13980 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 50 / Tuesday, March 15, 2011 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; 2012 Economic 

Census Covering the Information, etc. 

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 16, 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 Jack R. Drago, U.S. Census 

Bureau, Service Sector Statistics 

Division, HQ–8K059, 4600 Silver Hill 

Road, Washington, DC 20233–0001 

(301–763–7190 or via the Internet at 

scb@census.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The economic census, conducted 

under authority of Title 13, United 

States Code (U.S.C.), is the primary 

source of facts about the structure and 

functioning of the Nation’s economy. 

Economic statistics serve as part of the 

framework for the national accounts and 

provide essential information for 

government, business, and the general 

public. Economic data are the Census 

Bureau’s primary program commitment 

during nondecennial census years. The 

2012 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 

(as defined by the North American 

Industry Classification System (NAICS)) 

will measure the economic activity of 

approxiamately 3.0 million 

establishments. The information 

collected will produce basic statistics by 

kind of business on the number of 

establishments, receipts/revenue, 

expenses, payroll, and employment. It 

will also yield a variety of subject 

statistics, including receipts/revenue by 

product line, receipts/revenue by class 

of customer, and other industry-specific 

measures. Primary strategies for 

reducing burden in Census Bureau 

economic data collections are to 

increase reporting through standardized 

questionnaires and broader electronic 

data collection methods. 

II. Method of Collection 

Mail Selection Procedures 

Establishments for the mail canvass 

will be selected from the Census 

Bureau’s Business Register. To be 

eligible for selection, an establishment 

will be required to satisfy the following 

conditions: (i) It must be classified in 

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; or Other Services 

(except Public Administration) sector; 

(ii) it must be an active operating 

establishment of a multi-establishment 

firm (i.e., a firm that operates at more 

than one physical location), or it must 

be a single-establishment firm with 

payroll (i.e., a firm that operates at only 

one physical location); and (iii) it must 

be located in one of the 50 States or the 

District of Columbia. Mail selection 

procedures will distinguish the 

following groups of establishments: 

1. Establishments of MultiEstablishment Firms 

All active operating establishments of 

multi-establishment firms will be 

included in the mail component of the 

potential respondent universe. We 

estimate that the 2012 Economic Census 

mail canvasses will include 

approximately 598,698 establishments 

of multi-establishment firms. 

2. Single-Establishment Firms With 

Payroll 

As an initial step in the selection 

process, we will conduct a study of the 

potential respondent universe. This 

study will produce a set of industryspecific payroll cutoffs that we will use 

to distinguish large versus small singleestablishment firms within each 

industry or kind of business. This 

payroll size distinction will affect 

selection as follows: 

a. Large Single-Establishment Firms 

All single-establishment firms having 

annualized payroll (from Federal 

administrative records) that equals or 

exceeds the cutoff for their industry will 

be included in the mail component of 

the potential respondent universe. We 

estimate that the 2012 Economic Census 

mail canvasses will include 

approximately 595,742 large singleestablishment firms. 

b. Small Single-Establishment Firms 

A sample of single-establishment 

firms having annualized payroll below 

the cutoff for their industry will be 

included in the mail component of the 

potential respondent universe. 

Sampling strata and corresponding 

probabilities of selection will be 

determined by a study of the potential 

respondent universe conducted shortly 

before the mail selection operations 

begin. We estimate that the 2012 

Economic Census mail canvasses will 

include approximately 195,662 small 

single-establishment firms selected in 

this sample. 

All remaining single-establishment 

firms with payroll will be represented in 

the census by data from Federal 

administrative records. Generally, we 

will not include these small employers 

in the census mail canvasses. However, 

administrative records sometimes have 

fundamental industry classification 

deficiencies that make them unsuitable 

for use in producing detailed industry 

statistics by geographic area. When we 

find such a deficiency, we will mail the 

firm a census classification form. We 

estimate that the 2012 Economic Census 

mail canvasses will include 

approximately 348,402 small singleestablishment firms that receive these 

forms. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0934. 

Form Number: The 85 standard forms, 

22 classification forms, and six 

ownership or control fliers used to 

collect information from businesses in 

these sectors of the Economic Census 

are tailored to specific business 

practices and are too numerous to list 

separately in this notice. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: State or local 

governments, businesses, or other for 

profit or non-profit institutions or 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,542,829. 


srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 50 / Tuesday, March 15, 2011 / Notices 13981 

Estimated Time per Response: .95 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,462,751 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$42,434,751. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

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

131 and 224. 

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. 

Dated: March 10, 2011. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5980 Filed 3–14–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; 2012 Economic 

Census Covering the Construction 

Sector 

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau. 

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 16, 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 Julius Smith, Jr., U.S. 

Census Bureau, Manufacturing and 

Construction Division, Room 7K055, 

4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 

20233, telephone (301) 763–7662 (or via 

the Internet at 

julius.smith.jr@census.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Census Bureau is the preeminent 

collector and provider of timely, 

relevant and quality data about the 

people and economy of the United 

States. Economic data are the Census 

Bureau’s primary program commitment 

during non-decennial census years. The 

economic census, conducted under 

authority of Title 13, United States 

Code, 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 2012 

Economic Census covering the 

Construction Sector (as defined by the 

North American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS)) is a sample survey that 

will measure the economic activity of 

almost 650,000 establishments engaged 

in building construction and land 

subdivision and land development, 

heavy construction (except buildings), 

such as highways, power plants, 

pipelines; and construction activity by 

special trade contractors. 

The information collected from 

businesses in this sector of the 

economic census will produce basic 

statistics by industry for number of 

establishments, value of construction 

work, payroll, employment, selected 

costs, depreciable assets, inventories, 

and capital expenditures. It also will 

yield a variety of subject statistics, 

including estimates of type of 

construction work done, kind of 

business activity, size of establishments 

and other industry-specific measures. 

Primary strategies for reducing burden 

in Census Bureau economic data 

collections are to increase electronic 

reporting through broader use of 

computerized self-administered census 

questionnaires, on-line questionnaires 

and other electronic data collection 

methods. 

II. Method of Collection 

The construction industry sector of 

the economic census will select 

establishments for its mail canvass from 

a sample frame extracted from the 

Census Bureau’s Business Register. To 

be eligible for selection, an 

establishment will be required to satisfy 

the following conditions: (i) It must be 

classified in the construction industry 

sector; (ii) it must be an active operating 

establishment of a multi-establishment 

firm, or it must be a singleestablishment firm with payroll for at 

least one quarter of calendar year 2012; 

and (iii) it must be located in one of the 

50 States or the District of Columbia. 

Mail selection procedures will 

distinguish the following groups of 

establishments: 

A. Establishments of MultiEstablishment Firms 

Selection procedures will assign all 

active construction establishments of 

multi-establishment firms to the mail 

component of the potential respondent 

universe. We estimate that the mail 

canvass for the 2012 construction sector 

will include approximately 18,000 

establishments of multi-establishment 

firms. 

B. Single-Establishment Firms With 

Payroll 

In the fall of 2011, the Census Bureau 

will conduct a limited classification 

refile operation (see Federal Register 

Notice issued December 2010, 2012 

Economic Census Classification Report 

for Construction, Manufacturing, and 

Mining Sectors). Within the 

construction sector, this refile will be 

directed to single-establishment firms in 

the Business Register with a NAICS 

industry code within the 236 subsector. 

This specific subsector was problematic 

in the 2007 Economic Census. The goal 

of the refile is to obtain accurate 6-digit 

NAICS industry codes for these singleestablishment firms prior to the 

sampling operation. We are not aware of 

other systematic coding issues that need 

to be addressed via this refile. 

The primary goal is to produce 

reliable State level estimates for each 

NAICS industry. We will use a stratified 

probability-proportionate-to-size (PPS) 

sample strategy for selecting the sample 

of single-establishment firms. The 

population of eligible singleestablishment firms will be partitioned 

into State by NAICS strata. Within each 

stratum, each establishment will be 


srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES