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Vol. 77, No. 63 

Monday, April 2, 2012 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

U.S. Census Bureau 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Advance Monthly 

Retail Trade Survey 

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, 

Department of 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 June 1, 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: Karla Allen, U.S. Census 

Bureau, SSSD HQ–8K183A, 4600 Silver 

Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233–6500, 

(301) 763–7208 (or via the Internet at 

Karla.l.Allen@census.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Advance Monthly Retail Trade 

Survey (MARTS) provides an early 

indication of monthly sales for firms 

located in the United States and 

classified in the Retail Trade or Food 

Services sectors as defined by the North 

American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS). 

The MARTS sample is comprised of 

approximately 5,000 firms selected from 

the larger Monthly Retail Trade Survey 

sample of about 12,000 firms (OMB 

Control Number: 0607–0717). Firms are 

selected into the MARTS sample using 

a stratified design where the strata are 

defined by industry and size. The 

MARTS sample is re-selected, generally 

at 21⁄2 to 3 year intervals, to ensure it is 

representative of the target population. 

The survey requests sales and 

e-commerce sales for the month just 

ending. If reporting data for a period 

other than the calendar month, the 

survey asks for the period’s length (4 or 

5 weeks) and date on which the period 

ended. The survey also asks for the 

number of establishments covered by 

the data provided and whether or not 

the sales data provided are estimates or 

more accurate ‘‘book’’ figures. 

Survey results are available 

approximately 9 working days after the 

end of the reference month. The Bureau 

of Economic Analysis (BEA) uses the 

survey results as critical inputs to the 

calculation of the Gross Domestic 

Product (GDP). Policymakers such as 

the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) need to 

have the timeliest estimates in order to 

anticipate economic trends and act 

accordingly. The Council of Economic 

Advisors (CEA) and other government 

agencies and businesses use the survey 

results to formulate and make decisions 

about economic policy. These estimates 

have a high priority because of their 

timeliness. There would be 

approximately a one-month delay in the 

availability of these results if the survey 

were not conducted. 

II. Method of Collection 

We will collect this information by 

mail, fax, telephone follow-up, and 

Internet (during the second half of 

2012). 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0104. 

Form Number: SM–44(06)A, SM– 

44(06)AE, SM–44(06)AS, and SM– 

72(06)A. 

Type of Review: Regular Submission. 

Affected Public: Retail and Food 

Services firms in the United States. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

5,000. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 

5 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 5,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: The 

cost to the respondents for the fiscal 

year 2012 is estimated to be $165,750. 

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: March 27, 2012. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7736 Filed 3–30–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Marc Knapp, Inmate #—06450–015, FCI 

Safford, P.O. Box 9000, Safford, AZ 

85548; Order Denying Export 

Privileges 

On September 13, 2011, in the U.S. 

District Court, District of Delaware, 

Marc Knapp, (‘‘Knapp’’) was convicted 

of one count of violating the 

International Emergency Economic 

Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. 

(2000)) (‘‘IEEPA’’) and one count of 

violating Section 38 of the Arms Export 

Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778 (2000)) 

(‘‘AECA’’). Specifically, Knapp pled 

guilty to: knowingly and willfully 

attempting to export from the United 

States to the Islamic Republic of Iran; 

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