[Federal Register: August 21, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 161)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce.
DOC has submitted 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 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
Title: 2007 Economic Census Covering Information; Professional,
Scientific, and Technical Services; Management of Companies and
Enterprises; Administrative and Support and Waste Management and
Remediation Services; Educational Services; Health Care and Social
Assistance; Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation; and Other Services
(Except Public Administration) Sectors.
Form Number(s): Too numerous to list here (97 report forms).
Agency Approval Number: None.
Type of Request: New collection.
Burden: 1,424,707 hours.
Number of Respondents: 1,744,658.
Avg Hours per Response: 0.8 hours.
Needs and Uses: The 2007 Economic Census covering the information;
professional, scientific, and technical services; management of
companies and enterprises; administrative and support and waste
management and remediation services; educational services; health care
and social assistance; arts, entertainment, and recreation; and other
services (except public administration) sectors will use a mail
canvass, supplemented by data from Federal administrative records, to
measure the economic activity of more than 2.8 million establishments
classified in the North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS).
The information sector comprises establishments engaged in the
following processes: (a) Producing and distributing information and
cultural products, (b) providing the means to transmit or distribute
these products as well as data or communications, and (c) processing
data.
The professional, scientific, and technical services sector
comprises establishments engaged in processes where human capital is
the major input. These establishments make available the knowledge and
skills of their employees, often on an assignment basis, where an
individual or team is responsible for the delivery of service to a
client.
The management of companies and enterprises sector comprises two
main types of establishments: (a) Those that hold the securities of (or
other equity interest in) companies and enterprises; and (b) those
(except government establishments) that administer, oversee, and manage
other establishments of the company or enterprise.
The administrative and support and waste management and remediation
services sector comprises establishments performing routine support
activities for the day-to-day operations of other organizations. These
essential activities are of the type often undertaken in-house by
establishments in many sectors of the economy.
The educational services sector comprises establishments providing
academic or technical instruction or educational support services such
as student exchange programs and curriculum development.
The health care and social assistance sector comprises
establishments that provide health care and social assistance to
individuals.
The arts, entertainment, and recreation sector comprises
establishments that operate facilities or provide services to meet
varied cultural, entertainment, and recreational interests of their
patrons. This sector includes (a) establishments that are involved in
producing, promoting, or participating in live performances, events, or
exhibits intended for public viewing; (b) establishments that preserve
and exhibit objects and sites of historical, cultural, or educational
interest; and (c) establishments that operate facilities or provide
services that enable patrons to participate in recreational activities
or pursue amusement, hobby, or leisure time interests.
The other services, except public administration sector comprises
establishments in one of the following subsectors: repair and
maintenance; personal and laundry services; and religious, grantmaking,
civic, and professional and other similar organizations. The public
administration sector is out of scope to the economic census. The U.S.
Census Bureau conducts the quinquennial census of governments and other
current programs that measure the activities of government
establishments.
The economic census will produce basic statistics by kind of
business for number of establishments, receipts/revenue, payroll, and
employment. It will also yield a variety of subject statistics,
including receipts or revenue by product line, receipts by class of
customer, and other industry-specific measures, such as exported
services or personnel by occupation. Basic statistics will be
summarized for the United States, states, metropolitan areas, counties
and places. Tabulations of subject statistics also will present data
for the United States and, in some cases, for states.
The economic census is the primary source of facts about the
structure and functioning of the Nation's economy and features unique
industry and geographic detail. Economic census statistics serve as
part of the framework for the national accounts and provide essential
information for government, business, and the general public. The
Federal Government uses information from the economic census as an
important part of the framework for the national income and product
accounts, input-output tables, economic indexes, and other composite
measures that serve as the factual basis for economic policy-making,
planning, and program administration. Further, the census provides
sampling frames and benchmarks for current surveys of business which
track short-term economic trends, serve as economic indicators, and
contribute critical source data for current estimates of the gross
domestic product. State and local governments rely on the economic
census as a unique source of comprehensive economic statistics for
small geographic areas for use in policy-making, planning, and program
administration. Finally, industry, business, academe, and the general
public use information from the economic census for evaluating markets,
preparing business plans, making business decisions, developing
economic models and forecasts, conducting economic research, and
establishing benchmarks for their own sample surveys.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Frequency: Every 5 years.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 131 and 224.
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OMB Desk Officer: Susan Schechter, (202) 395-5103.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, room 6625, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dhynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to Susan Schechter, OMB Desk Officer either by fax (202-395-7245) or e-
mail (susan_schechter@omb.eop.gov).
Dated: August 15, 2006.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-13709 Filed 8-18-06; 8:45 am]
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