52982 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 171 / Tuesday, September 6, 2005 / Notices 

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: August 30, 2005. 

Madeleine Clayton, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–17574 Filed 9–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Precanvass Operation for the 2007 

Economic Census Covering 

Transportation of Commodities 

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 November 7, 

2005. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at DHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to John Fowler, Census 

Bureau, Room G–023–Building 3, 

Washington, DC 20233. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Census Bureau plans to conduct 

a Precanvass Operation in preparation 

for the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey to 

improve the efficiency and accuracy of 

the sample frame. The Commodity Flow 

Survey itself will be the subject of a 

later notice planned for publication in 

early 2006. 

The Commodity Flow Survey, a 

component of the Economic Census, is 

the only comprehensive source of multimodal, system-wide data on the volume 

and pattern of goods movement in the 

United States. The Commodity Flow 

Survey is conducted in partnership with 

the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 

U.S. Department of Transportation. 

In conducting the Precanvass, the 

Census Bureau will mail a one-page 

questionnaire to selected 

manufacturing, mining, and wholesale 

establishments, and to enterprise 

support establishments in its Business 

Register. The precanvass will determine 

if these establishments are engaged in 

shipping activities, and if so obtain an 

estimate of the annual value of those 

shipments, along with contact 

information for the 2007 Commodity 

Flow Survey. Those establishments that 

do not ship will be eliminated from the 

sample frame. This will significantly 

improve the sample for the 2007 

Commodity Flow Survey. Also, those 

establishments excluded from the 

sample frame will be saved the added 

burden of reporting in the Commodity 

Flow Survey. 

II. Method of Collection 

The Census Bureau will mail the 

Precanvass Questionnaire to (a) 

enterprise support establishments in the 

Census Bureau’s Business Register, and 

(b) the largest establishments in the 

industries listed above that are likely to 

be included in the 2007 Commodity 

Flow Survey. The estimated size of the 

Precanvass mailing is 75,000 

establishments. 

The Census Bureau will use a mailout, mail-back methodology, with 

telephone follow-up for selected nonresponse cases. General information on 

shipping activity and value of 

shipments will be collected via check 

box style questions. Contact information 

also will be collected and used to 

improve the mailing and follow-up 

activities for the 2007 Commodity Flow 

Survey. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: Not Available. 

Form Number: CFS–0001. 

Type of Review: Regular review. 

Affected Public: Businesses and other 

for-profit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

75,000. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 5 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 6,250. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$200,000. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S.C. 131. 

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: August 30, 2005. 

Madeleine Clayton, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–17575 Filed 9–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Regulations and Procedures Technical 

Advisory Committee; Notice of 

Partially Closed Meeting 

The Regulations and Procedures 

Technical Advisory Committee (RPTAC) 

will meet September 13, 2005, 9 a.m., 

Room 3884, in the Herbert C. Hoover 

Building, 14th Street between 

Constitution and Pennsylvania 

Avenues, NW., Washington, DC. The 

Committee advises the Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Export 

Administration on implementation of 

the Export Administration Regulations 

(EAR) and provides for continuing 

review to update the EAR as needed. 

Agenda 

Public Session 

1. Opening remarks by the Chairman