28566 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 109 / Wednesday, June 5, 1996 / Notices

Mail selection procedures will

distinguish several groups of

establishments. Establishment selection

to a particular group is based on a

number of factors. The more important

considerations are the size of the

company and whether it is included in

the intercensal annual survey of

manufactures (ASM) sample panel. The

ASM panel is representative of both

large and small establishments from the

mail component of the manufacturing

census. The ASM sample panel includes

appoximately 60,000 establishments.

The various groups of establishments

that will constitute the 1997 Census of

Manufactures are outlined below.

A. Establishments of MultiEstablishment Companies Engaged in

Manufacturing Activity

Selection procedures will assign

eligible establishments of multiestablishment companies to the mail

component of the potential respondent

universe.

We estimate that the census mail

canvass for 1997 will include the

following:

1. ASM sample establishments: 35,000

2. Non-ASM: 50,000

B. Single-Establishment Companies

Engaged in Manufacturing Activity with

Payroll

As an initial step in the selection

process, we will conduct a study of the

potential respondent universe for

manufacturing. The study of potential

respondents will produce a set of

industry-specific payroll cutoffs that we

will use to distinguish large versus

small single-establishment companies

within each industry. This payroll size

distinction will affect selection as

follows:

1. Large Single-Establishment

Companies

Single-establishment companies

having annualized payroll (from Federal

administrative records) that equals or

exceeds the cutoff for their industry will

be assigned to the mail component of

the potential respondent universe.

We estimate that the census mail

canvass for 1997 will include the

following:

a. ASM sample establishments: 25,000

b. Non-ASM: 96,000

2. Small Single-Establishment

Companies

In selected industries, small singleestablishment companies that satisfy a

particular criteria (administrative record

payroll cutoff) will receive a

manufacturing short form, which will

collect a reduced amount of basic

statistics and other essential information

that is not available from administrative

records.

We estimate that the census mail

canvass for 1997 will include

approximately 54,000 companies in this

category. This category does not contain

ASM establishments.

3. All remaining single-establishment

companies with payroll will be

represented in the census by data

estimated from Federal administrative

records. Generally, we do not include

these small employers in the census

mail canvass.

We estimate that this category for

1997 will include approximately

140,000 manufacturing companies.

III. Data

OMB Number: Not Available.

Form Number: The forms used to

collect information from businesses in

these sectors of the economic census are

tailored to specific business practices

and are too numerous to list separately

in this notice. You can obtain

information on the proposed content of

the forms by calling Michael Zampogna

on (301) 457–4810 or Kenneth Hansen

on (301) 457–4755.

Type of Review: Regular Review.

Affected Public: Businesses or Other

for Profit, Non-profit Institutions, Small

Businesses or Organizations, and State

or Local Governments

Estimated Number of Respondents:

ASM ........................................ 60,000

Non-ASM (Long Form) .......... 146,000

Non-ASM (Short Form) ......... 54,000

Total ............................. 260,000

Estimated Time Per Response:

ASM ........................................ 5.6 hrs

Non-ASM (Long Form) .......... 3.4 hrs

Non-ASM (Short Form) ......... 2.2 hrs

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:

ASM ........................................ 336,000

Non-ASM (Long Form) .......... 496,400

Non-ASM (Short Form) ......... 118,800

Total ............................. 951,200

Estimated Total Annual Cost: The

cost to the government for this work is

included in the total cost of the 1997

Economic Census, estimated to be $218

million.

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: May 30, 1996.

Linda Engelmeier,

Acting Departmental Forms Clearance

Officer, Office of Management and

Organization.

[FR Doc. 96–14065 Filed 6–4–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

1997 Economic Census Covering

Mining Sector

ACTION: Proposed agency information

collection activity; comment rquest.

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 August 5, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Acting

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 Patricia L. Horning,

Bureau of the Census, Room 2125,

Building 4, Washington, DC 20233 on

(301) 457–4680.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Census Bureau is the preeminent

collector and provider of timely,

relevant and quality data about the

people and economy of the United

States. Economic data are the Census

Bureau’s primary program commitment

during nondecennial census years. The
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economic census, conducted under

authority of Title 13 U.S.C., is the

primary source of facts about the

structure and functioning of the

Nation’s economy and features unique

industry and geographic detail.

Economic census statistics serve as part

of the framework for the national

accounts and provide essential

information for government, business

and the general public. The 1997

Economic Census will cover virtually

every sector of the U.S. economy

including approximately 30,000 mineral

establishments.

The information collected from

establishments in this sector of the

economic census will produce basic

statistics for number of establishments,

shipments, payroll, employment,

detailed supplies and fuels consumed,

depreciable assets, and capital

expenditures. It also will yield a variety

of subject statistics, including

shipments by product line, type of

operation, and other industry-specific

measures.

II. Method of Collection

We will select establishments in the

mining sector of the economic census

for inclusion in the mail canvass from

a frame given by the Census Bureau’s

Standard Statistical Establishment List.

To be eligible for selection, an

establishment will be required to satisfy

the following conditions: (i) It must be

classified in the mining sector; (ii) it

must be an active operating

establishment of a multi-establishment

firm (including operations under

exploration and development), or it

must be a single-establishment firm

with payroll; and (iii) it must be located

in one of the 50 states or the District of

Columbia. Mail selection procedures

will distinguish the following groups of

establishments:

A. Establishments of MultiEstablishment Firms

Selection procedures will assign all

active mineral operating establishments

of multi-establishment firms to the mail

component of the potential respondent

universe. We estimate that the census

mail canvass for 1997 will include

approximately 8,000 establishments of

multi-establishment firms.

B. Single-Establishment Firms With

Payroll

As an initial step in the selection

process, we will conduct a study of the

potential respondent universe for

mining. The study of potential

respondents will produce a set of

industry-specific payroll cutoffs that we

will use to distinguish large versus

small single-establishment firms within

each industry. This payroll size

distinction will affect selection as

follows:

1. Large Single-Establishment Firms

Selection procedures will assign large

single-establishment firms having

annualized payroll (from Federal

administrative records) that equals or

exceeds the cutoff for their industry to

the mail component of the potential

respondent universe. We estimate that

the census mail canvass for 1997 will

include approximately 7,100 firms in

this category. These firms will receive a

standard form.

2. Small Single-Establishment Firms

Small single-establishment firms in

the crushed stone, sand and gravel, and

crude petroleum and natural gas

industries where application of the

cutoff for nonmail establishments

results in a large number of small

establishments included in the mail

canvass will receive a short form. The

short form will collect basic statistics

and other essential information that is

not available from administrative

records.

The short form will be mailed to

approximately 2,900 singleestablishment firms in these industries

which are larger than the nonmail cutoff

for their industry, but which have an

annual payroll under a certain criteria.

In terms of employment, this criteria

will identify establishments with

approximately 5 to 19 employees.

All remaining single-establishment

firms with payroll will be represented in

the census by data from Federal

administrative records. We will not

include approximately 12,000 of these

small employers in the census mail

canvass.

III. Data

OMB Number: Not Available.

Form Number: The forms used to

collect information from establishments

in this sector of the economic census are

tailored to specific mining operations

and are too numerous to list separately

in this notice. You can obtain

information on the proposed content of

the forms by calling Patricia L. Horning

on (301) 457–4680.

Type of Review: Regular Review.

Affected Public: Businesses or Other

for Profit, Non-profit Institutions, Small

Businesses or Organizations, and State

or Local Governments.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

Standard Form ......................... 15,100

Short Form ............................... 2,900

Total .................................. 18,000

Estimated Time Per Response:

Standard Form .......................................4.2 hrs

Short Form .............................................2.1 hrs

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours:

Standard Form ......................... 63,420

Short Form ............................... 6,090

Total .................................. 69,510

Estimated Total Annual Cost: The

cost to the government for this work is

included in the total cost of the 1997

Economic Census, estimated to be $218

million.

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: May 30, 1996.

Linda Engelmeier,

Acting Departmental Forms Clearance

Officer, Office of Management and

Organization.

[FR Doc. 96–14066 Filed 6–4–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Corps of Engineers

Notice of Availability of Surplus Land

and Buildings in Accordance With

Public Law 103–421 Located at

Letterkenny Army Depot,

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

AGENCY: Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: This notice identifies the

surplus real property located at the

Letterkenny Army Depot,

Chambersburg, PA, approximately 25

miles north of Hagerstown, MD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: