Current Mandatory Business Surveys, 20629-20630 [2024-06226]

Download as PDF 20629 Notices Federal Register Vol. 89, No. 58 Monday, March 25, 2024 AGENCY: title 13, U.S.C. These surveys will provide continuing and timely national statistical data for the period between economic censuses. The data collected in the surveys will be within the general scope and nature of those inquiries covered in the economic census. The most recent economic census was conducted in 2023 for the reference year 2022. The next economic census will occur in 2028 for the reference year 2027. Notice of specific reporting requirements for each survey, including who is to report, the information to be reported, the manner of reporting, and the time and place of filing reports, will be provided by mail or email only to those required to complete these surveys. The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) will conduct the following current mandatory business surveys in 2024: Annual Integrated Economic Survey, Annual Business Survey, Business and Professional Classification Report, and the Business Enterprise Research and Development Survey. We have determined that data collected from these surveys are needed to aid the efficient performance of essential governmental functions and have significant application to the needs of the public and industry. The data derived from these surveys, most of which have been conducted for many years, are not publicly available from nongovernmental or other governmental sources. ADDRESSES: The Census Bureau will make available the reporting instructions to the organizations included in the surveys. Additional copies are available upon written request to the Director, 4600 Silver Hill Road, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233–0101. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nick Orsini, Associate Director for Economic Programs, telephone: 301–763–1858; email: Nick.Orsini@census.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The surveys described herein are authorized by title 13, United States Code (U.S.C.), sections 131 and 182 and are necessary to furnish current data on the subjects covered by the major censuses. These surveys are made mandatory under the provisions of sections 224 and 225 of Annual Integrated Economic Survey (AIES) The AIES is a new survey designed to combine several existing Census Bureau annual survey collections to reduce respondent burden and simultaneously increase data quality and operational efficiencies. The AIES integrates and replaces the following existing annual collections: the Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS) (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 0607–0013), the Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (AWTS) (OMB control number 0607–0195), the Service Annual Survey (SAS) (OMB control number 0607–0422), the Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) (OMB control number 0607–0449), the Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES) (OMB control number 0607–0782), the Manufacturer’s Unfilled Orders Survey (M3UFO) (OMB control number 0607– 0561), and the Report of Organization (OMB control number 0607–0444). The AIES covers all domestic, private, non-farm employer businesses in the U.S. (50 States and the District of Columbia) as defined by the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Exclusions are most foreign operations of U.S. businesses and most government operations (including the U.S. Postal Service), agricultural production companies, and private households. The AIES sample is selected from a frame of approximately 5.4 million companies constructed from the Business Register (BR), which is the Census Bureau’s master business list. The AIES estimates will include data on employment; revenue including This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Census Bureau [Docket Number: 240305–0069] X–RIN 0607–XC075 Current Mandatory Business Surveys Census Bureau, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of determination. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:08 Mar 22, 2024 Jkt 262001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 sales; shipments; receipts; taxes, contributions; gifts and grants; products; e-commerce activity; operating expenses including purchased services; payroll; benefits; rental payments; utilities; interest; equipment; materials and supplies; other detailed operating expenses; and assets which includes capital expenditures; inventories; depreciable assets; and robotics. The AIES will provide continuous and timely national and subnational statistical data on the economy. Government program officials, industry organization leaders, economic and social analysts, business entrepreneurs, and domestic and foreign researchers in academia, business, and government will use statistics from AIES. More information regarding the AIES can be found in the Information Collection Request approved by the Office of Management and Budget on February 7, 2024 at the following link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202310-0607-003 Annual Business Survey (ABS) 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 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. The ABS is sponsored by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) within the National Science Foundation (NSF) and conducted by the Census Bureau. More information regarding the ABS can be found in the Information Collection Request approved by the Office of Management and Budget on April 24, 2023 at the following link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202301-0607-003. Business and Professional Classification Report The Business and Professional Classification Report collects one-time data on a firm’s type of business activity from a sample of businesses that were recently assigned Federal Employer E:\FR\FM\25MRN1.SGM 25MRN1 20630 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 58 / Monday, March 25, 2024 / Notices Identification Numbers or recently added to the scope of the Census Bureau’s current business surveys. The data are used to update the sampling frames for our current business surveys. Additionally, the business classification data will help ensure businesses are directed to complete the correct report in the economic census. More information regarding the Business and Professional Classification Report can be found in the Information Collection Request approved by the Office of Management and Budget on September 15, 2021 at the following link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202105-0607-002. Business Enterprise Research and Development Survey (BERD) The BERD collects annual data on spending for research and development activities by businesses. The BERD collects foreign as well as domestic spending information, more detailed information about the R&D workforce, and information regarding intellectual property from U.S. businesses. The Census Bureau collects and compiles this information in accordance with a joint project agreement between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Census Bureau. The NSF posts the BERD information results on their website. More information regarding the BERD can be found in the Information Collection Request approved by the Office of Management and Budget on December 15, 2021 at the following link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202108-0607-005. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Paperwork Reduction Act Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) unless that collection of information displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. In accordance with the PRA, 44 U.S.C. chapter 45, OMB approved the surveys described in this notice under the following OMB control numbers: AIES, 0607–1024; ABS, 0607–1004; Business and Professional Classification Report, 0607–0189; and BERD, 0607–0912. Based upon the foregoing, I have directed that the current mandatory business surveys be conducted for the purpose of collecting these data. Robert L. Santos, Director, Census Bureau, approved the publication of this notice in the Federal Register. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:08 Mar 22, 2024 Jkt 262001 Dated: March 19, 2024. Shannon Wink, Program Analyst, Policy Coordination Office, U.S. Census Bureau. [FR Doc. 2024–06226 Filed 3–22–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Census Bureau Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; The American Community Survey (ACS) and Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS) 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 October 20, 2023, 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: The American Community Survey and the Puerto Rico Community Survey. OMB Control Number: 0607–0810. Form Number(s): ACS–1, ACS–1(SP), ACS–1(PR), ACS–1(PR)SP, ACS–1(GQ), ACS–1(PR)(GQ), ACS Housing Unit internet questionnaire (no form number), ACS nonresponse follow up CAPI (Computer Assisted Personal Interview) electronic instrument (no form number), ACS Failed Edit Follow up CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interview) electronic instrument (no form number), ACS Telephone Questionnaire Assistance CATI electronic instrument (no form number), ACS Group Quarters internet listing instrument (no form number), ACS Group Quarters Facility Questionnaire CAPI electronic instrument (no form number), ACS Group Quarters internet electronic instrument (no form number), ACS Group Quarters Resident CAPI electronic instrument (no form number), and ACS Reinterview CATI/CAPI electronic instrument (no form number). PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Type of Request: Regular submission. Request for a Revision of a Currently Approved Collection. Number of Respondents: 3,576,000 for household respondents; 20,100 for facility contacts in group quarters; 170,900 people in group quarters; 22,900 households for reinterview; and 1,400 group quarters facility contacts for reinterview. The total estimated number of respondents is 3,791,000. Average Hours per Response: 40 minutes for the average household questionnaire; 15 minutes for a group quarters facility contact questionnaire; 25 minutes for a group quarters person questionnaire; 10 minutes for a household reinterview; 10 minutes for a group quarters facility contact reinterview. Burden Hours: 2,384,000 for household respondents; 5,025 for contacts in group quarters; 71,208 for group quarters residents; 3,817 households for reinterview; and 233 group quarters contacts for reinterview. The estimate is an annual average of 2,464,283 burden hours. Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau requests authorization from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for revisions to the American Community Survey (ACS). The ACS is one of the Department of Commerce’s most valuable data products, used extensively by businesses, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), local governments, and many federal agencies. In conducting this survey, the Census Bureau’s top priority is respecting the time and privacy of the people providing information while preserving its value to the public. In June 2018, the Census Bureau solicited proposals for new or revised ACS content from over 25 federal agencies. For new questions, the proposals explained why these data were needed and why other data sources that provide similar information were not sufficient. Proposals for new content were reviewed to ensure that the requests met a statutory or regulatory need for data at small geographic levels or for small populations. The Census Bureau, in consultation with the OMB and the Interagency Council on Statistical Policy Subcommittee on the ACS, determined which proposals moved forward. Approved proposals for new content or changes to current content were tested via the ACS content change process. This process included cognitive testing and field testing of several topics, including household roster, educational attainment, health insurance coverage, disability, and labor force questions. E:\FR\FM\25MRN1.SGM 25MRN1

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[FR Doc No: 2024-06226]


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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules 
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings 
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, 
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency 
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents 
appearing in this section.

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Federal Register / Vol. 89 , No. 58 / Monday, March 25, 2024 / 
Notices

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau

[Docket Number: 240305-0069]
X-RIN 0607-XC075


Current Mandatory Business Surveys

AGENCY: Census Bureau, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of determination.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) will conduct the 
following current mandatory business surveys in 2024: Annual Integrated 
Economic Survey, Annual Business Survey, Business and Professional 
Classification Report, and the Business Enterprise Research and 
Development Survey. We have determined that data collected from these 
surveys are needed to aid the efficient performance of essential 
governmental functions and have significant application to the needs of 
the public and industry. The data derived from these surveys, most of 
which have been conducted for many years, are not publicly available 
from nongovernmental or other governmental sources.

ADDRESSES: The Census Bureau will make available the reporting 
instructions to the organizations included in the surveys. Additional 
copies are available upon written request to the Director, 4600 Silver 
Hill Road, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233-0101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nick Orsini, Associate Director for 
Economic Programs, telephone: 301-763-1858; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The surveys described herein are authorized 
by title 13, United States Code (U.S.C.), sections 131 and 182 and are 
necessary to furnish current data on the subjects covered by the major 
censuses. These surveys are made mandatory under the provisions of 
sections 224 and 225 of title 13, U.S.C. These surveys will provide 
continuing and timely national statistical data for the period between 
economic censuses. The data collected in the surveys will be within the 
general scope and nature of those inquiries covered in the economic 
census. The most recent economic census was conducted in 2023 for the 
reference year 2022. The next economic census will occur in 2028 for 
the reference year 2027.
    Notice of specific reporting requirements for each survey, 
including who is to report, the information to be reported, the manner 
of reporting, and the time and place of filing reports, will be 
provided by mail or email only to those required to complete these 
surveys.

Annual Integrated Economic Survey (AIES)

    The AIES is a new survey designed to combine several existing 
Census Bureau annual survey collections to reduce respondent burden and 
simultaneously increase data quality and operational efficiencies. The 
AIES integrates and replaces the following existing annual collections: 
the Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS) (Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) control number 0607-0013), the Annual Wholesale Trade Survey 
(AWTS) (OMB control number 0607-0195), the Service Annual Survey (SAS) 
(OMB control number 0607-0422), the Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) 
(OMB control number 0607-0449), the Annual Capital Expenditures Survey 
(ACES) (OMB control number 0607-0782), the Manufacturer's Unfilled 
Orders Survey (M3UFO) (OMB control number 0607-0561), and the Report of 
Organization (OMB control number 0607-0444).
    The AIES covers all domestic, private, non-farm employer businesses 
in the U.S. (50 States and the District of Columbia) as defined by the 
2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Exclusions 
are most foreign operations of U.S. businesses and most government 
operations (including the U.S. Postal Service), agricultural production 
companies, and private households. The AIES sample is selected from a 
frame of approximately 5.4 million companies constructed from the 
Business Register (BR), which is the Census Bureau's master business 
list.
    The AIES estimates will include data on employment; revenue 
including sales; shipments; receipts; taxes, contributions; gifts and 
grants; products; e-commerce activity; operating expenses including 
purchased services; payroll; benefits; rental payments; utilities; 
interest; equipment; materials and supplies; other detailed operating 
expenses; and assets which includes capital expenditures; inventories; 
depreciable assets; and robotics.
    The AIES will provide continuous and timely national and 
subnational statistical data on the economy. Government program 
officials, industry organization leaders, economic and social analysts, 
business entrepreneurs, and domestic and foreign researchers in 
academia, business, and government will use statistics from AIES.
    More information regarding the AIES can be found in the Information 
Collection Request approved by the Office of Management and Budget on 
February 7, 2024 at the following link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202310-0607-003

Annual Business Survey (ABS)

    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 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. The ABS 
is sponsored by the National Center for Science and Engineering 
Statistics (NCSES) within the National Science Foundation (NSF) and 
conducted by the Census Bureau.
    More information regarding the ABS can be found in the Information 
Collection Request approved by the Office of Management and Budget on 
April 24, 2023 at the following link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202301-0607-003.

Business and Professional Classification Report

    The Business and Professional Classification Report collects one-
time data on a firm's type of business activity from a sample of 
businesses that were recently assigned Federal Employer

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Identification Numbers or recently added to the scope of the Census 
Bureau's current business surveys. The data are used to update the 
sampling frames for our current business surveys. Additionally, the 
business classification data will help ensure businesses are directed 
to complete the correct report in the economic census.
    More information regarding the Business and Professional 
Classification Report can be found in the Information Collection 
Request approved by the Office of Management and Budget on September 
15, 2021 at the following link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202105-0607-002.

Business Enterprise Research and Development Survey (BERD)

    The BERD collects annual data on spending for research and 
development activities by businesses. The BERD collects foreign as well 
as domestic spending information, more detailed information about the 
R&D workforce, and information regarding intellectual property from 
U.S. businesses. The Census Bureau collects and compiles this 
information in accordance with a joint project agreement between the 
National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Census Bureau. The NSF posts 
the BERD information results on their website.
    More information regarding the BERD can be found in the Information 
Collection Request approved by the Office of Management and Budget on 
December 15, 2021 at the following link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202108-0607-005.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required 
to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure 
to comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) unless that collection of 
information displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) control number. In accordance with the PRA, 44 U.S.C. chapter 45, 
OMB approved the surveys described in this notice under the following 
OMB control numbers: AIES, 0607-1024; ABS, 0607-1004; Business and 
Professional Classification Report, 0607-0189; and BERD, 0607-0912.
    Based upon the foregoing, I have directed that the current 
mandatory business surveys be conducted for the purpose of collecting 
these data.
    Robert L. Santos, Director, Census Bureau, approved the publication 
of this notice in the Federal Register.

    Dated: March 19, 2024.
Shannon Wink,
Program Analyst, Policy Coordination Office, U.S. Census Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2024-06226 Filed 3-22-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-07-P
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