80_FR_54941 80 FR 54765 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

80 FR 54765 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 176 (September 11, 2015)

Page Range54765-54766
FR Document2015-22894

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 176 (Friday, September 11, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 176 (Friday, September 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54765-54766]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22894]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. chapter 35).
    Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
    Title: Quarterly Financial Report.
    OMB Control Number: 0607-0432.
    Form Number(s): QFR-200(MT), QFR-201(MG), QFR-300(S).
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Number of Respondents: 11,890.
    Average Hours per Response: 2 hours and 8 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 101,258.
    Needs and Uses: The Quarterly Financial Report (QFR) program has 
published up-to-date aggregate statistics on the financial results and 
position of U.S. corporations since 1947. The program currently 
collects and publishes financial data for the manufacturing, mining, 
wholesale trade, retail trade, information, and professional, 
scientific, and technical services (except legal) sectors. The survey 
is a principal economic indicator that provides financial data 
essential to calculation of key U.S. 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, Section 91 extended the authority of the 
Secretary of Commerce to conduct the QFR program through September 30, 
2015. Currently, QFR is in the process of reauthorizing this public 
law.
    The Census Bureau is requesting approval to continue collection of 
the QFR program. 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. Furthermore, we are pursing 
funding to get the expansion reinstated.
    The survey forms used to conduct the QFR are: QFR-200 (MT) Long 
Form (manufacturing, mining, wholesale trade, and retail trade); QFR-
201 (MG) Short Form (manufacturing); and the QFR-300 (S) Long Form 
(services).
    The primary 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 include 
the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Federal Reserve Board, Federal Trade 
Commission, Small Business Administration, U.S. Treasury-Office of Tax 
Analysis, and the Joint Committee on Taxation. These same 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.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: Quarterly.

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    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.

    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Section 91.

    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce 
collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: September 8, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-22894 Filed 9-10-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 176 / Friday, September 11, 2015 / Notices 54765 of the gross domestic product (GDP). Both public and private universities measures of national economic BEA also uses these data to prepare utilize these data. Instructors, performance. The importance of this estimates of state and local government researchers, and students in schools of data collection is reflected by the compensation of employees in both the public administration, political science, granting of specific authority to conduct annual and benchmark input-output management, and industrial relations as the program in Title 13 of the United accounts.’’ well as other members of the public also States Code, Section 91, which requires BEA also uses the Census of use employment data. that financial statistics of business Governments and the Annual Survey of Affected Public: State, local or tribal operations be collected and published Public Employment & Payroll to derive government; Federal government. quarterly. Public Law 109–79, Section state-level estimates of the employment Frequency: Annually. 91 extended the authority of the and wages and salaries of students and Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Secretary of Commerce to conduct the their spouses who are employed by Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S.C., QFR program through September 30, public institutions of higher education Section 161 and 182. 2015. Currently, QFR is in the process in which the students are enrolled. This information collection request of reauthorizing this public law. There is no other national or state may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. The Census Bureau is requesting source for information on student Follow the instructions to view approval to continue collection of the workers at state institutions of higher Department of Commerce collections QFR program. QFR’s last submission for education. currently under review by OMB. forms approval included an The employment data are used for Written comments and announcement of an expansion of its two other data collection efforts recommendations for the proposed coverage to include four new service currently conducted by the Census information collection should be sent sectors. The new sectors included Bureau. The Medical Expenditures within 30 days of publication of this subsectors in Sector 53 (Real Estate and Panel Survey (MEPS) collects data for notice to OIRA_Submission@ Rental and Leasing), excluding the Department of Health and Human omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. subsector 533 (Lessors of Nonfinancial Services (HHS) on health plans offered Dated: September 8, 2015. Intangible Assets); Sector 56 to state and local government (Administrative and Support and Waste Glenna Mickelson, employees. The MEPS sample of public Management and Remediation employees is drawn from the Census of Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Services); Sector 62 (Health Care and Information Officer. Governments: Employment component Social Assistance); and Sector 72 universe and employment data from the [FR Doc. 2015–22897 Filed 9–10–15; 8:45 am] (Accommodation and Food Services) survey are used in statistical methods BILLING CODE 3510–07–P based on the 2007 North American for creating national estimates on health Industry Classification System (NAICS). plans. The Criminal Justice Employment However, on June 9, 2014, the QFR and Expenditure program (CJEE), DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ceased collection of these additional sponsored by the Bureau of Justice sectors due to sample restrictions and Submission for OMB Review; Statistics (BJS), uses employment data budget constraints. Notification of this Comment Request to provide employee and payroll change was announced on the QFR statistics on police protection and The Department of Commerce will Business Help Site (BHS) Web site and correctional activities. submit to the Office of Management and the QFR Publication. Furthermore, we State and local government officials Budget (OMB) for clearance the are pursing funding to get the expansion use these employment data to analyze following proposal for collection of reinstated. and assess individual government labor information under the provisions of the The survey forms used to conduct the force and wage levels. Both management Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. QFR are: QFR–200 (MT) Long Form and labor consult these data during chapter 35). (manufacturing, mining, wholesale wage and salary negotiations. Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. trade, and retail trade); QFR–201 (MG) Public interest groups of many types Title: Quarterly Financial Report. Short Form (manufacturing); and the produce analyses of public sector OMB Control Number: 0607–0432. QFR–300 (S) Long Form (services). activities using these data. User Form Number(s): QFR–200(MT), The primary purpose of the QFR is to organizations representing state and QFR–201(MG), QFR–300(S). provide timely, accurate data on local government include the Council of Type of Request: Revision of a business financial conditions for use by State Governments, the National currently approved collection. Government and private-sector Conference of State Legislatures, Number of Respondents: 11,890. organizations and individuals. The Government Research Association, U.S. Average Hours per Response: 2 hours primary public users include the Bureau Conference of Mayors, National and 8 minutes. of Economic Analysis, Federal Reserve Association of Counties, National Burden Hours: 101,258. Board, Federal Trade Commission, League of Cities, and the National Needs and Uses: The Quarterly Small Business Administration, U.S. Association of Towns and Townships. Financial Report (QFR) program has Treasury-Office of Tax Analysis, and the Another category of users, having a published up-to-date aggregate statistics Joint Committee on Taxation. These more specific focus on government on the financial results and position of same organizations play a major role in activities, includes organizations such U.S. corporations since 1947. The providing guidance, advice, and support as the National School Boards program currently collects and to the QFR program. The primary Association and the National Sheriffs publishes financial data for the private-sector data users are a diverse rmajette on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Association. manufacturing, mining, wholesale trade, group including universities, financial A variety of private sector retail trade, information, and analysts, unions, trade associations, organizations and individuals make use professional, scientific, and technical public libraries, banking institutions, of these employment and payroll data. services (except legal) sectors. The and U.S. and foreign corporations. Notable research organizations include survey is a principal economic indicator Affected Public: Business or other for- the Brookings Institution and the Nelson that provides financial data essential to profit. A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. calculation of key U.S. government Frequency: Quarterly. 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54766 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 176 / Friday, September 11, 2015 / Notices Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. characteristics of preprimary school data to identify and isolate potential Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Section enrollment. customers. Social planners use these 91. Affected Public: Individuals or data to forecast economic conditions households. and to identify special groups that seem This information collection request Frequency: Annual. to be especially sensitive to economic may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. fluctuations. Economists use ASEC data Follow the instructions to view Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. to determine the effects of various Department of Commerce collections Sections 8(b), 141, 182, and Title 29, economic forces, such as inflation, currently under review by OMB. U.S.C. Sections 1–9 authorize the recession, recovery, and so on, and their Written comments and collection of this information on differential effects on various recommendations for the proposed individuals and households. Title 20 population groups. information collection should be sent U.S.C. Sections 3475, 9543, 9544, and Affected Public: Individuals or within 30 days of publication of this 9546 authorize the National Center for Households. notice to OIRA_Submission@ Education Statistics to collect this Frequency: Annually. omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. information. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Dated: September 8, 2015. This information collection request Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Glenna Mickelson, may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Code, Sections 8(b), 141, 182; and Title 20, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Follow the instructions to view United States Code, Sections 3475, 9543, Information Officer. Department of Commerce collections 9544, and 9546. [FR Doc. 2015–22894 Filed 9–10–15; 8:45 am] currently under review by OMB. Written comments and This information collection request BILLING CODE 3510–07–P may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent Follow the instructions to view within 30 days of publication of this Department of Commerce collections DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE currently under review by OMB. notice to OIRA_Submission@ Submission for OMB Review; omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. Written comments and Comment Request recommendations for the proposed Dated: September 8, 2015. information collection should be sent The Department of Commerce will Glenna Mickelson, within 30 days of publication of this submit to the Office of Management and Management Analyst, Office of the Chief notice to OIRA_Submission@ Budget (OMB) for clearance the Information Officer. omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. following proposal for collection of [FR Doc. 2015–22904 Filed 9–10–15; 8:45 am] Dated: September 8, 2015. information under the provisions of the BILLING CODE 3510–07–P Glenna Mickelson, Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Management Analyst, Office of the Chief chapter 35). Information Officer. Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE [FR Doc. 2015–22893 Filed 9–10–15; 8:45 am] Title: Current Population Survey, School Enrollment Survey. Submission for OMB Review; BILLING CODE 3510–07–P OMB Control Number: 0607–0464. Comment Request Form Number(s): There are no forms. The Department of Commerce will DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE We conduct all interviews on submit to the Office of Management and computers. Budget (OMB) for clearance the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Type of Request: Regular Submission. following proposal for collection of Administration Number of Respondents: 59,000. information under the provisions of the Average Hours Per Response: 3.0 Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. RIN 0648–XE178 minutes. chapter 35). Burden Hours: 2,950. Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. New England Fishery Management Needs and Uses: These data provide Title: Current Population Survey, Council; Public Meeting basic information on the school Annual Social and Economic Survey. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries enrollment status of various segments of OMB Control Number: 0607–0354. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and the population necessary as background Form Number(s): There are no forms. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), for policy formulation and We conduct all interviews on Commerce. implementation. This supplement is the computers. only annual source of data on public/ ACTION: Notice; public meeting. Type of Request: Extension of a private elementary and secondary currently approved collection. SUMMARY: The New England Fishery school enrollment, as well as the Number of Respondents: 78,000. Management Council (Council) is characteristics of private school Average Hours per Response: 0.41667. scheduling a public meeting of its students and their families. As part of Burden Hours: 32,500. Observer Policy Committee meeting to the Federal Government’s efforts to Needs and Uses: The income data consider actions affecting New England collect data and provide timely from the ASEC are used by social fisheries in the exclusive economic zone information to government entities for planners, economists, government (EEZ). Recommendations from this policymaking decisions, this officials, and market researchers to group will be brought to the full Council rmajette on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES supplement provides national trends in gauge the economic well-being of the for formal consideration and action, if enrollment and progress in school. country as a whole, and selected appropriate. Consequently, this supplement is the population groups of interest. only source of historical data at the Government planners and researchers DATES: This meeting will be held on national level on the age distribution use these data to monitor and evaluate Monday, September 28, 2015 at 1 p.m. and family characteristics of college the effectiveness of various assistance ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at students, and on the demographic programs. 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FR Citation80 FR 54765 
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