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Title: 7 CFR 1910—Common Forms
Package for Federal Debt and
Employment Verification Forms.
OMB Number: 0575–New.
Expiration Date of Approval: Three
years from approval date.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Abstract: The information collection
under OMB Number 0575–New will
enable the Agencies to effectively
monitor a recipient’s compliance with
the federal debt reporting and to
determine employment verification and
eligibility for Federal financial
assistance.
The Agencies offer supervised credit
programs to build modest housing and
essential community facilities in rural
areas. Section 517(d) of Title V of the
Housing Act of 1949, as amended,
provides the authority for the Secretary
of Agriculture to issue loan guarantees
for the acquisition of new or existing
dwellings and related facilities to
provide decent, safe, and sanitary living
conditions and other structures in rural
areas.
Because the Agency extends credit
through loan guarantees, it is necessary
to collect information from both a
potential homebuyer, lender or other
entity. All information collected is vital
for the Agency to determine if borrowers
qualify for all assistance for which they
are eligible.
The Agency loan guarantee is used to
offset the lender’s risk of originating
loan-to-value ratio loans in rural areas
and is not intended to offset risks that
stem from inadequate employment,
credit history, or substandard property
condition. Lenders must provide the
Agency with clear and accurate
information so Agency staff can
promptly determine if the loan qualifies
for a loan guarantee.
Information requested can include
financial documents such as
confirmation of household income,
assets and liabilities, a credit record,
evidence the borrower has adequate
repayment ability for the loan amount
requested and if the condition and
location of the property meet program
guidelines. All information is necessary
to confirm the borrower qualifies for all
assistance for which they are eligible.
In accordance with OMB Circular A–
129, Agencies must make sure that
lenders and servicers participating in
Federal Credit programs meet all
applicable financial and programmatic
requirements. To ensure these standards
are met, the Agency must collect
documentation that demonstrates the
lender’s ability to originate, underwrite,
service and report loans in accordance
with Agency program guidelines is
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collected. Information collected must
support that a participating lender has
a high standard of demonstrated ability
to originate and service sound loans and
operates in a prudent and businesslike
manner.
Estimate of Burden: RD is requesting
approval for one respondent and a onehour place holder in order for OMB to
issue a control number for these forms.
The burden for each of the forms will
be accounted for within the individual
Rural Development program collection
packages using the form(s).
Respondents: Not-for-profit
institutions; Business or other for profit.
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF RESPONSES
PER RESPONDENT PER FORM IN
PACKAGE
Form No.
Responses per
respondent
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Comments from interested parties are
invited on: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Joaquin Altoro,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
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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; Annual Business Survey
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
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Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite 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. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on July 6, 2020
during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days
for public comments.
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau,
Department of Commerce.
Title: Annual Business Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0607–1004.
Form Number(s): ABS.
Type of Request: Regular submission,
Request for a Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection.
Number of Respondents: 858,000.
Average Hours per Response:
Employer businesses—58 minutes;
Nonprofit organizations who are R&D
performers—3.5 hours; Nonprofit
organizations who are not R&D
performers—20 minutes.
Burden Hours: 827,500.
Needs and Uses: In an effort to
improve the measurement of business
dynamics in the United States, the
Census Bureau plans to conduct the
2023 Annual Business Survey (ABS),
covering reference year 2022. The ABS
combines Census Bureau firm-level
collections to reduce respondent
burden, increase data quality, reduce
operational costs, and operate more
efficiently. 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 2023 ABS
is co-sponsored by the National Center
for Science and Engineering Statistics
(NCSES) within the National Science
Foundation (NSF) and conducted by the
Census Bureau.
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. For the 2023 ABS, approximately
850,000 employer businesses will be
sampled (reference year 2022). The large
sample sized is needed to produce
detailed statistics by owner
demographics. Results from the large
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sample size will allow the Census
Bureau to produce tabulations by
detailed NAICS (2–6 digit), detailed
geography (US, state, metropolitan
statistical area (msa), county, and
economic place), and detailed race (i.e.
Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Samoan,
etc.). Starting with survey year 2024
(reference year 2023), the sample is
reduced to approximately 300,000
employer businesses annually (survey
years 2024–2027) to reduce the burden
on the respondents. The reduced sample
size will yield summary-level estimates
for women-owned, minority-owned, and
veteran-owned businesses at the 3-digit
NAICS, U.S., state and metropolitan
statistical area (MSA) levels. The Census
Bureau uses administrative data to
estimate the probability that a firm is
minority- or women-owned. Each firm
is then placed in one of eight frames for
sampling. The sampling frames are:
American Indian or Alaskan Native,
Asian, Black or African American,
Hispanic, Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander, Non-Hispanic White
Men, Publicly Owned, and Women. The
sample is stratified by state, industry,
and frame. The Census Bureau selects
some companies with certainty based on
volume of sales, payroll, and number of
paid employees or NAICS. All certainty
cases are sure to be selected and
represent only themselves.
The 2023 ABS (reference year 2022)
will also sample 8,000 nonprofit
organizations to collect their research
activities. Historically, nonprofit
organizations were in scope to the ABS,
however, they were not surveyed before
the 2021 ABS because the survey does
not expect nonprofit organizations to be
classifiable by sex, ethnicity, race, or
veteran status. To include the nonprofit
organizations, the sample size increased
to approximately 858,000 (850,000
employer businesses + 8,000 nonprofit
organizations). Of note, nonprofit
organizations will only see questions
relating to research activities and will
not be asked any questions relating to
owner demographics.
The ABS is designed to allow for
incorporating new content each survey
year based on topics of relevance. Each
year new questions will be submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for approval.
Employer businesses will be asked
questions about the sex, ethnicity, race,
and veteran status for up to four persons
owning the majority of rights, equity, or
interest in the business (Section B of the
questionnaire). Organizations sampled
as nonprofits and respondents with 1–
9 employees will be asked about
research and development (R&D)
activities, R&D costs, and R&D capital
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expenditures. Further, employer
businesses sampled will be asked about
the following topics: Goods, Services,
and Business Processes; Financing;
Technology and Intellectual Property
and Sustainability and Climate Impact.
The ABS is primarily collected via an
electronic or web-based instrument.
Respondents selected for the survey
receive an initial letter informing them
of their requirement to complete the
survey as well as instructions on
accessing the survey. The 2023 ABS
initial mailing is scheduled for July
2023. 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
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
nonrespondents reminding them to
submit their report in the electronic
instrument. The Census Bureau may
include a paper questionnaire during
the follow-up activities to assist with
collecting data from select
nonrespondents. Closeout of mail
operations is scheduled for December
2023 but may be extended to allow
ample time to receive returned forms if
necessary. Response data will be
processed as they are received. Upon
the close of the collection period, data
processing will continue, and records
will be edited, reviewed, tabulated, and
disseminated.
The Annual Business Survey uses the
collection year in the survey name
rather than a single reference year.
Therefore, the 2023 ABS covers mostly
reference year 2022.
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
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produced on R&D 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.
Results of the research activities data
collected from nonprofit organizations
will be used to report updated, valid,
and reliable estimates of U.S. nonprofit
R&D in National Patterns of R&D
Resources and BEA’s system of national
accounts.
The data collected by ABS will also
be incorporated into the National
Science Board’s biennial report, Science
and Engineering Indicators (SEI). The
R&D data from the nonprofit module
will be reported in the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD) periodic
publications and for international
comparisons of R&D efforts. NCSES also
anticipates professional associations
will use data from the nonprofit
module. Likely users in this category
include, but are not limited to, the
Science Philanthropy Alliance, the
Association of Independent Research
Institutes, and the Health Research
Alliance.
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.
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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, require a
response from sampled firms.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0607–1004.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Miscellaneous Licensing
Responsibilities and Enforcement
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite 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. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on November
10, 2022, during a 60-day comment
period. This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments.
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Agency: Bureau of Industry and
Security, Department of Commerce.
Title: Miscellaneous Licensing
Responsibilities and Enforcement.
OMB Control Number: 0694–0122.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Extension of a
current information collection.
Number of Respondents: 2,224,151.
Average Hours per Response: 5
seconds to 4 hours.
Burden Hours: 97,456.
Needs and Uses: This collection of
information involves ten miscellaneous
activities described in Sections
744.15(b), Part 744 Supplement No. 7,
paragraph (d), § 748.4 and Part 758 of
the EAR that are associated with the
export of items controlled by the
Department of Commerce. Most of these
activities do not involve submission of
documents to the BIS but instead
involve exchange of documents among
parties in the export transaction to
ensure that each party understands its
obligations under U.S. law. Others
involve writing certain export control
statements on shipping documents or
reporting unforeseen changes in
shipping and disposition of exported
commodities. These activities are
needed by the Office of Export
Enforcement and the U.S. Customs
Service (Customs) to document export
transactions, enforce the EAR and
protect the National Security of the
United States.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Export Control
Reform Act (ECRA) of 2018.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0694–0122.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–588–851, A–485–805]
Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard,
Line and Pressure Pipe (Under 41⁄2
Inches) From Japan and Romania:
Final Results of the Expedited Fourth
Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping
Duty Orders
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of these expedited
sunset reviews, the U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) finds that
revocation of the antidumping duty
orders on carbon and alloy seamless
standard, line and pressure pipe (under
41⁄2 inches) (small diameter pipe) from
Japan and Romania would likely lead to
the continuation or recurrence of
dumping at the levels indicated in the
‘‘Final Results of Review’’ section of this
notice.
DATES: Applicable January 23, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Katherine Johnson, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VIII, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–4929.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On October 3, 2022, Commerce
published the notice of initiation of the
fourth sunset reviews of the
antidumping duty orders 1 on small
diameter pipe from Japan and Romania
pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act).2 These sunset reviews cover the
five-year period from 2017 to 2021. On
October 17, 2022, Commerce received
notices of intent to participate from
Vallourec Star, L.P. and United States
Steel Corporation (collectively, the
domestic interested parties) within the
deadline specified in 19 CFR
1 See Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain
Large Diameter Carbon and Alloy Seamless
Standard, Line and Pressure Pipe from Japan; and
Certain Small Diameter Carbon and Alloy Seamless
Standard, Line and Pressure Pipe from Japan and
the Republic of South Africa, 65 FR 39360 (June 26,
2000); and Notice of Amended Final Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping
Duty Order: Certain Small Diameter Carbon and
Alloy Seamless Standard, Line and Pressure Pipe
from Romania, 65 FR 48963 (August 10, 2000)
(collectively, Orders).
2 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 87
FR 59779 (October 3, 2022).
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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; Annual Business Survey
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite 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. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on July 6, 2020 during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce.
Title: Annual Business Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0607-1004.
Form Number(s): ABS.
Type of Request: Regular submission, Request for a Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection.
Number of Respondents: 858,000.
Average Hours per Response: Employer businesses--58 minutes;
Nonprofit organizations who are R&D performers--3.5 hours; Nonprofit
organizations who are not R&D performers--20 minutes.
Burden Hours: 827,500.
Needs and Uses: In an effort to improve the measurement of business
dynamics in the United States, the Census Bureau plans to conduct the
2023 Annual Business Survey (ABS), covering reference year 2022. The
ABS combines Census Bureau firm-level collections to reduce respondent
burden, increase data quality, reduce operational costs, and operate
more efficiently. 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 2023 ABS is co-sponsored by the National Center
for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) within the National
Science Foundation (NSF) and conducted by the Census Bureau.
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. For the 2023 ABS, approximately 850,000 employer businesses
will be sampled (reference year 2022). The large sample sized is needed
to produce detailed statistics by owner demographics. Results from the
large
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sample size will allow the Census Bureau to produce tabulations by
detailed NAICS (2-6 digit), detailed geography (US, state, metropolitan
statistical area (msa), county, and economic place), and detailed race
(i.e. Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Samoan, etc.). Starting with survey
year 2024 (reference year 2023), the sample is reduced to approximately
300,000 employer businesses annually (survey years 2024-2027) to reduce
the burden on the respondents. The reduced sample size will yield
summary-level estimates for women-owned, minority-owned, and veteran-
owned businesses at the 3-digit NAICS, U.S., state and metropolitan
statistical area (MSA) levels. The Census Bureau uses administrative
data to estimate the probability that a firm is minority- or women-
owned. Each firm is then placed in one of eight frames for sampling.
The sampling frames are: American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian,
Black or African American, Hispanic, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific
Islander, Non-Hispanic White Men, Publicly Owned, and Women. The sample
is stratified by state, industry, and frame. The Census Bureau selects
some companies with certainty based on volume of sales, payroll, and
number of paid employees or NAICS. All certainty cases are sure to be
selected and represent only themselves.
The 2023 ABS (reference year 2022) will also sample 8,000 nonprofit
organizations to collect their research activities. Historically,
nonprofit organizations were in scope to the ABS, however, they were
not surveyed before the 2021 ABS because the survey does not expect
nonprofit organizations to be classifiable by sex, ethnicity, race, or
veteran status. To include the nonprofit organizations, the sample size
increased to approximately 858,000 (850,000 employer businesses + 8,000
nonprofit organizations). Of note, nonprofit organizations will only
see questions relating to research activities and will not be asked any
questions relating to owner demographics.
The ABS is designed to allow for incorporating new content each
survey year based on topics of relevance. Each year new questions will
be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval.
Employer businesses will be asked questions about the sex,
ethnicity, race, and veteran status for up to four persons owning the
majority of rights, equity, or interest in the business (Section B of
the questionnaire). Organizations sampled as nonprofits and respondents
with 1-9 employees will be asked about research and development (R&D)
activities, R&D costs, and R&D capital expenditures. Further, employer
businesses sampled will be asked about the following topics: Goods,
Services, and Business Processes; Financing; Technology and
Intellectual Property and Sustainability and Climate Impact.
The ABS is primarily collected via an electronic or web-based
instrument. Respondents selected for the survey receive an initial
letter informing them of their requirement to complete the survey as
well as instructions on accessing the survey. The 2023 ABS initial
mailing is scheduled for July 2023. 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 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 nonrespondents reminding them to submit their report in the
electronic instrument. The Census Bureau may include a paper
questionnaire during the follow-up activities to assist with collecting
data from select nonrespondents. Closeout of mail operations is
scheduled for December 2023 but may be extended to allow ample time to
receive returned forms if necessary. Response data will be processed as
they are received. Upon the close of the collection period, data
processing will continue, and records will be edited, reviewed,
tabulated, and disseminated.
The Annual Business Survey uses the collection year in the survey
name rather than a single reference year. Therefore, the 2023 ABS
covers mostly reference year 2022.
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 R&D 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. Results of the research activities data
collected from nonprofit organizations will be used to report updated,
valid, and reliable estimates of U.S. nonprofit R&D in National
Patterns of R&D Resources and BEA's system of national accounts.
The data collected by ABS will also be incorporated into the
National Science Board's biennial report, Science and Engineering
Indicators (SEI). The R&D data from the nonprofit module will be
reported in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
(OECD) periodic publications and for international comparisons of R&D
efforts. NCSES also anticipates professional associations will use data
from the nonprofit module. Likely users in this category include, but
are not limited to, the Science Philanthropy Alliance, the Association
of Independent Research Institutes, and the Health Research Alliance.
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.
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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, require a
response from sampled firms.
This information collection request may be viewed at
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB
Control Number 0607-1004.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-01147 Filed 1-20-23; 8:45 am]
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