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[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 4722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2353]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission For OMB Review; Comment Request

DOC Has Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for Clearance the Following Proposal for Collection of Information 
Under the Provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35)

    Agency: Bureau of the Census.
    Title: 1997 Census of Manufactures.
    Form Number(s): MA-1000 and MC-2001 thru MC-3975 (?? Report Forms).
    Agency Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 762,000 hours in FY 1998.
    Number of Respondents: 210,000.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 3.63 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The economic census is the primary source of facts 
about the structure and functioning of the Nation's economy and 
features unique industry and geographic detail. Economic census 
statistics serve as part of the framework for the national accounts and 
provide essential information for government, business and the general 
public. The 1997 Economic Census will cover virtually every sector of 
the U.S. economy including approximately 360,000 manufacturing 
establishments. Most establishments will be included in the mail 
portion of the collection. Forms tailored for the particular kind of 
business will be mailed to the establishment to be filled out and 
returned. Establishments not meeting certain cutoffs for payroll will 
be included in the non-mail portion of the collection. We will use 
administrative data in lieu of collecting data directly from these 
establishments.
    The information collected from companies in the manufacturing 
sector of the economic census will produce basic statistics by industry 
for number of establishments, payroll, employment, value of shipments, 
value added, capital expenditures, depreciation, materials consumed, 
selected purchased services, electric energy used and inventories held.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, individuals or 
households, not-for-profit institutions, State, local or tribal 
government.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 USC, Sections 131 and 224.
    OMB Desk Officer: Jerry Coffey, (202) 395-7314.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, Acting DOC Forms Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, room 5312, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Jerry Coffey, OMB Desk Officer, room 10201, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: January 24, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-2353 Filed 1-30-97; 8:45 am]
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