72164 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 238 / Monday, December 13, 2004 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau 

Business and Professional 

Classification Report

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment 

request. 

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: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before February 11, 

2005.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 

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 Scott Handmaker, U.S. 

Census Bureau, Room 3–1640, 

Washington, DC 20233, (301) 763–7107 

(or via the Internet at 

Scott.P.Handmaker@census.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Census Bureau sponsors the SQ–

CLASS, ‘‘Business and Professional 

Classification Report’’, to collect 

information needed to keep the retail, 

wholesale, and service samples current 

with the business universe. Because of 

rapid changes in the marketplace caused 

by the emergence of new businesses, the 

deaths of others, transfer of ownership, 

mergers, and so forth, on a quarterly 

basis the Census Bureau canvasses a 

sample of new Employer Identification 

Numbers (EINs) obtained from the 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the 

Social Security Administration (SSA). 

Each selected firm is canvassed once for 

a type of business description, measure 

of size, and company affiliation on the 

establishment(s) associated with the 

new EIN. In essence, from the 

perspective of the business firm, this is 

a one time collection of data. A different 

sample of EINs is canvassed four times 

a year. 

We are revising the SQ-CLASS to 

improve the flow of the questions as 

well as to provide information needed 

to assign the proper North American 

Industry Classification System (NAICS) 

code. 

II. Method of Collection 

We collect this information by mail, 

fax, and telephone follow-up. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0607–0189. 

Form Number: SQ–CLASS. 

Type of Review: Regular Submission. 

Affected Public: Retail, Wholesale, 

and Service firms in the United States. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

Annually, approximately 50,000. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 13 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 10,835 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: The 

cost to the respondent is estimated to be 

$255,598 for fiscal year 2005. 

Respondent’s Obligation: This 

collection of information is voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title 13, United 

States Code, Section 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 the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record.

Dated: December 7, 2004. 

Madeleine Clayton, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–27204 Filed 12–10–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau 

2005 National Census Test Coverage 

Follow Up

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment 

request. 

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: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before February 11, 

2005.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, Room 

6625, 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 

instruments and instructions should be 

directed to Frank Vitrano, U.S. Census 

Bureau, Building 2, Room 2012, 

Washington, DC 20233–9200, 301–763–

3961.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

I. Abstract 

Improved coverage (See Definition of 

Terms) is one of the four major goals for 

Census 2010. In preparation for the 2010 

Census, the U.S. Census Bureau plans to 

conduct a series of tests. In September 

2005, the Census Bureau will conduct 

the 2005 National Census Test (NCT) to 

evaluate a variety of short form 

questionnaire content and design 

modifications, and the effect of a 

bilingual questionnaire on response 

rates and data quality. The results of 

this test will help guide the Census 

Bureau as it develops the final short 

form questionnaire design and content 

for the 2010 Census. 

In support of the 2005 NCT, the 

Coverage Followup (CFU) is intended to 

develop and evaluate new procedures to 

improve coverage and reduce 

duplication. We want to determine 

whether respondents included all the 

appropriate persons on their form and 

excluded persons who should have been 

counted elsewhere. The CFU will 

collect data to evaluate different 

versions of the coverage questions and