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VII. Adjourn
Dated: August 28, 2020.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
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Dated: August 28, 2020.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Survey of Housing Starts,
Sales, and Completions
U.S. Census Bureau,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Information
Collection, request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
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collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment on the proposed extension of
the Survey of Housing Starts, Sales, and
Completions, prior to the submission of
the information collection request (ICR)
to OMB for approval.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before November 2, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments by
email to Thomas.J.Smith@census.gov.
Please reference Survey of Housing
Starts, Sales, and Completions in the
subject line of your comments. You may
also submit comments, identified by
Docket Number USBC–2020–0021, to
the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. All comments
received are part of the public record.
No comments will be posted to https://
www.regulations.gov for public viewing
until after the comment period has
closed. Comments will generally be
posted without change. All Personally
Identifiable Information (for example,
name and address) voluntarily
submitted by the commenter may be
publicly accessible. Do not submit
Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected
information. You may submit
attachments to electronic comments in
Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF
file formats.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed William
Abriatis, U.S. Census Bureau, Economic
Indicators Division, (301) 763–3686, or
william.m.abriatis@census.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The U.S. Census Bureau plans to
request a three-year extension of the
current Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) clearance of the Survey
of Housing Starts, Sales and
Completions, also known as the Survey
of Construction (SOC). The SOC collects
monthly data on new residential
construction from a sample of owners or
builders. The Census Bureau uses the
Computer-Assisted Personal
Interviewing (CAPI) electronic
questionnaires SOC–QI/SF.1 and SOC–
QI/MF.1 to collect data on start and
completion dates of construction,
physical characteristics of the structure
(floor area, number of bathrooms, type
of heating system, etc), and if
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applicable, date of sale, sales price, and
type of financing. The SOC provides
widely used measures of construction
activity, including the economic
indicators Housing Starts and Housing
Completions, which are from the New
Residential Construction series, and
New Residential Sales. The current
clearance for this survey is scheduled to
expire on April 30, 2021.
We sample about 1,800 new buildings
each month (21,600 per year). We
inquire about the progress of each
building multiple times until it is
completed (and a sales contract is
signed, if it is a single-family house that
is built for sale). For single-family
buildings, we conduct an average of 8
interviews and for multifamily
buildings, we conduct an average of 6
interviews. The total number of
interviews conducted in 2019 for singlefamily buildings is about 109,900 and
for multifamily buildings is about
48,300. Each interview takes 5 minutes
on average. Therefore, the total annual
burden is 13,183 hours.
II. Method of Collection
The Census Bureau uses its field
representatives to collect the data. The
field representatives conduct interviews
to obtain data.
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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607–0110.
Form Number(s): SOC–QI.SF.1 and
SOC–QI/MF.1.
Type of Review: Regular submission,
Request for an Extension, without
Change, of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
21,600.
Estimated Time per Response: 5
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 13,183.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
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: Title 13 U.S.C.
Section 131 and 182.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
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the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include, or
summarize, each comment in our
request to OMB to approve this ICR.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Manufacturers’ Shipments,
Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey
U.S. Census Bureau,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment on the proposed revision of
the Manufacturers’ Shipments,
Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey
SUMMARY:
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prior to the submission of the
information collection request (ICR) to
OMB for approval.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before November 2, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments by
email to Thomas.J.Smith@census.gov.
Please reference Manufacturers’
Shipments, Inventories, and Orders
(M3) Survey in the subject line of your
comments. You may also submit
comments, identified by Docket Number
USBC–2020–0023, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. All comments
received are part of the public record.
No comments will be posted to https://
www.regulations.gov for public viewing
until after the comment period has
closed. Comments will generally be
posted without change. All Personally
Identifiable Information (for example,
name and address) voluntarily
submitted by the commenter may be
publicly accessible. Do not submit
Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected
information. You may submit
attachments to electronic comments in
Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF
file formats.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Carol
Aristone, U.S. Census Bureau, Economic
Indicators Division, (301) 763–7062,
carol.ann.aristone@census.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The U.S. Census Bureau plans to
request a revision of the current Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
clearance of the Manufacturers’
Shipments, Inventories and Orders (M3)
survey. The M3 survey requests data
monthly from domestic manufacturers
on form M–3 (SD). Data requested are
shipments, new orders, unfilled orders,
total inventory, materials and supplies,
work-in-process, and finished goods.
The M3 survey is designed to measure
current industrial activity and to
provide an indication of future
production commitments. The value of
shipments measures the value of goods
delivered during the month by domestic
manufacturers. Estimates of new orders
serve as an indicator of future
production commitments and represent
the current sales value of new orders
received during the month, net of
cancellations. Substantial accumulation
or depletion of unfilled orders measures
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Survey of Housing Starts, Sales, and Completions
AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Information Collection, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment on the
proposed extension of the Survey of Housing Starts, Sales, and
Completions, prior to the submission of the information collection
request (ICR) to OMB for approval.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received on or before November 2, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by
email to [email protected]. Please reference Survey of Housing
Starts, Sales, and Completions in the subject line of your comments.
You may also submit comments, identified by Docket Number USBC-2020-
0021, to the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
All comments received are part of the public record. No comments will
be posted to https://www.regulations.gov for public viewing until after
the comment period has closed. Comments will generally be posted
without change. All Personally Identifiable Information (for example,
name and address) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be
publicly accessible. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected information. You may submit
attachments to electronic comments in Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe
PDF file formats.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed
William Abriatis, U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Indicators Division,
(301) 763-3686, or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The U.S. Census Bureau plans to request a three-year extension of
the current Office of Management and Budget (OMB) clearance of the
Survey of Housing Starts, Sales and Completions, also known as the
Survey of Construction (SOC). The SOC collects monthly data on new
residential construction from a sample of owners or builders. The
Census Bureau uses the Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI)
electronic questionnaires SOC-QI/SF.1 and SOC-QI/MF.1 to collect data
on start and completion dates of construction, physical characteristics
of the structure (floor area, number of bathrooms, type of heating
system, etc), and if
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applicable, date of sale, sales price, and type of financing. The SOC
provides widely used measures of construction activity, including the
economic indicators Housing Starts and Housing Completions, which are
from the New Residential Construction series, and New Residential
Sales. The current clearance for this survey is scheduled to expire on
April 30, 2021.
We sample about 1,800 new buildings each month (21,600 per year).
We inquire about the progress of each building multiple times until it
is completed (and a sales contract is signed, if it is a single-family
house that is built for sale). For single-family buildings, we conduct
an average of 8 interviews and for multifamily buildings, we conduct an
average of 6 interviews. The total number of interviews conducted in
2019 for single-family buildings is about 109,900 and for multifamily
buildings is about 48,300. Each interview takes 5 minutes on average.
Therefore, the total annual burden is 13,183 hours.
II. Method of Collection
The Census Bureau uses its field representatives to collect the
data. The field representatives conduct interviews to obtain data.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607-0110.
Form Number(s): SOC-QI.SF.1 and SOC-QI/MF.1.
Type of Review: Regular submission, Request for an Extension,
without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 21,600.
Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 13,183.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to 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: Title 13 U.S.C. Section 131 and 182.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau
to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether
the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy
of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed
collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden
on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include, or summarize, each comment in our
request to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address,
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information
in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly
available at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold
your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-19477 Filed 9-2-20; 8:45 am]
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