Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 29 / Thursday, February 12, 2015 / Notices 7837 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Quarterly Survey 

of Plant Capacity Utilization 

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 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 Mary Susan Bucci, U.S. 

Census Bureau, Economic Reimbursable 

Surveys Division, Room 7K039, 

Washington, DC 20233, (301) 763–4639 

(or via the Internet at 

Mary.Susan.Bucci@census.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Census Bureau plans to continue 

the current OMB clearance for the 

Quarterly Survey of Plant Capacity 

Utilization (SPC). The SPC is conducted 

quarterly, collecting from manufacturing 

plants and publishers, the value of 

actual production, the value of 

production that could have been 

achieved if operating at ‘‘full 

production’’ levels, and the value of 

production that could have been 

achieved if operating at ‘‘national 

emergency’’ levels. The survey also 

collects data on work patterns by shift. 

These data include hours in operation, 

production workers, and plant hours 

worked. 

The primary users of these data will 

be the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) and 

the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). 

The FRB will use these data in several 

ways. First, the capital workweek data 

will be used as an indicator of capital 

use in the estimation of monthly output 

(industrial production). Second, the 

workweek data will be used to improve 

the projections of labor productivity that 

are used to align industrial production 

(IP) with comprehensive benchmark 

information in the Economic Census, 

Manufacturing and Annual Survey of 

Manufactures. Third, the utilization rate 

data will assist in the assessment of 

recent changes in IP, as most of the 

high-frequency movement in utilization 

rates reflect production changes rather 

than capacity changes. Fourth, the time 

series of utilization rate data for each 

industry, in combination with the FRB 

IP data, will be used to estimate current 

and historical measures of capacity 

consistent with the FRB production 

measures. The DLA will use these data 

to assess readiness to meet demand for 

goods under selected national 

emergency scenarios. 

II. Method of Collection 

The Census Bureau will use the mail 

out/mail back survey forms to collect 

the data. We also offer an electronic 

version of the form for reporting via the 

Internet. Information for reporting 

online is included on the form. 

Companies will be asked to respond 

within 20 days of the initial mailing. 

This due date will be imprinted at the 

top of the form. Letters encouraging 

participation will be mailed to 

companies that have not responded by 

the designated time. Subsequent to the 

letter, we will conduct a telephone 

follow-up. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0175. 

Form Number: MQ–C2. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Manufacturing and 

publishing plants. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

7,500 per quarter. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours 

and 5 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 62,500. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S. Code, 

Sections 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. 2015–02867 Filed 2–11–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Annual Survey of 

School System Finances 

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 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 David J. Gromos, U.S. 

Census Bureau, Economic Reimbursable 

Surveys Division, Room 7K145, 

Washington, DC 20233; (301) 763–4659 

(or via the Internet at david.j.gromos@

census.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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7838 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 29 / Thursday, February 12, 2015 / Notices 

I. Abstract 

The U. S. Census Bureau plans to 

continue the current Office of 

Management and Budget clearance for 

the Annual Survey of School System 

Finances. The Annual Survey of School 

System Finances is the only 

comprehensive source of public 

elementary-secondary school system 

finance data collected on a nationwide 

scale using uniform definitions, 

concepts, and procedures. The 

collection covers the revenues, 

expenditures, debt, and assets of all 

public elementary-secondary school 

systems. This data collection has been 

coordinated with the National Center for 

Education Statistics (NCES). The NCES 

uses this collection to satisfy its need for 

school finance data. 

Fiscal data provided by respondents 

aid data users in measuring the 

effectiveness of resource allocation. The 

products of this data collection make it 

possible for data users to search a single 

database to obtain information on such 

things as per pupil expenditures and the 

percent of state, local, and federal 

funding for each school system. 

Elementary-secondary education related 

spending is the single largest financial 

activity of state and local governments. 

Education finance statistics provided by 

the Census Bureau allow for analyses of 

how public elementary-secondary 

school systems receive their funding 

and how they are spending their funds. 

II. Method of Collection 

A letter is mailed electronically at the 

beginning of each survey period to 

solicit the assistance of the state 

education agencies. This letter officially 

announces the opening of the data 

collection period and requests some 

administrative data, such as the 

estimated date of submission, any 

change to the reporting format from 

prior year, and updated contact 

information for the state coordinator. 

The survey form (F–33) contains item 

descriptions and definitions of the 

elementary-secondary education finance 

items collected jointly by the Census 

Bureau and NCES. It is used primarily 

as a worksheet and instruction guide by 

the state education agencies providing 

school finance data centrally for the 

school systems in their respective states. 

The Census Bureau collects almost all of 

the finance data for local school systems 

from state education agency databases 

through central collection arrangements 

with the state education agencies. The 

states transfer this information in 

electronic format over the Internet via 

file transfer protocol. The Census 

Bureau has also facilitated central 

collection of school system finance data 

by accepting data in multiple formats. 

Supplemental forms are sent to school 

systems in states where the state 

education agency cannot provide 

information on assets (F–33–L1), 

indebtedness (F–33–L2), or both (F–33– 

L3). 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0700. 

Form Number: F–33, Supplemental 

forms: F–33–L1, F–33–L2 and F–33–L3. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: State and local 

governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: F– 

33: 51; Supplemental: 3,658. 

Estimated Time per Response: F–33: 

56 hrs. 21 minutes; Supplemental: 15 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,789 hrs. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0. 

Respondents Obligation: Voluntary. 

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

Sections 161 and 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. 2015–02866 Filed 2–11–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Order No. 1964] 

Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 

84 Under Alternative Site Framework; 

Houston, Texas 

Pursuant to its authority under the 

Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18, 

1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), 

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the 

Board) adopts the following Order: 

Whereas, the Board adopted the 

alternative site framework (ASF) (15 

CFR Sec. 400.2(c)) as an option for the 

establishment or reorganization of 

zones; 

Whereas, the Port of Houston 

Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade 

Zone 84, submitted an application to the 

Board (FTZ Docket B–53–2014, 

docketed 08–01–2014) for authority to 

reorganize under the ASF with a service 

area of Harris County, Texas, within and 

adjacent to the Houston Customs and 

Border Protection port of entry, FTZ 

84’s existing Sites 1, 2, 3, 8, 10, 20, 26, 

28 and 29 would be categorized as 

magnet sites, existing Sites 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 

11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 23 and 24 would 

be categorized as usage-driven sites, and 

Temporary Sites 27, 30 and 32 would 

maintain their current zone designation; 

Whereas, notice inviting public 

comment was given in the Federal 

Register (79 FR 46249–46250, 08–07– 

2014) and the application has been 

processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and 

the Board’s regulations; and, 

Whereas, the Board adopts the 

findings and recommendation of the 

examiner’s report, and finds that the 

requirements of the FTZ Act and the 

Board’s regulations are satisfied; 

Now, therefore, the Board hereby 

orders: 

The application to reorganize FTZ 84 

under the ASF is approved, subject to 

the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, 

including Section 400.13, to the Board’s 

standard 2,000-acre activation limit for 

the zone, to a ASF sunset provision for 

magnet sites that would terminate 

authority for Sites 1, 8, 10, 20, 26, 28 

and 29 if not activated within five years 

from the month of approval and for Site 

2 if not activated within the initial eight 

years from the month of approval, and 

to a ASF sunset provision for usagedriven sites that would terminate 

authority for Sites 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 

13, 14, 15, 16, 23 and 24 if no foreignstatus merchandise is admitted for a 

bona fide customs purpose within three 

years from the month of approval. 


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