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ownership of foreign affiliates; research 

and development; royalties and license 

fees for the use of intellectual property 

and manufacturing activities. 

The consolidated 2012 COS/Census 

will request company-level information 

from the entire universe of multiestablishment enterprise, which 

comprises roughly 164,000 parent 

companies and more than 1.6 million 

establishments with industrial activities 

in-scope of the 2012 Economic Census. 

COS inquiries sent to each of the 

164,000 multi-establishment enterprises 

will include inquiries on ownership or 

control by a domestic parent, ownership 

or control by a foreign parent, and 

ownership of foreign affiliates; research 

and development; company activities, 

such as employees from a professional 

employer organization, operating 

revenue and net sales, royalties and 

license fees for the use of intellectual 

property, and manufacturing activities. 

Establishment inquiries include 

questions on operational status, midMarch employment, first-quarter 

payroll, and annual payroll of 

establishments. 

The 2012 COS will request additional 

information from 15,000 multi-location 

establishments with industry 

classifications that are out-of-scope of 

the Economic Census. For those out-ofscope establishments, we will collect 

the following basic operating data for 

each listed establishment: End-of-year 

operating status, mid-March 

employment, first quarter payroll, and 

annual payroll. The Economic Census 

will collect data for all other 

establishments of multi-establishment 

enterprises, including those items 

above. 

In addition to the 164,000 multiestablishment enterprises, the 2012 COS 

will include approximately 120,000 

single-location companies (including 

20,000 ASM companies) to continue to 

capture data for the Enterprise Statistics 

Program (ESP) on Form NC–99801. 

Questions will include inquiries on 

ownership or control by a foreign 

parent, and ownership of foreign 

affiliates; research and development; 

royalties and license fees for the use of 

intellectual property and 

manufacturing. In 2010 the Census 

Bureau pretested ESP questions under 

its Generic Clearance for pretesting 

research. In 2011 the COS collected data 

from all multi-location companies and 

will use these data to baseline the 2012 

Economic Census data. 

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

State, local or Tribal Government. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., 

Sections 131, 182, 224, and 225. 

OMB Desk Officer: Brian HarrisKojetin, (202) 395–7314. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

jjessup@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB 

Desk Officer either by fax (202–395– 

7245) or email (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov). 

Dated: March 23, 2012. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7417 Filed 3–27–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–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 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Highly Migratory Species Permit 

Family of Forms. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0327. 

Form Number(s): NA. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

(revision and extension of a current 

information collection). 

Number of Respondents: 37,177. 

Average Hours per Response: Initial 

vessel permit applications, 30 minutes; 

renewals, 6 minutes; initial dealer 

permits, 15 minutes; renewals, 5 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 9,801. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for 

revision and extension of a current 

information collection. 

Under the provisions of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the National 

Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is 

responsible for management of the 

nation’s marine fisheries. In addition, 

NMFS must comply with the United 

States’ obligations under the Atlantic 

Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 

U.S.C. 971 et seq.). NMFS issues permits 

to fishing vessels and dealers in order to 

collect the information necessary to 

comply with domestic and international 

obligations, secure compliance with 

regulations, and disseminate necessary 

information. 

Current regulations at 50 CFR 635.4 

require that vessels participating in 

commercial and recreational fisheries 

for Atlantic highly migratory species 

(HMS) and dealers purchasing Atlantic 

HMS from a vessel, obtain a Federal 

permit issued by NMFS. Current 

regulations at 50 CFR 300.182 require 

that individuals entering for 

consumption (importing into the 

Customs territory of the United States or 

the separate customs territory of a U.S. 

insular possession, for domestic use), 

exporting, or re-exporting consignments 

of bluefin tuna, southern bluefin tuna, 

swordfish, or frozen bigeye tuna obtain 

an HMS International Trade Permit 

(ITP) from NMFS. This action addresses 

the renewal of permit applications 

currently approved under this 

collection, including both vessel and 

dealer permits. Vessel permits include 

Atlantic tunas, HMS charter/headboats, 

HMS angling, smoothhound sharks, and 

incidental HMS squid trawl permits. 

Dealer permits include Atlantic tunas 

dealer permits and the HMS ITP. 

Revision: Shark and swordfish dealer 

and vessel permits were found to be 

included also in OMB Control No. 

0648–0205, Southeast Region Permit 

Family of Forms, and will be removed 

from this information collection. There 

have also been reductions in some 

permit fees. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

OMB Desk Officer: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

JJessup@doc.gov). 

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. 


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Dated: March 23, 2012. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7467 Filed 3–27–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

U.S. Census Bureau 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Generic Clearance 

for the 2020 Census Field Tests 

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be submitted on or 

before May 29, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482–0336 

(or via the Internet at jjessup@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Erin Love, Census Bureau, 

HQ–3H468E, Washington, DC 20233; 

(301) 763–2034 (or via the Internet at 

erin.s.love@census.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The U.S. Census Bureau is committed 

to conducting research towards a 2020 

Census that costs less while maintaining 

high quality results. The Census Bureau 

plans to conduct a series of small-scale 

tests to research and evaluate how the 

use of automation can improve field 

data collection activities. These tests 

will explore how the Census Bureau can 

use automated processes to improve 

efficiency, improve data quality, and 

reduce respondent burden. Examples of 

census operations that might be 

included are: mapping and address 

listing; enumeration; and quality control 

checks. 

This information collection will 

operate as a generic clearance. The 

estimated number of respondents and 

annual reporting hours requested cover 

both the known and yet to be 

determined tests. A generic clearance is 

needed for these tests because though 

each share similar methodology, the 

exact number of tests and the explicit 

details of each test to be performed has 

yet to be determined. The Census 

Bureau plans to conduct each test in 

small geographic areas. Once 

information collection plans are 

defined, they will be submitted on an 

individual basis in order to keep OMB 

informed as these tests progress. 

The Census Bureau plans to test the 

use of mobile computing devices and 

applications in field data collection 

tasks. Field data collection tasks can 

include: Address listing and mapping, 

enumeration functions (including the 

administration of a questionnaire, 

scheduling of visits, collecting housing 

unit status, and adding new 

households); and quality control 

functions for both listing and 

enumeration. 

Address Listing and Mapping Tasks 

The scope of these tests will research 

using a mobile computing device and 

applications to: Create, add, delete, and 

correct an address list; load work 

assignments; measure production, 

record GPS coordinates; transmit and 

download data; and use geographic 

information obtained from other data 

sources. The overall goal of the tests is 

to improve accuracy and productivity in 

field activities while collecting the 

necessary data. Address and feature 

information will be primarily collected 

by observation. In cases where address 

or feature information is not observable 

or verifiable, a household or other 

knowledgeable respondent may be 

contacted to collect this information. 

Enumeration Functions 

The enumeration functions research 

will focus on using various applications 

and mobile computing devices to 

enumerate households and persons. The 

research and evaluation may include: 

developing an automated enumeration 

questionnaire, usability issues; 

conducting interviews; scheduling 

return visits; recording contact 

outcomes, recording the status of a 

housing unit (such as occupied or 

vacant); adding addresses; making work 

assignments; measuring production; 

ability to toggle to a Spanish instrument; 

enumerator routing; and transmission of 

data. To test enumeration functions, the 

Census Bureau may conduct the 

enumeration directly with a household 

member or knowledgeable respondent. 

The Census Bureau has not yet 

determined the questions to ask 

households or knowledgeable 

respondents but will inform OMB as 

tests are developed. 

Quality Control Functions 

The quality control functions research 

is to test quality control functions and 

applications on different mobile 

computing devices for both listing and 

enumeration. The scope of the tests may 

include: revisiting areas and households 

to verify information collected in 

previous operations; correcting and 

adding map features, addresses, and 

households; apply pass/fail 

requirements; and to use and record 

map spots in GPS and manual modes. 

The Census Bureau has not yet 

determined the questions to ask 

households or knowledgeable 

respondents to test quality control 

functions but will inform OMB as tests 

are developed. 

II. Method of Collection 

The information will be collected on 

mobile computing devices through 

observations, face-face interviews, 

and/or telephone interviews. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: None. 

Form Number: Not yet determined. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

13,000 total. 

Estimated Time per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 723 hours annual average, total 

estimate of 2,167. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: There is 

no cost to the respondent other than 

time to answer the information request. 

Respondents Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 

Sections 141 and 193. 

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 


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