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government assistance programs that 

target small businesses; policy shifts 

including the loosening or tightening of 

restrictions on businesses or customers; 

changing weather or seasons on 

businesses that rely on serving 

customers outdoors; and new research, 

vaccines, and/or medications or 

treatments for the coronavirus), the 

Census Bureau moved forward with a 

Phase 3 cycle 1 and proposes moving 

forward with Phase 3 cycle 2 as 

described in this ICR. The questionnaire 

used in Phase 2 and Phase 3 cycle 1 will 

continue to be used in this Phase 3 cycle 

2. Acknowledging that circumstances 

may evolve, and information needs on 

specific topics may intensify, change, or 

diminish over time, the Census Bureau 

may propose revisions to the 

questionnaire via the Non-Substantive 

Change process. These plans also will 

be made available for public comment 

through notice in the Federal Register. 

In Phase 3 cycle 1 of the Small 

Business Pulse Survey, we continued 

collaborating with other federal agencies 

to produce near real-time experimental 

data to understand how changes due to 

the response to the COVID–19 pandemic 

are affecting American small businesses 

and the U.S. economy. 

The Phase 3 cycle 1 survey carried 

forward questionnaire content from 

Phase 2. Content had been provided by 

the Census Bureau, Small Business 

Administration, Federal Reserve Board, 

Minority Business Development 

Agency, Office of Tax Analysis, Bureau 

of Transportation Statistics, National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, and International Trade 

Administration. Domains include 

business closings, changes in 

employment and hours, disruptions to 

supply chain, changes in capacity, 

finances, and expectations for future 

operations. 

The Phase 3 cycle 2 survey will 

modify the questionnaire content to 

capture information on concepts such as 

business closings, changes in revenue, 

changes in employment and hours, 

disruptions to supply chain, operating 

capacity factors, and expectations for 

future operations. These economic data 

will be used to understand how changes 

due to the response to the COVID–19 

pandemic have and continue to affect 

American businesses and the U.S. 

economy. 

The historical circumstances of the 

pandemic and uncertainty about how it 

may or may not continue to affect 

businesses over the period of Phase 3 

drives the need for flexibility in Phase 

3 of the SBPS. 

If required, the Census Bureau would 

seek approval from OMB through the 

Non-Substantive Change Request 

Process to revise, remove or add 

questionnaire content during this phase 

to remain relevant in guiding the 

nation’s response and recovery. 

All results from the Small Business 

Pulse Survey will continue to be 

disseminated as U.S. Census Bureau 

Experimental Data Products (https://

portal.census.gov/pulse/data/). This and 

additional information on the Small 

Business Pulse Survey are available to 

the public on census.gov. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: Small business will be 

selected once to participate in a 6- 

minute survey. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

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

Sections 131 and 182. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to view the 

Department of Commerce collections 

currently under review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function and 

entering either the title of the collection 

or the OMB Control Number 0607–1014. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00851 Filed 1–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Quarterly Summary of State 

& Local Government Tax Revenues 

AGENCY: Census Bureau, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Information 

Collection, request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed, and continuing information 

collections, which helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment on the proposed revisions of 

the Quarterly Summary of State & Local 

Government Tax Revenues, prior to the 

submission of the information collection 

request (ICR) to OMB for approval. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before March 16, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments by 

email to Thomas.J.Smith@census.gov. 

Please reference Quarterly Summary of 

State & Local Government Tax Revenues 

in the subject line of your comments. 

You may also submit comments, 

identified by Docket Number USBC– 

2020–0035, to the Federal e-Rulemaking 

Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. All 

comments received are part of the 

public record. No comments will be 

posted to http://www.regulations.gov for 

public viewing until after the comment 

period has closed. Comments will 

generally be posted without change. All 

Personally Identifiable Information (for 

example, name and address) voluntarily 

submitted by the commenter may be 

publicly accessible. Do not submit 

Confidential Business Information or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. You may submit 

attachments to electronic comments in 

Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF 

file formats. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Kristina 

Pasquino-Frates, Chief, State Finance 

and Tax Statistics Branch, EconomyWide Statistics Division, U.S. Census 

Bureau, Headquarters, 5K071, 

Washington, DC 20233; email: 

Kristina.marie.pasquino.frates@

census.gov, by phone: 301–763–5034. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Census Bureau conducts the 

Quarterly Summary of State and Local 

Government Tax Revenue, using the F– 

71 (Quarterly Survey of Property Tax 

Collections), F–72 (Quarterly Survey of 

State Tax Collections), and F–73 

(Quarterly Survey of Non-Property 

Taxes) forms. The Quarterly Summary 

of State and Local Government Tax 

Revenue provides quarterly estimates of 

state and local government tax revenue 

at the national level, as well as detailed 

tax revenue data for individual states. 

The information contained in this 

survey is the most current information 

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available on a nationwide basis for state 

and local government tax collections. 

The Census Bureau needs state and 

local tax data to publish benchmark 

statistics on taxes, to provide data to the 

Bureau of Economic Analysis for Gross 

Domestic Product (GDP) calculations 

and other economic indicators, and to 

provide data for economic research and 

comparative studies of governmental 

finances. Tax collection data are used to 

measure economic activity for the 

Nation as a whole, as well as for 

comparison among the various states. 

Economists and public policy analysts 

use the data to assess general economic 

conditions and state and local 

government financial activities. 

The Census Bureau plans to revise the 

F–72 (Quarterly Survey of State Tax 

Collections). We plan to add the 

collection of cannabis and sports betting 

sales taxes. Sports betting will include 

pari-mutuels, which were previously 

shown separately. This will modernize 

the survey’s content to maintain the 

relevancy and sustainability of these 

data. License taxes will no longer be 

collected on a quarterly basis; they will 

continue to be provided on an annual 

basis through the related Annual Survey 

of State Tax Collections, reducing 

duplication of effort. Additionally, 

cognitive testing showed the addition 

and removal of questions did not impact 

overall response time. 

II. Method of Collection 

For the Quarterly Survey of Property 

Tax Collections (Form F–71) the Census 

Bureau will mail letters quarterly to a 

sample of approximately 5,500 local tax 

collection agencies, known to have 

substantial collections of property tax, 

requesting their online data 

submissions. 

For the Quarterly Survey of State Tax 

Collections (Form F–72) the Census 

Bureau will email letters to each of the 

50 state governments and the District of 

Columbia quarterly requesting their 

online data submissions or continued 

coordinated submission through the 

state government revenue office. 

For the Quarterly Survey of NonProperty Taxes (Form F–73) the Census 

Bureau will mail letters quarterly to a 

sample of approximately 1,800 local tax 

collection agencies, known to have 

substantial collections of local general 

sales and/or local individual/ 

corporation net income taxes, requesting 

their online data submissions. 

F–71 and F–73 survey data will be 

collected via the internet. Data for the 

F–72 survey are collected via email or 

compilation of data in coordination 

with the state government revenue 

office. 

In addition to reporting current 

quarter data, respondents may report 

data for the previous eight quarters or 

submit revisions to their previously 

submitted data. In the event that a 

respondent cannot report online, they 

may request a form. 

In those instances when the Census 

Bureau are not able to obtain a response, 

follow-up operations will be conducted 

using email and phone calls. 

Nonresponse weighting adjustments are 

used to adjust for any unreported units 

in the sample. These adjustments are 

based on the latest available data. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0112. 

Form Number(s): F–71, F–72, F–73. 

Type of Review: Regular submission, 

Request for a Revision of a Currently 

Approved Collection. 

Affected Public: State and Local 

Governments and the Government of the 

District of Columbia. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

7,351. 

Estimated Time per Response: F–71 = 

15 minutes, F–72 = 30 minutes, F–73 = 

20 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 8002 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0 (This is not the cost of 

respondents’ time, but the indirect costs 

respondents may incur for such things 

as purchases of specialized software or 

hardware needed to report, or 

expenditures for accounting or records 

maintenance services required 

specifically by the collection.) 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

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

Sections 161 and 182. 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of our estimate of the time and 

cost burden for this proposed collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Minimize the 

reporting burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include, or 

summarize, each comment in our 

request to OMB to approve this ICR. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00872 Filed 1–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Miscellaneous Short Supply 

Activities 

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed, and continuing information 

collections, which helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before March 16, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments by email to 

Mark Crace, IC Liaison, Bureau of 

Industry and Security, at mark.crace@

bis.doc.gov or to PRAcomments@

doc.gov). Please reference OMB Control 

Number 0694–0102 in the subject line of 

your comments. Do not submit 

Confidential Business Information or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Mark