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(OMB) to conduct the Wave 9 interview 

for the 2008 Panel of the Survey of 

Income and Program Participation 

(SIPP). The core SIPP and reinterview 

instruments were cleared under 

Authorization No. 0607–0944. 

The SIPP represents a source of 

information for a wide variety of topics 

and allows information for separate 

topics to be integrated to form a single 

and unified database so that the 

interaction between tax, transfer, and 

other government and private policies 

can be examined. Government domestic 

policy formulators depend heavily upon 

the SIPP information concerning the 

distribution of income received directly 

as money or indirectly as in-kind 

benefits and the effect of tax and 

transfer programs on this distribution. 

They also need improved and expanded 

data on the income and general 

economic and financial situation of the 

U.S. population. The SIPP has provided 

these kinds of data on a continuing basis 

since 1983, permitting levels of 

economic well-being and changes in 

these levels to be measured over time. 

The survey is molded around a 

central ‘‘core’’ of labor force and income 

questions that remain fixed throughout 

the life of a panel. The core is 

supplemented with questions designed 

to answer specific needs, such as 

estimating eligibility for government 

programs, examining pension and 

health care coverage, and analyzing 

individual net worth. These 

supplemental questions are included 

with the core and are referred to as 

‘‘topical modules.’’ 

The topical modules for the 2008 

Panel Wave 9 are as follows: Adult Well 

Being; and Informal Care Giving. Wave 

9 interviews will be conducted from 

May 1, 2011 through August 31, 2011. 

The SIPP is designed as a continuing 

series of national panels of interviewed 

households that are introduced every 

few years, with each panel having 

durations of approximately 3 to 6 years. 

The 2008 Panel is scheduled for 

approximately 6 years and includes 

seventeen waves which began 

September 1, 2008. All household 

members 15 years old or over are 

interviewed using regular proxyrespondent rules. They are interviewed 

a total of thirteen times (thirteen waves), 

at 4-month intervals, making the SIPP a 

longitudinal survey. Sample people (all 

household members present at the time 

of the first interview) who move within 

the country and reasonably close to a 

SIPP primary sampling unit (PSU) will 

be followed and interviewed at their 

new address. Individuals 15 years old or 

over who enter the household after 

Wave 1 will be interviewed; however, if 

these people move, they are not 

followed unless they happen to move 

along with a Wave 1 sample individual. 

The OMB has established an 

Interagency Advisory Committee to 

provide guidance for the content and 

procedures for the SIPP. Interagency 

subcommittees were set up to 

recommend specific areas of inquiries 

for supplemental questions. 

The Census Bureau developed the 

2008 Panel Wave 9 topical modules 

through consultation with the SIPP 

OMB Interagency Subcommittee. The 

questions for the topical modules 

address major policy and program 

concerns as stated by this subcommittee 

and the SIPP Interagency Advisory 

Committee. 

Data provided by the SIPP are being 

used by economic policymakers, the 

Congress, state and local governments, 

and federal agencies that administer 

social welfare or transfer payment 

programs, such as the Department of 

Health and Human Services and the 

Department of Agriculture. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: Every 4 months. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., 182. 

OMB Desk Officer: Brian HarrisKojetin, (202) 395–7314. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dhynek@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB 

Desk Officer either by fax (202–395– 

7245) or e-mail (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov). 

Dated: December 29, 2010. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

U.S. Census Bureau 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; 2012 Economic 

Census Covering the Utilities, 

Transportation and Warehousing, 

Finance and Insurance, and Real 

Estate and Rental and Leasing Sectors 

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, 

Department of 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 March 7, 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 Steven Roman, U.S. 

Census Bureau, SSSD, HQ–8K049, 4600 

Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 

20233–0001 (301–763–2824 or via the 

Internet at fcb@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 

Utilities, Transportation and 

Warehousing, Finance and Insurance, 

and Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 

sectors (as defined by the North 

American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS)) will measure the 

economic activity of more than 1.2 

million establishments. However, 


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approximately 12% of establishments 

will not be required to file separate 

reports because they will be included in 

consolidated company reports; for 

explanation see selection procedure for 

establishments of multi-establishment 

firms below. The information collected 

will produce basic statistics by kind of 

business on the number of 

establishments, revenue, payroll, and 

employment. It will also yield a variety 

of subject statistics, including revenue 

by product line, and other industryspecific 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 in the Utilities, 

Transportation and Warehousing, 

Finance and Insurance, and Real Estate 

and Rental and Leasing sectors of the 

economic census will be selected from 

the Census Bureau’s Business Register 

for a mail canvass. To be eligible for 

selection, an establishment will be 

required to satisfy the following 

conditions: (i) It must be classified in 

one of the Utilities, Transportation and 

Warehousing, Finance and Insurance, 

and Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 

sectors, (ii) it must be an active 

operating establishment of a multiestablishment firm (i.e., a firm that 

operates at more than one physical 

location), or it must be a singleestablishment firm with payroll (i.e., a 

firm operating at only one physical 

location); and (iii) it must be located in 

one of the 50 states or the District of 

Columbia. Mail selection procedure will 

distinguish the following groups of 

establishments: 

1. Establishments of MultiEstablishment Firms 

Selection procedures will assign all 

eligible establishments of multiestablishment firms to the mail 

component of the potential respondent 

universe, except for those in selected 

industries in utilities, finance and 

insurance. In these selected industries, 

where revenue and certain other 

operating data are not easily attributable 

to individual establishments, divisionor firm-level organizations are asked to 

report kind of business, payroll, and 

employment for several establishments, 

and other required data at a more 

aggregate level on a consolidated report 

form. 

We estimate that the 2012 Economic 

Census mail canvasses for the Utilities, 

Transportation and Warehousing, 

Finance and Insurance, and Real Estate 

and Rental and Leasing sectors will 

include approximately 340,100 

establishment and consolidated reports 

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 for the Utilities, 

Transportation and Warehousing, 

Finance and Insurance, and Real Estate 

and Rental and Leasing sectors will 

include approximately 307,600 large 

single-establishment 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 for the 

Utilities, Transportation and 

Warehousing, Finance and Insurance, 

and Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 

sectors will include approximately 

62,400 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 for the Utilities, 

Transportation and Warehousing, 

Finance and Insurance, and Real Estate 

and Rental and Leasing sectors will 

include approximately 219,800 small 

single-establishment firms that receive 

these forms. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0931. 

Form Number: The 31 standard forms, 

five classification forms, and three 

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, business, or other for 

profit or non-profit institutions or 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

931,100 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.982 

hours 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 914,000 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$26,515,140 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 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: December 28, 2010. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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