82_FR_13353 82 FR 13307 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

82 FR 13307 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 46 (March 10, 2017)

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FR Document2017-04755

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 46 (Friday, March 10, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 46 (Friday, March 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13307-13308]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04755]


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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: 2017 Economic Census of Island Areas.
    OMB Control Number: 0607-0937.
    Form Number(s): IA-92101, IA-92103, IA-92104, IA-92301, IA-92303, 
IA-92304, IA-93101, IA-93103, IA-93104, IA-94201, IA-94203, IA-94204, 
IA-94401, IA-94403, IA-94404, IA-95101, IA-95103, IA-95104, IA-95201, 
IA-95203, IA-95204, IA-97201, IA-97203, IA-97204.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    Number of Respondents: 51,072.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
    Burden Hours: 51,072.
    Needs and Uses: The 2017 Economic Census of Island Areas uses 
direct data collection supplemented by data from Federal administrative 
records to compile statistics on approximately 51,000 business 
establishments in industries defined by the 2017 North American 
Industry Classification System (NAICS) operating in Puerto Rico, Guam, 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin 
Islands and American Samoa. The enumeration of business establishments 
located within the 50 states will be submitted separately to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval.
    The Economic Census of Island Areas provides the only source of 
comprehensive data for the Island Areas at a geographic level similar 
to U.S. counties. It will produce basic statistics by industry for 
number of establishments, value of shipments/receipts/revenue/sales, 
payroll, and employment. It also will yield a variety of industry-
specific statistics, depreciable assets, selected purchased services, 
inventories, and capital expenditures, value of shipments/receipts/
revenue/sales by product line as defined by the North American Product 
Classification System (NAPCS), size of establishments, and other 
industry-specific measures.
    Historically American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands each received only 
one general economic census questionnaire to cover all sectors. For the 
2017 Economic Census of Island Areas, in an effort to provide all of 
the territories more complete and comparable data, American Samoa, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin 
Islands will receive eight sector group specific instruments, similar 
to what has been collected for Puerto Rico in prior censuses. The 
expanded content will cover the following sectors: Utilities, 
Transportation, and Warehousing; Construction; Manufacturing; Wholesale 
Trade; Retail Trade; Other Services; Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, 
Rental and Leasing; and Accommodation and Food Services. The use of 
forms tailored to the business sector allows for more detailed data 
collection that is not feasible using one form covering all sectors of 
the economy. However, the expanded content and additional questions on 
the sector driven instruments will increase the previous response time 
for American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
Guam, and the Virgin Islands. The new response burden estimate was 
determined based on cognitive testing done in Puerto Rico, as the 
instruments are modeled after the forms Puerto Rico has been receiving.
    The 2017 Economic Census of Island Areas will cover the following 
NAICS sectors of the U.S. economy:

 Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
 Utilities
 Construction
 Manufacturing
 Wholesale Trade
 Retail Trade
 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
 Other Services (except Public Administration)

    Although some sectors do not have activity, they are not considered 
excluded from the Economic Census of Island Areas.
    The economic census will produce basic statistics by industry for 
the number of establishments, value of shipments/receipts/revenue/
sales, payroll, and employment. It also will yield a variety of 
industry-specific statistics, including expenses, depreciable assets, 
selected purchased services, inventories, and capital expenditures, 
value of shipments/receipts/revenue/sales by product line as defined by 
the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS), type of 
operation, size of establishments, and other industry-specific 
measures.
    The Economic Census of Island Areas is the major source of 
information about the structure and functioning of the economies of 
each Island Area, and features the only recognized source of data at a 
geographic level similar to U.S. counties. Economic census statistics 
serve as part of the framework for the national accounts of the Island 
Areas and provides essential information for government, business, and 
the general public. The governments of the Island Areas and the Bureau 
of Economic Analysis (BEA) rely on the economic census as an important 
part of the framework for their income and product

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accounts, input-output tables, economic indices, and other composite 
measures that serve as the basis for economic policymaking, planning, 
and program administration. Further, the census provides benchmarks for 
surveys of businesses which track short-term economic trends, serve as 
economic indicators, and contribute critical source data for current 
estimates of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the Island Areas. 
Finally, industry, business, academia, and the general public use 
information from the economic census for evaluating markets, preparing 
business plans, making business decisions, developing economic models 
and forecasts, conducting economic research, and establishing 
benchmarks for their own sample surveys.
    If the Economic Census of Island Areas were not conducted, the 
Federal government would lose the only source of detailed comprehensive 
information of the economies of these areas. Additionally, the 
governments of the Island Areas would lose vital source data and 
benchmarks for their national accounts, input-output tables, and other 
composite measures of economic activity, causing a substantial 
degradation in the quality of these important statistics.
    Affected Public: Businesses; Not-for-profit institutions; State, 
local or tribal governments.
    Frequency: Every five years.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: This information collection is part of the 2017 
Economic Census, which is required by law under Title 13, United States 
Code (U.S.C.). Section 131 of this statute directs the taking of a 
census at 5-year intervals. Section 191 defines the geographic scope of 
the census to include the island areas and Section 224 makes reporting 
mandatory.
    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.
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                                                   • Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax                    Burden Hours: 51,072.                              The new response burden estimate was
                                                      Reform                                               Needs and Uses: The 2017 Economic                  determined based on cognitive testing
                                                   • Marc Levin, Texas Public Policy                    Census of Island Areas uses direct data               done in Puerto Rico, as the instruments
                                                      Foundation; Right on Crime                        collection supplemented by data from                  are modeled after the forms Puerto Rico
                                                   • Neil Sobol, Texas A&M University                   Federal administrative records to                     has been receiving.
                                                   D. Adjourn Briefing—3:00 p.m.                        compile statistics on approximately                      The 2017 Economic Census of Island
                                                III. Break 3:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m.                          51,000 business establishments in                     Areas will cover the following NAICS
                                                IV. Business Meeting                                    industries defined by the 2017 North                  sectors of the U.S. economy:
                                                   A. Program Planning                                  American Industry Classification                      • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas
                                                   • Discussion and vote on Michigan                    System (NAICS) operating in Puerto                       Extraction
                                                      SAC letters                                       Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the                   • Utilities
                                                   • Discussion and vote on Indiana                     Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S.                    • Construction
                                                      SAC letters                                       Virgin Islands and American Samoa.                    • Manufacturing
                                                   B. State Advisory Committees                         The enumeration of business                           • Wholesale Trade
                                                   • Vote on appointments to the                        establishments located within the 50                  • Retail Trade
                                                      Louisiana State Advisory                          states will be submitted separately to                • Transportation and Warehousing
                                                      Committee                                         the Office of Management and Budget                   • Information
                                                   • Vote on appointments to the Florida                (OMB) for approval.                                   • Finance and Insurance
                                                      State Advisory Committee                             The Economic Census of Island Areas                • Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
                                                   • Vote on appointments to the                        provides the only source of                           • Professional, Scientific and Technical
                                                      Nebraska State Advisory Committee                 comprehensive data for the Island Areas                  Services
                                                   • Vote on appointments to the Texas                  at a geographic level similar to U.S.                 • Management of Companies and
                                                      State Advisory Committee                          counties. It will produce basic statistics               Enterprises
                                                   • Presentation by Chair of Kansas                    by industry for number of                             • Administrative and Support and
                                                      State Advisory Committee on                       establishments, value of shipments/                      Waste Management and Remediation
                                                      Voting Rights in Kansas and the                   receipts/revenue/sales, payroll, and                     Services
                                                      Kansas Secure and Fair Elections                  employment. It also will yield a variety              • Educational Services
                                                      Act                                               of industry-specific statistics,                      • Health Care and Social Assistance
                                                   C. Management and Operations                         depreciable assets, selected purchased                • Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
                                                   • Staff Director’s Report                            services, inventories, and capital                    • Accommodation and Food Services
                                                   • Staff Changes                                      expenditures, value of shipments/                     • Other Services (except Public
                                                III. Adjourn Meeting.                                   receipts/revenue/sales by product line
                                                                                                                                                                 Administration)
                                                                                                        as defined by the North American
                                                  Dated: March 8, 2017.                                 Product Classification System (NAPCS),                   Although some sectors do not have
                                                Brian Walch,                                            size of establishments, and other                     activity, they are not considered
                                                Director, Communications and Public                     industry-specific measures.                           excluded from the Economic Census of
                                                Engagement.                                                Historically American Samoa, the                   Island Areas.
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–04904 Filed 3–8–17; 4:15 pm]              Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana                     The economic census will produce
                                                BILLING CODE 6335–01–P                                  Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin                    basic statistics by industry for the
                                                                                                        Islands each received only one general                number of establishments, value of
                                                                                                        economic census questionnaire to cover                shipments/receipts/revenue/sales,
                                                                                                        all sectors. For the 2017 Economic                    payroll, and employment. It also will
                                                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                                                                        yield a variety of industry-specific
                                                                                                        Census of Island Areas, in an effort to
                                                Submission for OMB Review;                              provide all of the territories more                   statistics, including expenses,
                                                Comment Request                                         complete and comparable data,                         depreciable assets, selected purchased
                                                                                                        American Samoa, the Commonwealth of                   services, inventories, and capital
                                                  The Department of Commerce will                       the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam,                   expenditures, value of shipments/
                                                submit to the Office of Management and                  and the Virgin Islands will receive eight             receipts/revenue/sales by product line
                                                Budget (OMB) for clearance the                          sector group specific instruments,                    as defined by the North American
                                                following proposal for collection of                    similar to what has been collected for                Product Classification System (NAPCS),
                                                information under the provisions of the                 Puerto Rico in prior censuses. The                    type of operation, size of
                                                Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.                      expanded content will cover the                       establishments, and other industry-
                                                chapter 35).                                            following sectors: Utilities,                         specific measures.
                                                  Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.                           Transportation, and Warehousing;                         The Economic Census of Island Areas
                                                  Title: 2017 Economic Census of Island                 Construction; Manufacturing; Wholesale                is the major source of information about
                                                Areas.                                                  Trade; Retail Trade; Other Services;                  the structure and functioning of the
                                                  OMB Control Number: 0607–0937.                        Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental               economies of each Island Area, and
                                                  Form Number(s): IA–92101, IA–                         and Leasing; and Accommodation and                    features the only recognized source of
                                                92103, IA–92104, IA–92301, IA–92303,                    Food Services. The use of forms tailored              data at a geographic level similar to U.S.
                                                IA–92304, IA–93101, IA–93103, IA–                       to the business sector allows for more                counties. Economic census statistics
                                                93104, IA–94201, IA–94203, IA–94204,                    detailed data collection that is not                  serve as part of the framework for the
                                                IA–94401, IA–94403, IA–94404, IA–                       feasible using one form covering all                  national accounts of the Island Areas
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                                                95101, IA–95103, IA–95104, IA–95201,                    sectors of the economy. However, the                  and provides essential information for
                                                IA–95203, IA–95204, IA–97201, IA–                       expanded content and additional                       government, business, and the general
                                                97203, IA–97204.                                        questions on the sector driven                        public. The governments of the Island
                                                  Type of Request: Reinstatement of a                   instruments will increase the previous                Areas and the Bureau of Economic
                                                previously approved collection.                         response time for American Samoa, the                 Analysis (BEA) rely on the economic
                                                  Number of Respondents: 51,072.                        Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana                  census as an important part of the
                                                  Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.                   Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.                framework for their income and product


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                                                accounts, input-output tables, economic                 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                • Professional, Scientific and Technical
                                                indices, and other composite measures                                                                            Services
                                                that serve as the basis for economic                    Submission for OMB Review;                            • Management of Companies and
                                                policymaking, planning, and program                     Comment Request                                          Enterprises
                                                administration. Further, the census                                                                           • Administrative and Support and
                                                                                                          The Department of Commerce will
                                                provides benchmarks for surveys of                                                                               Waste Management and Remediation
                                                                                                        submit to the Office of Management and
                                                businesses which track short-term                                                                                Services
                                                                                                        Budget (OMB) for clearance the
                                                economic trends, serve as economic                                                                            • Educational Services
                                                                                                        following proposal for collection of
                                                indicators, and contribute critical source                                                                    • Health Care and Social Assistance
                                                                                                        information under the provisions of the
                                                data for current estimates of the Gross                                                                       • Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
                                                                                                        Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
                                                Domestic Product (GDP) of the Island                                                                          • Accommodation and Food Services
                                                                                                        chapter 35).
                                                Areas. Finally, industry, business,                       Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.                         • Other Services (Except Public
                                                academia, and the general public use                      Title: 2017 Economic Census.                           Administration)
                                                information from the economic census                      OMB Control Number: None.                              The economic census will produce
                                                for evaluating markets, preparing                         Form Number(s): The almost 800                      basic statistics by industry for the
                                                business plans, making business                         electronic path numbers are too                       number of establishments, value of
                                                decisions, developing economic models                   numerous to list here.                                shipments/receipts/revenue/sales,
                                                and forecasts, conducting economic                        Type of Request: New collection.                    payroll, and employment. It also will
                                                research, and establishing benchmarks                     Number of Respondents: 4,214,680.                   yield a variety of industry-specific
                                                for their own sample surveys.                             Average Hours per Response: 1.3                     statistics, including materials
                                                   If the Economic Census of Island                     hours.                                                consumed, detailed supplies and fuels
                                                Areas were not conducted, the Federal                     Burden Hours: 5,691,972.                            consumed, electric energy consumed,
                                                government would lose the only source                     Needs and Uses: The 2017 Economic                   depreciable assets, selected purchased
                                                of detailed comprehensive information                   Census will use direct data collection                services, inventories, and capital
                                                of the economies of these areas.                        and administrative records to compile                 expenditures, value of shipments/
                                                Additionally, the governments of the                    statistics on approximately 7 million                 receipts/revenue/sales by product line
                                                Island Areas would lose vital source                    employer business establishments in                   as defined by the North American
                                                data and benchmarks for their national                  industries defined by the 2017 North                  Product Classification System (NAPCS),
                                                accounts, input-output tables, and other                American Industry Classification                      type of operation, size of
                                                composite measures of economic                          System (NAICS). This request for                      establishments, and other industry-
                                                activity, causing a substantial                         approval covers the information                       specific measures.
                                                degradation in the quality of these                     collection instruments and procedures                    The Economic Census is the primary
                                                important statistics.                                   that will be used in the enumeration of               source of information about the
                                                                                                        U.S. domestic businesses. The                         structure and functioning of the nation’s
                                                   Affected Public: Businesses; Not-for-
                                                                                                        enumeration in the Island Areas (Puerto               economy and features unique industry,
                                                profit institutions; State, local or tribal
                                                                                                        Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the                   product and geographic detail.
                                                governments.
                                                                                                        Northern Marianas Islands, the U.S.                   Economic census statistics serve as part
                                                   Frequency: Every five years.                         Virgin Islands, and American Samoa)                   of the framework for the national
                                                   Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.                  will be submitted separately to the                   accounts and provide essential
                                                   Legal Authority: This information                    Office of Management and Budget                       information for government, business,
                                                collection is part of the 2017 Economic                 (OMB) for approval. In addition to the                and the general public. The Federal
                                                Census, which is required by law under                  general enumeration of businesses, the                Government, including agencies such as
                                                Title 13, United States Code (U.S.C.).                  2017 census program also includes                     the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
                                                Section 131 of this statute directs the                 surveys of business owners and                        and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS),
                                                taking of a census at 5-year intervals.                 commodity flows. Those surveys will                   use information from the economic
                                                Section 191 defines the geographic                      also be submitted separately.                         census as an important part of the
                                                scope of the census to include the island                 The public administration sector is                 framework for the national income and
                                                areas and Section 224 makes reporting                   out of scope to the economic census.                  product accounts, input-output tables,
                                                mandatory.                                              The U.S. Census Bureau conducts, and                  economic indices, and other composite
                                                                                                        will submit separately for approval, the              measures that serve as the factual basis
                                                   This information collection request                  quinquennial census of governments                    for economic policy-making, planning,
                                                may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.                       and other current programs that                       and program administration. Further,
                                                Follow the instructions to view                         measure the activities of government                  the census provides sampling frames
                                                Department of Commerce collections                      establishments.                                       and benchmarks for current business
                                                currently under review by OMB.                            The 2017 Economic Census will cover                 surveys which track short-term
                                                   Written comments and                                 the following NAICS sectors of the U.S.               economic trends, serve as economic
                                                recommendations for the proposed                        economy:                                              indicators, and contribute critical source
                                                information collection should be sent                   • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas                  data for current estimates of gross
                                                within 30 days of publication of this                     Extraction                                          domestic product. State and local
                                                notice to                                               • Utilities                                           governments rely on the economic
                                                                                                        • Construction                                        census as a unique source of
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                                                OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax
                                                to (202) 395–5806.                                      • Manufacturing                                       comprehensive economic statistics for
                                                                                                        • Wholesale Trade                                     small geographic areas for use in policy-
                                                Sheleen Dumas,
                                                                                                        • Retail Trade                                        making, planning, and program
                                                PRA Departmental Lead, Office of the Chief              • Transportation and Warehousing                      administration. Finally, industry,
                                                Information Officer.                                    • Information                                         business, academia, and the general
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–04755 Filed 3–9–17; 8:45 am]              • Finance and Insurance                               public use information from the
                                                BILLING CODE 3510–07–P                                  • Real Estate and Rental and Leasing                  economic census for evaluating markets,


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FR Citation82 FR 13307 

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