82 FR 48680 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 201 (October 19, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-22674
Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 201 (Thursday, October 19, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 201 (Thursday, October 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 48680]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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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.
    Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
    Title: Annual Wholesale Trade Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0607-0195.
    Form Number(s): SA-42, SA-42A, SA-42A(MSBO), SA-42(AGBR), SA-
42A(AGBR).
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Number of Respondents: 8,900.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 hour and 15 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 11,085.
    Needs and Uses: The Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (AWTS) covers 
employer firms with establishments located in the United States and 
classified in wholesale trade as defined by the North American Industry 
Classification System (NAICS). This sector annually publishes two main 
categories for wholesalers: (1) Merchant wholesalers that sell goods on 
their own account (including sales offices and sales branches, except 
retail stores, maintained by manufacturing, refining, or mining 
enterprises apart from their plants or mines for the purpose of 
marketing their products) and (2) electronic markets, agents, and 
brokers that arrange sales for purchases for others generally for a 
commission or fee.
    Respondents are separated into three type of operation 
classifications: (1) Merchant wholesale establishments, excluding 
manufacturers' sales branches and offices; (2) manufacturers' sales 
branches and offices; and (3) agents, brokers, and business-to-business 
electronic markets. The survey requests firms to provide annual sales, 
annual e-commerce sales, year-end inventories held inside or outside of 
the United States, total operating expenses, purchases, and for 
selected industries, commissions, and sales on their own account. These 
data are used to satisfy a variety of public and business needs such as 
conducting economic market analysis, gauging company performance, and 
forecasting future demand as well as serving as a benchmark for the 
estimates compiled from the Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey [OMB No. 
0607-0190].
    Results will be published on the current 2012 NAICS basis, by type 
of wholesaler, at the United States summary level, and for selected 
wholesale industries approximately 14 months after the end of the 
reference year
    A new sample was introduced with the 2016 AWTS. Approximately 73% 
of the sample asked to report will be doing so for the first time (and, 
consequently, approximately 73% of the old sample will no longer be 
asked to report). For the 2016 AWTS the Census Bureau requested two 
years of data, 2016 and 2015, in order to link old and new samples and 
ensure that the published estimates continue to be reliable and 
accurate. Every 5 years AWTS collects detailed operating expenses and 
sales tax. These items were last collected in 2013 for the 2012 survey 
year. The plan is to reinstate these questions in 2018 as part of the 
2017 AWTS data collection. These detailed expense questions are only 
applicable to the merchant wholesale establishments, excluding 
manufacturers' sales branches and offices.
    The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) uses the data to estimate the 
change in the private inventories component of gross domestic product 
(GDP) and output in both the benchmark and annual input-output (I-O) 
accounts and GDP by industry. The tax data are used to prepare 
estimates of GDP by industry and to derive industry output for the I-O 
accounts. The data on detailed operating expenses are used to produce 
national estimates of value added, gross output, and intermediate 
inputs and serve as a benchmark for the annual industry accounts, which 
provide the control totals for the GDP-by-state accounts.
    The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses the data as input to its 
Producer Price Indices and in developing productivity measurements.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: The Census Bureau conducts this survey under the 
authority of Title 13, United States Code, Sections 131 and 182. 
Sections 224 and 225 make this survey 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,
Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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at the end of the meeting. Members of Type of Request: Revision of a 2013 for the 2012 survey year. The plan
the public may also submit written currently approved collection. is to reinstate these questions in 2018 as
comments; the comments must be Number of Respondents: 8,900. part of the 2017 AWTS data collection.
received in the Regional Programs Unit Average Hours per Response: 1 hour These detailed expense questions are
within 30 days following the meeting. and 15 minutes. only applicable to the merchant
Written comments may be mailed to the Burden Hours: 11,085.
wholesale establishments, excluding
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Needs and Uses: The Annual
Wholesale Trade Survey (AWTS) covers manufacturers’ sales branches and
Regional Programs Unit, 55 West offices.
Monroe Street, Suite 410, Chicago, IL employer firms with establishments
60603. They may be faxed to the located in the United States and The Bureau of Economic Analysis
Commission at (312) 353–8324, or classified in wholesale trade as defined (BEA) uses the data to estimate the
emailed Carolyn Allen at callen@ by the North American Industry change in the private inventories
usccr.gov. Persons who desire Classification System (NAICS). This component of gross domestic product
additional information may contact the sector annually publishes two main (GDP) and output in both the
Regional Programs Unit at (312) 353– categories for wholesalers: (1) Merchant benchmark and annual input-output (I–
8311. wholesalers that sell goods on their own O) accounts and GDP by industry. The
Records and documents discussed account (including sales offices and tax data are used to prepare estimates of
sales branches, except retail stores, GDP by industry and to derive industry
during the meeting will be available for
maintained by manufacturing, refining, output for the I–O accounts. The data on
public viewing prior to and after the
or mining enterprises apart from their
meeting at https://facadatabase.gov/ detailed operating expenses are used to
plants or mines for the purpose of
committee/meetings.aspx?cid=256. produce national estimates of value
marketing their products) and (2)
Please click on the ‘‘Meeting Details’’ added, gross output, and intermediate
electronic markets, agents, and brokers
and ‘‘Documents’’ links to download. inputs and serve as a benchmark for the
that arrange sales for purchases for
Records generated from this meeting annual industry accounts, which
others generally for a commission or fee.
may also be inspected and reproduced Respondents are separated into three provide the control totals for the GDP-
at the Regional Programs Unit, as they type of operation classifications: (1) by-state accounts.
become available, both before and after Merchant wholesale establishments,
the meeting. Persons interested in the The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses
excluding manufacturers’ sales branches the data as input to its Producer Price
work of this Committee are directed to and offices; (2) manufacturers’ sales
the Commission’s Web site, http:// Indices and in developing productivity
branches and offices; and (3) agents, measurements.
www.usccr.gov, or may contact the brokers, and business-to-business
Regional Programs Unit at the above electronic markets. The survey requests Affected Public: Business or other for-
email or street address. firms to provide annual sales, annual e- profit.
Agenda commerce sales, year-end inventories Frequency: Annually.
held inside or outside of the United Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
I. Welcome
States, total operating expenses,
II. Approval of Minutes Legal Authority: The Census Bureau
purchases, and for selected industries,
III. Discussion on Draft Report on conducts this survey under the
commissions, and sales on their own
‘‘Responses to 21st Century Policing authority of Title 13, United States
account. These data are used to satisfy
in Minnesota’’ Code, Sections 131 and 182. Sections
a variety of public and business needs
IV. Public Comment 224 and 225 make this survey
such as conducting economic market
V. Next Steps mandatory.
analysis, gauging company performance,
VI. Adjournment
and forecasting future demand as well This information collection request
Dated: October 16, 2017. as serving as a benchmark for the may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
David Mussatt, estimates compiled from the Monthly Follow the instructions to view
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. Wholesale Trade Survey [OMB No. Department of Commerce collections
[FR Doc. 2017–22672 Filed 10–18–17; 8:45 am] 0607–0190]. currently under review by OMB.
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Results will be published on the
current 2012 NAICS basis, by type of Written comments and
wholesaler, at the United States recommendations for the proposed
summary level, and for selected information collection should be sent
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE within 30 days of publication of this
wholesale industries approximately 14
Submission for OMB Review; months after the end of the reference notice to OIRA_Submission@
Comment Request year omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
A new sample was introduced with
Sheleen Dumas,
The Department of Commerce will the 2016 AWTS. Approximately 73% of
submit to the Office of Management and the sample asked to report will be doing Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief
Budget (OMB) for clearance the so for the first time (and, consequently, Information Officer.
following proposal for collection of approximately 73% of the old sample [FR Doc. 2017–22674 Filed 10–18–17; 8:45 am]
information under the provisions of the will no longer be asked to report). For BILLING CODE 3510–07–P
Paperwork Reduction Act. the 2016 AWTS the Census Bureau
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Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. requested two years of data, 2016 and
Title: Annual Wholesale Trade 2015, in order to link old and new
Survey. samples and ensure that the published
OMB Control Number: 0607–0195. estimates continue to be reliable and
Form Number(s): SA–42, SA–42A, accurate. Every 5 years AWTS collects
SA–42A(MSBO), SA–42(AGBR), SA– detailed operating expenses and sales
42A(AGBR). tax. These items were last collected in

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