[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 223 (Friday, November 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 67699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25706]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

[Docket Number 041109314-4314-01]


Service Annual Survey for 2004

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Determination.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Title 13, United States Code (U.S.C.), 
sections 182, 224, and 225, the Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) 
has determined that limited financial data (revenue, expenses, and the 
like) for selected service industries are needed to provide a sound 
statistical basis for the formation of policy by various governmental 
agencies, and that these data also apply to a variety of public and 
business needs. To obtain the desired data, the Census Bureau announces 
the administration of the 2004 Service Annual Survey (SAS).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth A. Bramblett, Chief, Current 
Services Branch, Service Sector Statistics Division, on (301) 763-7089.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Census Bureau conducts surveys necessary 
to furnish current data on subjects covered by the major censuses 
authorized by Title 13, U.S.C. The SAS provides continuing and timely 
national statistical data each year. Data collected in this survey are 
within the general scope, type, and character of those inquiries 
covered in the economic census.
    The Census Bureau needs reports only from a limited sample of 
service sector firms in the United States. The SAS now covers all or 
some of the following nine sectors: Transportation and Warehousing; 
Information; Finance and Insurance; Real Estate and Rental and Leasing; 
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services; Administrative and 
Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services; Health Care and 
Social Assistance; Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation; and Other 
Services. The probability of a firm's selection is based on its revenue 
size (estimated from payroll); that is, firms with a larger payroll 
will have a greater probability of being selected than those with 
smaller ones. We are mailing report forms to the firms covered by this 
survey and require their submission within thirty days after receipt. 
These data are not publicly available from nongovernment or other 
government sources.
    Based upon the foregoing, the Census Bureau is conducting the 2004 
SAS for the purpose of collecting these data.
    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required 
to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure 
to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) unless that collection of 
information displays a current valid Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) control number. In accordance with the PRA, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 
35, the OMB approved the Service Annual Survey under OMB Control Number 
0607-0422.
    Copies of the proposed forms are available upon written request to 
the Director, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233.

    Dated: November 16, 2004.
Charles Louis Kincannon,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 04-25706 Filed 11-18-04; 8:45 am]
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