20944 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 76 / Wednesday, April 19, 2000 / Notices

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before June 19, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5033, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at

LEngelme@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Tim Marshall, Census

Bureau, FOB 3, Room 3340,

Washington, DC 20233–8400, at (301)

457–3806.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Census Bureau will conduct the

ADS in conjunction with the March

2001 CPS. The Census Bureau has

conducted this supplement annually for

over 50 years. The Census Bureau, the

Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the

Department of Health and Human

Services sponsor this supplement.

In the ADS, we collect information on

work experience, personal income,

noncash benefits, health insurance

coverage, and migration.

The work experience items in the

ADS provide a unique measure of the

dynamic nature of the labor force as

viewed over a one-year period. These

items produce statistics that show

movements in and out of the labor force

by measuring the number of periods of

unemployment experienced by persons,

the number of different employers

worked for during the year, the

principal reasons for unemployment,

and part-/full-time attachment to the

labor force. We can make indirect

measurements of discouraged workers

and others with a casual attachment to

the labor market.

The income data from the ADS are

used by social planners, economists,

government officials, and market

researchers to gauge the economic wellbeing of the country as a whole and

selected population groups of interest.

Government planners and researchers

use these data to monitor and evaluate

the effectiveness of various assistance

programs. Market researchers use these

data to identify and isolate potential

customers. Social planners use these

data to forecast economic conditions

and to identify special groups that seem

to be especially sensitive to economic

fluctuations. Economists use March data

to determine the effects of various

economic forces, such as inflation,

recession, recovery, and so on, and their

differential effects on various

population groups.

A prime statistic of interest is the

classification of persons in poverty and

how this measurement has changed over

time for various groups. Researchers

evaluate March income data not only to

determine poverty levels but also to

determine whether government

programs are reaching eligible

households.

The March 2001 supplement

instrument will consist of the same

items that were included in the March

2000 instrument.

II. Method of Collection

The ADS is conducted at the same

time as the Basic CPS by personal visits

and telephone interviews, using

computer-assisted personal interviewing

and computer-assisted telephone

interviewing.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0607–0354.

Form Number: None. We conduct all

interviewing on computers.

Type of Review: Regular.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

80,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 25

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 33,333.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: There

are no costs to the respondents other

than their time to answer the CPS

questions.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

Legal Authority: Title 13, United

States Code, Section 182; and Title 29,

United States Code, Sections 1–9.

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 will 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 or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they also will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: April 13, 2000.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–9785 Filed 4–18–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

Manufacturers’ Shipments,

Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

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 June 19, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5033, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at

LEngelme@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument and instructions should be

directed to Lee Wentela, Bureau of the

Census, FOB #4 Room 2232,

Washington, DC 20233–6913 and (301)

457–4832.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Census Bureau plans to submit

the Manufacturers’ Shipments,

Inventories, and Orders (M3) survey to

the Office of Management and Budget

for review. The M3 requests data from

domestic manufacturers on form M–

3(SD). The survey is mailed at the end

of each month. Data requested are

shipments, new orders, unfilled orders,

total inventory, materials and supplies,

work-in-process, and finished goods. It

is currently the only survey that

provides broad-based monthly statistical

data on the economic conditions in the

domestic manufacturing sector.

The M3 survey is designed to measure

current industrial activity and to

provide an indication of future

production commitments. The value of

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shipments measures the value of goods

delivered during the month by domestic

manufacturers. Estimates of new orders

serve as an indicator of future

production commitments and represent

the current sales value of new orders

received during the month, net of

cancellations. Substantial accumulation

or depletion of unfilled orders measures

excess or deficient demand for

manufactured products. The level of

inventories, especially in relation to

shipments, is frequently used to monitor

the business cycle.

The estimated total annual burden

hours are increased from 20,600 to

24,000 to reflect an increase in the

survey panel. The conversion of the

survey from the Standard Industrial

Classification system to the North

American Industry Classification

System will result in new and

reconfigured industry categories, which

require a larger survey panel to ensure

sufficient coverage in all industries.

II. Method of Collection

Respondents submit data on form M–

3(SD) via mail, facsimile machine,

Touchtone Data Entry (TDE), Voice

Recognition Entry (VRE), or via the

Internet. Analysts call respondents who

usually report, to obtain data in time for

preparing the monthly estimates.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0607–0008.

Form Number: M–3(SD).

Type of Review: Regular.

Affected Public: Businesses, large and

small, or other for profit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

6,000 monthly.

Estimated Time Per Response: 20

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 24,000.

Estimated Total Annual Cost:

$436,800.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

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

Sections 131 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: April 13, 2000.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–9786 Filed 4–18–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

Quarterly Survey of State and Local

Tax Revenues

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

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 June 19, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5033, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at

LEngelme@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Russell Price, Chief,

Public Finance Analysis Branch–B,

Governments Division, U.S. Bureau of

the Census, Washington DC 20233–6800

(301–457–1488).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Census Bureau plans to request

an extension of the Quarterly Survey of

State and Local Tax Revenue. The

Bureau needs state and local tax data to

publish benchmark statistics on public

sector taxes; to provide data to the

Bureau of Economic Analysis for GDP

calculations and other economic

indicators; and to provide data for

economic research and comparative

studies of governmental finances. Data

are collected on a quarterly basis from

state and local tax collecting agencies.

Tax collection data are used to

measure economic activity for the

Nation as a whole, as well as for

comparison among the various states.

These data also are useful in comparing

the mix of taxes employed by individual

states, and in determining the revenue

raising capacity of different types of

taxes.

The Quarterly Survey of Property Tax

Collections (Form F–71) is sent to 5,800

local government tax collecting agencies

in 530 county areas. While some

counties are served by a single county

level tax collection agency, others have

county, city, township, and even school

district collectors. Each agency is asked

to report the total property tax

collections during the past quarter.

The Quarterly Survey of State Tax

Collections (Form F–72) is sent to a state

level revenue, finance, or budget agency

in each state to report tax collection data

for the preceding 3-month period.

The Quarterly Survey of Selected

Local Taxes (Form F–73) is sent to 55

local tax collection agencies known to

have substantial collections of local

general sales and/or local individual

income taxes.

The expected decrease in the

respondent burden is due to a slight

reduction in the universe of the survey.

Due to the disincorporation and

consolidation of certain tax collecting

agencies, the number of respondents

receiving Form F–71 has decreased by

100. There are no planned content

changes to this form or the F–72 and F–

73 forms.

II. Method of Collection

The F–71 and F–73 portions of the

survey are conducted by mail canvass.

Responses are screened manually and

then entered on a microcomputer.

F–72 forms are sent to respondents by

facsimile. Respondents are given the

option of returning the forms through

facsimile or by mail. Several

respondents have requested to conduct

the survey through electronic mail.

Telephone follow-up of large property

tax collectors is the main method used

to maximize response. In those

instances when we are not able to obtain

a response, estimates are made for nonrespondents by using data of the same

quarter from the last year it had been

received.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0607–0112.

Form Number: F–71, F–72, and F–73.

Type of Review: Regular.