Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 109 / Wednesday, June 6, 2001 / Notices 30407

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

DOC has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

clearance the following proposal for

collection of information under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.

Title: 2002 Economic Census General

Classification Report.

Form Number(s): NC–99023, NC–

99023–L–1, NC–99023–L–11, NC–

99500.

Agency Approval Number: None.

Type of Request: New collection.

Burden: FY 2002–38,333, FY 2003–

66,666.

Number of Respondents: 600,000.

Avg. Hours Per Response: Under 6

minutes.

Needs and Uses: Accurate and

reliable industry and geographic codes

are critical to the Census Bureau’s

economic statistical programs. New

businesses are assigned industry

classifications by the Social Security

Administration (SSA). Approximately 4

percent of these businesses cannot be

assigned industry codes because

insufficient information is provided on

the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form

SS–4. Since the 1997 Economic Census,

the number of unclassified businesses

has grown to almost 250,000. In order to

provide detailed industry data for the

2002 Economic Census and the Business

Register (Standard Statistical

Establishment Listing (SSEL)), these

unclassified businesses must be

assigned North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS) codes.

During the 2002 Economic Census, the

NC–99023, 2002 Economic Census

General Classification Report will be

used to collect information from

unclassified single-unit establishments.

In 2001, the year prior to the census,

this form will be used to collect

information from: 1) establishments

with a significant amount of receipts but

no payroll; 2) new businesses with a

large amount of payroll, but insufficient

industry classification; and 3)

establishments that have been

previously classified as farms, but report

large amounts of non-farm payroll.

Establishments with significant

receipts but no payroll are normally

excluded from the economic census.

This data collection will determine

accurate NAICS codes and identify

whether or not these establishments are

within the scope of the 2002 Economic

Census. New business classifications by

the SSA are not always fully coded

because of insufficient information. This

operation will assign NAICS codes to

the unclassified units and ensure that

the appropriate form will be mailed to

the businesses during the census. In

addition, establishments currently

classified as farms but reporting

substantial amounts of non-farm payroll

may be incorrectly classified and

excluded from the 2002 Economic

Census. This operation will determine

whether or not these establishments are

in scope of the 2002 Economic Census.

The mail out of the NC–99023 form in

2001 will also include the new

Ownership and Control form (NC–

99500). Based on responses to this form,

establishments identified as having an

affiliation and/or multiple locations of

operation will be set up in the Business

Register (SSEL) as multi-unit companies

with appropriate industry classifications

prior to the 2002 Economic Census.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit organizations, not-for-profit

institutions.

Frequency: Every five years.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

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

Sections 131 and 224.

OMB Desk Officer: Susan Schechter,

(202) 395–5103.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Paperwork Clearance

Officer, (202)482–3129, Department of

Commerce, room 6086, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at

mclayton@doc.gov).

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to Susan Schechter, OMB Desk

Officer, room 10201, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: June 1, 2001.

Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

DOC has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

clearance the following proposal for

collection of information under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.

Title: 2002 Economic Census

Classification Report.

Form Number(s): NC–99026.

Agency Approval Number: None.

Type of Request: New collection.

Burden: FY 2002–13,333, FY–2003–

37,500.

Number of Respondents: 610,000.

Avg. Hours Per Response: 5 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau

implemented the new North American

Industry Classification System (NAICS)

for the 1997 Economic Census to replace

the 1987 Standard Industrial

Classification (SIC) system. The NAICS

has been revised for the 2002 Economic

Census. Many of the revisions

significantly impact the Construction

Sector. In order to provide detailed

construction industry statistics

reflecting NAICS revisions for the 2002

Economic Census, the Census Bureau

will use the NC–99026, 2002 Economic

Census Classification Report, to collect

additional information from a sample of

construction businesses.

Specifically, the Census Bureau will

select a sample from the following

groups of establishments: (1) Any

single-unit construction establishment

that is only partially coded or (2) any

single-unit construction establishment

that is currently classified in a NAICS

industry that will be split into two or

more NAICS industries for the 2002

Economic Census. The information

collected will be used to assign the

appropriate NAICS codes, update the

Business Register (Standard Statistical

Establishment List (SSEL)) and mailing

list, improve the sampling frame, and

ensure that the correct form is delivered

during the initial mailing for the census.

This information will be collected in

2001 (prior to the census).

During the 2002 Economic Census,

the NC–99026 questionnaire also will be

used to obtain classification information

from partially coded small single-unit

manufacturing, mining, and

construction establishments, and

construction establishments not

receiving either a classification report

form in 2001 or a more detailed Census

of Construction form in the 2002

Economic Census.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit organizations, not-for-profit

institutions.

Frequency: Every five years.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

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

Sections 131 and 224.

OMB Desk Officer: Susan Schechter,

(202) 395–5103.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Paperwork Clearance