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coordinated submission through the 

state government revenue office. 

For the Quarterly Survey of NonProperty Taxes (Form F–73) the Census 

Bureau will email letters quarterly to a 

sample of approximately 2,100 local tax 

collection agencies, known to have 

substantial collections of local general 

sales and/or local individual/ 

corporation net income taxes, requesting 

their online data submissions. 

F–71 and F–73 survey data will be 

collected via the internet. Data for the 

F–72 survey are collected via email or 

compilation of data in coordination 

with the state government revenue 

office. 

In addition to reporting current 

quarter data, respondents may report 

data for the previous seven quarters or 

submit revisions to their previously 

submitted data. In the event that a 

respondent cannot report online, they 

may request a form as a last resort. 

In those instances, when the Census 

Bureau are not able to obtain a response, 

follow-up operations will be conducted 

using email and phone calls. 

Nonresponse weighting adjustments are 

used to adjust for any unreported units 

in the sample from the latest available 

data. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0112. 

Form Number(s): F–71, F–72, F–73. 

Type of Review: Regular submission, 

Request for an Extension, without 

Change, of a Currently Approved 

Collection. 

Affected Public: State and Local 

Governments and the Government of the 

District of Columbia. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

7,737. 

Estimated Time per Response: F–71 = 

15 minutes, F–72 = 30 minutes, F–73 = 

20 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 8,517. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0 (This is not the cost of 

respondents’ time, but the indirect costs 

respondents may incur for such things 

as purchases of specialized software or 

hardware needed to report, or 

expenditures for accounting or records 

maintenance services required 

specifically by the collection.) 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 161 

and 182. 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of our estimate of the time and 

cost burden for this proposed collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Minimize the 

reporting burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include, or 

summarize, each comment in our 

request to OMB to approve this ICR. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26980 Filed 12–7–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Current Population Survey, 

Fertility Supplement 

AGENCY: Census Bureau, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed, and continuing information 

collections, which helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment on the proposed 

reinstatement, without change, of the 

Current Population Survey Fertility 

Supplement, prior to the submission of 

the information collection request (ICR) 

to OMB for approval. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before February 6, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments by 

email to dsd.cps@census.gov. Please 

reference the CPS Fertility Supplement 

in the subject line of your comments. 

You may also submit comments, 

identified by Docket Number USBC– 

2023–0016, to the Federal e-Rulemaking 

Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. All 

comments received are part of the 

public record. No comments will be 

posted to http://www.regulations.gov for 

public viewing until after the comment 

period has closed. Comments will 

generally be posted without change. All 

Personally Identifiable Information (for 

example, name and address) voluntarily 

submitted by the commenter may be 

publicly accessible. Do not submit 

Confidential Business Information or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. You may submit 

attachments to electronic comments in 

Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF 

file formats. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Kyra 

Linse, Survey Director, Current 

Population and American Time Use 

Surveys, by phone at 301–763–3806 or 

email at dsd.cps@census.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Census Bureau plans to request 

clearance from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for the 

collection of data concerning the 

Fertility Supplement to be conducted in 

conjunction with the June Current 

Population Survey (CPS). The Census 

Bureau sponsors the supplement 

questions, which were previously 

collected in June 2022, and have been 

asked periodically since 1971. The 

current clearance expired May 30, 2023. 

This survey provides information 

used mainly by government and private 

analysts to project future population 

growth, to analyze child spacing, and to 

aid policymakers and private analysts in 

their decisions affected by changes in 

family size and composition. Past 

studies have discovered noticeable 

changes in the patterns of fertility rates 

and the timing of the first birth. 

Potential needs for government 

assistance, such as aid to families with 

dependent children, childcare, and 

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households, can be estimated using CPS 

characteristics matched with fertility 

data. 

II. Method of Collection 

The fertility information will be 

collected by both personal visit and 

telephone interviews in conjunction 

with the regular June CPS interviewing. 

All interviews are conducted using 

computer-assisted interviewing. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0610. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission, 

Request for a Reinstatement, without 

Change, of a Previously Approved 

Collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

30,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1 

minute. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 500. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. (This is not the cost of 

respondents’ time, but the indirect costs 

respondents may incur for such things 

as purchases of specialized software or 

hardware needed to report, or 

expenditures for accounting or records 

maintenance services required 

specifically by the collection.) 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

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

sections 141 and 182; and title 29 

U.S.C., sections 1–9. 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of our estimate of the time and 

cost burden for this proposed collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Minimize the 

reporting burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include, or 

summarize, each comment in our 

request to OMB to approve this ICR. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26959 Filed 12–7–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Quarterly Services Survey 

(QSS) 

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed, and continuing information 

collections, which helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment on the proposed revision of 

the Quarterly Services Survey, prior to 

the submission of the information 

collection request (ICR) to OMB for 

approval. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before February 6, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments by 

email to Thomas.J.Smith@census.gov. 

Please reference the Quarterly Services 

Survey in the subject line of your 

comments. You may also submit 

comments, identified by Docket Number 

USBC–2023–0017, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. All comments 

received are part of the public record. 

No comments will be posted to http:// 

www.regulations.gov for public viewing 

until after the comment period has 

closed. Comments will generally be 

posted without change. All Personally 

Identifiable Information (for example, 

name and address) voluntarily 

submitted by the commenter may be 

publicly accessible. Do not submit 

Confidential Business Information or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. You may submit 

attachments to electronic comments in 

Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF 

file formats. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Kathryn 

Nelson, U.S. Census Bureau, Economic 

Indicators Division, 301–763–7052 or 

Kathryn.L.Nelson@census.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The U.S. Census Bureau plans to 

request a three-year extension of the 

current Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) clearance of the 

Quarterly Services Survey (QSS). The 

QSS covers employer firms with 

establishments located in the United 

States and classified in select service 

industries as defined by the North 

American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS). The QSS coverage 

currently includes all or parts of the 

following NAICS sectors: utilities 

(excluding government owned); 

transportation and warehousing (except 

rail transportation and postal); 

information; finance and insurance 

(except funds, trusts, and other financial 

vehicles); real estate and rental and 

leasing; professional, scientific, and 

technical services (except offices of 

notaries); administrative and support 

and waste management and remediation 

services; educational services (except 

elementary and secondary schools, 

junior colleges, and colleges, 

universities, and professional schools); 

health care and social assistance; arts, 

entertainment, and recreation; 

accommodation; and other services 

(except public administration). The 

primary estimates produced from the 

QSS are quarterly estimates of total 

operating revenue and the percentage of 

revenue by source. The survey also 

produces estimates of total operating 

expenses from tax-exempt firms in 

industries that have a large not-for-profit 

component. For hospitals, the survey 

produces estimates of the number of 

inpatient days and discharges, and for 

select industries in the arts, 

entertainment, and recreation sector, the 

survey produces estimates of 

admissions revenue. 

Firms are selected for the QSS using 

a stratified design with strata defined by 

industry, tax status, and estimated size 

based on annual revenue. The current 


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