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member of the public wishing to obtain 

information concerning this public 

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Eston.Williams@usda.gov or at (202) 

596–0226. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The Committee was 

established in the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture pursuant to section 14008 of 

the Food Conservation and Energy Act 

of 2008, Public Law 110–246, 122 Stat. 

1651, 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2279). 

The Committee works in the interest 

of the public to ensure socially 

disadvantaged farmers have equal 

access to USDA programs. The 

Committee advises the Secretary on the 

implementation of section 2501 of the 

Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 

Trade Act of 1990; methods of 

maximizing the participation of 

minority farmers and ranchers in U.S. 

Department of Agriculture programs; 

and civil rights activities within the 

Department, as such activities relate to 

participants in such programs. 

Cikena Reid, 

USDA Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–01752 Filed 1–26–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3412–88–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; State and Local Government 

Finance Collections, and Public 

Employment and Payroll Collections 

AGENCY: U.S. 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 to 

the State and Local Government Finance 

Collections, and Public Employment 

and Payroll Collections, 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 29, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments by 

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

Please reference State and Local 

Government Finance Collections, and 

Public Employment and Payroll 

Collections in the subject line of your 

comments. You may also submit 

comments, identified by Docket Number 

USBC–2020–0034, to the Federal eRulemaking 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 Raemeka 

Mayo, Assistant Division Chief, 

Economy-Wide Statistics Division, U.S. 

Census Bureau, Room 5K179, 4600 

Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 

20233; phone (301) 763–4688; or by 

email raemeka.m.mayo@census.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Census Bureau plans to revise the 

Annual Survey of State Tax Collections 

(F–5). This survey is collected as part of 

the larger State and Local Government 

Finance Collections, and Public 

Employment and Payroll Collections. 

We plan to add the collection of 

cannabis sales and license taxes, and 

sports betting sales taxes to the Annual 

Survey of State Tax Collections. 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. 

Additionally, cognitive testing showed 

the addition and removal of questions 

did not impact overall response time. 

The data are released as part of the 

State and Local Government Finance 

and Public Employment & Payroll 

statistical series. The collections also 

produce individual data products that 

focus on state governments, local 

governments, and public pensions in 

greater detail than the combined 

financial and employment series as a 

by-product of their collections for the 

combined data series. The Census 

Bureau provides these data to the 

Bureau of Economic Analysis to develop 

the public sector components of the 

National Income and Product Accounts 

and for constructing the functional 

payrolls in the public sector of the Gross 

Domestic Product, payroll being the 

single largest component of current 

operations. The Census Bureau also 

provides these data to the Federal 

Reserve Board for use in the Flow of 

Funds Accounts. Other Federal agencies 


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that make use of the data include the 

Council of Economic Advisers, the 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality, the Government Accountability 

Office, and the Department of Justice. 

State and local governments and related 

organizations, public policy groups, 

public interest groups, private research 

organizations, and private sector 

businesses also use these data. 

II. Method of Collection 

These surveys use multiple modes for 

data collection including internet 

collection with a mailed invitation, 

telephone, and central collection. Other 

methods used to collect data and 

maximize response include collecting 

state and local government data through 

submitted financial audits, state 

financial reports, and comprehensive 

financial reports and via electronic or 

mailed files and/or records. 

The Census Bureau developed central 

collection agreements with state and 

large local government officials to 

collect the data from their dependent 

agencies and report to the Census 

Bureau as a central respondent. These 

arrangements eliminate the need for a 

mail invitation for approximately 5,500 

governmental units, approximately 

3,716 state agencies and 158 school 

systems in a sample year and 36,000 

during the year of the Census of 

Governments. The arrangements reduce 

burden by greatly decreasing the 

number of respondents who must 

complete an on-line form as the data are 

acquired from a centralized source 

instead of multiple sources. Currently, 

the Census Bureau has central collection 

arrangements to collect local 

government data with 27 states, four 

local school district governments and 

state government data from all 50 states. 

The Census Bureau continues to expand 

the conversion of paper submissions 

into electronic formats by collaborating 

with state and local governments 

regarding electronic reporting of central 

collection data and encouraging 

electronic responses from individual 

governments. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0585. 

Form Number(s): F–5, F–11, F–12, F– 

13, F–28, F–29, F–32, E–1, E–2, E–3, E– 

4, E–5, E–6, E–7, E–8, E–9, E–10. 

Type of Review: Regular submission, 

Request for a Revision of a Currently 

Approved Collection. 

Affected Public: State and local 

governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

For F-forms: 13,440, For E-forms: 

16,872/sample year; For F-forms 59,259 

For E-forms: 99,402/census year; Total: 

30,312/sample year, 158,661/census 

year. 

Estimated Time per Response: For Fforms: 3.03, For E-forms: .84 hours/ 

sample year; For F-forms 3.00, For Eforms: .82 hours/census year; Total: 3.87 

hours/sample year, 3.82 hours/census 

year. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: For F-forms: 40,755, For E-forms: 

14,164 hours/sample year; For F-forms: 

177,826 hours, For E-forms: 81,299 

hours/census year; Total: 54,919/sample 

year, 258,585/census year. 

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. 2021–01287 Filed 1–26–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

Notice of Petitions by Firms for 

Determination of Eligibility To Apply 

for Trade Adjustment Assistance 

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice and opportunity for 

public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Economic Development 

Administration (EDA) has received 

petitions for certification of eligibility to 

apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance 

from the firms listed below. 

Accordingly, EDA has initiated 

investigations to determine whether 

increased imports into the United States 

of articles like or directly competitive 

with those produced by each of the 

firms contributed importantly to the 

total or partial separation of the firms’ 

workers, or threat thereof, and to a 

decrease in sales or production of each 

petitioning firm. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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