80 FR 55084 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 177 (September 14, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-22958
Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 177 (Monday, September 14, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 177 (Monday, September 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55084-55085]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22958]


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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: 2016 Government Units Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0607-0930.
    Form Number(s): GUS-1.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of an expired 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 77,000.
    Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 19,250.
    Needs and Uses: This information request covers the questionnaire 
needed to conduct the directory survey component of the 2017 Census of 
Governments. The 2016 Government Units Survey (GUS) will be used to 
update the universe list of public sector entities for the 2017 Census 
of Governments. Each of the estimated 77,000 non-school governments 
will be sent a questionnaire. Respondents will be encouraged to respond 
to the survey on the Internet but will have the option to answer the 
questions and return the questionnaire by paper mail. Respondents will 
be asked to verify or correct the name and mailing address of the 
government and answer five questions to complete the survey.
    The GUS is mailed to all municipalities, townships, counties, and 
special districts. The 2011 GUS, conducted in advance of the 2012 
Census of Governments, consisted of nine broad content areas: 
Background information, debt, license and permit fees, taxes, 
retirement/pension plan, government activity, public services, judicial 
or legal activities, and finance. The 2016 GUS will differ from the 
former version by shortening the number of content areas. The 2016 GUS 
consists of only two broad content areas: Background and employee 
information. Both the 2011 and 2016 GUS also include(d) both remarks 
and contact information sections. The first content area for the 2016 
GUS consists predominately of yes/no questions and is designed to 
determine the existence of a government. The employees section of the 
questionnaire requests the number of paid employees of a government. A 
notice published in the Federal Register on April 1, 2015 stated our 
intent to ask respondents detailed questions on defined-contribution 
plans, defined-benefit and post-employment healthcare plans. However, 
we will not be asking these questions for this collection.
    The GUS serves multiple purposes. The GUS will be used to obtain 
descriptive information on the basic characteristics of governments; to 
identify and delete inactive units from the official list of public 
entities maintained by the Census Bureau; to identify file duplicates 
and units that were dependent on other governments; to update and 
verify the mailing addresses of governments; and to produce the 
official count of non-school government units in the United States.
    Federal legislation relevant to the American workforce, the Fair 
Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Family Medical Leave Act, refer to 
the list of governments maintained by the Census Bureau for purposes of 
administering provisions of these laws. The Bureau of Justice 
Statistics maintains an interest in the list of active governments and 
their activities for purposes of administering grant programs. The 
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) uses the products of the Census of 
Governments including the counts of state and local governments; and 
state and local government employment and payroll data. BEA also uses 
revenue, expenditures, debt, and financial assets data from the Census 
of Governments for principal inputs to the local government portion of 
their Gross Domestic Product publication. In addition, users from 
academia, research organizations, governments, public interest groups, 
and various businesses provide evidence of their interest through 
requests for information and requests for assistance in accessing 
universe information available on the Census Bureau Internet Web site.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal government.
    Frequency: Every 5 years.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Sections 161 and 193.
    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.


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    Dated: September 8, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-22958 Filed 9-11-15; 8:45 am]
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per form, which is 7 hours for the A DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE plans, defined-benefit and post-
form, 12 hours for the B form, 2 hours employment healthcare plans. However,
for the C form, 1 hour for the D form, Submission for OMB Review; we will not be asking these questions for
and 1 hour for the Claim for Exemption Comment Request this collection.
forms. The GUS serves multiple purposes.
The Department of Commerce will
Estimated Time per Respondent: submit to the Office of Management and The GUS will be used to obtain
138.0 hours per respondent (262,250 Budget (OMB) for clearance the descriptive information on the basic
hours/1,900 U.S. parents) is the average, following proposal for collection of characteristics of governments; to
but may vary considerably among information under the provisions of the identify and delete inactive units from
respondents because of differences in Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. the official list of public entities
company structure, size, and chapter 35). maintained by the Census Bureau; to
complexity. Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. identify file duplicates and units that
Needs and Uses: The Annual Survey Title: 2016 Government Units Survey. were dependent on other governments;
of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad (Form OMB Control Number: 0607–0930. to update and verify the mailing
BE–11) collects financial and operating Form Number(s): GUS–1. addresses of governments; and to
data covering the operations of U.S. Type of Request: Reinstatement, with produce the official count of non-school
parents and their foreign affiliates, change, of an expired collection. government units in the United States.
including their balance sheets, income Number of Respondents: 77,000.
Average Hours per Response: 15 Federal legislation relevant to the
statements, property, plant, and
minutes. American workforce, the Fair Labor
equipment, employment and employee
Burden Hours: 19,250. Standards Act (FLSA) and the Family
compensation, merchandise trade, sales
Needs and Uses: This information Medical Leave Act, refer to the list of
of goods and services, taxes, and
research and development activity. The request covers the questionnaire needed governments maintained by the Census
survey is a sample survey that covers all to conduct the directory survey Bureau for purposes of administering
foreign affiliates above a size-exemption component of the 2017 Census of provisions of these laws. The Bureau of
level and their U.S. parents. The sample Governments. The 2016 Government Justice Statistics maintains an interest in
data are used to derive universe Units Survey (GUS) will be used to the list of active governments and their
estimates in nonbenchmark years by update the universe list of public sector activities for purposes of administering
extrapolating forward similar data entities for the 2017 Census of grant programs. The Bureau of
reported in the BE–10, Benchmark Governments. Each of the estimated Economic Analysis (BEA) uses the
Survey of U.S. Direct Investment 77,000 non-school governments will be products of the Census of Governments
Abroad, which is conducted every five sent a questionnaire. Respondents will including the counts of state and local
years. The data are needed to measure be encouraged to respond to the survey governments; and state and local
the size and economic significance of on the Internet but will have the option government employment and payroll
direct investment abroad, measure to answer the questions and return the data. BEA also uses revenue,
changes in such investment, and assess questionnaire by paper mail. expenditures, debt, and financial assets
its impact on the U.S. and foreign Respondents will be asked to verify or data from the Census of Governments
economies. correct the name and mailing address of for principal inputs to the local
the government and answer five
The data from the survey are government portion of their Gross
questions to complete the survey.
primarily intended as general purpose Domestic Product publication. In
The GUS is mailed to all
statistics. They should be readily addition, users from academia, research
municipalities, townships, counties,
available to answer any number of and special districts. The 2011 GUS, organizations, governments, public
research and policy questions related to conducted in advance of the 2012 interest groups, and various businesses
U.S. direct investment abroad. Census of Governments, consisted of provide evidence of their interest
Affected Public: Businesses or other nine broad content areas: Background through requests for information and
for-profit organizations. information, debt, license and permit requests for assistance in accessing
fees, taxes, retirement/pension plan, universe information available on the
Frequency: Annual. Census Bureau Internet Web site.
government activity, public services,
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. judicial or legal activities, and finance. Affected Public: State, local or tribal
This information collection request The 2016 GUS will differ from the government.
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. former version by shortening the Frequency: Every 5 years.
Follow the instructions to view number of content areas. The 2016 GUS
Department of Commerce collections consists of only two broad content areas: Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
currently under review by OMB. Background and employee information. Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.,
Written comments and Both the 2011 and 2016 GUS also Sections 161 and 193.
recommendations for the proposed include(d) both remarks and contact This information collection request
information collection should be sent information sections. The first content may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
within 30 days of publication of this area for the 2016 GUS consists
Follow the instructions to view
notice to OIRASubmission@ predominately of yes/no questions and
Department of Commerce collections
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. is designed to determine the existence
currently under review by OMB.
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of a government. The employees section
Dated: September 9, 2015. of the questionnaire requests the Written comments and
Glenna Mickelson, number of paid employees of a recommendations for the proposed
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief government. A notice published in the information collection should be sent
Information Officer. Federal Register on April 1, 2015 stated within 30 days of publication of this
[FR Doc. 2015–23014 Filed 9–11–15; 8:45 am] our intent to ask respondents detailed notice to OIRA_Submission@
BILLING CODE 3510–06–P questions on defined-contribution omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.

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