13592 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 55 / Friday, March 21, 1997 / Notices

1. The action will not result in any

additional reporting, recordkeeping or

other compliance requirements for small

entities other than the small

organizations that will furnish the

services to the Government.

2. The action will not have a severe

economic impact on current contractors

for the services.

3. The action will result in

authorizing small entities to furnish the

services to the Government.

4. There are no known regulatory

alternatives which would accomplish

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in

connection with the services proposed

for addition to the Procurement List.

Accordingly, the following services

are hereby added to the Procurement

List:

Duplicating/Distribution Computer

Output Microfilm

Social Security Administration

Office of Acquisition and Grants

Baltimore, Maryland

Grounds Maintenance

Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii and

Outlying Air Force Installations

This action does not affect current

contracts awarded prior to the effective

date of this addition or options that may

be exercised under those contracts.

Beverly L. Milkman,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 97–7196 Filed 3–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

Service Annual Survey

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

requested

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: Written comments must be

submitted on or before May 20, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Ruth A. Bramblett,

Bureau of the Census, Room 2775-FOB

3, Washington, DC 20233–6500, (301)

457–2766.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Service Annual Survey (SAS)

provides dollar volume estimates of the

total output of personal, business,

amusement, social, health, and other

professional services in the United

States. The Bureau of Economic

Analysis (BEA), the primary Federal

user, uses the information in developing

the national income and product

accounts, compiling benchmark and

annual input-output tables, and

computing gross domestic product by

industry. The Bureau of Labor Statistics

(BLS) uses the data as input to its

Producer Price Indexes and in

developing productivity measurements.

Other government agencies such as the

Health Care Financing Administration

(HCFA) use the data for program,

planning, and development. The Census

Bureau uses these data to provide new

insight into changing structural and cost

conditions that will directly impact the

planning and design of future economic

census questionnaires. Private industry

uses the data in planning and as a tool

for marketing analysis. Data are

collected from all of the largest firms

and from a sample of small- and

medium-sized businesses, selected

using a stratified random sampling

procedure. The SAS sample is

reselected periodically, generally at 5-

year intervals. The largest firms

continue to be canvassed when the

sample is re-drawn, while nearly all of

the small- and medium-sized firms from

the old sample are replaced. The 1996

SAS introduced a new sample based on

1992 census results and expanded the

annual coverage to include Standard

Industrial Classification 8299, Schools

and Educational Services. The number

of firms surveyed and the amount of

burden hours increases as a result of the

implementation of the new sample and

expanded coverage.

II. Method of Collection

We will collect this information by

mail.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0607–0422

Form Number: B–500T, B–500T1, B–

500T2, B–500T3, B–500T4, B–500T5, B–

500T6, B–500M, B–500M1, B–500M2,

B–500M3.

Type of Review: Regular Submission.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit organizations, not-for-profit

institutions, Government hospitals.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

33,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 0.4

hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 13,200.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: The

total cost in fiscal year 1997 for the

Service Annual Survey is $3,507,000 all

borne by the Bureau of the Census. The

cost to the respondent is estimated to be

$660,000, based on an annual response

burden of 13,200 hours and a rate of $50

per hour to complete the form.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

Legal Authority: Title 13, United

States Code, Sections 182, 224, and 225.

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 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 17, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–7125 Filed 3–20–97; 8:45 a.m.]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

Transportation Annual Survey

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

requested.

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)).