82 FR 13308 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 46 (Friday, March 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13308-13309]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04754]


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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.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): The almost 800 electronic path numbers are too 
numerous to list here.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Number of Respondents: 4,214,680.
    Average Hours per Response: 1.3 hours.
    Burden Hours: 5,691,972.
    Needs and Uses: The 2017 Economic Census will use direct data 
collection and administrative records to compile statistics on 
approximately 7 million employer business establishments in industries 
defined by the 2017 North American Industry Classification System 
(NAICS). This request for approval covers the information collection 
instruments and procedures that will be used in the enumeration of U.S. 
domestic businesses. The enumeration in the Island Areas (Puerto Rico, 
Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, the U.S. 
Virgin Islands, and American Samoa) will be submitted separately to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. In addition to the 
general enumeration of businesses, the 2017 census program also 
includes surveys of business owners and commodity flows. Those surveys 
will also be submitted separately.
    The public administration sector is out of scope to the economic 
census. The U.S. Census Bureau conducts, and will submit separately for 
approval, the quinquennial census of governments and other current 
programs that measure the activities of government establishments.
    The 2017 Economic Census 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)

    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 materials consumed, detailed 
supplies and fuels consumed, electric energy consumed, 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 is the primary source of information about the 
structure and functioning of the nation's economy and features unique 
industry, product and geographic detail. Economic census statistics 
serve as part of the framework for the national accounts and provide 
essential information for government, business, and the general public. 
The Federal Government, including agencies such as the Bureau of 
Economic Analysis (BEA) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), use 
information from the economic census as an important part of the 
framework for the national income and product accounts, input-output 
tables, economic indices, and other composite measures that serve as 
the factual basis for economic policy-making, planning, and program 
administration. Further, the census provides sampling frames and 
benchmarks for current business surveys which track short-term economic 
trends, serve as economic indicators, and contribute critical source 
data for current estimates of gross domestic product. State and local 
governments rely on the economic census as a unique source of 
comprehensive economic statistics for small geographic areas for use in 
policy-making, planning, and program administration. Finally, industry, 
business, academia, and the general public use information from the 
economic census for evaluating markets,

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preparing business plans, making business decisions, developing 
economic models and forecasts, conducting economic research, and 
establishing benchmarks for their own sample surveys.
    Affected Public: Businesses; Not-for-profit institutions; State, 
local or tribal governments.
    Frequency: Every five years.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: The economic census is required by law under Title 
13, United States Code (U.S.C.), Section 131 which mandates the taking 
of a census at 5-year intervals. 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.
[FR Doc. 2017-04754 Filed 3-9-17; 8:45 am]
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