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Notices Federal Register

9288

Vol. 66, No. 26

Wednesday, February 7, 2001

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau

2002 Economic Census Covering the

Information; Professional, Scientific,

and Technical Services; Management

of Companies and Enterprises;

Administrative and Support and Waste

Management and Remediation

Services; Educational Services; Health

Care and Social Assistance; Arts,

Entertainment, and Recreation; and

Other Services (Except Public

Administration) Sectors

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 April 9, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Madeleine Clayton, Departmental

Forms 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 Jack Moody, U.S. Census

Bureau, Room 2784, Building 3,

Washington, DC 20233–0001 on (301)

457–2689 or via the Internet at

jmoody@census.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

I. Abstract

The economic census, conducted

under the authority of Title 13, United

States Code (U.S.C.), is the primary

source of facts about the structure and

functioning of the Nation’s economy.

Economic statistics serve as part of the

framework for the national accounts and

provide essential information for

government, business, and the general

public. Economic data are the Census

Bureau’s primary program commitment

during nondecennial census years. The

2002 Economic Census covering the

Information; Professional, Scientific,

and Technical Services; Management of

Companies and Enterprises;

Administrative and Support and Waste

Management and Remediation Services;

Educational Services; Health Care and

Social Assistance; Arts, Entertainment,

and Recreation; and Other Services

(Except Public Administration) sectors

(as defined by the North American

Industry Classification System (NAICS))

will measure the economic activity of

2.5 million establishments. The

information collected will produce basic

statistics by kind of business on the

number of establishments, receipts/

revenue, expenses, payroll, and

employment. It will also yield a variety

of subject statistics, including receipts/

revenue by receipts/revenue line,

receipts/revenue by class of customer,

and other industry-specific measures.

Primary strategies for reducing burden

in Census Bureau economic data

collections are to increase electronic

reporting through broader use of

computerized self-administered census

questionnaires, on-line questionnaires,

and other electronic data collection

methods.

II. Method of Collection

A. Mail Selection Procedures

Establishments for the mail canvass

will be selected from the Census

Bureau’s Business Register. To be

eligible for selection, an establishment

will be required to satisfy the following

conditions: (i) It must be classified in

the information; professional, scientific,

and technical services; management of

companies and enterprises;

administrative and support and waste

management and remediation services;

educational services; health care and

social assistance; arts, entertainment,

and recreation; or other services (except

public administration) sector; (ii) it

must be an active operating

establishment of a multi-establishment

firm (i.e. a firm that operates at more

than one physical locations), or it must

be a single-establishment firm (i.e. a

firm that operates at only one physical

location) 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:

1. Establishments of MultiEstablishment Firms

Selection procedures will assign all

active operating establishments of

multi-establishment firms to the mail

component of the potential respondent

universe. We estimate that the 2002

Economic Census mail canvasses will

include approximately 429,000

establishments of multi-establishment

firms.

2. Single-Establishment Firms With

Payroll

As an initial step in the selection

process, we will conduct a study of the

potential respondent universe. This

study will produce a set of industryspecific payroll cutoffs that we will use

to distinguish large versus small singleestablishment firms within each kind of

business. This payroll size distinction

will affect selection as follows:

(a) Large Single-Establishment Firms.

Selection procedures will assign singleestablishment 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 2002

Economic Census mail canvasses will

include approximately 706,000 large

single-establishment firms.

(b) Small Single-Establishment Firms.

Selection procedures also will assign a

sample of single-establishment firms

having annualized payroll below the

cutoff for their industry to the mail

component of the potential respondent

universe. Sampling strata and

corresponding probabilities of selection

will be determined by a study of the

potential respondent universe

conducted shortly before mail selection

operations begin. We estimate that the

2002 Economic Census mail canvasses

will include approximately 72,000 small

single-establishment firms selected in

this sample.

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All remaining single-establishment

firms with payroll will be represented in

the census by data from Federal

administrative records. Generally, we

will not include these small employers

in the census mail canvass. However,

administrative records sometimes have

fundamental deficiencies that make

them unsuitable for use in producing

detailed industry statistics by

geographic area. When we find such a

deficiency, we will mail the firm a

census classification form to collect

basic information needed to resolve the

problem. We estimate that the 2002

Economic Census mail canvasses for

sectors covered under this submission

will include approximately 490,000

small single-establishment firms that

receive these classification forms.

III. Data

OMB Number: Not available.

Form Number: The 66 standard and

18 classification 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 the notice. You can obtain

information on the proposed content of

the forms by calling the Service Census

Branch on (301) 457–2689 or via the

Internet at scb@census.gov.

Type of Review: Regular review.

Affected Public: State or local

governments, businesses or other for

profit, non-profit institutions, and small

businesses or organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents

Information: Standard Form—91,458,

Classification Form—none

Professional, Scientific, and Technical

Services: Standard Form—241,800,

Classification Form—123,466

Management of Companies and

Enterprises: Standard Form—52,645,

Classification Form—none

Administrative and Support and Waste

Management and Remediation

Services: Standard Form—145,202,

Classification Form—123,220

Educational Services: Standard Form—

12,193, Classification Form—13,938

Health Care and Social Assistance:

Standard Form—345,717,

Classification Form—91,202

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation:

Standard Form—54,517,

Classification Form—19,703

Other Services (Except Public

Administration): Standard Form—

263,085, Classification Form—

118,141

Total: 1,696,287

Estimated Time Per Response

Information: Standard Form—1.2 hours,

Classification Form—none

Professional, Scientific, and Technical

Services: Standard Form—1.6 hours,

Classification Form—.1 hours

Management of Companies and

Enterprises: Standard Form—.8 hours,

Classification Form—none

Administrative and Support and Waste

Management and Remediation

Services: Standard Form—1.2 hours,

Classification Form—.1 hours

Educational Services: Standard Form—

.9 hours, Classification Form—.1

hours

Health Care and Social Assistance:

Standard Form—1.1 hours,

Classification Form—.1 hours

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation:

Standard Form—1.2 hours,

Classification Form—.1 hours

Other Services (Except Public

Administration): Standard Form—1.0

hours, Classification Form—.1 hours

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours

Information: Standard Form—109,750,

Classification Form—none

Professional, Scientific, and Technical

Services: Standard Form—386,880,

Classification Form—12,347

Management of Companies and

Enterprises: Standard Form—42,166,

Classification Form—none

Administrative and Support and Waste

Management and Remediation

Services: Standard Form—174,242,

Classification Form—12,322

Educational Services: Standard Form—

10,974, Classification Form—1,394

Health Care and Social Assistance:

Standard Form—380,289,

Classification Form—9,120

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation:

Standard Form—65,420,

Classification Form—1,970

Other Services (Except Public

Administration): Standard Form—

263,085, Classification Form—11,814

Total: 1,481,773

Estimated Total Annual Cost

Information: Standard Form—

$1,681,370, Classification Form—

none

Professional, Scientific, and Technical

Services: Standard Form—$5,927,002,

Classification Form—$189,156

Management of Companies and

Enterprises: Standard Form—

$645,983, Classification Form—none

Administrative and Support and Waste

Management and Remediation

Services: Standard Form—$2,669,387,

Classification Form—$188,773

Educational Services: Standard Form—

$168,122, Classification Form—

$21,356

Health Care and Social Assistance:

Standard Form—$5,826,027,

Classification Form—$139,718

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation:

Standard Form—$1,002,234,

Classification Form—$30,180

Other Services (Except Public

Administration): Standard Form—

$4,030,462, Classification Form—

$180,990

Total: $22,700,760

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

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

Sections 131 and 224.

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: February 2, 2001.

Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of the Chief Information Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau

2002 Economic Census Covering the

Utilities, Transportation and

Warehousing, Finance and Insurance,

and Real Estate and Rental and

Leasing Sectors

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)).