81 FR 47156 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Annual Capital Expenditures Survey
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 139 (July 20, 2016)
Census Bureau
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 139 (July 20, 2016)
| Page Range | 47156-47156 | |
| FR Document | 2016-17077 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 20, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 47156] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-17077] [[Page 47156]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Census Bureau Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Annual Capital Expenditures Survey 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, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on or before September 19, 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 Valerie Mastalski, U.S. Census Bureau, Room HQ- 8K041, Washington, DC 20233; (301) 763-3317 (or via the Internet at [email protected]). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The U.S. Census Bureau plans to conduct the 2016 through 2018 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES). The annual survey collects data on fixed assets and depreciation, sales and receipts, capitalized computer software, and capital expenditures for new and used structures and equipment. The ACES is the sole source of detailed comprehensive statistics on actual business spending for non-farm companies, non- governmental companies, organizations, and associations operating in the United States. Both employer and nonemployer companies are included in the survey. The Bureau of Economic Analysis, the primary Federal user of the ACES data, uses these data in refining and evaluating annual estimates of investment in structures and equipment in the national income and product accounts, compiling annual input-output tables, and computing gross domestic product by industry. The Federal Reserve Board uses these data to improve estimates of investment indicators for monetary policy. The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses these data to improve estimates of capital stocks for productivity analysis. Industry analysts use these data for market analysis, economic forecasting, identifying business opportunities, product development, and business planning. Planned changes from the previous ACES are the collection of capital expenditures data solely by electronic reporting, and the collection of capital expenditures by type of structure and type of equipment in the 2017 ACES only. Every five years, for years ending in ``3'' and ``8'', detailed data by types of structures and types of equipment have been collected from companies with employees. In 2010, it was decided that this detailed data should be collected for years ending in ``2'' and ``7'' beginning in 2013, to align with the years in which the Economic Census is conducted. II. Method of Collection For the 2012 and prior ACES data collection; the Census Bureau used mail out/mail back survey forms to collect data. For the 2013 ACES, the Census Bureau collected data from employer companies primarily through electronic reporting and continued to use mail out/mail back survey forms to collect data from nonemployer companies. Beginning with the 2014 ACES, the Census Bureau collected data from both employer and nonemployer companies primarily through electronic reporting. Companies were asked to respond to the survey within 30 days of the initial mailing. Letters and/or telephone calls encouraging participation were directed to companies that had not responded by the designated time. The Census Bureau will continue collecting the ACES data from employer and nonemployer companies solely through electronic reporting. Employer companies will complete the ACE-1 electronic reporting instrument. Nonemployers will complete the ACE-2 electronic reporting instrument. All companies will receive a notification letter containing their User ID and password, and will be directed to report online through the Census Bureau's Business Help Site. The online reporting instruments are an electronic version of the paper data collection instruments, which will no longer be used and are tailored to the company's diversity of operations and number of industries with payroll. The Census Bureau will continue to ask both companies with employees and nonemployer companies to respond to the survey within 30 days. Reminder letters and/or telephone calls encouraging participation will continue to be directed to all companies that have not responded by the designated time. III. Data OMB Control Number: 0607-0782. Form Number: ACE-1 and ACE-2. Type of Review: Regular submission. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations, non- profit institutions. Estimated Number of Respondents: Approximately 75,000 (45,000 employer companies, and 30,000 nonemployer businesses). Estimated Time Per Response: The average for all respondents is 1.96 hours. For employer companies completing form ACE-1, the range is 2 to 16 hours, averaging 2.59 hours. For companies completing form ACE- 2, the range is less than 1 hour to 2 hours, averaging 1 hour. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 146,570 hours. Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0. Respondents' Obligation: Mandatory. Legal Authority: Title 13 United States Code, Sections 131 and 182. 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: July 14, 2016. Glenna Mickelson, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2016-17077 Filed 7-19-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-07-P
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE domestic product by industry. The The Census Bureau will continue to
Federal Reserve Board uses these data to ask both companies with employees and
Census Bureau improve estimates of investment nonemployer companies to respond to
indicators for monetary policy. The the survey within 30 days. Reminder
Proposed Information Collection; Bureau of Labor Statistics uses these letters and/or telephone calls
Comment Request; Annual Capital data to improve estimates of capital encouraging participation will continue
Expenditures Survey stocks for productivity analysis. to be directed to all companies that have
AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, Industry analysts use these data for not responded by the designated time.
Commerce. market analysis, economic forecasting, III. Data
ACTION: Notice. identifying business opportunities,
product development, and business OMB Control Number: 0607–0782.
SUMMARY: The Department of planning. Form Number: ACE–1 and ACE–2.
Commerce, as part of its continuing Planned changes from the previous
effort to reduce paperwork and Type of Review: Regular submission.
ACES are the collection of capital
respondent burden, invites the general expenditures data solely by electronic Affected Public: Businesses or other
public and other Federal agencies to reporting, and the collection of capital for-profit organizations, non-profit
take this opportunity to comment on expenditures by type of structure and institutions.
proposed and/or continuing information type of equipment in the 2017 ACES Estimated Number of Respondents:
collections, as required by the only. Every five years, for years ending Approximately 75,000 (45,000 employer
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, in ‘‘3’’ and ‘‘8’’, detailed data by types companies, and 30,000 nonemployer
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. of structures and types of equipment businesses).
3506(c)(2)(A)). have been collected from companies Estimated Time Per Response: The
DATES: To ensure consideration, written with employees. In 2010, it was decided average for all respondents is 1.96
comments must be submitted on or that this detailed data should be hours. For employer companies
before September 19, 2016. collected for years ending in ‘‘2’’ and completing form ACE–1, the range is 2
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments ‘‘7’’ beginning in 2013, to align with the to 16 hours, averaging 2.59 hours. For
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental years in which the Economic Census is companies completing form ACE–2, the
Paperwork Clearance Officer, conducted. range is less than 1 hour to 2 hours,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616, II. Method of Collection averaging 1 hour.
14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Estimated Total Annual Burden
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the For the 2012 and prior ACES data Hours: 146,570 hours.
Internet at jjessup@doc.gov). collection; the Census Bureau used mail
out/mail back survey forms to collect Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or data. For the 2013 ACES, the Census Respondents’ Obligation: Mandatory.
copies of the information collection Bureau collected data from employer Legal Authority: Title 13 United States
instrument(s) and instructions should companies primarily through electronic Code, Sections 131 and 182.
be directed to Valerie Mastalski, U.S. reporting and continued to use mail out/
mail back survey forms to collect data IV. Request for Comments
Census Bureau, Room HQ–8K041,
Washington, DC 20233; (301) 763–3317 from nonemployer companies. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
(or via the Internet at Beginning with the 2014 ACES, the the proposed collection of information
Valerie.Cherry.Mastalski@census.gov). Census Bureau collected data from both is necessary for the proper performance
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: employer and nonemployer companies of the functions of the agency, including
primarily through electronic reporting. whether the information shall have
I. Abstract Companies were asked to respond to the practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
The U.S. Census Bureau plans to survey within 30 days of the initial agency’s estimate of the burden
conduct the 2016 through 2018 Annual mailing. Letters and/or telephone calls (including hours and cost) of the
Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES). encouraging participation were directed proposed collection of information; (c)
The annual survey collects data on fixed to companies that had not responded by ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
assets and depreciation, sales and the designated time. clarity of the information to be
receipts, capitalized computer software, The Census Bureau will continue collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
and capital expenditures for new and collecting the ACES data from employer burden of the collection of information
used structures and equipment. The and nonemployer companies solely on respondents, including through the
ACES is the sole source of detailed through electronic reporting. Employer use of automated collection techniques
comprehensive statistics on actual companies will complete the ACE–1 or other forms of information
business spending for non-farm electronic reporting instrument. technology.
companies, non-governmental Nonemployers will complete the ACE– Comments submitted in response to
companies, organizations, and 2 electronic reporting instrument. All this notice will be summarized and/or
associations operating in the United companies will receive a notification included in the request for OMB
States. Both employer and nonemployer letter containing their User ID and approval of this information collection;
companies are included in the survey. password, and will be directed to report they also will become a matter of public
The Bureau of Economic Analysis, the online through the Census Bureau’s
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record.
primary Federal user of the ACES data, Business Help Site. The online reporting
uses these data in refining and instruments are an electronic version of Dated: July 14, 2016.
evaluating annual estimates of the paper data collection instruments, Glenna Mickelson,
investment in structures and equipment which will no longer be used and are Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
in the national income and product tailored to the company’s diversity of Information Officer.
accounts, compiling annual input- operations and number of industries [FR Doc. 2016–17077 Filed 7–19–16; 8:45 am]
output tables, and computing gross with payroll. BILLING CODE 3510–07–P
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| Dates | To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on or before September 19, 2016. | |
| Contact | Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Valerie Mastalski, U.S. Census Bureau, Room HQ- 8K041, Washington, DC 20233; (301) 763-3317 (or via the Internet at [email protected]). | |
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