83 FR 34983 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 142 (July 24, 2018)

Page Range		34983-34983
FR Document		2018-15816

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 142 (Tuesday, July 24, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 34983]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15816]


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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: Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0607-0561.
    Form Number(s): MA-3000.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Number of Respondents: 6,000.
    Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 3,000.
    Needs and Uses: The data collected in the Manufacturers' Unfilled 
Orders (M3UFO) Survey will be used to benchmark the new and unfilled 
orders information published in the monthly Manufacturers' Shipments, 
Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey. The M3 Survey collects monthly 
data on the value of shipments, inventories, and new and unfilled 
orders from manufacturing companies. The data are used by the Bureau of 
Economic Analysis, the Council of Economic Advisers, the Federal 
Reserve Board, the Conference Board, and members of the business 
community such as trade associations and the media to analyze business 
conditions in the manufacturing sector.
    The associated monthly M3 Survey estimates are based on a panel of 
approximately 5,000 reporting units that represent approximately 3,100 
companies and provide an indication of month-to-month change for the 
Manufacturing Sector. These reporting units may be divisions of 
diversified large companies, large homogenous companies, or single-unit 
manufacturers. The M3 estimates are periodically benchmarked to 
comprehensive data on the manufacturing sector from the Annual Survey 
of Manufactures (ASM), the Economic Census (shipments and inventories) 
and the M3UFO Survey, which is the subject of this notice. Unfilled 
orders data are not collected in the ASM or the Economic Census. To 
obtain more accurate M3 estimates of unfilled orders, which are also 
used in deriving M3 estimates of new orders, we conduct the M3UFO 
Survey annually to be used as the source for benchmarking M3 unfilled 
orders data. Industries that maintain unfilled orders cannot fulfill 
the order in the same month in which the order is received. This is not 
true for each industry, and occurs mainly in industries where 
production takes longer than one month. In order to reduce burden from 
our respondents, the M3UFO data are used to determine which North 
American Industry Classification System (NAICS) industries continue to 
maintain unfilled orders. We then utilize that information to only 
request unfilled orders on the monthly M3 survey from the NAICS 
industries that actually have unfilled orders which cannot be completed 
within the same month that the order was placed.
    There are no changes to the MA-3000 form, which is used to conduct 
the M3UFO survey.
    The Census Bureau will use mail out or mail back survey forms to 
collect the data with online reporting encouraged. Online response for 
the survey is typically 70 percent. Companies are asked to respond to 
the survey within 30 days of receipt. The Census Bureau mails letters 
encouraging participation to companies that have not responded within 
30 days and later uses telephone follow-up to seek response from 
delinquent companies.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Sections 131 and 182.
    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 OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395-5806.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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who send electronic files or mail Burden Hours: 3,000. Online response for the survey is
printouts. Needs and Uses: The data collected in typically 70 percent. Companies are
Estimated Total Annual Burden the Manufacturers’ Unfilled Orders asked to respond to the survey within
Hours: 17,263. (M3UFO) Survey will be used to 30 days of receipt. The Census Bureau
Estimated Total Annual Cost to benchmark the new and unfilled orders mails letters encouraging participation
Public: $0. (This is not the cost of information published in the monthly to companies that have not responded
respondents’ time, but the indirect costs Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, within 30 days and later uses telephone
respondents may incur for such things and Orders (M3) Survey. The M3 Survey follow-up to seek response from
as purchases of specialized software or collects monthly data on the value of delinquent companies.
hardware needed to report, or shipments, inventories, and new and Affected Public: Businesses or other
expenditures for accounting or records unfilled orders from manufacturing for-profit.
maintenance services required companies. The data are used by the Frequency: Annually.
specifically by the collection.) Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Council of Economic Advisers, the Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.,
Legal Authority: Title 13, United Federal Reserve Board, the Conference Sections 131 and 182.
States Code, Sections 131 and 182. Board, and members of the business This information collection request
community such as trade associations may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
IV. Request for Comments
and the media to analyze business Follow the instructions to view
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether conditions in the manufacturing sector. Department of Commerce collections
the proposed collection of information The associated monthly M3 Survey currently under review by OMB.
is necessary for the proper performance estimates are based on a panel of Written comments and
of the functions of the agency, including approximately 5,000 reporting units that recommendations for the proposed
whether the information shall have represent approximately 3,100 information collection should be sent
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the companies and provide an indication of within 30 days of publication of this
agency’s estimate of the burden month-to-month change for the notice to OIRA_Submission@
(including hours and cost) of the Manufacturing Sector. These reporting omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
proposed collection of information; (c) units may be divisions of diversified
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and large companies, large homogenous Sheleen Dumas,
clarity of the information to be companies, or single-unit Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the manufacturers. The M3 estimates are Chief Information Officer.
burden of the collection of information periodically benchmarked to [FR Doc. 2018–15816 Filed 7–23–18; 8:45 am]
on respondents, including through the comprehensive data on the BILLING CODE 3510–07–P
use of automated collection techniques manufacturing sector from the Annual
or other forms of information Survey of Manufactures (ASM), the
technology. Economic Census (shipments and DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Comments submitted in response to inventories) and the M3UFO Survey,
this notice will be summarized and/or which is the subject of this notice. International Trade Administration
included in the request for OMB Unfilled orders data are not collected in [Application No. 92–14A001]
approval of this information collection; the ASM or the Economic Census. To
they also will become a matter of public obtain more accurate M3 estimates of Export Trade Certificate of Review
record. unfilled orders, which are also used in
deriving M3 estimates of new orders, we ACTION:Notice of issuance of an
Sheleen Dumas, conduct the M3UFO Survey annually to amended Export Trade Certificate of
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the be used as the source for benchmarking Review to Aerospace Industries
Chief Information Officer. M3 unfilled orders data. Industries that Association of America, Inc.,
[FR Doc. 2018–15761 Filed 7–23–18; 8:45 am] maintain unfilled orders cannot fulfill Application no. 92–14A001.
BILLING CODE 3510–07–P the order in the same month in which
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
the order is received. This is not true for
Commerce issued an amended Export
each industry, and occurs mainly in
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Trade Certificate of Review to
industries where production takes
Aerospace Industries Association of
longer than one month. In order to
Submission for OMB Review; America, Inc. (‘‘AIA’’) on July 9, 2018.
reduce burden from our respondents,
Comment Request the M3UFO data are used to determine FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The Department of Commerce will which North American Industry Joseph Flynn, Director, Office of Trade
submit to the Office of Management and Classification System (NAICS) and Economic Analysis, International
Budget (OMB) for clearance the industries continue to maintain unfilled Trade Administration, by telephone at
following proposal for collection of orders. We then utilize that information (202) 482–5131 (this is not a toll-free
information under the provisions of the to only request unfilled orders on the number) or email at etca@trade.gov.
Paperwork Reduction Act. monthly M3 survey from the NAICS SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. industries that actually have unfilled the Export Trading Company Act of
Title: Manufacturers’ Unfilled Orders orders which cannot be completed 1982 (15 U.S.C. 4001–21) authorizes the
Secretary of Commerce to issue Export
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Survey. within the same month that the order
OMB Control Number: 0607–0561. was placed. Trade Certificates of Review. The
Form Number(s): MA–3000. There are no changes to the MA–3000 regulations implementing Title III are
Type of Request: Extension of a form, which is used to conduct the found at 15 CFR part 325 (2014). The
currently approved collection. M3UFO survey. U.S. Department of Commerce,
Number of Respondents: 6,000. The Census Bureau will use mail out International Trade Administration,
Average Hours per Response: 30 or mail back survey forms to collect the Office of Trade and Economic Analysis
minutes. data with online reporting encouraged. (‘‘OTEA’’) is issuing this notice

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