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households, can be estimated using CPS
characteristics matched with fertility
data.
II. Method of Collection
The fertility information will be
collected by both personal visit and
telephone interviews in conjunction
with the regular June CPS interviewing.
All interviews are conducted using
computer-assisted interviewing.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607–0610.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission,
Request for a Reinstatement, without
Change, of a Previously Approved
Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
30,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 1
minute.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 500.
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.,
sections 141 and 182; and title 29
U.S.C., sections 1–9.
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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
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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.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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 Kathryn
Nelson, U.S. Census Bureau, Economic
Indicators Division, 301–763–7052 or
Kathryn.L.Nelson@census.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Census Bureau
I. Abstract
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
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; Quarterly Services Survey
(QSS)
U.S. Census Bureau,
Department of 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 Quarterly Services Survey, 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 February 6, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments by
email to Thomas.J.Smith@census.gov.
Please reference the Quarterly Services
Survey in the subject line of your
comments. You may also submit
comments, identified by Docket Number
USBC–2023–0017, 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,
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The U.S. Census Bureau plans to
request a three-year extension of the
current Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) clearance of the
Quarterly Services Survey (QSS). The
QSS covers employer firms with
establishments located in the United
States and classified in select service
industries as defined by the North
American Industry Classification
System (NAICS). The QSS coverage
currently includes all or parts of the
following NAICS sectors: utilities
(excluding government owned);
transportation and warehousing (except
rail transportation and postal);
information; finance and insurance
(except funds, trusts, and other financial
vehicles); real estate and rental and
leasing; professional, scientific, and
technical services (except offices of
notaries); administrative and support
and waste management and remediation
services; educational services (except
elementary and secondary schools,
junior colleges, and colleges,
universities, and professional schools);
health care and social assistance; arts,
entertainment, and recreation;
accommodation; and other services
(except public administration). The
primary estimates produced from the
QSS are quarterly estimates of total
operating revenue and the percentage of
revenue by source. The survey also
produces estimates of total operating
expenses from tax-exempt firms in
industries that have a large not-for-profit
component. For hospitals, the survey
produces estimates of the number of
inpatient days and discharges, and for
select industries in the arts,
entertainment, and recreation sector, the
survey produces estimates of
admissions revenue.
Firms are selected for the QSS using
a stratified design with strata defined by
industry, tax status, and estimated size
based on annual revenue. The current
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sample was introduced in the third
quarter of 2017. The sample consists of
approximately 19,500 firms and is a
subsample of firms from the larger
Service Annual Survey (SAS) approved
under OMB Number 0607–0422. Each
quarter the QSS sample is updated to
reflect the addition of new businesses
and the removal of firms that have gone
out-of-business. Starting with survey
year 2023, which will be collected in
calendar year 2024, the SAS will be
integrated into the Annual Integrated
Economic Survey (AIES) approved
under OMB Number 0607–1024.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis
uses the survey results as input to its
quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
and GDP by industry estimates. The
estimates provide the Federal Reserve
Board and Council of Economic
Advisors with timely information to
assess current economic performance.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services use the QSS estimates to
develop hospital-spending estimates for
the National Accounts. Other
government and private stakeholders
also benefit from a better understanding
of important cyclical components of the
U.S. service economy.
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II. Method of Collection
We will collect this information by
internet, mail, and telephone follow-up.
A significant number of QSS
respondents receive an initial email
with their username and authentication
code for submission by internet. The
remaining respondents are either mailed
only their username and authentication
code for submission by internet or
mailed a full form. Respondents that
report via the internet in any given
quarter have the option to choose how
they want to receive forms in the future,
i.e., email or mailed form.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607–0907.
Form Numbers: QSS–1A, QSS–1E,
QSS–1PA, QSS–1PE, QSS–2A, QSS–2E,
QSS–3A, QSS–3E, QSS–3SA, QSS–3SE,
QSS–4A, QSS–4E, QSS–4FA, QSS–4FE,
QSS–4SA, QSS–4SE, QSS–5A, QSS–5E.
Type of Review: Regular Submission,
Request for an Extension of a Currently
Approved Collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
22,300 respondents filing a total of
96,800 reports a year. (Some
respondents file more than one report
quarterly).
Estimated Time per Response: 15
minutes: QSS–1A, QSS–1E, QSS–1PA,
QSS–1PE, QSS–2A, QSS–2E, QSS–3A,
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QSS–3E, QSS–3SA, QSS–3SE, QSS–5A,
QSS–5E.
10 minutes: QSS–4A, QSS–4E, QSS–
4FA, QSS–4FE, QSS–4SA, QSS–4SE.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 20,700 hours.
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. 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 Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
First Responder Network Authority
Public Combined Board and Board
Committees Meeting
First Responder Network
Authority (FirstNet Authority), National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA), U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
AGENCY:
The FirstNet Authority Board
will convene an open public meeting of
the Board and Board Committees.
DATES: December 13, 2023; 9:30 a.m. to
11:30 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST);
Nashville, Tennessee.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Bobby Hotel, 230 4th Ave. N,
Nashville, TN 37219. Members of the
public are not able to attend in-person
but may listen to the meeting and view
the presentation by visiting the URL:
https://stream2.sparkstreetdigital.com/
20231213-firstnet.html. If you
experience technical difficulty, contact
support@sparkstreetdigital.com. WebEx
information can also be found on the
FirstNet Authority website
(FirstNet.gov).
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
General information: Jennifer Watts,
(571) 665–6178, Jennifer.Watts@
FirstNet.gov.
Media inquiries: Ryan Oremland,
(571) 665–6186, Ryan.Oremland@
FirstNet.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Middle Class Tax
Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
(codified at 47 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.) (Act)
established the FirstNet Authority as an
independent authority within NTIA.
The Act directs the FirstNet Authority
to ensure the building, deployment, and
operation of a nationwide interoperable
public safety broadband network. The
FirstNet Authority Board is responsible
for making strategic decisions regarding
the operations of the FirstNet Authority.
Matters to be Considered: The
FirstNet Authority will post a detailed
agenda for the Combined Board and
Board Committees Meeting on
FirstNet.gov prior to the meeting. The
agenda topics are subject to change.
Please note that the subjects discussed
by the Board and Board Committees
may involve commercial or financial
information that is privileged or
confidential, or other legal matters
affecting the FirstNet Authority. As
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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; Quarterly Services Survey (QSS)
AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, Department of 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 revision of the Quarterly Services Survey, 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 February 6, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by
email to [email protected]. Please reference the Quarterly
Services Survey in the subject line of your comments. You may also
submit comments, identified by Docket Number USBC-2023-0017, 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
to Kathryn Nelson, U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Indicators Division,
301-763-7052 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
Quarterly Services Survey (QSS). The QSS covers employer firms with
establishments located in the United States and classified in select
service industries as defined by the North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS). The QSS coverage currently includes all
or parts of the following NAICS sectors: utilities (excluding
government owned); transportation and warehousing (except rail
transportation and postal); information; finance and insurance (except
funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles); real estate and rental
and leasing; professional, scientific, and technical services (except
offices of notaries); administrative and support and waste management
and remediation services; educational services (except elementary and
secondary schools, junior colleges, and colleges, universities, and
professional schools); health care and social assistance; arts,
entertainment, and recreation; accommodation; and other services
(except public administration). The primary estimates produced from the
QSS are quarterly estimates of total operating revenue and the
percentage of revenue by source. The survey also produces estimates of
total operating expenses from tax-exempt firms in industries that have
a large not-for-profit component. For hospitals, the survey produces
estimates of the number of inpatient days and discharges, and for
select industries in the arts, entertainment, and recreation sector,
the survey produces estimates of admissions revenue.
Firms are selected for the QSS using a stratified design with
strata defined by industry, tax status, and estimated size based on
annual revenue. The current
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sample was introduced in the third quarter of 2017. The sample consists
of approximately 19,500 firms and is a subsample of firms from the
larger Service Annual Survey (SAS) approved under OMB Number 0607-0422.
Each quarter the QSS sample is updated to reflect the addition of new
businesses and the removal of firms that have gone out-of-business.
Starting with survey year 2023, which will be collected in calendar
year 2024, the SAS will be integrated into the Annual Integrated
Economic Survey (AIES) approved under OMB Number 0607-1024.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis uses the survey results as input to
its quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and GDP by industry
estimates. The estimates provide the Federal Reserve Board and Council
of Economic Advisors with timely information to assess current economic
performance. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services use the QSS
estimates to develop hospital-spending estimates for the National
Accounts. Other government and private stakeholders also benefit from a
better understanding of important cyclical components of the U.S.
service economy.
II. Method of Collection
We will collect this information by internet, mail, and telephone
follow-up. A significant number of QSS respondents receive an initial
email with their username and authentication code for submission by
internet. The remaining respondents are either mailed only their
username and authentication code for submission by internet or mailed a
full form. Respondents that report via the internet in any given
quarter have the option to choose how they want to receive forms in the
future, i.e., email or mailed form.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607-0907.
Form Numbers: QSS-1A, QSS-1E, QSS-1PA, QSS-1PE, QSS-2A, QSS-2E,
QSS-3A, QSS-3E, QSS-3SA, QSS-3SE, QSS-4A, QSS-4E, QSS-4FA, QSS-4FE,
QSS-4SA, QSS-4SE, QSS-5A, QSS-5E.
Type of Review: Regular Submission, Request for an Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; Not-
for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 22,300 respondents filing a total
of 96,800 reports a year. (Some respondents file more than one report
quarterly).
Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes: QSS-1A, QSS-1E, QSS-1PA,
QSS-1PE, QSS-2A, QSS-2E, QSS-3A, QSS-3E, QSS-3SA, QSS-3SE, QSS-5A, QSS-
5E.
10 minutes: QSS-4A, QSS-4E, QSS-4FA, QSS-4FE, QSS-4SA, QSS-4SE.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 20,700 hours.
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. 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 Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
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