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collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. 

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before April 30, 2007. 

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 Theresa J. DeMaio, U. S. 

Census Bureau, Room 3127, FOB 4, 

Washington, DC 20233–9150, (301) 457–

4894 (or via the Internet at 

theresa.j.demaio@census.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Census Bureau plans to request 

an extension of the current OMB 

approval to conduct a variety of smallscale questionnaire pretesting activities 

under this generic clearance. A block of 

hours will be dedicated to these 

activities for each of the next three 

years. OMB will be informed in writing 

of the purpose and scope of each of 

these activities, as well as the time 

frame and the number of burden hours 

used. The number of hours used will 

not exceed the number set aside for this 

purpose. 

This research program will be used by 

the Census Bureau and survey sponsors 

to improve questionnaires and 

procedures, reduce respondent burden, 

and ultimately increase the quality of 

data collected in the Census Bureau 

censuses and surveys. The clearance 

will be used to conduct pretesting of 

decennial, demographic, and economic 

census and survey questionnaires prior 

to fielding them. Pretesting activities 

will involve one of the following 

methods for identifying measurement 

problems with the questionnaire or 

survey procedure: Cognitive interviews, 

focus groups, respondent debriefing, 

behavior coding of respondent/ 

interviewer interaction, and split panel 

tests. 

II. Method of Collection 

Any of the following methods may be 

used: Mail, telephone, face-to-face; 

paper-and-pencil, CATI, CAPI, Internet, 

or IVR. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0607–0725. 

Form Number: Various. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households, Farms, Business or other 

for-profit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

5,500. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 5,500. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: There is 

no cost to respondents, except for their 

time to complete the questionnaire. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: 13 U.S.C. 131, 141, 

142, 161, 181, 182, 193, and 301. 

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: February 22, 2007. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–3431 Filed 2–27–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

U.S. Census Bureau 

Age Search Service 

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, Pub. 

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before April 30, 2007. 

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 Angela Feldman Harkins, 

Assistant Director (Processing), United 

States Census Bureau, National 

Processing Center, Jeffersonville, 

Indiana, 46132, on (812) 218–3434 (or 

via the Internet at 

angela.m.feldman.harkins@census.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Age Search is a service provided by 

the U.S. Census Bureau for persons who 

need official transcripts of personal data 

as proof of age for pensions, retirement 

plans, medicare, and social security. 

The transcripts are also used as proof of 

citizenship to obtain passports or to 

provide evidence of family relationship 

for rights of inheritance. The Age Search 

forms are used by the public in order to 

provide the Census Bureau with the 

necessary information to conduct a 

search of historical population 

decennial census records in order to 

provide the requested transcript. The 

Age Search service is self-supporting 

and is funded by the fees collected from 

the individuals requesting the service. 

II. Method of Collection 

The Form BC–600, Application for 

Search of Census Records, is a public 

use form that is submitted by applicants 

requesting information from the 

decennial census records. Applicants 

are requested to enclose appropriate fee 

by check or money order with the 

completed and signed Form BC–600 and 

return by mail to the U.S. Census 

Bureau, Personal Census Search Unit, in 

Jeffersonville, Indiana. The Form BC–

649 (L), which is called a ‘‘Not Found’’, 

advises the applicant that search for 

information from the census records 

was unsuccessful. The BC–658 (L), is 

sent to the applicant when insufficient 

information has been received on which 

to base a search of the census records. 

These two forms request additional 

information from the applicant to aid in 

the search of census records. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0607–0117. 

Form Number: BC–600, BC–649(L), 

BC–658(L). 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 


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Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

4,470 Total (BC–600–3,233; BC–649 (L)–

1,036; BC–658(L)–201). 

Estimated Time per Response: BC–

600–12 minutes; BC–649(L)–6 minutes; 

BC–658(L)–6 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 772 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: The 

Age Search processing fee is $65.00 per 

case. An additional charge of $20 per 

case for expedited requests requiring 

results within one day is also available. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

Legal Authority: Title 13, United 

States Code, Section 8. 

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: February 22, 2007. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–3432 Filed 2–27–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

U.S. Census Bureau 

Current Industrial Reports Surveys—

WAVE II (Mandatory and Voluntary 

Surveys) 

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 April 30, 2007. 

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: Mendel D. Gayle, 

Assistant Chief for Census and Related 

Programs, (301) 763–4587, Census 

Bureau, Manufacturing and 

Construction Division, Room 2102A, 

Building #4, Washington, DC 20233 (or 

via the Internet at: 

mendel.d.gayle@census.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Census Bureau plans to request a 

revision of the currently approved 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) clearance of the Current 

Industrial Reports (CIR) for Wave II. The 

Census Bureau conducts a series of 

monthly, quarterly, and annual surveys 

as part of the Current Industrial Reports 

(CIR) program. The CIR surveys 

primarily publish data on quantity and 

value of shipments of particular 

products and occasionally with data on 

production and inventories; unfilled 

orders, receipts, stocks and 

consumption; and comparative data on 

domestic production, exports, and 

imports of the products they cover. 

These surveys provide continuing and 

timely national statistical data on 

manufacturing. Individual firms, trade 

associations, and market analysts use 

the results of these surveys extensively 

in planning or recommending marketing 

and legislative strategies. 

The CIR program includes both 

mandatory and voluntary surveys. 

Typically, the monthly and quarterly 

surveys are conducted on a voluntary 

basis and annual collections are 

mandatory. The collection frequency of 

individual CIR surveys is determined by 

the cyclical nature of production, the 

need for frequent trade monitoring, or 

the use of data in Government economic 

indicator series. Some monthly and 

quarterly CIR surveys have an annual 

‘‘counterpart’’ collection. The annual 

counterpart collects annual data on a 

mandatory basis from those firms not 

participating in the more frequent 

collection. 

Due to the large number of surveys in 

the CIR program, for clearance purposes, 

the CIR surveys are divided into 

‘‘waves.’’ One wave is resubmitted for 

clearance each year. This year the 

Census Bureau plans to submit 

mandatory and voluntary surveys of 

Wave II for clearance. During the 

economic census years, years ending in 

2 and 7 all voluntary annual surveys are 

made mandatory. For the 2007 

Economic Census the following surveys 

are converting to mandatory status: 

MA311D—‘‘Confectionery’’, MA333N—

‘‘Fluid Power Products for Motion 

Control (Including Aerospace), and 

MA336G—‘‘Aerospace Industry’’. The 

MQ335C—‘‘Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts’’

is discontinued. All known 

manufacturing activities for this 

industry are done outside the United 

States. The surveys included in Wave II 

are: 

Mandatory surveys Voluntary survey 

M311J—Oilseeds, 

Beans, and Nuts 

(Primary Producers).

*M327G—Glass Containers. 

M313N—Cotton and 

Raw Linters in Public Storage.

*MQ311A—Flour Milling Products. 

M313P—Consumption on the Cotton 

System and Stocks.

*MQ325A—Inorganic 

Chemicals. 

MQ313A—Textiles .... MQ325F—Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer. 

MQ315A—Apparel .... *These voluntary surveys have mandatory annual counterparts. 

MQ333W—Metalworking Machinery.

MA311D—Confectionery.

MA314Q—Carpets 

and Rugs.

MA321T—Lumber 

Production and Mill 

Stocks.

MA325G—Pharmaceutical Preparations, except 

Biologicals.

MA333N—Fluid 

Power Products for 

Motion Control (Including Aerospace).

MA333P—Pumps and 

Compressors.

MA335E—Electric 

Housewares and 

Fans.

MA335J—Insulated 

Wire and Cable.

MA336G—Aerospace 

Industry.


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