66598 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 244 / Friday, December 19, 1997 / Notices

Janitorial/Custodial, Federal Building and

Courthouse, 300 Virginia Street,

Charleston, West Virginia

This action does not affect current

contracts awarded prior to the effective

date of this addition or options that may

be exercised under those contracts.

Beverly L. Milkman,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 97–33199 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

Proposed Additions to the

Procurement List; Correction

In the document appearing on page

64351, F.R. Doc. 97–31939, in the issue

of December 5, 1997, in the third

column, the listing for Office and

Miscellaneous Supplies (Requirements

for the Marine Corps Air Station,

Beaufort, North Carolina) should read

(Requirements for the Marine Corps Air

Station, Beaufort, South Carolina).

Beverly L. Milkman,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 97–33197 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

Advance Monthly Retail Sales Survey

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 February 17,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to: Ronald L. Piencykoski,

Bureau of the Census, Room 2626–FOB

3, Washington, D.C. 20233–6500, (301)

457–2713.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Advance Monthly Retail Sales

Survey (MARTS) provides an early

indication of current retail sales activity

at the United States level. Policymakers

such as the Federal Reserve Board need

to have the most timely estimates in

order to anticipate economic trends and

act accordingly. The Bureau of

Economic Analysis (BEA), the Council

of Economic Advisors, and other

government agencies and businesses use

the data to formulate economic policy

and make decisions. These estimates

have a high BEA priority because of

their timeliness. There would be

approximately a month delay in the

availability of these data if this survey

were not conducted. Data are collected

monthly from small, medium, and large

size businesses, selected using a

stratified random sampling procedure.

The MARTS sample is reselected

periodically, generally at two year

intervals. Small and medium-size

retailers are requested to participate for

those two years, after which they are

replaced with new panel members.

Smaller firms have less of a chance for

selection due to our sampling

procedure. Firms canvassed in this

survey are not required to maintain

additional records and carefully

prepared estimates are acceptable if

book figures are not available. The

change in the response burden is a

result of a larger sample size. The

sample was increased from 3,363 to

4,100 to improve the quality of the

estimates.

II. Method of Collection

We will collect this information by

mail, FAX and telephone follow-up.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0607–0104.

Form Number: B–104.

Type of Review: Regular Submission.

Affected Public: Retail Businesses.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

4,100.

Estimated Time Per Response: .0833

hrs (5 minutes).

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 4,100 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: The

cost to the respondent is estimated to be

$55,965, based on annual response

burden of 4,100 hours and a rate of

$13.65 per hour to complete the form.

Respondent’s Obligation: voluntary.

Legal Authority: Title 13, United States

Code, Section 182.

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 15, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer,

Office of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–33173 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

National Security Assessment of the

U.S. High Performance Military

Explosives and Components Sector

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 February 17,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Brad Botwin, Director,