2018 Annual
Business Survey).
Statistics from the ABS will be used by government program
officials, industry organization leaders, economic and social analysts,
business entrepreneurs, and domestic and foreign researchers in
academia, business, and government. Estimates produced on owner
demographic data may be used to assess business assistance needs,
allocate available program resources, and create a framework for
planning, directing, and assessing programs that promote the activities
of disadvantaged groups; to assess minority-owned businesses by
industry and area and to educate industry associations, corporations,
and government entities; to analyze business operations in comparison
to similar firms, compute market share, and assess business growth and
future prospects. Estimates produced on research and development and
innovation may be used to compare R&D costs across industries,
determine where R&D activity is conducted geographically, and identify
the types of businesses with R&D; to contribute to the Bureau of
Economic Analysis (BEA) system of national accounts; to increase
investments in research and development, strengthen education, and
encourage entrepreneurship; and to compare business innovation in the
United States to other countries, including those in the European
Union.
Additional examples of data use include:
The Small Business Administration (SBA) and the
Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) to assess business
assistance needs and allocate available program resources.
Local government commissions on small and disadvantaged
businesses to establish and evaluate contract procurement practices.
Federal, state and local government agencies as a
framework for planning, directing and assessing programs that
promote the activities of disadvantaged groups.
The National Women's Business Council to assess the
state of women's business ownership for policymakers, researchers,
and the public at large.
Consultants and researchers to analyze long-term
economic and demographic shifts, and differences in ownership and
performance among geographic areas.
Individual business owners to analyze their operations
in comparison to similar firms, compute their market share, and
assess their growth and future prospects.
Additional questions on the 2019 ABS for technology will measure
the effect of technology on the workforce including, the number of
workers and the skill mix of workers.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13 United States Code, Sections 8(b), 131,
and 182, Title 42 United States Code, Section 1861-76 (National Science
Foundation Act of 1950, as amended), and Section 505 within the America
COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 authorize this collection.
Sections 224 and 225 of Title 13 United States Code requires response
from sampled firms.
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,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Commerce Department.
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