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Title: Five-Year Records Retention 

Requirement for Export Transactions 

and Boycott Actions. 

OMB Control Number: 0694–0096. 

Form Number(s): N/A. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Burden Hours: 248. 

Number of Respondents: 84,000,892. 

Average Hours per Response: 1 

second to 1 minute. 

Needs and Uses: All parties involved 

in export transactions and the U.S. party 

involved in a boycott action are required 

to maintain records of these activities 

for a period of five years. These records 

can include memoranda, 

correspondence, contracts, invitations to 

bid, books of account, financial records, 

restrictive trade practice or boycott 

documents and reports. The five-year 

record retention period corresponds 

with the five-year statute of limitations 

for criminal actions brought under the 

Export Administration Act of 1979 and 

predecessor acts, and the five-year 

statute for administrative compliance 

proceedings. Without this authority, 

potential violators could discard records 

demonstrating violations of the Export 

Administration Regulations prior to the 

expiration of the five-year statute of 

limitations. 

Affected Public: Business and other 

for-profit organizations. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

OMB Desk Officer: Jasmeet Seehra, 

(202) 395–3123. 

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 6616, 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 Jasmeet Seehra, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), by email to jseehra@omb.eop.gov, or by fax 

to (202) 395–5167. 

Dated: March 3, 2011. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5276 Filed 3–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–33–P 

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 (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35). 

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. 

Title: 2012 Economic Census 

Classification Report for the 

Construction, Manufacturing, and 

Mining Sectors and Selected Wholesale 

Industries. 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0925. 

Form Number(s): NC–99026. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement, with 

change of an expired collection. 

Burden Hours: 6,250. 

Number of Respondents: 75,000. 

Average Hours Per Response: 5 

minutes. 

Needs and Uses: The Economic 

Census and current business surveys 

represent the primary source of facts 

about the structure and function of the 

U.S. economy, providing essential 

information to government and the 

business community in making sound 

decisions. This information helps build 

the foundation for the calculation of 

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and other 

economic indicators. Crucial to its 

success is the accuracy and reliability of 

the Business Register data, which 

provides the Economic Census and 

current business surveys with their 

establishment lists. 

Critical to the quality of data in the 

Business Register is that establishments 

are assigned an accurate economic 

classification, based on the North 

American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS). The primary purpose 

of the ‘‘2012 Economic Census 

Classification Report for the 

Construction, Manufacturing, and 

Mining Sectors and Selected Wholesale 

Industries’’ or NC–99026, is to meet this 

need. 

New businesses are assigned NAICS 

codes by the Social Security 

Administration (SSA); however, many 

of these businesses cannot be assigned 

detailed NAICS codes, because 

insufficient data are provided by 

respondents on the Internal Revenue 

Service (IRS) Form SS–4. This report, 

conducted in fiscal years 2012 and 

2013, will mail approximately 75,000 

businesses per year that have been 

partially classified in the Construction, 

Manufacturing, or Mining sectors. 

Additionally, Wholesale establishments 

currently classified in select industries 

will be sampled in order to verify 

correct classification due to 2012 NAICS 

changes. Businesses selected for the 

sample will be asked to provide data on 

primary business activity in order to 

assign proper industry classification, 

thus maintaining proper coverage of the 

business universe. 

No wording or ordering changes have 

been made to the NC–99026 form since 

the last request was submitted for an 

OMB clearance in 2006. However, for 

the first time, respondents will have the 

option to report electronically via the 

Internet. 

The NC–99026 form will be used to 

update the classification codes 

contained in the Business Register, 

ensuring establishments will be 

tabulated in the correct detailed 

industry for the 2012 Economic Census 

and in succeeding economic surveys. 

Information obtained from these 

establishments will also be included in 

the Census Bureau’s County Business 

Patterns (CBP) publications. CBP 

publications provide annual data on 

establishment counts, employment, and 

payroll for all sectors of the economy at 

national, state, and county levels. The 

failure to collect this information will 

have an adverse effect on the quality 

and usefulness of economic statistics 

provided by the Census Bureau. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions. 

Frequency: Every 5 years. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., 

Sections 131 & 224. 

OMB Desk Officer: Brian HarrisKojetin, (202) 395–7314. 

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 6616, 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 Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB 

Desk Officer either by fax (202–395– 

7245) or e-mail (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov). 

Dated: March 4, 2011. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5305 Filed 3–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

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 


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information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35). 

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. 

Title: Current Population Survey, 

Basic Demographic Items. 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0049. 

Form Number(s): CPS–263, CPS– 

263(SP), CPS–264, CPS–264(SP), CPS– 

266, BC–1428, BC–1428(SP), BC–1433, 

BC–1433(SP), CPS–692, CPS–504. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Burden Hours: 18,013. 

Number of Respondents: 59,000. 

Average Hours Per Response: 1.5 

minutes. 

Needs and Uses: The purpose of this 

request for review is for the U.S. Census 

Bureau to obtain clearance from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for the collection of basic 

demographic information on the Current 

Population Survey (CPS). 

The CPS has been the source of 

official government statistics on 

employment and unemployment for 

over 50 years. The Bureau of Labor 

Statistics (BLS) and the Census Bureau 

jointly sponsor the basic monthly 

survey, and the Census Bureau prepares 

and conducts all the field work. The 

Census Bureau provides the BLS with 

data files and tables. The BLS seasonally 

adjusts, analyzes, and publishes the 

results for the labor force data in 

conjunction with the demographic 

characteristics. In accordance with the 

OMB’s request, the Census Bureau and 

the BLS divide the clearance request in 

order to reflect the joint sponsorship 

and funding of the CPS program. Title 

29, United States Code, Sections 1–9, 

authorizes the collection of labor force 

data in the CPS. 

The demographic information 

provides a unique set of data on selected 

characteristics for the civilian 

noninstitutional population. Some of 

the demographic information we collect 

is age, marital status, gender, Armed 

Forces status, education, race, origin, 

and family income. We use these data 

in conjunction with other data, 

particularly the monthly labor force 

data, as well as periodic supplement 

data. We also use these data 

independently for internal analytic 

research and for evaluation of other 

surveys. In addition, we need these data 

to correctly control estimates of other 

characteristics to the proper proportions 

of age, gender, race, and origin. 

The demographic questions relating to 

origin and race within the CPS will 

undergo minor wording changes 

beginning in January 2012. These 

wording changes are being done to bring 

the CPS origin and race questions more 

in alignment with those in the American 

Community Survey. These changes were 

not mentioned in the Federal Register 

Notice published December 16, 2010, 

which requested public comment on the 

information collection. However, since 

the changes do not affect the meaning or 

purpose of the questions, nor will they 

affect the resulting information 

provided to data users, their absence 

from the Federal Register should not 

disrupt the clearance process. 

We use the data from the CPS on 

household size and composition, age, 

education, ethnicity, and marital status 

to compile monthly averages or other 

aggregates for national and sub-national 

estimates. We use these data in four 

principal ways: in association with 

other data, such as monthly labor force 

or periodic supplement publications; for 

internal analytic research; for evaluation 

of other surveys and survey results; and 

as a general purpose sample and survey. 

The demographic data are central to 

the publication of all labor force data in 

the BLS’ monthly report Employment 

and Earnings. The data set that results 

from combining the monthly labor force 

data with the demographic data 

provides analysts with the ability to 

understand labor force patterns of many 

subpopulation groups. This is 

particularly important since the federal 

government often directs initiatives at 

special groups that historically have not 

conformed to general labor force 

participation patterns. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: Monthly. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title 13, United 

States Code, Sections 141, 181, and 182 

and Title 29, United States Code, 

Sections 1–9. 

OMB Desk Officer: Brian HarrisKojetin, (202) 395–7314. 

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 6616, 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 Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB 

Desk Officer either by fax (202–395– 

7245) or e-mail (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov). 

Dated: March 4, 2011. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5302 Filed 3–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; The American 

Community 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, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be submitted on or 

before May 9, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to James Treat, U.S. Census 

Bureau, American Community Survey 

Office, Washington, DC 20233, by FAX 

to (301) 763–8070 or via the Internet at 

james.b.treat@census.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Given the rapid demographic changes 

experienced in recent years and the 

strong expectation that such changes 

will continue and accelerate, the oncea-decade detailed data collection as part 

of a decennial census is no longer 

acceptable for producing much of the 

data required by the Federal 

government, states, municipalities, and 

tribal governments. To meet the needs 

and expectations of the country, the 

Census Bureau developed the American 

Community Survey (ACS). This survey 

collects detailed population and 

housing data every month and provides 

tabulations of these data on a yearly 


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