81 FR 88661 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 236 (December 8, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 236 (December 8, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-29394 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 236 (Thursday, December 8, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 88661-88662] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-29394] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Business Research and Development and Innovation Survey. OMB Control Number: 0607-0912. Form Number(s): BRDI-1, BRDI-1S, and BRDI-M. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Number of Respondents: 245,000. Average Hours Per Response: 43 minutes. Burden Hours: 176,500. Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau requests a revision to the currently cleared Business R&D and Innovation Survey (BRDIS) information collection. This revision adds a form type [BRDI-M] to collect data on research and development (R&D) and innovation activities from small businesses with fewer than 10 employees. In 2004, the National Academy of Sciences' Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) reviewed the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics' (NCSES) portfolio of R&D surveys and recommended that NCSES explore ways to measure firm innovation and investigate the incidence of R&D activities in growing sectors, such as small business enterprises not currently covered by BRDIS. As a result, Census plans to expand BRDIS to include very small businesses or microbusinesses through the use of the BRDI-M questionnaire. The National Science Foundation Act of 1950 as amended authorizes and directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) ``. . . to provide a central clearinghouse for the collection, interpretation, and analysis of data on scientific and engineering resources and to provide a source of information for policy formulation by other agencies of the Federal government.'' One of the methods used by NCSES to fulfill this mandate is the Business R&D and Innovation Survey (BRDIS)--the primary federal source of information on R&D in the business sector. BRDIS will continue to collect the following types of information:R&D expense based on accounting standards. Worldwide R&D of domestic companies. Business segment detail. R&D related capital expenditures. Detailed data about the R&D workforce. R&D strategy and data on the potential impact of R&D on the market. R&D directed to application areas of particular national interest. Data measuring innovation and intellectual property protection activities. In addition to adding the BRDI-M form, the following changes will be made to the 2016-2017 BRDIS compared to the 2015 BRDIS: Add item in type-of-cost questions to collect Royalty and licensing payments. Add questions collecting Basic-Applied-Development split of Total R&D paid for by the company and Total R&D paid for by others. Delete question on intellectual property protection. Add two Yes/No questions to help separately identify intellectual property transfer transactions with U.S. persons and foreign persons. Discontinue the pre-survey letter. This letter was planned to collect contact and company status information (merger, acquisition, etc.) from approximately 500 of the largest R&D companies. The forms used in the BRDIS are: Form BRDI-M. This form will be mailed to approximately 200,000 small businesses with less than 10 employees. In addition to general business information--primary business activity (NAICS code), year business was formed, and number of employees--this form would collect data on R&D, innovation, employment, related activities (such as sales of significantly improved goods and services; operating agreements and licensing activities; technology transfer; patents and intellectual property; and sources of technical knowledge), measures of entrepreneurial strategies, and demographic characteristics of the entrepreneur. Form BRDI-1. This form will be mailed to approximately 7,000 companies with a history of significant R&D and contains the full complement of BRDIS data items. Form BRDI-1(S). This form will be mailed to approximately 38,000 companies and contains only the most high-level BRDIS data items. Information from BRDIS will continue to support the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 as well as other R&D-related initiatives introduced during the clearance period. Other initiatives that have used BRDIS statistics include: The Innovation Measurement- Tracking the State of Innovation in the American Economy (U.S. Department of Commerce); Science of Science and Innovation Policy (NSF); and Rising Above the Gathering Storm (National Research Council). Policy officials from many Federal agencies rely on BRDIS statistics for essential information. For example, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) now incorporates R&D as fixed investment in the National Income and Product Accounts (NIPAs). Businesses and trade organizations also rely on BRDIS data to benchmark their industries' performance against others. Each BRDIS data item is intended to address specific data user needs identified by NCSES through research, workshops, and regular interaction with data users. In previous years, BRDIS statistics were limited to companies with five or more U.S. employees. With the addition of BRDI-M, all companies with U.S. employees will be eligible for inclusion in providing statistics on R&D and innovation regardless of company size. Expanding the coverage of the BRDIS [[Page 88662]] will provide data users a more complete picture of R&D and innovation in the business sector and will allow policy makers and researchers to investigate questions about R&D, innovation, and competiveness in small businesses. Affected Public: Business or other for-profit. Frequency: Annually. Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory. Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Sections 8(b), 131, and 182, and Title 42, United States Code, Sections 1861-76 (National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended). 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. Sheleen Dumas, PRA Departmental Lead, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2016-29394 Filed 12-7-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-07-P
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20 points: Describe the objectives of a In 2004, the National Academy of contact and company status information
veterinarian to meet the needs of the Sciences’ Committee on National (merger, acquisition, etc.) from
shortage situation in the community, Statistics (CNSTAT) reviewed the approximately 500 of the largest R&D
area, state/insular area, or position National Center for Science and companies.
requested above. Engineering Statistics’ (NCSES) The forms used in the BRDIS are:
20 points: Describe the activities portfolio of R&D surveys and Form BRDI–M. This form will be
required of a veterinarian to meet the recommended that NCSES explore ways mailed to approximately 200,000 small
needs of the shortage situation located to measure firm innovation and businesses with less than 10 employees.
in the community, area, state/insular investigate the incidence of R&D In addition to general business
area, or position requested above. activities in growing sectors, such as information—primary business activity
5 points: Describe any past efforts to small business enterprises not currently (NAICS code), year business was
recruit and retain a veterinarian to covered by BRDIS. As a result, Census formed, and number of employees—this
achieve the objectives and activities in plans to expand BRDIS to include very form would collect data on R&D,
the shortage situation identified above. small businesses or microbusinesses innovation, employment, related
35 points: Describe the risk of this through the use of the BRDI–M activities (such as sales of significantly
veterinarian position not being filled or questionnaire. improved goods and services; operating
retained. Include the risk(s) to the The National Science Foundation Act agreements and licensing activities;
production of a safe and wholesome of 1950 as amended authorizes and technology transfer; patents and
food supply and/or to animal, human, directs the National Science Foundation intellectual property; and sources of
and environmental health not only in (NSF) through the National Center for technical knowledge), measures of
the community but in the region, state/ Science and Engineering Statistics entrepreneurial strategies, and
insular area, nation, and/or (NCSES) ‘‘. . . to provide a central demographic characteristics of the
international community. clearinghouse for the collection, entrepreneur.
An additional 20 points will be used interpretation, and analysis of data on Form BRDI–1. This form will be
scientific and engineering resources and mailed to approximately 7,000
to evaluate overall merit/quality of the
to provide a source of information for companies with a history of significant
case made for each nomination.
policy formulation by other agencies of R&D and contains the full complement
Done in Washington, DC, this 30th day of of BRDIS data items.
November, 2016. the Federal government.’’ One of the
Form BRDI–1(S). This form will be
Sonny Ramaswamy, methods used by NCSES to fulfill this
mailed to approximately 38,000
mandate is the Business R&D and
Director, National Institute of Food and companies and contains only the most
Agriculture. Innovation Survey (BRDIS)—the
high-level BRDIS data items.
primary federal source of information Information from BRDIS will continue
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on R&D in the business sector. to support the America COMPETES
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BRDIS will continue to collect the
Reauthorization Act of 2010 as well as
following types of information:
other R&D-related initiatives introduced
• R&D expense based on accounting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE during the clearance period. Other
standards.
• Worldwide R&D of domestic initiatives that have used BRDIS
Submission for OMB Review; companies. statistics include: The Innovation
Comment Request • Business segment detail. Measurement-Tracking the State of
• R&D related capital expenditures. Innovation in the American Economy
The Department of Commerce will • Detailed data about the R&D (U.S. Department of Commerce);
submit to the Office of Management and workforce. Science of Science and Innovation
Budget (OMB) for clearance the • R&D strategy and data on the Policy (NSF); and Rising Above the
following proposal for collection of potential impact of R&D on the market. Gathering Storm (National Research
information under the provisions of the • R&D directed to application areas of Council).
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. particular national interest. Policy officials from many Federal
chapter 35). • Data measuring innovation and agencies rely on BRDIS statistics for
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. intellectual property protection essential information. For example, the
Title: Business Research and activities. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
Development and Innovation Survey. In addition to adding the BRDI–M now incorporates R&D as fixed
OMB Control Number: 0607–0912. form, the following changes will be investment in the National Income and
Form Number(s): BRDI–1, BRDI–1S, made to the 2016–2017 BRDIS Product Accounts (NIPAs). Businesses
and BRDI–M. compared to the 2015 BRDIS: and trade organizations also rely on
Type of Request: Revision of a • Add item in type-of-cost questions BRDIS data to benchmark their
currently approved collection. to collect Royalty and licensing industries’ performance against others.
Number of Respondents: 245,000. payments. Each BRDIS data item is intended to
Average Hours Per Response: 43 • Add questions collecting Basic- address specific data user needs
minutes. Applied-Development split of Total identified by NCSES through research,
Burden Hours: 176,500. R&D paid for by the company and Total workshops, and regular interaction with
Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau R&D paid for by others. data users.
requests a revision to the currently • Delete question on intellectual In previous years, BRDIS statistics
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cleared Business R&D and Innovation property protection. were limited to companies with five or
Survey (BRDIS) information collection. • Add two Yes/No questions to help more U.S. employees. With the addition
This revision adds a form type [BRDI– separately identify intellectual property of BRDI–M, all companies with U.S.
M] to collect data on research and transfer transactions with U.S. persons employees will be eligible for inclusion
development (R&D) and innovation and foreign persons. in providing statistics on R&D and
activities from small businesses with • Discontinue the pre-survey letter. innovation regardless of company size.
fewer than 10 employees. This letter was planned to collect Expanding the coverage of the BRDIS
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will provide data users a more complete instrument(s) and instructions should Æ Age, sex, race, and ethnicity
picture of R&D and innovation in the be directed to Robert Sienkiewicz; categories
business sector and will allow policy robert.sienkiewicz@census.gov; phone: Æ Detailed industry (i.e., type, firm
makers and researchers to investigate 301–763–1234. age, firm size)
questions about R&D, innovation, and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: • LEHD Origin Destination
competiveness in small businesses. Employment Statistics (LODES)—
Affected Public: Business or other for- I. Abstract LODES data provide detailed spatial
profit. A 21st century statistical system must distributions of workers’ employment
Frequency: Annually. provide information about the dynamic and residential locations and the
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. economy quickly, using data assets relation between the two at the Census
Legal Authority: Title 13, United efficiently while minimizing the burden Block level. LODES also provides
States Code, Sections 8(b), 131, and 182, of collecting and providing data and characteristic detail on age, earnings,
and Title 42, United States Code, fully preserving confidentiality. The industry distributions, and local
Sections 1861–76 (National Science Census Bureau’s Longitudinal workforce indicators.
Foundation Act of 1950, as amended). Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) • Job-to-Job Flows (J2J)—Job-to-Job
This information collection request program has demonstrated the power Flows (J2J) is a new set of statistics on
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. and usefulness of linking multiple worker reallocation in the United States
Follow the instructions to view business and employee data sets with constructed from the LEHD data. The
Department of Commerce collections state-of-the-art confidentiality initial release of national data
currently under review by OMB. protections to build a longitudinal distinguishes hires and separations
Written comments and national frame of jobs. associated with job change from hires
recommendations for the proposed and separations to non-employment.
This program supports the
information collection should be sent Future releases will be published at
Department of Commerce plan to
within 30 days of publication of this more detailed levels of aggregations, and
improve American competitiveness and
notice to OIRA_Submission@ will tabulate the origin and destination
measures of innovation. It provides
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202)395–5806. job characteristics of workers changing
federal, state, and local policymakers
jobs.
Sheleen Dumas, and planners, businesses, private sector These data products highlight state
PRA Departmental Lead, Office of the Chief decision makers, and Congress with and local labor market dynamics that
Information Officer. comprehensive and timely national, cannot be learned from other statistical
[FR Doc. 2016–29394 Filed 12–7–16; 8:45 am] state, and local information on the sources and are therefore used in many
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dynamic nature of employers and different arenas. For example, the QWI
employees. can be used as local-labor-market
The LEHD program significantly controls in regression analysis; to
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE reduces the overall effort for the identify long-term trends; to provide
generation of its quarterly data product local context in performance
Census Bureau by: evaluations, and a host of other
• Leveraging exiting federal applications.
Proposed Information Collection;
administrative and state data
Comment Request; Longitudinal II. Method of Collection
• Avoiding costs required to expand
Employer-Household Dynamics The collection of data occurs in
existing surveys to collect the
(LEHD) accordance with the rules established by
information directly
AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, • Reducing respondent burden by interagency agreements with the
Commerce. limiting the number of required participating state partners or data
resources to just the owners of the sharing agreements that have been
ACTION: Notice.
required data established within the Census Bureau.
SUMMARY: The Department of For state partners, their data is
The LEHD program is a member of a
Commerce, as part of its continuing submitted directly to the Census secure
partnership between the US Census
effort to reduce paperwork and servers where Personally Identifiable
Bureau and the Labor Market
respondent burden, invites the general Information (PII) goes through a process
Information (LMI) agencies from 49
public and other Federal agencies to to replace it with Protected
states, the District of Columbia, and the
take this opportunity to comment on Identification Keys (PIK). This ‘‘PIKing’’
territories of Puerto Rico and the Virgin
proposed and/or continuing information process also applies to all other
Islands. This partnership supports the
collections, as required by the administrative data that are used by the
development, promotion, and
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. LEHD program. For all other required
distribution of the following data
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
administration data, they are transferred
products:
or referenced by the QWI production
comments must be submitted on or • QWI Public Use—The flagship data system. Data collection and processing
before February 6, 2017. product of the LEHD program is the also includes activities such as
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments QWI Public Use which provides 32 validation of data quality.
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental statistical indicators on employment, The data products created by the
Paperwork Clearance Officer, job creation and destruction, accessions
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LEHD program are not generated by a
Department of Commerce, Room 6616, (hires and recalls), and separations (e.g. traditional survey. Rather, all input data
14th and Constitution Avenue NW., exits and layoffs). These statistics are required is collected electronically as
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the released for the following by-groups for follows:
Internet at jjessup@doc.gov). all quarters for which data are available • State Unemployment Insurance (UI)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: for each partner state: and Quarterly Census of Employment
Requests for additional information or Æ County, metropolitan, and and Wages (QCEW) are provided via
copies of the information collection workforce investment area secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
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