37462 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 148 / Wednesday, August 1, 2018 / Notices 

notice to OIRA Submission@

omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of 

Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16411 Filed 7–31–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit 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. 

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. 

Title: Service Annual Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0422. 

Form Number(s): SA–22010A—SA– 

81300E (180 forms total). 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Number of Respondents: 91,401. 

Average Hours per Response: 1 hour 

and 32 minutes. 

Burden Hours: 139,889. 

Needs and Uses: Over 50 percent of 

all economic activity is generated by 

businesses in the services sectors, 

defined to exclude retail and wholesale 

trade. The U.S. Census Bureau currently 

measures the total output of most of the 

service industries annually in the 

Service Annual Survey (SAS). This 

survey currently covers all or portions 

of: Utilities; Transportation and 

Warehousing; Information; Finance and 

Insurance; Real Estate and Rental and 

Leasing; Professional, Scientific, and 

Technical Services; Administrative and 

Support and Waste Management and 

Remediation Services; Educational 

Services; Health Care and Social 

Assistance; Arts, Entertainment, and 

Recreation; Accommodation and Food 

Services; and Other Services (except 

Public Administration) as defined by 

the North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS). The SAS 

provides the only official source of 

annual revenue estimates for the service 

industries. 

Estimates from the SAS are essential 

to measurement of economic growth, 

real output, prices, and productivity for 

our nation’s economy. A broad 

spectrum of government and private 

stakeholders use these estimates in 

analyzing economic activity; forecasting 

economic growth; and compiling data 

on productivity, prices and the gross 

domestic product (GDP). In addition, 

trade and professional organizations use 

these estimates to analyze industry 

trends, benchmark their own statistical 

products and develop forecasts. Private 

businesses use these estimates to 

measure market share, analyze business 

potential, and plan investments. 

Collected data include operating 

revenue for both taxable and tax-exempt 

firms and organizations, sources of 

revenue and expenses by type for 

selected industries, operating expenses, 

and selected industry-specific items. In 

addition, e-commerce data is collected 

for all industries, and export and 

inventory data is collected for selected 

industries. The availability of these data 

greatly improves the quality of the 

intermediate inputs and value-added 

estimates in the annual input-output 

and GDP by industry accounts produced 

by the Bureau of Economic Analysis 

(BEA). 

Beginning in survey year 2018, the 

operating expenses portion of the 

questionnaire will be condensed 

substantially in non-Economic Census 

reference years. This change will relieve 

respondent burden with the goal of 

improving the rate and quality of survey 

response. 

The Census Bureau will also begin 

measuring telemedicine. The use of 

telemedicine by mental health 

professionals is increasing as the 

nation’s behavioral health is a huge 

concern, especially with the current 

opioid crisis. With increased insurance 

coverage for the cost of these services, 

it is likely that more healthcare 

professionals will begin delivering 

services via telemedicine. This question 

will provide the first federal data on the 

new business model of telemedicine for 

outpatient medical providers. It will be 

an expansion of the current patient 

visits question, and will appear on 

forms SA–62000A/E, SA–62150A/E, 

and SA–62190A/E (total of 6 forms). 

The question will be subject to cognitive 

testing, modified based on results if 

necessary, and implemented when it 

has cleared testing. Cognitive testing 

will be conducted under the Census 

Bureau’s generic clearance for 

questionnaire pretesting research. 

In addition, a new form will be 

created (SA–52413 A/E) for reinsurance 

carriers featuring a new variation of the 

existing ‘‘Direct Losses Incurred’’ 

question (Item 13). This change will 

increase clarity for respondents and 

reduce reporting error. 

Minor changes will also be made to 

various forms to increase clarity of what 

is being asked of respondents (e.g., 

improving instructions or removing 

parts of a question), improve the quality 

of data the Census Bureau receives, and 

further reduce respondent burden. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions; 

Federal government. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Title 13, United 

States Code, Sections 131 and 182 

authorize the collection. Sections 224 

and 225 make reporting mandatory. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to view 

Department of Commerce collections 

currently under review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to OIRA_Submission@

omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the 

Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16409 Filed 7–31–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[S–106–2018] 

Foreign-Trade Zone 163—Ponce, 

Puerto Rico; Application for Subzone; 

Liquilux Gas Corporation; Ponce, 

Puerto Rico 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the 

Board) by CODEZOL, C.D., grantee of 

FTZ 163, requesting subzone status for 

the facility of Liquilux Gas Corporation, 

located in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The 

application was submitted pursuant to 

the provisions of the Foreign-Trade 

Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a– 

81u), and the regulations of the Board 

(15 CFR part 400). It was formally 

docketed on July 27, 2018. 

The proposed subzone (1.96 acres) is 

located at Carr. Del Muelle #215 in 

Ponce, Puerto Rico. No authorization for 

production activity has been requested 

at this time. The proposed subzone 

would be subject to the existing 

activation limit of FTZ 163. 

In accordance with the Board’s 

regulations, Camille Evans of the FTZ 

Staff is designated examiner to review 

the application and make 

recommendations to the Executive 

Secretary. 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions shall be 

addressed to the Board’s Executive 

Secretary at the address below. The 

closing period for their receipt is 

September 10, 2018. Rebuttal comments 


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