83 FR 4027 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Quarterly Services Survey
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 19 (January 29, 2018)
Census Bureau
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 19 (January 29, 2018)
| Page Range | 4027-4028 | |
| FR Document | 2018-01511 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 4027-4028] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-01511] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Census Bureau Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Quarterly Services Survey AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, Commerce. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on or before March 30, 2018. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the internet at [email protected]). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Aidan Smith, U.S. Census Bureau, 8K175, Washington, DC 20233-6500, 301-763-2972, or [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The U.S. Census Bureau plans to request an extension of the current Office of Management and Budget (OMB) clearance of the Quarterly Services Survey (QSS). The QSS covers employer firms with establishments located in the United States and classified in select service industries as defined by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The QSS coverage currently includes all or parts of the following NAICS sectors: Utilities (excluding government owned); transportation and warehousing (except rail transportation and postal); information; finance and insurance (except funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles); real estate and rental and leasing; professional, scientific, and technical services (except offices of notaries); administrative and support and waste management and remediation services; educational services (except elementary and secondary schools, junior colleges, and colleges, universities, and professional schools); health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment, and recreation; accommodation; and other services (except public administration). The primary estimates produced from the QSS are quarterly estimates of total operating revenue and the percentage of revenue by source. The survey also produces estimates of total operating expenses from tax-exempt firms in industries that have a large not-for-profit component. For hospitals, the survey produce estimates of the number of inpatient days and discharges, and for select industries in the arts, entertainment, and recreation sector, the survey produces estimates of admissions revenue. Firms are selected for the QSS using a stratified design with strata defined by industry, tax status, and estimated size based on annual revenue. The sample is a subsample of firms from the larger Service Annual Survey (OMB# 0607-0422). Each quarter the QSS sample is updated to reflect the addition of new businesses and the removal of firms that have gone out-of-business. The Bureau of Economic Analysis uses the survey results as input to its quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and GDP by industry estimates. The estimates provide the Federal Reserve Board and Council of Economic advisors with timely information to assess current economic performance. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services use the QSS estimates to develop hospital-spending estimates for the National Accounts. Other government and private stakeholders also benefit from a better understanding of important cyclical components of the U.S. service economy. We do not plan any changes to the forms. II. Method of Collection We will collect this information by internet, mail, facsimile, and telephone follow-up. Approximately half of the QSS respondents are mailed a full paper form that provides the option for submission by internet, mail, or facsimile. The remaining half of respondents are mailed only their username and password providing for submission by internet. Respondents that report via the internet in any given quarter are only mailed a username and password in subsequent quarters. III. Data OMB Control Number: 0607-0907. Form Number(s): QSS-1A, QSS-1E, QSS-1PA, QSS-1PE, QSS-2A, QSS-2E, QSS-3A, QSS-3E, QSS-3SA, QSS-3SE, QSS-4A, QSS-4E, QSS-4FA, QSS-4FE, QSS-4SA, QSS-4SE, QSS-5A, QSS-5E. Type of Review: Regular submission. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations, not- for-profit institutions, and government hospitals. Estimated Number of Respondents: 22,150. Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes: QSS-1A, QSS-1E, QSS-1PA, QSS-1PE, QSS-2A, QSS-2E, QSS-3A, QSS-3E, QSS-3SA, QSS-3SE, QSS-5A, QSS- 5E. 10 minutes: QSS-4A, QSS-4E, QSS-4FA, QSS-4FE, QSS-4SA, QSS-4SE. [[Page 4028]] Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 19,087. Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0. (This is not the cost of respondents' time, but the indirect costs respondents may incur for such things as purchases of specialized software or hardware needed to report, or expenditures for accounting or records maintenance services required specifically by the collection.) Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary. Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 131 and 182. IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Sheleen Dumas, Department Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2018-01511 Filed 1-26-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-07-P
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be a discussion of stakeholder issues of effort to reduce paperwork and select industries in the arts,
concern, will not be considered formal respondent burden, invites the general entertainment, and recreation sector, the
public input on regulations, as the public and other Federal agencies to survey produces estimates of
IWGA is not a regulatory body. take this opportunity to comment on admissions revenue.
Responses to this notice may be used by proposed and/or continuing information Firms are selected for the QSS using
the government for program planning on collections, as required by the a stratified design with strata defined by
a non-attribution basis. Information Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. industry, tax status, and estimated size
obtained from the discussions occurring DATES: To ensure consideration, written based on annual revenue. The sample is
during this meeting may be used for comments must be submitted on or a subsample of firms from the larger
program planning and federal before March 30, 2018. Service Annual Survey (OMB# 0607–
coordination among Federal agencies, ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 0422). Each quarter the QSS sample is
and may guide future Federal agencies’ to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental updated to reflect the addition of new
activities that are national in scope. Paperwork Clearance Officer, businesses and the removal of firms that
USDA requests that no business Department of Commerce, Room 6616, have gone out-of-business.
proprietary information or copyrighted 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, The Bureau of Economic Analysis
information be submitted in response to Washington, DC 20230 (or via the uses the survey results as input to its
this notice. No registration or fee is internet at PRAcomments@doc.gov). quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
needed to attend this IWGA meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and GDP by industry estimates. The
Please note that there will be no other estimates provide the Federal Reserve
Requests for additional information or
method for interaction for this meeting, Board and Council of Economic
copies of the information collection
aside from in-person attendance. advisors with timely information to
instrument(s) and instructions should
Participants are encouraged, but not assess current economic performance.
be directed to Aidan Smith, U.S. Census
required, to email their contact The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Bureau, 8K175, Washington, DC 20233–
information to the email address below Services use the QSS estimates to
6500, 301–763–2972, or
for planning purposes: Dr. Maxwell develop hospital-spending estimates for
Aidan.D.Smith@census.gov.
Mayeaux, Aquaculture Program the National Accounts. Other
Specialist, USDA NIFA at: mmayeaux@ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
government and private stakeholders
nifa.usda.gov. I. Abstract also benefit from a better understanding
The agenda for this meeting is as of important cyclical components of the
follows: The U.S. Census Bureau plans to
request an extension of the current U.S. service economy.
Agenda Office of Management and Budget We do not plan any changes to the
I. Overview of Interagency Working (OMB) clearance of the Quarterly forms.
Group on Aquaculture Activities Services Survey (QSS). The QSS covers II. Method of Collection
II. Reports on Federal Interagency employer firms with establishments
Initiatives located in the United States and We will collect this information by
a. Agency updates on regulatory classified in select service industries as internet, mail, facsimile, and telephone
reform defined by the North American Industry follow-up. Approximately half of the
b. Overview of national aquaculture Classification System (NAICS). The QSS QSS respondents are mailed a full paper
statistics reporting and the Census coverage currently includes all or parts form that provides the option for
of Aquaculture of the following NAICS sectors: Utilities submission by internet, mail, or
c. Interagency collaboration on (excluding government owned); facsimile. The remaining half of
research, extension and outreach transportation and warehousing (except respondents are mailed only their
activities rail transportation and postal); username and password providing for
d. Other Agency Updates information; finance and insurance submission by internet. Respondents
III. Public questions and discussion on (except funds, trusts, and other financial that report via the internet in any given
IWGA activities vehicles); real estate and rental and quarter are only mailed a username and
Done at Washington, DC, on January 19, leasing; professional, scientific, and password in subsequent quarters.
2018. technical services (except offices of III. Data
Sonny Ramaswamy, notaries); administrative and support
Director, National Institute of Food and and waste management and remediation OMB Control Number: 0607–0907.
Agriculture. services; educational services (except Form Number(s): QSS–1A, QSS–1E,
[FR Doc. 2018–01577 Filed 1–26–18; 8:45 am] elementary and secondary schools, QSS–1PA, QSS–1PE, QSS–2A, QSS–2E,
BILLING CODE 3410–22–P junior colleges, and colleges, QSS–3A, QSS–3E, QSS–3SA, QSS–3SE,
universities, and professional schools); QSS–4A, QSS–4E, QSS–4FA, QSS–4FE,
health care and social assistance; arts, QSS–4SA, QSS–4SE, QSS–5A, QSS–5E.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE entertainment, and recreation; Type of Review: Regular submission.
accommodation; and other services Affected Public: Businesses or other
Census Bureau (except public administration). The for-profit organizations, not-for-profit
primary estimates produced from the institutions, and government hospitals.
Proposed Information Collection; QSS are quarterly estimates of total Estimated Number of Respondents:
Comment Request; Quarterly Services operating revenue and the percentage of 22,150.
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Survey revenue by source. The survey also Estimated Time per Response: 15
AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, produces estimates of total operating minutes: QSS–1A, QSS–1E, QSS–1PA,
Commerce. expenses from tax-exempt firms in QSS–1PE, QSS–2A, QSS–2E, QSS–3A,
ACTION: Notice.
industries that have a large not-for-profit QSS–3E, QSS–3SA, QSS–3SE, QSS–5A,
component. For hospitals, the survey QSS–5E. 10 minutes: QSS–4A, QSS–4E,
SUMMARY:The Department of produce estimates of the number of QSS–4FA, QSS–4FE, QSS–4SA, QSS–
Commerce, as part of its continuing inpatient days and discharges, and for 4SE.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden information received, these final results October 23, 2017, we issued a post-
Hours: 19,087. differ from the Preliminary Results with preliminary determination regarding the
Estimated Total Annual Cost to respect to Daejin Steel Co., (Daejin), but petitioner’s PMS allegation, and
Public: $0. (This is not the cost of remain unchanged with respect to Korea permitted parties to comment.6 On
respondents’ time, but the indirect costs Wire Co., Ltd. (Kowire). For the final October 30, 2017, the petitioner
respondents may incur for such things weighted-average dumping margins, see submitted a case brief regarding its PMS
as purchases of specialized software or the ‘‘Final Results of Review’’ section allegation.7 On November 6, 2017,
hardware needed to report, or below. Daejin and Kowire submitted rebuttal
expenditures for accounting or records DATES: Applicable January 29, 2018. briefs concerning the petitioner’s PMS
maintenance services required FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: allegation.8 On September 6, 2017,
specifically by the collection.) Robert Galantucci or Trisha Tran, AD/ Kowire requested a hearing.9 However,
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement it subsequently withdrew its request for
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 131 and Compliance, International Trade a hearing,10 and no other interested
and 182. Administration, U.S. Department of parties requested a hearing.
IV. Request for Comments Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue Scope of the Order
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether (202) 482–2923 or (202) 482–4852, The merchandise covered by this
the proposed collection of information respectively. order is nails having a nominal shaft
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: length not exceeding 12 inches.11
whether the information shall have Merchandise covered by the order is
Background currently classified under the
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
On August 7, 2017, Commerce Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
published the Preliminary Results.1 In United States (HTSUS) subheadings
(including hours and cost) of the
accordance with 19 CFR 7317.00.55.02, 7317.00.55.03,
proposed collection of information; (c)
351.309(c)(1)(ii), we invited parties to 7317.00.55.05, 7317.00.55.07,
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
comment on our Preliminary Results. 7317.00.55.08, 7317.00.55.11,
clarity of the information to be
On September 22, 2017, Mid Continent 7317.00.55.18, 7317.00.55.19,
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
Steel & Wire, Inc. (the petitioner), Daejin 7317.00.55.20, 7317.00.55.30,
burden of the collection of information and Kowire submitted their case briefs.2
on respondents, including through the 7317.00.55.40, 7317.00.55.50,
On September 27, 2017, the petitioner; 7317.00.55.60, 7317.00.55.70,
use of automated collection techniques Daejin and Kowire submitted their
or other forms of information 7317.00.55.80, 7317.00.55.90,
rebuttal briefs.3 7317.00.65.30, 7317.00.65.60 and
technology. Prior to the Preliminary
Comments submitted in response to 7317.00.75.00. Nails subject to this
Determination, on June 8, 2017, the order also may be classified under
this notice will be summarized and/or petitioner alleged that a particular
included in the request for OMB HTSUS subheadings 7907.00.60.00,
market situation (PMS) distorted 8206.00.00.00 or other HTSUS
approval of this information collection; production costs in the Korean steel nail
they also will become a matter of public subheadings. While the HTSUS
industry.4 In the Preliminary subheadings are provided for
record. Determination, we noted that we did not convenience and customs purposes, the
Sheleen Dumas, have the opportunity to consider the written description of the scope of this
Department Lead PRA Officer, Office of the petitioner’s PMS allegation for the order is dispositive. For a complete
Chief Information Officer. purposes of the preliminary results.5 On
[FR Doc. 2018–01511 Filed 1–26–18; 8:45 am] 6 See Memorandum, ‘‘2014–2016 Antidumping
1 See Certain Steel Nails from the Republic of
BILLING CODE 3510–07–P Duty Administrative Review of Certain Steel Nails
Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
from the Republic of Korea: Post-Preliminary
Administrative Review and Partial Rescission of
Decision on Particular Market Situation
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014–
Allegation,’’ dated October 23, 2017.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 2016, 82 FR 36749 (August 7, 2017) and
7 See Petitioner’s PMS Brief, ‘‘Certain Steel Nails
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum
(Preliminary Results). from the Republic of Korea: Case Brief Regarding
International Trade Administration 2 See Petitioner’s Case Brief, ‘‘Certain Steel Nails Particular Market Situation,’’ dated October 30,
from the Republic of Korea: Case Brief,’’ dated 2017 (Petitioner PMS Brief).
[A–580–874] 8 See Daejin’s PMS Rebuttal Brief, ‘‘First
September 22, 2017 (Petitioner Case Brief); Daejin’s
Case Brief, ‘‘Administrative Review of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty
Certain Steel Nails from the Republic Antidumping Order on Certain Steel Nails from Order on Certain Steel Nails from Korea—Brief of
of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Korea — Comments on Preliminary Determination,’’ Daejin Steel Company in Response to Mid
Duty Administrative Review; 2014– dated September 22, 2017 (Daejin Case Brief); Continent’s PMS Allegations,’’ dated November 6,
Kowire’s Case Brief, ‘‘Steel Nails from the Republic 2017 (Daejin PMS Rebuttal Brief); Kowire’s Rebuttal
2016 of Korea,’’ dated September 22, 2017 (Kowire Case Brief, ‘‘Steel Nails from the Republic of Korea
Brief). –Rebuttal Brief Regarding the Particular Market
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 3 See Petitioner’s Rebuttal Brief, ‘‘Certain Steel Situation Determination,’’ dated November 6, 2017
International Trade Administration, Nails from the Republic of Korea: Rebuttal Brief,’’ (Kowire PMS Rebuttal Brief).
Department of Commerce. dated September 27, 2017 (Petitioner Rebuttal 9 See Letter from Kowire to Commerce, ‘‘Steel
SUMMARY: On August 7, 2017, the Brief); Daejin’s Rebuttal Brief, ‘‘Administrative Nails from the Republic of Korea—Request for a
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Public Hearing,’’ dated September 6, 2017.
Department of Commerce (Commerce)
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Steel Nails from Korea—Rebuttal Brief of Daejin 10 See Letter from Kowire to Commerce, ‘‘Steel
published the preliminary results of the Steel Company,’’ dated September 27, 2017 (Daejin Nails from the Republic of Korea—Withdrawal of
antidumping duty administrative review Rebuttal Brief); Kowire’s Rebuttal Brief, ‘‘Steel Nails Request for Public Hearing,’’ dated December 1,
of certain steel nails (nails) from the from the Republic of Korea—Rebuttal Brief,’’ dated 2017.
September 27, 2017 (Kowire Rebuttal Brief). 11 The shaft length of certain steel nails with flat
Republic of Korea (Korea). The period of 4 See Letter from the petitioner, ‘‘Certain Steel
heads or parallel shoulders under the head shall be
review (POR) is December 29, 2014, Nails from Korea: Particular Market Situation measured from under the head or shoulder to the
through June 30, 2016. As a result of our Allegation,’’ dated June 8, 2017. tip of the point. The shaft length of all other certain
analysis of the comments and 5 See Preliminary Determination, at 36750. steel nails shall be measured overall.
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| FR Citation | 83 FR 4027 |
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