81 FR 19550 - 2017 Census of Governments
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 65 (April 5, 2016)
Bureau of the Census
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 65 (April 5, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-07736 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 19550-19551] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-07736] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of the Census [Docket Number 160322272-6272-01] 2017 Census of Governments AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of determination and request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (U.S. Census Bureau) publishes this notice to request public comment on the content of the 2017 Census of Governments. The Census of Governments is conducted at 5-year intervals (years ending in 2 and 7) and is the most comprehensive compilation of statistics about state and local governments available. The Census Bureau is seeking input on the content of the 2017 Census of Governments to ensure that the Census of Governments continues to be the most comprehensive [[Page 19551]] measure of state and local governments by adapting to growing areas of interest, accounting and policy changes. The granting of specific authority to conduct the program is Title 13, United States Code (U.S.C.), Section 161, which authorizes and requires the Census of Governments. DATES: The Census Bureau will begin mailing the 2017 Census of Governments Employment component in the Spring of 2017 and the Finance component in the Fall of 2017. Responses will be due by April 2017 (for the Employment component) and by December 2017 (for the finance component). Therefore, written comments on proposed content changes must be submitted on or before June 6, 2016 to ensure consideration of your comments on the 2017 Census of Governments content. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments regarding the 2017 Census of Governments to Kevin Deardorff, Chief, Economy Wide Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8K154, Washington, DC 20233; or by email [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Economy-Wide Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, C/O Kevin Deardorff, Chief, Economy Wide Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8K154, Washington, DC 20233; or by email [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Background Section 161 of Title 13 U.S.C. directs the Secretary of Commerce to ``take, compile, and publish for the year 1957 and for every fifth year thereafter a census of governments. Each such census shall include, but shall not be limited to, data on taxes and tax valuations, governmental receipts, expenditures, indebtedness, and employees of States, counties, cities, and other governmental units.'' Because of this, the Census of Governments is the most comprehensive, comparable, and precise measure of government economic activity. It identifies the scope and nature of the nation's public sector and provides authoritative benchmark figures of public finance, pensions, and employment. This helps us identify and classify the complex and diverse state and local government organizations, powers, and activities, and measures federal, state, and local fiscal relationships. This notice requests public comments on the 2017 Census of Governments content as discussed further in Section B of this Federal Register notice. Regular content reviews help keep the Census of Governments valuable to policy analysts, researchers, the general public and other federal agencies. Two federal statistical agencies, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Federal Reserve Board, use the Census of Governments data to measure the nation's economic and financial performance. State and local governments use the data to develop programs and budgets, assess financial conditions, and perform comparative analyses. In addition, analysts, economists, market specialists, and researchers need these data to measure the changing characteristics of the government sector of the economy and to conduct public policy research. Journalists report on, and teachers and students learn about, their governments' activities using our data. Internally, the Census Bureau uses these data as a benchmark for all our non-census year samples. B. Census of Governments Content For the 2017 Census of Governments, finance and employment data are the same as in comparable annual surveys and include revenues, expenditures, debt, assets, number of employees (by full-time and part- time status), payroll, and benefits. The Census Bureau posted copies of the 2012 Census of Governments forms on its Web site at: http://www.census.gov/govs/cog/get_forms.html. Please take a moment to review the forms relevant to your interests and provide us with your comments for us to consider as we prepare content for the 2017 questionnaires. In particular, Forms F-11 and F-12 may be of interest, given recent changes to the accounting standards concerning actuarial data for Public Pensions instituted by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). We are especially interested in comments on the usefulness of existing inquiries for continued inclusion and in suggestions for new measures that would be appropriate to include in the Census of Governments. 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 current valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The Census Bureau, through the proper established procedures, will be obtaining OMB control numbers under the PRA as we get closer to launching the program in 2017. Dated: March 29, 2016. John H. Thompson, Director, Bureau of the Census. [FR Doc. 2016-07736 Filed 4-4-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-07-P
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Melissa Wojnaroski at mwojnaroski@ comments may be mailed to the Eastern
usccr.gov or 312–353–8311. Regional Office, U.S. Commission on AGENCY: Bureau of the Census,
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David Mussatt, 20425, faxed to (202) 376–7548, or request for comment.
Chief, Regional Programs Unit. emailed to Evelyn Bohor at ero@
[FR Doc. 2016–07629 Filed 4–4–16; 8:45 am] usccr.gov. Persons who desire SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census
BILLING CODE 6335–01–P additional information may contact the (U.S. Census Bureau) publishes this
Eastern Regional Office at (202) 376– notice to request public comment on the
7533. content of the 2017 Census of
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Records and documents discussed Governments. The Census of
during the meeting will be available for Governments is conducted at 5-year
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Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting public viewing as they become available intervals (years ending in 2 and 7) and
of the Maryland Advisory Committee at http://facadatabase.gov/committee/ is the most comprehensive compilation
AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. meetings.aspx?cid=253. Click the of statistics about state and local
ACTION:Announcement of monthly ‘‘Meeting Details’’ and ‘‘Documents’’ governments available. The Census
planning meetings. links to download documents. Records Bureau is seeking input on the content
generated from this meeting may also be of the 2017 Census of Governments to
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, inspected and reproduced at the Eastern ensure that the Census of Governments
pursuant to the provisions of the rules Regional Office, as they become continues to be the most comprehensive
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measure of state and local governments Regular content reviews help keep the the PRA as we get closer to launching
by adapting to growing areas of interest, Census of Governments valuable to the program in 2017.
accounting and policy changes. The policy analysts, researchers, the general Dated: March 29, 2016.
granting of specific authority to conduct public and other federal agencies. John H. Thompson,
the program is Title 13, United States Two federal statistical agencies, the Director, Bureau of the Census.
Code (U.S.C.), Section 161, which Bureau of Economic Analysis and the
authorizes and requires the Census of [FR Doc. 2016–07736 Filed 4–4–16; 8:45 am]
Federal Reserve Board, use the Census
Governments. of Governments data to measure the BILLING CODE 3510–07–P
DATES: The Census Bureau will begin nation’s economic and financial
mailing the 2017 Census of performance. State and local DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Governments Employment component governments use the data to develop
in the Spring of 2017 and the Finance programs and budgets, assess financial Foreign-Trade Zones Board
component in the Fall of 2017. conditions, and perform comparative
analyses. In addition, analysts, [B–16–2016]
Responses will be due by April 2017
(for the Employment component) and by economists, market specialists, and
Foreign-Trade Zone 17—Kansas City,
December 2017 (for the finance researchers need these data to measure
Kansas, Application for
component). Therefore, written the changing characteristics of the
Reorganization, (Expansion of Service
comments on proposed content changes government sector of the economy and
Area) Under Alternative Site
must be submitted on or before June 6, to conduct public policy research.
Framework
2016 to ensure consideration of your Journalists report on, and teachers and
comments on the 2017 Census of students learn about, their governments’ An application has been submitted to
Governments content. activities using our data. Internally, the the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments Census Bureau uses these data as a the Greater Kansas City Foreign Trade
regarding the 2017 Census of benchmark for all our non-census year Zone, Inc., grantee of Foreign-Trade
Governments to Kevin Deardorff, Chief, samples. Zone 17, requesting authority to
Economy Wide Statistics Division, U.S. B. Census of Governments Content reorganize the zone to expand its service
Census Bureau, Room 8K154, area under the alternative site
Washington, DC 20233; or by email For the 2017 Census of Governments, framework (ASF) adopted by the FTZ
kevin.e.deardorff@census.gov. finance and employment data are the Board (15 CFR Sec. 400.2(c)). The ASF
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: same as in comparable annual surveys is an option for grantees for the
Economy-Wide Statistics Division, U.S. and include revenues, expenditures, establishment or reorganization of zones
Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, debt, assets, number of employees (by and can permit significantly greater
C/O Kevin Deardorff, Chief, Economy full-time and part-time status), payroll, flexibility in the designation of new
Wide Statistics Division, U.S. Census and benefits. The Census Bureau posted subzones or ‘‘usage-driven’’ FTZ sites
Bureau, Room 8K154, Washington, DC copies of the 2012 Census of for operators/users located within a
20233; or by email kevin.e.deardorff@ Governments forms on its Web site at: grantee’s ‘‘service area’’ in the context of
census.gov. http://www.census.gov/govs/cog/get_ the FTZ Board’s standard 2,000-acre
forms.html. Please take a moment to activation limit for a zone. The
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
review the forms relevant to your application was submitted pursuant to
A. Background interests and provide us with your the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as
Section 161 of Title 13 U.S.C. directs comments for us to consider as we amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the
the Secretary of Commerce to ‘‘take, prepare content for the 2017 regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR
compile, and publish for the year 1957 questionnaires. In particular, Forms F– part 400). It was formally docketed on
and for every fifth year thereafter a 11 and F–12 may be of interest, given March 31, 2016.
census of governments. Each such recent changes to the accounting FTZ 17 was approved by the FTZ
census shall include, but shall not be standards concerning actuarial data for Board on December 20, 1973 (Board
limited to, data on taxes and tax Public Pensions instituted by the Order 97, 39 FR 26, January 2, 1974) and
valuations, governmental receipts, Governmental Accounting Standards reorganized under the ASF on July 8,
expenditures, indebtedness, and Board (GASB). We are especially 2010 (Board Order 1696, 75 FR 41819,
employees of States, counties, cities, interested in comments on the July 19, 2010). The zone currently has
and other governmental units.’’ Because usefulness of existing inquiries for a service area that includes Wyandotte,
of this, the Census of Governments is continued inclusion and in suggestions Johnson, Douglas, Shawnee,
the most comprehensive, comparable, for new measures that would be Leavenworth and Miami Counties,
and precise measure of government appropriate to include in the Census of Kansas.
economic activity. It identifies the scope Governments. The applicant is now requesting
and nature of the nation’s public sector Notwithstanding any other provision authority to expand the service area of
and provides authoritative benchmark of law, no person is required to respond the zone to include Atchison, Jefferson
figures of public finance, pensions, and to, nor shall a person be subject to a and Franklin Counties, as described in
employment. This helps us identify and penalty for failure to comply with a the application. If approved, the grantee
classify the complex and diverse state collection of information subject to the would be able to serve sites throughout
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and local government organizations, requirements of the Paperwork the expanded service area based on
powers, and activities, and measures Reduction Act (PRA) unless that companies’ needs for FTZ designation.
federal, state, and local fiscal collection of information displays a The application indicates that the
relationships. current valid Office of Management and proposed expanded service area is
This notice requests public comments Budget (OMB) control number. The adjacent to the Kansas City Customs and
on the 2017 Census of Governments Census Bureau, through the proper Border Protection Port of Entry.
content as discussed further in Section established procedures, will be In accordance with the FTZ Board’s
B of this Federal Register notice. obtaining OMB control numbers under regulations, Camille Evans of the FTZ
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| Dates | The Census Bureau will begin mailing the 2017 Census of Governments Employment component in the Spring of 2017 and the Finance component in the Fall of 2017. Responses will be due by April 2017 (for the Employment component) and by December 2017 (for the finance component). Therefore, written comments on proposed content changes must be submitted on or before June 6, 2016 to ensure consideration of your comments on the 2017 Census of Governments content. | |
| Contact | Economy-Wide Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, C/O Kevin Deardorff, Chief, Economy Wide Statistics Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8K154, Washington, DC 20233; or by email [email protected] | |
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