81 FR 43573 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; 2017 Economic Census of Island Areas
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 128 (July 5, 2016)
Census Bureau
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 128 (July 5, 2016)
| Page Range | 43573-43575 | |
| FR Document | 2016-15786 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 5, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 43573-43575] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-15786] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Census Bureau Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; 2017 Economic Census of Island Areas AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, Commerce. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on or before September 6, 2016. 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 Kevin Deardorff, U.S. Census Bureau, Economy Wide Statistics Division, Room 8K154, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233, telephone (301) 763-6033, or via the Internet at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The Economic Census of Island Areas, conducted under authority of Title 13, United States Code (U.S.C.), Section 131, is the primary source of facts about the structure and functioning of the U.S. economy, including Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, collectively referred to as Island Areas. The Economic Census of Island Areas, is the primary source of facts about each of the island areas' economies. Economic Census of Island Areas statistics serve to benchmark estimates of local net income and gross domestic product, and provide essential information for government (Federal and local), businesses, and the general public. The 2017 Economic Census of Island Areas will cover the following sectors as defined by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS): Mining; Utilities; Construction; Manufacturing; Wholesale and Retail Trades; Transportation and Warehousing; Information; Finance and Insurance; Real Estate and Rental and Leasing; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services; Educational Services; Health Care and Social Assistance; Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation; Accommodation and Food Services; and Other Services (except Public Administration). This scope is roughly equivalent to that of the stateside Economic Census. Due to concerns about the completeness of the universe for collection, the Economic Census of Island Areas does not collect data on Scheduled Air Transportation (NAICS 4811) or Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (NAICS 8139). The Economic Census of Island Areas is the [[Page 43574]] only source of economic data collected for the Island Areas. The information collected will produce statistics by kind of business on the number of establishments, sales, value of shipments, receipts, revenue, payroll, and employment. The Economic Census of Island Areas will also yield a variety of industry-specific statistics, including sales/receipts by commodity/merchandise/receipt lines, sales/ value of shipments by class of customer, and number of hotel rooms. While the Economic Census of Island Areas collects the same sector level data as the Economic Census, the data published are at a less detailed NAICS level with some additional exclusions. Data collection for the 2017 Economic Census of Island Areas will begin in January of 2018 and will closeout in October of 2018. In an effort to reduce respondent burden, processing time, and cost, the 2017 Economic Census of Island Areas is aiming to increase data collection through the use of electronic reporting tools. II. Method of Collection The 2017 Economic Census of Island Areas will be conducted using electronic reporting instrument procedures with a follow-up mailout of a paper questionnaire. Establishments will be selected from the Census Bureau's Business Register. The Census Bureau's Business Register provides a current and comprehensive database of U.S. business establishments and companies for statistical program use. An establishment will be included in the 2017 Economic Census of Island Areas if: (a) It is engaged in any of the sectors within the scope of the census listed above; (b) it is an active operating establishment with payroll; and (c) it is located in Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or American Samoa. III. Data OMB Control Number: 0607-XXXX. Questionnaire Number(s): Electronic Path ID(s): The questionnaires and paths in the electronic instrument used to collect information in the Islands Areas are tailored to specific industries or groups of industries. Puerto Rico questionnaires and electronic instruments are available in English as well as Spanish. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Questionnaire No. and electronic path ID Island area Trade ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2101T......................... Puerto Rico...... Utilities, Transportation, and Warehousing. 2102T......................... Puerto Rico...... Utilidades, Transportacion y Almacenaje. 2103T......................... Selected U.S. Utilities, Territories. Transportation, and Warehousing. 2104T......................... American Samoa... Utilities, Transportation, and Warehousing. 2301T......................... Puerto Rico...... Construction. 2302T......................... Puerto Rico...... Industrias de Construccion. 2303T......................... Selected U.S. Construction. Territories. 2304T......................... American Samoa... Construction. 3101T......................... Puerto Rico...... Manufacturing. 3102T......................... Puerto Rico...... Manufactura. 3103T......................... Selected U.S. Manufacturing. Territories. 3104T......................... American Samoa... Manufacturing. 4201T......................... Puerto Rico...... Wholesale Trade. 4202T......................... Puerto Rico...... Comercio al Poy Mayor. 4203T......................... Selected U.S. Wholesale Trade. Territories. 4204T......................... American Samoa... Wholesale Trade. 4401T......................... Puerto Rico...... Retail Trade. 4402T......................... Puerto Rico...... Comercio al Detal. 4403T......................... Selected U.S. Retail Trade. Territories. 4404T......................... American Samoa... Retail Trade. 5101T......................... Puerto Rico...... Services. 5102T......................... Puerto Rico...... Servicios. 5103T......................... Selected U.S. Services. Territories. 5104T......................... American Samoa... Services. 5201T......................... Puerto Rico...... Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, and Leasing. 5202T......................... Puerto Rico...... Finanzas y Seguros, Bienes Raices, Alquiler y Arrendamiento. 5203T......................... Selected U.S. Finance, Insurance, Territories. Real Estate, Rental, and Leasing. 5204T......................... American Samoa... Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, and Leasing. 7201T......................... Puerto Rico...... Accommodation Services. 7202T......................... Puerto Rico...... Servicios de Alojamiento. 7203T......................... Selected U.S. Accommodation Territories. Services. 7204T......................... American Samoa... Accommodation Services. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Type of Review: Regular submission. Affected Public: Local governments, businesses, and other for profit or nonprofit institutions or organizations. Estimated Number of Respondents: 52,970 (Puerto Rico: 45,000; Guam: 3,400; Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: 1,400; U.S. Virgin Islands: 2,700; American Samoa: 470). Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 52,970 hours. Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0. Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory. Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S.C., Section 131 and 191. 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 [[Page 43575]] included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Dated: June 29, 2016. Glenna Mickelson, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2016-15786 Filed 7-1-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-07-P
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included in the request for OMB censuses. These tests will examine these 1. The 2020 Census Operational Plan
approval of this information collection; new methods, which will allow documents at a high-level the objectives
they also will become a matter of public decisions to be made about their for the census tests already completed,
record. feasibility for use within the decennial as well as those planned for the future.
Dated: June 29, 2016. census. This document shows the current
The following objectives are crucial to planned design of the 2020 Census and
Glenna Mickelson,
a successful Address Canvassing Test identifies design decisions made, as
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief and 2017 Puerto Rico Census Test:
Information Officer.
well as remaining decisions to be made
• Implementing all planned 2020 using census test results. https://
[FR Doc. 2016–15786 Filed 7–1–16; 8:45 am] Census In-Office Address Canvassing www.census.gov/programs-surveys/
BILLING CODE 3510–07–P processes, including Interactive Review decennial-census/2020-census/
(IR), Active Block Resolution (ABR), planning-management/memo-series/
MAF Updating and Identification of the 2020-memo-2015_02.html.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE In-Field Address Canvassing workload. 2. The 2020 Census Detailed
• Evaluating the effectiveness of Operational Plan for the Address
Submission for OMB Review; online training for Field Supervisors
Comment Request Canvassing Operation complements the
and Field Representatives. U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 Census
• Measuring the effectiveness of In-
The Department of Commerce will Operational Plan. This document
Office Address Canvassing through In-
submit to the Office of Management and describes the objectives and procedures
Field Address Canvassing.
Budget (OMB) for clearance the for all aspects of the Address
• Integrating multiple information
following proposal for collection of Canvassing program, including a
technology applications to create one
information under the provisions of the description of the major tasks involved
seamless operational data collection,
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. in the implementation, the overall
control and management system.
Chapter 35). The Address Canvassing Test occurs program workflow, and the overall
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. in two sites within the continental resources needed to support the effort.
Title: Address Canvassing Testing. United States. Each site is comprised of https://www.census.gov/programs-
OMB Control Number: 0607–XXXX. 4,000 blocks with up to 125,000 surveys/decennial-census/2020-census/
Form Number(s): planning-management/memo-series/
addresses in each site. All living
DF–31DA(E/S) Confidentiality Notice. quarters in the test sites are included in 2020-memo-2015_04.html.
LiMA Screenshots. the In-Office Address Canvassing 3. The 2020 Census Research and
Type of Request: Regular Submission. workload, as well as the In-Field Testing Management Plan defines the
Number of Respondents: 86,250. Address Canvassing workload. For the high-level research for the life-cycle of
Average Hours per Response: 5 In-Field Address Canvassing data the program, thereby providing
minutes per Household. collection, listers will knock on every direction for research and testing
Burden Hours: 7,188. door to ask residents about their living activities and for decision-making based
Needs and Uses: During the years quarters. In addition to the Address on the outcomes. https://
preceding the 2020 Census, the Census Canvassing Test, the Census Bureau will www.census.gov/programs-surveys/
Bureau will pursue its commitment to also test the Address Canvassing decennial-census/2020-census/
reduce the costs of conducting a operation as part of the 2017 Puerto planning-management/memo-series/
decennial census, while maintaining Rico Census Test. This information is 2020-memo-2015_03.html.
our commitment to quality. The goal of new compared to the information that In addition, we are submitting
Reengineering Address Canvassing is to was included in the Federal Register planning documents that list our Goals,
ensure an accurate address frame is Notice for the Address Canvassing Test. Objectives, and Success Criteria for the
developed utilizing innovative The addition of the 2017 Puerto Rico Address Canvassing Test and the 2017
methodologies and data for updating the Census Test Address Canvassing Puerto Rico Census Test, which outlines
Master Address File (MAF)/ necessitated a name change for this the research questions related to the
Topologically Integrated Geographic package to ‘‘Address Canvassing design decisions to be made using the
Encoding and Referencing (TIGER) Testing’’ from the ‘‘Address Canvassing results of this test.
System throughout the decade. The Test’’ that appeared in the earlier Address Canvassing Test—Buncombe
Census Bureau plans to test Address Federal Register Notice. The Address County, North Carolina and St. Louis
Canvassing during the Fall of 2016 in Canvassing operations in the 2017 (Part), Missouri
the Address Canvassing Test, and in the Puerto Rico Census Test will occur in
Spring of 2017 as part of the 2017 the winter of 2017 and in the sites For the Address Canvassing Test, the
Puerto Rico Census Test. Both tests will selected for the 2017 Puerto Rico Census areas within Buncombe County, North
include two major components of the Test. This universe consists of an Carolina and St. Louis (part), Missouri
reengineered Address Canvassing estimated 95,000 housing units in the were chosen based on a variety of
operation: In-Office Address Canvassing selected areas. The methodology and characteristics:
and In-Field Address Canvassing. The test objectives for the Address • One site is experiencing population
purpose of the tests is to determine the Canvassing operation in the 2017 Puerto and housing unit growth and contains a
accuracy and feasibility of some of the Rico Census Test are the same as the mix of urban, suburban and rural
planned innovations for Address territory.
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Canvassing. The Census Bureau believes • One site is a city experiencing
that there are other means for Supporting Documents About the 2020 sustained population decline.
accomplishing the address list updates Census Design and the Address • Both sites contain a mix of address
and determining which areas have Canvassing Test Objectives styles, such as city-style addresses (i.e.,
housing changes without canvassing We are submitting with the package 101 Main St.), non city-style addresses
every single block in the field just before the following documents with the (i.e., Rural Route 2, Box 12) and location
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| Contact | Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Kevin Deardorff, U.S. Census Bureau, Economy Wide Statistics Division, Room 8K154, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233, telephone (301) 763-6033, or via the Internet at [email protected] | |
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