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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, Department of
Commerce.
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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 preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before November 30, 2020.
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specific questions related to collection
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Program Implementation Division,
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predpath@doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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Affected Public: Federal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
RIN 0691–XC114
Request for Comment; Notice of
Development of Puerto Rico Gross
Domestic Product Statistics
Bureau of Economic Analysis,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Economic
Analysis (BEA) is soliciting comments
from the public on its new prototype
SUMMARY:
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estimates of Puerto Rico Gross Domestic
Product (GDP), which includes statistics
for consumer spending, private fixed
investment, inventory investment, net
exports of goods and services, and
government spending for Puerto Rico.
BEA seeks comments on the statistics’
data sources, presentation, level of
detail, and scope. Following the public
comment period, BEA will incorporate
feedback, updating the statistics and
related materials for Puerto Rico GDP.
DATES: Comments must be received no
later than November 2, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by the following methods:
• Email: territories@bea.gov.
• Mail: Sabrina Montes, Office of the
Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis,
Department of Commerce, 4600 Silver
Hill Road (BE–40), Washington, DC
20233.
Comments sent by any other method
or after the comment period may not be
considered. All comments are a part of
the public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sabrina Montes, Office of the Director,
Bureau of Economic Analysis,
Department of Commerce, 4600 Silver
Hill Road (BE–40), Washington, DC
20233; phone: (301) 278–9268 or email
Sabrina.Montes@bea.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2018,
BEA initiated a project to calculate GDP
for Puerto Rico in order to support
Puerto Rico’s economic recovery
following devastating hurricanes in
2017. This project follows technical
collaborations between BEA and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico dating
back to 2010. The project also addresses
recommendations from the
Congressional Task Force on Economic
Growth in Puerto Rico and Government
Accountability Office that BEA calculate
GDP for Puerto Rico.
The present project—a collaborative
effort between the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico and BEA—combines the
best available Puerto Rico economic
data with BEA’s current national
economic accounting methodologies.
The project seeks to produce accurate
and objective economic statistics for
Puerto Rico comparable to data for other
U.S. territories, states, and the nation.
Prototype statistics of GDP and its
components for 2012–2018 were
published on September 28, 2020.
Methodologies incorporated in the
statistics included:
• Using chain-type Fisher indexes to
calculate changes in aggregate output
and prices;
• expanding the use of economic
census data from the U.S. Census
Bureau;
• treating expenditures on intangible
assets as investment to allow users to
understand how these intangible assets
drive economic growth; and
• adjusting for inflation at a high
level of detail to ensure that the selected
price indexes reflect the mix of goods
and services produced by the Puerto
Rico economy.
BEA is now seeking feedback on these
new statistics. BEA will consider this
feedback as it continues to refine source
data, methodology, and data
presentations in preparation for routine
production of these data.
BEA invites all comments from the
public; private industry; state, local, and
territorial governments; non-profit
organizations; and other interested
parties to assist in improving the
prototype statistics. In particular, BEA is
interested in feedback regarding the
following (with the understanding that
BEA will accept and consider all
feedback on its new Puerto Rico GDP
statistics):
1. How will the statistics on Puerto
Rico GDP and its components be used?
2. Given that the statistics are on a
calendar year basis, what time of the
year should they be published to
maximize their usefulness in planning
and for other uses?
3. Are the components in the
prototype GDP statistics consistent with
the data and local information that are
available elsewhere on Puerto Rico? If
not, please describe the differences.
4. Do you have any feedback about the
methodology used to create the
prototype Puerto Rico GDP statistics
described in the Summary of
Methodologies: Puerto Rico Gross
Domestic Product (September 2020)
(available at BEA.gov)?
5. Are there additional or alternative
data sources that you believe could be
used to generate and corroborate these
statistics beyond those described in the
Summary of Methodologies: Puerto Rico
Gross Domestic Product (September
2020) (available at BEA.gov)?
6. Which would be more useful: Lessdetailed product breakdowns, which
will result in fewer data suppressions to
protect confidentiality, or more-detailed
product breakdowns, with the necessary
suppressions?
7. BEA is aware that stakeholders may
be interested in statistics not included
in the present release, such as quarterly
measures, GDP by industry, and GNP.
What extensions to BEA’s Puerto Rico
GDP statistics would be useful and
why?
Sabrina Montes,
Economist, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Notice and opportunity for
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ACTION:
The Economic Development
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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
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Firm name
Firm address
Date accepted for investigation
Product(s)
George B. Woodcock & Company,
Inc.
9667
Canoga
Avenue,
Chatsworth, CA 91311.
9/21/2020 ......................................
New Dimensions Precision Machining, LLC.
6614 South Union Road, Union,
IL 60180.
9/22/2020 ......................................
The firm manufactures shipping
containers and packaging supplies.
The firm manufactures miscellaneous metal parts.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
RIN 0691-XC114
Request for Comment; Notice of Development of Puerto Rico Gross
Domestic Product Statistics
AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is soliciting comments
from the public on its new prototype
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estimates of Puerto Rico Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which includes
statistics for consumer spending, private fixed investment, inventory
investment, net exports of goods and services, and government spending
for Puerto Rico. BEA seeks comments on the statistics' data sources,
presentation, level of detail, and scope. Following the public comment
period, BEA will incorporate feedback, updating the statistics and
related materials for Puerto Rico GDP.
DATES: Comments must be received no later than November 2, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by the following methods:
Email: [email protected].
Mail: Sabrina Montes, Office of the Director, Bureau of
Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce, 4600 Silver Hill Road (BE-
40), Washington, DC 20233.
Comments sent by any other method or after the comment period may
not be considered. All comments are a part of the public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sabrina Montes, Office of the
Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce, 4600
Silver Hill Road (BE-40), Washington, DC 20233; phone: (301) 278-9268
or email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2018, BEA initiated a project to
calculate GDP for Puerto Rico in order to support Puerto Rico's
economic recovery following devastating hurricanes in 2017. This
project follows technical collaborations between BEA and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico dating back to 2010. The project also
addresses recommendations from the Congressional Task Force on Economic
Growth in Puerto Rico and Government Accountability Office that BEA
calculate GDP for Puerto Rico.
The present project--a collaborative effort between the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and BEA--combines the best available Puerto
Rico economic data with BEA's current national economic accounting
methodologies. The project seeks to produce accurate and objective
economic statistics for Puerto Rico comparable to data for other U.S.
territories, states, and the nation.
Prototype statistics of GDP and its components for 2012-2018 were
published on September 28, 2020. Methodologies incorporated in the
statistics included:
Using chain-type Fisher indexes to calculate changes in
aggregate output and prices;
expanding the use of economic census data from the U.S.
Census Bureau;
treating expenditures on intangible assets as investment
to allow users to understand how these intangible assets drive economic
growth; and
adjusting for inflation at a high level of detail to
ensure that the selected price indexes reflect the mix of goods and
services produced by the Puerto Rico economy.
BEA is now seeking feedback on these new statistics. BEA will
consider this feedback as it continues to refine source data,
methodology, and data presentations in preparation for routine
production of these data.
BEA invites all comments from the public; private industry; state,
local, and territorial governments; non-profit organizations; and other
interested parties to assist in improving the prototype statistics. In
particular, BEA is interested in feedback regarding the following (with
the understanding that BEA will accept and consider all feedback on its
new Puerto Rico GDP statistics):
1. How will the statistics on Puerto Rico GDP and its components be
used?
2. Given that the statistics are on a calendar year basis, what
time of the year should they be published to maximize their usefulness
in planning and for other uses?
3. Are the components in the prototype GDP statistics consistent
with the data and local information that are available elsewhere on
Puerto Rico? If not, please describe the differences.
4. Do you have any feedback about the methodology used to create
the prototype Puerto Rico GDP statistics described in the Summary of
Methodologies: Puerto Rico Gross Domestic Product (September 2020)
(available at BEA.gov)?
5. Are there additional or alternative data sources that you
believe could be used to generate and corroborate these statistics
beyond those described in the Summary of Methodologies: Puerto Rico
Gross Domestic Product (September 2020) (available at BEA.gov)?
6. Which would be more useful: Less-detailed product breakdowns,
which will result in fewer data suppressions to protect
confidentiality, or more-detailed product breakdowns, with the
necessary suppressions?
7. BEA is aware that stakeholders may be interested in statistics
not included in the present release, such as quarterly measures, GDP by
industry, and GNP. What extensions to BEA's Puerto Rico GDP statistics
would be useful and why?
Sabrina Montes,
Economist, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2020-21654 Filed 9-30-20; 8:45 am]
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