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Description of Respondents: Farms;
Individuals or households; Business or
other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 50,025.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually; Recordkeeping.
Total Burden Hours: 5,667,276.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
United States Commission on
Civil Rights.
AGENCY:
Notice of Commission public
business meeting.
ACTION:
Thursday January 30, 2020,
10:30 a.m. EDT.
DATES:
ADDRESSES:
Meeting to take place by
telephone.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mauro Morales: (202) 376–7796; TTY:
(202) 376–8116; publicaffairs@
usccr.gov.
This
business meeting is open to the public
by telephone only: 1–800–6357637,
Conference ID 936–8854. Persons with
disabilities who need accommodation
should contact Pamela Dunston at (202)
376–8105 or at access@usccr.gov at least
seven (7) business days before the
scheduled date of the meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Meeting Agenda
I. Approval of Agenda
II. Business Meeting
A. Discussion and vote on Chair for
Arkansas Advisory Committee to
the Commission
B. Discussion and vote on timeline,
discovery plan, and outline for
Commission project on maternal
health disparities
C. Management and Operations
• Staff Director’s Report
III. Adjourn Meeting
Dated: January 16, 2020.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
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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: Monthly Retail Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0607–0717.
Form Number(s): MRTS: SM–44(17)S,
SM–44(17)SE, SM–44(17)SS, SM–
44(17)B, SM–44(17)BE, SM–44(17)BS,
SM–72(17)S, and SM–20(17)I; MARTS:
SM–44(17)A, SM–44(17)AE, SM–
44(17)AS, and SM–72(17)A.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Number of Respondents: 13,000.
Average Hours per Response: 7
minutes.
Burden Hours: 18,200.
Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census
Bureau requests an extension of the
Monthly Retail Surveys (MRS). The
MRS is comprised of two surveys
known as the Monthly Retail Trade
Survey (MRTS) and the Advance
Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MARTS).
The MRS are administered monthly to
a sample of employer firms (i.e.,
businesses with paid employees) with
establishments located in the United
States and classified in retail trade and/
or food services sectors as defined by
the North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS).
The MRTS provides estimates of
monthly retail sales, end-of-month
merchandise inventories, and quarterly
e-commerce sales of retailers in the
United States. In addition, the survey
also provides an estimate of monthly
sales at food service establishments and
drinking places.
Sales, inventories, and e-commerce
data provide a current statistical picture
of the retail portion of consumer
activity. The sales and inventories
estimate in the MRTS measure current
trends of economic activity that occur in
the United States. The survey estimates
provide valuable information for
economic policy decisions and actions
by the government and are widely used
by private businesses, trade
organizations, professional associations,
and others for market research and
analysis. The Bureau of Economic
Analysis (BEA) uses these data in
determining the consumption portion of
Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
The MARTS, a subsample of MRTS,
began in 1953 as a monthly survey for
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activity taking place during the previous
month. The MARTS was developed in
response to requests by government,
business, and other users to provide an
early indication of current retail trade
activity in the United States. Retail sales
are one of the primary measures of
consumer demand for both durable and
non-durable goods. The MARTS also
provide an estimate of monthly sales at
food service establishments and
drinking places.
The estimates produced in the MRS
are critical to the accurate measurement
of total economic activity. The estimates
of retail sales represent all operating
receipts, including receipts from
wholesale sales made at retail locations
and services rendered as part of the sale
of the goods, by businesses that
primarily sell at retail. The sales
estimates include sales made on credit
as well as on a cash basis but exclude
receipts from sales taxes and interest
charges from credit sales. Also excluded
is non-operating income from such
services as investments and real estate.
The estimates of merchandise
inventories owned by retailers represent
all merchandise located in retail stores,
warehouses, offices, or in transit for
distribution to retail establishments.
The estimates of merchandise
inventories exclude fixtures and
supplies not held for sale, as well as
merchandise held on consignment
owned by others. The BEA use
inventories data to determine the
investment portion of the GDP. We
publish retail sales and inventories
estimates based on the NAICS.
Sales data for select industries are
released in the press release ‘‘Advance
Monthly Sales for Retail Trade and Food
Services,’’ approximately 15 days after
the close of the reference month, which
also includes more detailed estimates
for the prior month. Advance inventory
estimates for 3 aggregate levels are
released in the ‘‘Advance Economic
Indicator Report’’ approximately 27
days after the close of the reference
month and the preliminary estimates for
inventories data are released in the
‘‘Manufacturing and Trade Inventories
and Sales’’ approximately 40 days after
the reference month.
Retail e-commerce sales are estimated
from the same sample used to estimate
preliminary and final U.S. retail sales.
For coverage of the universe of ecommerce retailers, research was
conducted to ensure that retail firms
selected in the MRTS sample engaged in
e-commerce. E-commerce sales
estimates are released quarterly as part
of the ‘‘Quarterly Retail Ecommerce
Sales’’ report, approximately 50 days
following the reference period.
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CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
AGENCY: United States Commission on Civil Rights.
ACTION: Notice of Commission public business meeting.
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DATES: Thursday January 30, 2020, 10:30 a.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES: Meeting to take place by telephone.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mauro Morales: (202) 376-7796; TTY:
(202) 376-8116; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This business meeting is open to the public
by telephone only: 1-800-6357637, Conference ID 936-8854. Persons with
disabilities who need accommodation should contact Pamela Dunston at
(202) 376-8105 or at [email protected] at least seven (7) business days
before the scheduled date of the meeting.
Meeting Agenda
I. Approval of Agenda
II. Business Meeting
A. Discussion and vote on Chair for Arkansas Advisory Committee to
the Commission
B. Discussion and vote on timeline, discovery plan, and outline for
Commission project on maternal health disparities
C. Management and Operations
Staff Director's Report
III. Adjourn Meeting
Dated: January 16, 2020.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2020-01045 Filed 1-17-20; 11:15 am]
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