82_FR_28939 82 FR 28818 - Request for Comment; Notice of Development of Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account (To Define and Measure the Economic Impact of Outdoor Recreation)

82 FR 28818 - Request for Comment; Notice of Development of Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account (To Define and Measure the Economic Impact of Outdoor Recreation)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 121 (June 26, 2017)

Page Range28818-28819
FR Document2017-13289

The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and Federal Recreation Council (FRC) are soliciting comments from the public on the development of a new set of national statistics that would provide information on the economic activity generated by outdoor recreation in the United States as authorized by the Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Impact Act of 2016, Public Law 114-249.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 121 (Monday, June 26, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 121 (Monday, June 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13289]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Economic Analysis

RIN 0691-XC068


Request for Comment; Notice of Development of Outdoor Recreation 
Satellite Account (To Define and Measure the Economic Impact of Outdoor 
Recreation)

AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Advance notice of development of satellite account to define 
and measure the outdoor recreation economy; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and Federal Recreation 
Council (FRC) are soliciting comments from the public on the 
development of a new set of national statistics that would provide 
information on the economic activity generated by outdoor recreation in 
the United States as authorized by the Outdoor Recreation Jobs and 
Impact Act of 2016, Public Law 114-249.

DATES: Comments must be received no later than 30 days after 
publication of this notice.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments via email to 
[email protected]. Comments sent by any other method or after 
the comment period may not be considered. All comments are a part of 
the public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Howells, Chief, Industry 
Analysis Division (BE-53), Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of 
Commerce, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233; phone: (301) 
278-9586 or via email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In September 2016, the Bureau of Economic 
Analysis (BEA) entered an interagency agreement with agencies of the 
Federal Recreation Council (FRC). The FRC is composed of the National 
Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The 
interagency agreement seeks to develop an Outdoor Recreation Satellite 
Account (ORSA). The seven agencies that make up the FRC are prominent 
stewards of federal public lands and waters for outdoor recreation, and 
BEA is one of the U.S. government's premier producers of official 
economic statistics.
    The ORSA will provide a first-of-its-kind look at the outdoor 
recreation economy. While BEA's current gross domestic product (GDP) 
statistics already embed economic activity associated with outdoor 
recreation, the new satellite account will allow these activities to be 
separately identified and highlighted in a way not possible with 
current statistics. Ultimately, creation of the ORSA will provide 
detailed data that will deepen the public's understanding of the 
economic impact of outdoor recreation. This will inform decision making 
and improve governance and long-term management of public lands and 
waters. The first major step in this effort is to define the range of 
activities encompassed by the outdoor recreation economy. In evaluating 
potential definitions, BEA and FRC will consider public comment as well 
as input from subject matter experts in the field of outdoor economics. 
The ORSA research team will then develop two or three potential 
definitions ranging in scope from narrow to broad. The range of 
activities in each definition will determine which industries and 
detailed goods and services measured by BEA will be classified as in 
scope, out of scope, or partially in scope for the outdoor recreation 
economy.
    Once these initial definitions have been established, the second 
major step will be to review the list of partially-in-scope goods and 
services, and identify data sources and methodologies by which the in-
scope share of these ``partial'' items can be estimated. Finally, using 
the information collected in the first two steps, prototype national-
level estimates of economic activity will be developed that could 
include measures of output, value added, compensation of employees, and 
employment in the outdoor recreation economy. BEA invites email 
comments from the general public, private industry, state and local 
governments, non-profit organizations, and other interested parties. In 
particular, we are interested in feedback regarding the following:

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    1. What recreation-related activities should be considered as in 
scope for the ORSA;
    2. What types of statistics that potential users of the ORSA would 
like to see presented in the account in addition to output, value 
added, employment, and compensation;
    3. What datasets could supplement BEA's core statistics in 
estimating shares for partially in-scope goods and services; and,
    4. What datasets could be used for possible future regionalization 
of the account.

    Dated: June 20, 2017.
Sarahelen Thompson,
Deputy Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2017-13289 Filed 6-23-17; 8:45 am]
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28818 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 121 / Monday, June 26, 2017 / Notices push production sample of 80,000 is or other forms of information Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of broken out into two non-monetary technology. Land Management, Bureau of incentive groups: The majority, 70,000 Comments submitted in response to Reclamation, National Oceanic and RNs, will receive a lanyard and pen; a this notice will be summarized and/or Atmospheric Administration, and U.S. small group, 10,000 RNs, will receive no included in the request for OMB Army Corps of Engineers. The incentive so that the effectiveness of the approval of this information collection; interagency agreement seeks to develop non-monetary incentive can be they also will become a matter of public an Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account evaluated. No additional incentives are record. (ORSA). The seven agencies that make planned for subsequent follow-up Sheleen Dumas, up the FRC are prominent stewards of reminders or paper questionnaire federal public lands and waters for Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief mailings. Information Officer. outdoor recreation, and BEA is one of the U.S. government’s premier Mixed-Mode [FR Doc. 2017–13293 Filed 6–23–17; 8:45 am] producers of official economic statistics. The remaining 20% of the sampled BILLING CODE 3510–07–P The ORSA will provide a first-of-its- RNs will be mailed an initial invite with kind look at the outdoor recreation instructions on how to complete the economy. While BEA’s current gross questionnaire via the web, in addition to DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE domestic product (GDP) statistics a paper questionnaire in the packet. Bureau of Economic Analysis already embed economic activity This group of 20,000 RNs is broken out associated with outdoor recreation, the so that 10,000 receive a lanyard and RIN 0691–XC068 new satellite account will allow these pen, and a smaller group, 10,000 RNs, activities to be separately identified and receive no incentive so that the Request for Comment; Notice of Development of Outdoor Recreation highlighted in a way not possible with effectiveness of the non-monetary current statistics. Ultimately, creation of incentive can be evaluated. Satellite Account (To Define and Measure the Economic Impact of the ORSA will provide detailed data III. Data Outdoor Recreation) that will deepen the public’s understanding of the economic impact OMB Control Number: 0607–####. AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, of outdoor recreation. This will inform Form Number: NSSRN. Department of Commerce. decision making and improve Type of Review: Regular submission. ACTION: Advance notice of development governance and long-term management Affected Public: Nurses, researchers, of satellite account to define and of public lands and waters. The first and policymakers. measure the outdoor recreation major step in this effort is to define the Estimated Number of Respondents: economy; request for comments. range of activities encompassed by the 65,000. Estimated Time per Response: 25 outdoor recreation economy. In SUMMARY: The Bureau of Economic evaluating potential definitions, BEA minutes per response. Analysis (BEA) and Federal Recreation Estimated Total Annual Burden and FRC will consider public comment Council (FRC) are soliciting comments as well as input from subject matter Hours: 27,083 hours. from the public on the development of Estimated Total Annual Cost to experts in the field of outdoor a new set of national statistics that economics. The ORSA research team Public: $0. would provide information on the Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. will then develop two or three potential economic activity generated by outdoor definitions ranging in scope from Legal Authority: Census Authority: 13 recreation in the United States as U.S.C. Section 8(b). narrow to broad. The range of activities authorized by the Outdoor Recreation in each definition will determine which HRSA Authority: Public Service Act Jobs and Impact Act of 2016, Public Law 42 U.S.C. Section 294n(b)(2)(A) and 42 industries and detailed goods and 114–249. services measured by BEA will be U.S.C. Section 295k(a)–(b). DATES: Comments must be received no classified as in scope, out of scope, or Confidentiality: The data collected later than 30 days after publication of partially in scope for the outdoor under this agreement are confidential this notice. recreation economy. under 13 U.S.C. Section 9. All access to Title 13 data from this survey is ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Once these initial definitions have restricted to those holding Census via email to OutdoorRecreation@ been established, the second major step Bureau Special Sworn Status pursuant bea.gov. Comments sent by any other will be to review the list of partially-in- to 13 U.S.C. Section 23(c). method or after the comment period scope goods and services, and identify may not be considered. All comments data sources and methodologies by IV. Request for Comments are a part of the public record. which the in-scope share of these Comments are invited on: (a) Whether FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ‘‘partial’’ items can be estimated. the proposed collection of information Thomas Howells, Chief, Industry Finally, using the information collected is necessary for the proper performance Analysis Division (BE–53), Bureau of in the first two steps, prototype of the functions of the agency, including Economic Analysis, Department of national-level estimates of economic whether the information shall have Commerce, 4600 Silver Hill Road, activity will be developed that could practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Washington, DC 20233; phone: (301) include measures of output, value agency’s estimate of the burden 278–9586 or via email at added, compensation of employees, and (including hours and cost) of the thomas.howells@bea.gov. employment in the outdoor recreation sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES proposed collection of information; (c) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In economy. BEA invites email comments ways to enhance the quality, utility, and September 2016, the Bureau of from the general public, private clarity of the information to be Economic Analysis (BEA) entered an industry, state and local governments, collected; and (d) ways to minimize the interagency agreement with agencies of non-profit organizations, and other burden of the collection of information the Federal Recreation Council (FRC). interested parties. In particular, we are on respondents, including through the The FRC is composed of the National interested in feedback regarding the use of automated collection techniques Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. following: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:04 Jun 23, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26JNN1.SGM 26JNN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 121 / Monday, June 26, 2017 / Notices 28819 1. What recreation-related activities requirements of the FTZ Act and the through January 31, 2016.1 On April 12, should be considered as in scope for the Board’s regulations are satisfied (except 2017, 2016, the Department extended ORSA; with regard to the request to exempt Site the deadline for the final results to June 2. What types of statistics that 1 from sunset limits); 22, 2017.2 For a complete description of potential users of the ORSA would like Now, therefore, the Board hereby the events that followed publication of to see presented in the account in orders: the Preliminary Rescission, see the addition to output, value added, The application, as amended, to Issues and Decision Memorandum, employment, and compensation; reorganize FTZ 229 under the ASF is which is dated concurrently with, and 3. What datasets could supplement approved, subject to the FTZ Act and hereby adopted by, this notice.3 The BEA’s core statistics in estimating the Board’s regulations, including Issues and Decision Memorandum is a shares for partially in-scope goods and Section 400.13, to the Board’s standard public document and is available services; and, 2,000-acre activation limit for the zone, electronically via Enforcement and 4. What datasets could be used for and to an ASF sunset provision for Compliance’s Antidumping and possible future regionalization of the magnet sites that would terminate Countervailing Duty Centralized account. authority for Site 1 if not activated Electronic Service System (ACCESS). Dated: June 20, 2017. within five years from the month of ACCESS is available to registered users Sarahelen Thompson, approval. at http://access.trade.gov and to all Deputy Director, Bureau of Economic Dated: June 14, 2017. parties in the Central Records Unit, Analysis. Ronald K. Lorentzen, room B8024 of the main Department of [FR Doc. 2017–13289 Filed 6–23–17; 8:45 am] Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Commerce building. In addition, a Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate complete version of the Issues and BILLING CODE 3510–06–P Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. Decision Memorandum can be accessed [FR Doc. 2017–13302 Filed 6–23–17; 8:45 am] at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic Foreign-Trade Zones Board version are identical in content. [Order No. 2034] DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Scope of the Order International Trade Administration The scope of this order covers Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone passenger tires from the PRC. For a 229 Under Alternative Site Framework; [C–570–017] complete description of the scope, see Charleston, West Virginia Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck ‘‘Scope of the Order’’ section of the Tires From the People’s Republic of Issues and Decision Memorandum.4 Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign- Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as China: Final Rescission of 2014–2016 Analysis of Comments Received amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the Foreign- Countervailing Duty New Shipper Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the The Department received case and Review rebuttal briefs following publication of following Order: AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, the Preliminary Rescission. All issues Whereas, the Board adopted the raised in the briefs are addressed in the International Trade Administration, alternative site framework (ASF) (15 Issues and Decision Memorandum.5 A Department of Commerce. CFR Sec. 400.2(c)) as an option for the list of topics included in the Issues and SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of establishment or reorganization of Decision Memorandum is provided at zones; Commerce (the Department) determines to rescind this new shipper review the Appendix to this notice. Whereas, the West Virginia Economic Development Authority, grantee of (NSR) of the countervailing duty (CVD) Final Rescission of New Shipper Foreign-Trade Zone 229, submitted an order on passenger vehicle and light Review application to the Board (FTZ Docket B– truck tires (passenger tires) from the In the Preliminary Rescission, the 23–2016, docketed on April 22, 2016 People’s Republic of China (the PRC). Department announced its preliminary and amended on September 27, 2016 The period of review (POR) is December and January 18, 2017) for authority to 1, 2014, through January 31, 2016. The 1 See Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires reorganize under the ASF with a service NSR covers one exporter/producer of from the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary area of the Counties of Boone, Cabell, subject merchandise, Shandong Rescission of 2014–2016 Countervailing Duty New Calhoun, Clay, Fayette, Jackson, Xinghongyuan Tire Co., Ltd. (SXT). Shipper Review, 82 FR 8825 (January 31, 2017) (Preliminary Rescission), and accompanying Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, DATES: Effective June 26, 2017. Department Memorandum, ‘‘Passenger Vehicle and Mingo, Putnam, Raleigh, Roane, Wayne, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Light Truck Tires From the People’s Republic of Wirt, Wood and Wyoming, within and Kaitlin Wojnar, AD/CVD Operations, China: Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Rescission of the 2014–2016 Countervailing Duty adjacent to the Charleston Customs and Office VII, Enforcement and New Shipper Review,’’ January 23, 2017 Border Protection port of entry, and FTZ Compliance, International Trade (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 229’s existing Site 1 would be Administration, U.S. Department of 2 See Department Memorandum, ‘‘Passenger categorized as a magnet site; Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the People’s Whereas, notice inviting public NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: Republic of China: Extension of Deadline for Final Results in Countervailing Duty New Shipper (202) 482–3857. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES comment was given in the Federal Review,’’ April 12, 2017. Register (81 FR 25374, April 28, 2016) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 3 See Department Memorandum, ‘‘Passenger and the application, as amended, has Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the People’s been processed pursuant to the FTZ Act Background Republic of China: Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Rescission of the 2014– and the Board’s regulations; and, On January 31, 2017, the Department 2016 Countervailing Duty New Shipper Review,’’ Whereas, the Board adopts the published notice of its preliminary June 22, 2017 (Issues and Decision Memorandum). findings and recommendations of the rescission of this NSR pertaining to SXT 4 Id., at 2–4. examiner’s report, and finds that the for the period December 1, 2014, 5 Id., at 4–8. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:04 Jun 23, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26JNN1.SGM 26JNN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionAdvance notice of development of satellite account to define and measure the outdoor recreation economy; request for comments.
DatesComments must be received no later than 30 days after publication of this notice.
ContactThomas Howells, Chief, Industry Analysis Division (BE-53), Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233; phone: (301) 278-9586 or via email at [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 28818 
RIN Number0691-XC06
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