82 FR 48790 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 202 (October 20, 2017)

Page Range		48790-48791
FR Document		2017-22848
Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 202 (Friday, October 20, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 202 (Friday, October 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48790-48791]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22848]


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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: Report of Organization (formerly titled Company Organization 
Survey).
    OMB Control Number: 0607-0444.
    Form Number(s): NC-99001 and NC-99007.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Number of Respondents: 87,000.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 hour and 23 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 120,544.
    Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau requests a revision of the 
currently approved Report of Organization data collection for survey 
years 2017, 2018 and 2019. We request an extension of the current 
expiration date to December 2020 to complete the data collection for 
the 2017, 2018 and 2019 Report of Organization. We are changing the 
name of the collection from the Company Organization Survey to the 
Report of Organization to reflect how the survey name is presented in 
the survey instrument and public-facing documentation.
    The Census Bureau conducts the annual Report of Organization to 
update and maintain a centralized, multipurpose Business Register (BR). 
In particular, the survey supplies critical information on the 
organizational structure, operating characteristics, and employment and 
payroll of multi-establishment enterprises.
    For survey year 2017, the Report of Organization will be conducted 
in conjunction with the 2017 Economic Census, as has been done for 
previous economic censuses. During this year, all multi-establishment 
companies will receive Report of Organization inquiries.

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In survey years 2018 and 2019, only a sample of multi-establishment and 
single-location companies will receive Report of Organization 
inquiries.
    Form NC-99001 is directed to multi-establishment location 
enterprises during census and non-census years. For census years, 
however, only establishments with industry classifications that are 
out-of-scope of the economic census will receive this questionnaire. 
In-scope establishments will receive these inquiries through the 
Economic Census questionnaires. We ask questions on ownership or 
control by a domestic parent, ownership or control by a foreign parent, 
and ownership of foreign affiliates; research and development; company 
activities such as employees from a professional employer organization. 
Establishment inquiries include questions on operational status, mid-
March employment, first-quarter payroll, and annual payroll of 
establishments. Beginning with the 2017 collection, a new question 
regarding cooperative organization status will be included in the 
instrument but respondents will no longer receive inquiries pertaining 
to the Enterprise Statistics Program as the program has been suspended.
    During the 2018 and 2019 Report of Organization collection, the 
Census Bureau will use Form NC-99007 to collect data from large single-
location enterprises that may have added some locations. The NC-99007 
questionnaire is not applicable to economic census collections.
    The information collected by the Report of Organization is used to 
maintain and update the BR. The BR serves two fundamental purposes:
     First and most important, the BR provides sampling 
populations and enumeration lists for the Census Bureau's economic 
surveys and censuses. Essential for this purpose is the BR's ability to 
identify all known United States business establishments and their 
parent companies. Further, the BR must accurately record basic business 
attributes needed to control sampling and enumeration. These attributes 
include industry and geographic classifications, measures of size and 
economic activity, ownership characteristics, and contact information 
(for example, name and address).
     Second, the BR provides establishment data that serve as 
the basis for the annual County Business Patterns (CBP) statistical 
series. The CBP reports present data on number of establishments, first 
quarter payroll, annual payroll, and mid-March employment summarized by 
industry and employment size class for the United States, the District 
of Columbia, island areas, counties, and county-equivalents. No other 
annual or more frequent series of industry statistics produced by the 
Census Bureau provides comparable detail, particularly for small 
geographic areas.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Farms; State, local or tribal government.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: The 2017-2019 Report of Organization will be 
conducted under the provisions of Title 13 of the United States Code, 
Sections 131 and 182. Sections 224 and 225 make the 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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or depletion of unfilled orders measures DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 4. James Sullivan, Jr., Deputy Assistant
excess or deficient demand for Secretary for Services, Noncareer
manufactured products. The level of Membership of the Departmental SES
inventories, especially in relation to Performance Review Board 5. SaraHelen Thompson, Deputy
shipments, is frequently used to monitor Director, Bureau of Economic
AGENCY:Department of Commerce.
the business cycle, by calculating the Analysis, Career SES
inventories to sales ratio. In general, a ACTION:Notice of membership on the
Departmental Performance Review Jennifer Munz,
low ratio indicates strong shipments. A
Board. HR Specialist, Office of Executive Resources,
high ratio indicates weaker shipments
Office of Human Resources Management,
or accumulation of inventories in stock. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce Office of the Secretary/Office of the CFO/
We do not plan any changes to the (DOC) announces the appointment of ASA, Department of Commerce.
M–3 (SD) form. those individuals who have been [FR Doc. 2017–22766 Filed 10–19–17; 8:45 am]
II. Method of Collection selected to serve as members of the BILLING CODE 3510–25–P
Departmental Performance Review
Respondents may submit data on form Board. The Performance Review Board
M–3 (SD) via mail, or via the Internet. is responsible for (1) reviewing DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
We send emails and make telephone performance appraisals and ratings of
calls to respondents to remind them to Senior Executive Service (SES) members Submission for OMB Review;
report on time. and (2) making recommendations to the Comment Request
III. Data appointing authority on other The Department of Commerce will
performance management issues, such submit to the Office of Management and
OMB Control Number: 0607–0008. as pay adjustments, bonuses and
Form Number(s): M–3 (SD). Budget (OMB) for clearance the
Presidential Rank Awards. The following proposal for collection of
Type of Review: Regular submission. appointment of these members to the information under the provisions of the
Affected Public: Businesses, large and Performance Review Board will be for a Paperwork Reduction Act.
small, or other for profit. period of twenty-four (24) months. Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
Estimated Number of Respondents: DATES: The period of appointment for Title: Report of Organization (formerly
5,000. those individuals selected for the titled Company Organization Survey).
Estimated Time per Response: 20 Departmental Performance Review OMB Control Number: 0607–0444.
minutes. Board begins on October 20, 2017. Form Number(s): NC–99001 and NC–
Estimated Total Annual Burden 99007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hours: 20,000. Type of Request: Revision of a
Jennifer Munz, U.S. Department of
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Commerce, Office of Human Resources currently approved collection.
Public: $0. Management, Office of Executive Number of Respondents: 87,000.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Resources, 14th and Constitution Average Hours per Response: 1 hour
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. Avenue NW., Room 51010, Washington, and 23 minutes.
Sections 131, 182, and 193. Burden Hours: 120,544.
DC 20230, at (202) 482–4051.
Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau
IV. Request for Comments SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In requests a revision of the currently
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the approved Report of Organization data
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
Department of Commerce (DOC), collection for survey years 2017, 2018
the proposed collection of information
announces the appointment of those and 2019. We request an extension of
is necessary for the proper performance
individuals who have been selected to the current expiration date to December
of the functions of the agency, including
serve as members of the Departmental 2020 to complete the data collection for
whether the information shall have
Performance Review Board. The the 2017, 2018 and 2019 Report of
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
Performance Review Board is Organization. We are changing the name
agency’s estimate of the burden
responsible for (1) reviewing of the collection from the Company
(including hours and cost) of the
performance appraisals and ratings of Organization Survey to the Report of
proposed collection of information; (c)
Senior Executive Service (SES) members Organization to reflect how the survey
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
and (2) making recommendations to the name is presented in the survey
clarity of the information to be
appointing authority on other instrument and public-facing
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
performance management issues, such documentation.
burden of the collection of information
as pay adjustments, bonuses and The Census Bureau conducts the
on respondents, including through the
Presidential Rank Awards. The annual Report of Organization to update
use of automated collection techniques
appointment of these members to the and maintain a centralized,
or other forms of information
Performance Review Board will be for a multipurpose Business Register (BR). In
technology.
period of twenty-four (24) months. particular, the survey supplies critical
Comments submitted in response to
The name, position title, and type of information on the organizational
this notice will be summarized and/or
appointment of each member of the structure, operating characteristics, and
included in the request for OMB
Performance Review Board are set forth employment and payroll of multi-
approval of this information collection;
below:
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they also will become a matter of public establishment enterprises.
record. 1. Jon Alexander, Deputy Director, For survey year 2017, the Report of
Financial Management Systems, Organization will be conducted in
Sheleen Dumas, Career SES conjunction with the 2017 Economic
Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief 2. Lisa Blumerman, Associate Director Census, as has been done for previous
Information Officer. for Decennial Census, Career SES economic censuses. During this year, all
[FR Doc. 2017–22814 Filed 10–19–17; 8:45 am] 3. Stephen Kong, Chief Counsel for multi-establishment companies will
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In survey years 2018 and 2019, only a United States, the District of Columbia, DATES: The period of appointment for
sample of multi-establishment and island areas, counties, and county- those individuals selected for the Office
single-location companies will receive equivalents. No other annual or more of the Secretary Performance Review
Report of Organization inquiries. frequent series of industry statistics Board begins on October 20, 2017.
Form NC–99001 is directed to multi- produced by the Census Bureau
establishment location enterprises provides comparable detail, particularly FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joan
during census and non-census years. for small geographic areas. Nagielski, U.S. Department of
For census years, however, only Affected Public: Business or other for- Commerce, Office of Human Resources
establishments with industry profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; Management, Department of Commerce
classifications that are out-of-scope of State, local or tribal government. Human Resources Operations Center,
the economic census will receive this Frequency: Annually. Office of Employment and
questionnaire. In-scope establishments Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. Compensation, 14th and Constitution
will receive these inquiries through the Legal Authority: The 2017–2019 Avenue NW., Room 50013, Washington,
Economic Census questionnaires. We Report of Organization will be DC 20230, at (202) 482–6342.
ask questions on ownership or control conducted under the provisions of Title
by a domestic parent, ownership or SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
13 of the United States Code, Sections accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the
control by a foreign parent, and
131 and 182. Sections 224 and 225 make Office of the Secretary, Department of
ownership of foreign affiliates; research
the survey mandatory. Commerce (DOC), announces the
and development; company activities
such as employees from a professional This information collection request appointment of those individuals who
employer organization. Establishment may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. have been selected to serve as members
inquiries include questions on Follow the instructions to view of the Office of the Secretary
operational status, mid-March Department of Commerce collections
Performance Review Board. The
employment, first-quarter payroll, and currently under review by OMB.
Performance Review Board is
annual payroll of establishments. Written comments and
responsible for (1) reviewing
Beginning with the 2017 collection, a recommendations for the proposed
performance appraisals and ratings of
new question regarding cooperative information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this Senior Executive Service (SES) and (SL)
organization status will be included in members and (2) making
the instrument but respondents will no notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. recommendations to the appointing
longer receive inquiries pertaining to authority on other performance
the Enterprise Statistics Program as the Sheleen Dumas, management issues, such as pay
program has been suspended. Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief
During the 2018 and 2019 Report of adjustments, bonuses and Presidential
Information Officer. Rank Awards. The appointment of these
Organization collection, the Census [FR Doc. 2017–22848 Filed 10–19–17; 8:45 am]
Bureau will use Form NC–99007 to members to the Performance Review
collect data from large single-location BILLING CODE 3510–07–P Board will be for a period of twenty-four
enterprises that may have added some (24) months.
locations. The NC–99007 questionnaire DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Dates: The name, position title, and
is not applicable to economic census type of appointment of each member of
collections. Office of the Secretary the Performance Review Board are set
The information collected by the forth below:
Report of Organization is used to Membership of the Performance
maintain and update the BR. The BR Review Board for the Office of the 1. Brian DiGiacomo, Assistant General
serves two fundamental purposes: Secretary Counsel for Employment,
• First and most important, the BR Litigation, and Information Law,
provides sampling populations and AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Career SES
enumeration lists for the Census Department of Commerce.
2. John Cobau, Chief Counsel for
Bureau’s economic surveys and ACTION: Notice of Membership on the International Commerce, Career
censuses. Essential for this purpose is Office of the Secretary Performance SES
the BR’s ability to identify all known Review Board.
United States business establishments 3. Brian Lenihan, Deputy Assistant
and their parent companies. Further, the SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary, Secretary for Legislative and
BR must accurately record basic the Department of Commerce (DOC), Intergovernmental Affairs,
business attributes needed to control announces the appointment of those Noncareer SES
sampling and enumeration. These individuals who have been selected to 4. Byron Adkins, Deputy Director for
attributes include industry and serve as members of the Performance Facilities and Environmental
geographic classifications, measures of Review Board. The Performance Review Quality, Career SES
size and economic activity, ownership Board is responsible for (1) reviewing
characteristics, and contact information performance appraisals and ratings of 5. Holly Vineyard, Deputy Assistant
(for example, name and address). Senior Executive Service (SES) members Secretary for Global Markets, Career
• Second, the BR provides and Senior Level (SL) members and (2) SES
establishment data that serve as the making recommendations to the
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6. Stephen Kong, Chief Counsel for
basis for the annual County Business appointing authority on other Economic Development, Career SES
Patterns (CBP) statistical series. The performance management issues, such
7. Eric Branstad, Senior White House
CBP reports present data on number of as pay adjustments, bonuses and
Advisor, Noncareer SES
establishments, first quarter payroll, Presidential Rank Awards. The
annual payroll, and mid-March appointment of these members to the 8. Sarah Helen ‘‘Sally’’ Thompson,
employment summarized by industry Performance Review Board will be for a Deputy Director, Career SES
and employment size class for the period of twenty-four (24) months.

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		82 FR 48790