7836 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 29 / Thursday, February 12, 2015 / Notices 

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: February 6, 2015. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02868 Filed 2–11–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Quarterly Services 

Survey 

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. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be submitted on or 

before April 13, 2015. 

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 (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 Aidan Smith, U.S. Census 

Bureau, 8K175, Washington, DC 20233– 

6500, 301–763–2972, or 

Aidan.D.Smith@census.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Quarterly Services Survey (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 sample 

consists of approximately 19,000 firms 

and is a subsample of firms from the 

larger Service Annual Survey (OMB 

#0607–0422). Each quarter the QSS 

sample is updated to reflect the addition 

of new businesses and the removal of 

firms that have gone out-of-business. 

The Bureau of Economic Analysis 

uses the survey results as input to its 

quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 

and GDP by industry estimates. The 

estimates provide the Federal Reserve 

Board and Council of Economic 

advisors with timely information to 

assess current economic performance. 

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services use the QSS estimates to 

develop hospital-spending estimates for 

the National Accounts. Other 

government and private stakeholders 

also benefit from a better understanding 

of important cyclical components of the 

U.S. service economy. 

II. Method of Collection 

We will collect this information by 

Internet, mail, facsimile, and telephone 

follow-up. Approximately half of the 

QSS respondents are mailed a full paper 

form that provides the option for 

submission by Internet, mail, or 

facsimile. The remaining half of 

respondents are mailed only their 

username and password providing for 

submission by Internet. Respondents 

that report via the Internet in any given 

quarter are only mailed a username and 

password in subsequent quarters. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0907. 

Form Number(s): QSS–0A, QSS–0E, 

QSS–1A, QSS–1E, QSS–1PA, QSS–1PE, 

QSS–2A, QSS–2E, QSS–3A, QSS–3E, 

QSS–3SA, QSS–3SE, QSS–4A, QSS–4E, 

QSS–4FA, QSS–4FE, QSS–4SA, QSS– 

4SE, QSS–5A, QSS–5E, QSS–6A, QSS– 

6E, QSS–7A, QSS–7E, QSS–8A, QSS– 

8E, QSS–9A, QSS–9E. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit organizations, not-for-profit 

institutions, and government hospitals. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

19,500. 

Estimated Time per Response: 15 

minutes: QSS–0A, QSS–0E, QSS–1A, 

QSS–1E, QSS–1PA, QSS–1PE, QSS–2A, 

QSS–2E, QSS–3A, QSS–3E, QSS–3SA, 

QSS–3SE, QSS–5A, QSS–5E, QSS–6A, 

QSS–6E, QSS–7A, QSS–7E, QSS–8A, 

QSS–8E, QSS–9A, QSS–9E. 

10 minutes: QSS–4A, QSS–4E, QSS– 

4FA, QSS–4FE, QSS–4SA, QSS–4SE. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 17,400. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 

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: February 6, 2015. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02873 Filed 2–11–15; 8:45 am] 

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