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collections of business expenses data 

conducted every fifth year since 1977, 

and since 1958 on a more limited basis. 

Data collected by the BES on business 

operating expenses will complement 

data on sales, merchandise purchases, 

and inventories compiled in the two 

mentioned annual surveys. (Data on 

operating expenses of other industries 

are compiled in other Census Bureau 

programs.) Together these sample-based 

data are benchmarked to the main 

economic census and are used to 

compile economic measures such as 

value added. The collection of business 

expenses data is required for reliable 

measurement of the United States 

economy. As such, the BEA, producer of 

gross domestic product (GDP) estimates, 

is the primary user. The BEA uses the 

expenses data for developing the 

national income and product accounts, 

input-output tables, and economic 

indexes, and to fill previously identified 

critical gaps in underlying data in these 

accounts. 

Industrial sectors covered by the BES 

include wholesale distributors, retail 

trade, and accommodation and food 

services, as based on the 2002 North 

American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS). The samples used in 

this data collection consist of employer 

firms in the covered industries within 

the U.S. whose probability of selection 

is determined by sales size. 

The information collected will 

produce statistics by kind of business on 

operating expenses such as labor costs, 

depreciation, rent, materials and 

supplies, utilities, and purchased 

services such as advertising, repairs, 

computer services, and professional and 

technical services. The primary strategy 

for minimizing respondent burden is the 

use of sampling; supplementing the 

Bureau’s business annual surveys as the 

data collection vehicle; optional 

electronic reporting; and providing for 

respondents’ use of carefully prepared 

estimates if their book figures are not 

readily available. 

II. Method of Collection 

The 2007 BES supplements the 

Census Bureau’s annual surveys of retail 

trade and wholesale distributors, which 

are conducted using both the Internet 

with CensusTaker software and mailout/ 

mailback procedures. Most multilocation companies included in the 

samples will receive a separate annual/ 

BES report form to consolidate their 

data for each unique kind of business 

operated. Only employer businesses 

will be mailed. 

Data for non-employers for retail and 

accommodation and food service 

industries will be estimated based on 

administrative records. The 

questionnaires along with instructions 

for Internet reporting will be mailed 

from the Census Bureau’s National 

Processing Center in Jeffersonville, 

Indiana. Three periodic mail follow-ups 

and a telephone follow-up will be 

conducted in conjunction with the 

annual surveys. These follow-ups will 

minimize statistical error due to 

nonresponse. In addition, responses will 

be accepted via Fax. 

The BES response data will be edited 

and reviewed, and individual 

respondents contacted when necessary 

for clarification of questionable 

responses. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: None. 

Form Number: None. All of the forms 

to be used to collect information for the 

BES are associated with the concurrent 

business annual surveys of wholesale 

distributors and retail trade. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Incorporated and 

non-incorporated employer businesses 

in the U.S. classified as retail trade, 

wholesale distributors, or 

accommodation and food services. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

28,541. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2.7 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 77,060. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Respondents: The total cost to 

respondents is estimated to be $2.4 

million based on an hourly salary rate 

of $30.93 for entry level accountants 

and auditors multiplied by the annual 

response burden of 77,060 hours to 

complete the form. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Title 13, United 

States Code, Sections 131, 193, 195, 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: March 23, 2007. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–5726 Filed 3–28–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Advocacy Quality Assurance Survey 

ACTION: Proposed collection renewal; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burdens, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

continuing information collections, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44 

U.S.C. 3506(2)(A)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before May 29, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 

14th & Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230. E-mail: 

dHynek@doc.gov 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Request for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to: Joseph Carter, 14th & 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230; Phone number: (202) 482–

3342; E-mail: 

joseph.carter@mail.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The International Trade 

Administration’s U.S. Commercial 

Service (USCS) is mandated by Congress 

to help U.S. businesses, particularly 

small and medium-sized companies, 

export their products and services to 

global markets. 

As part of its mission, the U.S. 

Commercial Service conducts user 

satisfaction surveys to collect feedback 

from the U.S. business clients it serves. 

These surveys ask the client to evaluate 

the U.S. Commercial Service on its 

customer service provision. The results 

from the surveys are used to make 

improvements to the agency’s business 


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processes in order to provide better and 

more effective export assistance to U.S. 

companies. 

The purpose of the survey is to collect 

feedback from U.S. businesses that 

receive advocacy services from the U.S. 

Commercial Service. In providing these 

services, the U.S. Commercial Service 

advocates on behalf of a U.S. company 

that is bidding on a project or 

government contract, trying to recover 

payment or goods, or facing a barrier to 

market entry. 

II. Method of Collection 

Form ITA–4152P is sent to U.S. 

companies that receive advocacy 

assistance from the U.S. Commercial 

Service. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0625–0251. 

Form Number: ITA–4152P. 

Type of Review: Regular Submission. 

Affected Public: U.S. companies who 

receive advocacy services from USCS 

international posts. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

390. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 65 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Costs: $2,275. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for 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 costs) 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 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: March 23, 2007. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–5725 Filed 3–28–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–FP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

North American Free-Trade Agreement 

(NAFTA), Article 1904 Binational Panel 

Reviews 

AGENCY: NAFTA Secretariat, United 

States Section, International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Decision of Panel. 

SUMMARY: On March 22, 2007, the 

binational panel issued its decision in 

the review of the final determination 

made by the International Trade 

Commission, respecting Oil Country 

Tubular Goods from Mexico Final 

Results of the Sunset Review, 

Secretariat File No. USA–MEX–2001–

1904–06. The binational panel affirmed 

the Commission’s Sunset Review 

Determination. Copies of the panel 

decision are available from the U.S. 

Section of the NAFTA Secretariat. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Caratina L. Alston, United States 

Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat, Suite 

2061, 14th and Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482–

5438. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chapter 

19 of the North American Free-Trade 

Agreement (‘‘Agreement’’) establishes a 

mechanism to replace domestic judicial 

review of the final determinations in 

antidumping and countervailing duty 

cases involving imports from a NAFTA 

country with review by independent 

binational panels. When a Request for 

Panel Review is filed, a panel is 

established to act in place of national 

courts to review expeditiously the final 

determination to determine whether it 

conforms with the antidumping or 

countervailing duty law of the country 

that made the determination. 

Under Article 1904 of the Agreement, 

which came into force on January 1, 

1994, the Government of the United 

States, the Government of Canada and 

the Government of Mexico established 

Rules of Procedure for Article 1904 

Binational Panel Reviews (‘‘Rules’’). 

These Rules were published in the 

Federal Register on February 23, 1994 

(59 FR 8686). The panel review in this 

matter has been conducted in 

accordance with these Rules. 

Panel Decision: The Panel affirmed 

the Commission’s determination and 

instructed the Secretariat to issue a 

Notice of Final Panel Action at the 

appropriate time under the NAFTA 

Panel Rule 77(1). 

Dated: March 23, 2007. 

Caratina L. Alston, 

United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat. 

[FR Doc. E7–5742 Filed 3–28–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–GT–P 

COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Determination under the Textile and 

Apparel Commercial Availability 

Provision of the Dominican RepublicCentral America-United States Free 

Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR 

Agreement); Correction 

March 26, 2007. 

In the notice published in the Federal 

Register on February 22, 2007 (72 FR 

7957), in column 3 on the first line of 

the table under ‘‘Specifications’’, please 

change the number ‘‘5515.11.10’’ to read 

‘‘5515.11.00’’

Philip J. Martello, 

Acting Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

[FR Doc. 07–1555 Filed 3–26–07; 4:28 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Department of Defense Task Force on 

the Future of the Military Health Care; 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs); 

DoD. 

ACTION: Amendment to notice of 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 

U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and the 

Sunshine in the Government Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), the 

Department of Defense announces an 

amendment to the March 9, 2007 

meeting notice for the Department of 

Defense Task Force on the Future of the 

Military Health Care. 

On Friday, March 9, 2007 (72 FR 

10717), the Department of Defense Task 

Force on the Future of the Military 

Health Care announced that its March 

28, 2007 meeting would conduct an 

open meeting from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

The March 9th Federal Register notice 

also indicated that the Task Force 

would hold an administrative work 

meeting from 8:30 a.m. to 9:15, and a 

preparatory work meeting from 3:30 

p.m. to 4 p.m. 


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