80 FR 17411 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Quarterly Financial Report

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 62 (April 1, 2015)

Page Range		17411-17412
FR Document		2015-07435

The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Quarterly 
Financial Report

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

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DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on 
or before June 1, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Brandi Maxson, U.S. Census Bureau, HQ-6K083, 
Washington, DC 20233, Telephone (301) 763-6600 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    The Census Bureau is planning to resubmit to the Office of 
Management and Budget for approval, the Quarterly Financial Report 
(QFR) Program information collection forms. The QFR forms to be 
submitted for approval are: The QFR 200 (MT) long form; QFR 201 (MG) 
short form; and the QFR 300 (S) long form.
    The QFR program collects and publishes up-to-date aggregate 
statistics on the financial results and position of U.S. corporations. 
The QFR target population consists of all corporations engaged 
primarily in manufacturing with total assets of $250,000 and over, and 
all corporations engaged primarily in mining; wholesale trade; retail 
trade; information; or professional and technical services (except 
legal services) industries with total assets of $50 million and over.
    QFR's last submission for forms approval included an announcement 
of an expansion of its coverage to include four new service sectors. 
The new sectors included subsectors in Sector 53 (Real Estate and 
Rental and Leasing), excluding subsector 533 (Lessors of Nonfinancial 
Intangible Assets); Sector 56 (Administrative and Support and Waste 
Management and Remediation Services); Sector 62 (Health Care and Social 
Assistance); and Sector 72 (Accommodation and Food Services) based on 
the 2007 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). 
However, on June 9, 2014, the QFR ceased collection of these additional 
sectors due to sample restrictions and budget constraints. Notification 
of this change was announced on the QFR Business Help Site (BHS) Web 
site and the QFR Publication.
    The QFR Program has published up-to-date aggregate statistics on 
the financial results and position of U.S. corporations since 1947. The 
QFR is a principal economic indicator that also provides financial data 
essential to the estimation of key Government measures of national 
economic performance. The importance of this data collection is 
reflected by the granting of specific authority to conduct the program 
in Title 13 of the United States Code, Section 91, which requires that 
financial statistics of business operations be collected and published 
quarterly. Public Law 109-79 extended the authority of the Secretary of 
Commerce to conduct the QFR Program under Section 91 through September 
30, 2015. Currently, QFR is in the process of reauthorizing this public 
law.
    The main purpose of the QFR is to provide timely, accurate data on 
business financial conditions for use by Government and private-sector 
organizations and individuals. The primary public users are U.S. 
Governmental organizations with economic measurement and policymaking 
responsibilities such as Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor 
Statistic and Federal Reserve Board. In turn, these organizations play 
a major role in providing guidance, advice, and support to the QFR 
Program. The primary private-sector data users are a diverse group 
including universities, financial analysts, unions, trade associations, 
public libraries, banking institutions, and U.S. and foreign 
corporations.

II. Method of Collection

    The Census Bureau uses two forms of data collection: Mail out/mail 
back paper survey forms, and a secure encrypted Internet data 
collection system called Centurion. Centurion provides improved quality 
with automatic data checks and is context-sensitive to assist the data 
provider in identifying potential reporting problems before submission, 
thus reducing the need for follow-up. Centurion is completed via the 
Internet eliminating the need for downloading software and increasing 
the integrity and confidentiality of the data.
    Companies are asked to respond to the survey within 25 days of the 
end of the quarter for which the data are being requested. Letters and/
or telephone calls encouraging participation are directed to companies 
in the survey sample that have not responded by the designated time.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0607-0432.
    Form Number: QFR 200 (MT), QFR 201 (MG) and QFR 300 (S).
    Type of Review: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Affected Public: Manufacturing corporations with assets of $250 
thousand or more Mining, Wholesale Trade, Retail Trade, Information, 
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (excluding legal) with 
assets of $50 million or more.
    Estimated Number of Respondents:

Form QFR 200 (MT)--4,800 per quarter = 19,200 annually
Form QFR 201 (MG)--5,750 per quarter = 23,000 annually
Form QFR 300 (S)--1,350 per quarter = 5,400 annually
Total 47,600 annually
    Estimated Time Per Response:
    Form QFR 200 (MT)--Average hours: 3.0
    Form QFR 201 (MG)--Average hours: 1.2
    Form QFR 300 (S)--Average hours: 3.0
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 101,400 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting costs.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. Sections 91 and 224.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

     Dated: March 27, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer, submitting for Census.
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30 days after the date of publication of merchandise under consideration which the merchandise under consideration
this notice.6 Hearing requests should have not received their own separate within 45 days of our final
contain the party’s name, address, and rate above, the cash-deposit rate will be determination.
telephone number, the number of the cash deposit rate applicable to the This determination is issued and
participants, and a list of the issues you PRC exporter/producer combination published in accordance with sections
intend to present at the hearing. If a that supplied that non-PRC exporter. 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
request for a hearing is made, the Furthermore, consistent with our Dated: March 24, 2015.
Department intends to hold the hearing practice, where the product under
Paul Piquado,
at the U.S. Department of Commerce, investigation is also subject to a
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
14th Street and Constitution Avenue concurrent countervailing duty
Compliance.
NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a time investigation, we instruct CBP to require
and location to be determined. Parties a cash deposit equal to the amount by List of Topics Discussed in the
should confirm by telephone the date, which the normal value exceeds the Preliminary Decision Memorandum:
time, and location of the hearing two export price or constructed export price, 1. Initiation
days before the scheduled date. less the amount of the countervailing 2. Period of Investigation
Pursuant to section 735(a)(1) of the duty determined to constitute an export 3. Postponement of Preliminary
Act, we will make our final subsidy. In this LTFV investigation, Determination
determination no later than 75 days export subsidies constitute 3.03 4. Scope of the Investigation
after the date of publication of this percent 9 of the preliminarily calculated 5. Scope Comments
preliminary determination. countervailing duty rate in the 6. Selection of Respondents
concurrent countervailing duty 7. Discussion of the Methodology
Suspension of Liquidation a. Non-market Economy Country
investigation, and, thus, we will offset
In accordance with section 733(d) of the calculated rates for the mandatory b. Surrogate Country and Surrogate Value
the Act the Department will instruct Comments
respondents and the PRC-wide rate of c. Separate Rates
U.S. Customs and Border Protection 112.68 percent by the countervailing d. Margin for the Separate Rate Companies
(‘‘CBP’’) to suspend liquidation of all duty rate attributable to export subsidies e. Combination Rates
entries of boltless steel shelving units (i.e., 3.03 percent) to calculate the cash f. The PRC-wide Entity
prepackaged for sale from the PRC, as deposit rate for this LTFV investigation. g. Application of Facts Available and
described in the ‘‘Scope of the Additionally, the Department did not Adverse Facts Available
Investigation’’ section, entered, or adjust the preliminary determination h. Corroboration of Information
withdrawn from warehouse, for AD margins for estimated domestic i. Affiliation/Single Entity
consumption on or after the date of subsidy pass-through because j. Date of Sale
publication of this notice in the Federal respondents provided no information to k. Fair Value Comparisons
Register. l. Export Price
support an adjustment pursuant to m. Value-Added Tax
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(d), the section 777A(f) of the Act.10 n. Normal Value
Department will instruct CBP to require o. Factor Valuation Methodology
a cash deposit 7 equal to the weighted- International Trade Commission
(‘‘ITC’’) Notification p. Comparison to Normal Value
average amount by which NV exceeds
q. Currency Conversion
U.S. price, adjusted where appropriate In accordance with section 733(f) of
8. Verification
for export subsidies and estimated the Act, we notified the ITC of our 9. Section 777A(f) of the Act
domestic subsidy pass-through,8 as preliminary affirmative determination of 10. International Trade Commission
follows: (1) the cash deposit rate for the sales at LTFV. Section 735(b)(2) of the Notification
exporter/producer combinations listed Act requires the ITC to make its final 11. Conclusion
in the table above will be the rate the determination as to whether the [FR Doc. 2015–07475 Filed 3–31–15; 8:45 am]
Department determines in this domestic industry in the United States BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
preliminary determination; (2) for all is materially injured, or threatened with
combinations of PRC exporters/ material injury, by reason of imports of
producers of merchandise under boltless steel shelving units DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
consideration that have not received prepackaged for sale, or sales (or the
their own separate rate above, the cash- likelihood of sales) for importation, of Census Bureau
deposit rate will be the cash deposit rate Proposed Information Collection;
9 The following subsidy programs in the
established for the PRC-wide entity; and Comment Request; Quarterly Financial
preliminary determination of the concurrent
(3) for all non-PRC exporters of countervailing duty investigation are export Report
subsidies: Export Seller’s Credits and Export
6 See 19 CFR 351.310(c). Buyer’s Credits from the Export-Import Bank of AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau,
7 See Modification of Regulations Regarding the China (1.76 percent), GOC and Sub-Central Commerce.
Practice of Accepting Bonds During the Provisional Government Subsidies for the Development of
Measures Period in Antidumping and Famous Brands and World Top Brands (0.58
ACTION: Notice.
Countervailing Duty Investigations, 76 FR 61042 percent), International Market Exploration (SME)
(October 3, 2011). Fund (0.58 percent), Export Assistance/Outward SUMMARY: The Department of
8 See sections 772(c)(1)(C) and 777A(f) of the Act, Expansion Grants in Guangdong Province (0.08 Commerce, as part of its continuing
respectively. Unlike in administrative reviews, the percent), Export Credit Insurance (0.01 percent), effort to reduce paperwork and
Department calculates the adjustment for export Export Subsidy for High-Tech Merchandise (0.02
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

respondent burden, invites the general
subsidies in investigations not in the margin percent). See Countervailing Duty Investigation of
calculation program, but in the cash deposit Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale public and other Federal agencies to
instructions issued to CBP. See Notice of Final From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary take this opportunity to comment on
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Determination and Alignment of Final proposed and/or continuing information
and Negative Determination of Critical Determination With Final Antidumping Duty collections, as required by the
Circumstances: Certain Lined Paper Products from Determination, 80 FR 5089 (January 30, 2015), and
India, 71 FR 45012 (August 8, 2006), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at at 14–15. Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
Comment 1. 10 See Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

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Contact		Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Brandi Maxson, U.S. Census Bureau, HQ-6K083, Washington, DC 20233, Telephone (301) 763-6600 (or via the Internet at [email protected]).
FR Citation		80 FR 17411

80 FR 17411 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Quarterly Financial Report

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCECensus Bureau

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 62 (April 1, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau