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demographic, social, and economic

characteristics of Internet users and

non-users. The development of

statistical profiles of disadvantaged

groups and specific geographic areas

will permit public-private partnerships

to target assistance to those that are

most in need. It will provide

information on where users access the

Internet (at home, work, school, or other

facility), the features used, and the

reasons for nonuse of the Internet.

II. Method of Collection

The computer use information will be

collected by both personal visits and

telephone interviews in conjunction

with the regular September CPS

interviewing. All interviews are

conducted using computer-assisted

interviewing.

III. Data

OMB Number: Not Applicable.

Form Number: There are no forms.

We conduct all interviews on

computers.

Type of Review: Regular.

Affected Public: Households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

57,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 8

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 7,600.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: The

only cost to respondents is that of 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 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 collecting the 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

and will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: April 19, 2001.

Madeleine Clayton,

Department Paperwork Clearance Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Office.

[FR Doc. 01–10088 Filed 4–23–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau

Annual Trade 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 25, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Madeleine Clayton, Departmental

Paperwork Clearance Officer,

Department of Commerce, Room 6086,

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the

Internet at mclayton@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to: Scott A. Scheleur, Bureau

of the Census, Room 2626–FOB 3,

Washington, DC 20233–6500, (301) 457–

2713.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Annual Trade Survey (ATS)

provides a sound statistical basis for the

formation of policy by other government

agencies. It provides continuing and

timely national statistics on wholesale

trade augmenting the period between

economic censuses, and is a

continuation of similar wholesale trade

surveys conducted each year since 1978.

The data that the Bureau collects with

the ATS: annual sales, end-of-year

inventories, and purchases are

applicable to a variety of public and

business needs. The Census Bureau

collects these annual data from firms

reporting in the Monthly Wholesale

Trade Survey (MWTS) as well as an

additional sample of firms selected

specifically for the annual survey. The

annual collection is mandatory, whereas

response to the monthly is voluntary.

Estimates developed in the ATS are

used to benchmark the monthly sales

and inventories series. The firms

canvassed in this survey are not

required to maintain any additional

records since carefully prepared

estimates are acceptable if book figures

are not available.

II. Method of Collection

We will collect this information by

mail, FAX and telephone follow-up.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0607–0195.

Form Number: SA–42 and SA–42A.

Type of Review: Regular Submission.

Affected Public: Wholesale

Businesses.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

5,956.

Estimated Time Per Response: .3938

hrs (approx. 24 minutes).

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 2,345 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: The

cost to the respondent is estimated to be

$42,679 based on an annual response

burden of 2,345 hours and a rate of

$18.20 per hour to complete the form.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

Legal Authority: Title 13, United

States Code, Section 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 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 19, 2001.

Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

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