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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.

[FR Doc. 01–3170 Filed 2–6–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

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)).

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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 Steven Roman, U.S.

Census Bureau, Room 2665, Building 3,

Washington DC 20233–0001 (301–457–

2824 or via the Internet at

sroman@census.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The economic census, conducted

under authority of Title 13, United

States Code (USC), 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

Utilities, Transportation and

Warehousing, Finance and Insurance,

and Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

sectors (as defined by the North

American Industry Classification

System (NAICS)) will measure the

economic activity of more than 987,000

establishments. However,

approximately fifteen percent of

establishments will not be required to

file separate reports because they will be

included in consolidated company

reports; for explanation see selection

procedure for establishments of multiestablishment firms below. The

information collected will produce basic

statistics by kind of business on the

number of establishments, revenue,

payroll, and employment. It will also

yield a variety of subject statistics,

including revenue lines by kind of

business, 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 selfadministered census questionnaires, online questionnaires, and other electronic

data collection methods.

II. Method of Collection

A. Mail Selection Procedures

The Utilities, Transportation and

Warehousing, Finance and Insurance,

and Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

sectors of the economic census will

select establishments for their mail

canvasses 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

one of the Utilities, Transportation and

Warehousing, Finance and Insurance, or

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

sectors; (ii) it must be an active

operating establishment of a multiestablishment firm (i.e., a firm that

operates at more than one physical

location), or it must be a singleestablishment firm with payroll (i.e., a

firm operating at only one physical

location); 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

eligible establishments of multiestablishment firms to the mail

component of the potential respondent

universe, except for those in selected

industries in utilities, and finance and

insurance. In these selected industries,

where revenue and certain other

operating data are not easily attributable

to individual establishments, divisionor firm-level organizations are asked to

report kind of activity, payroll, and

employment for several establishments,

and other required data at a more

aggregate level on a consolidated report

form.

We estimate that the census mail

canvass for 2002 will include

approximately 215,400 establishment

and consolidated reports for multiestablishment firms in these sectors.

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

industry or 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 for

Utilities, Transportation and

Warehousing, Finance and Insurance,

and Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

sectors will include approximately

400,300 large single-establishment

firms.

(b) Small Single-Establishment Firms.

Selection procedures 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

for the Utilities, Transportation and

Warehousing, Finance and Insurance,

and Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

sectors will include approximately

37,000 small single-establishment firms

selected in this sample.

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 canvasses. However,

administrative records sometimes have

fundamental industry classification

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. We

estimate that the 2002 Economic Census

mail canvasses for Utilities,

Transportation and Warehousing,

Finance and Insurance, and Real Estate

and Rental and Leasing sectors will

include approximately 227,000 small

single-establishment firms that receive

these forms.

III. Data

OMB Number: Not available.

Form Number: The 30 standard and

five 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 this notice. Requests for information

on the proposed content of the forms

should be directed to Steven Roman,

U.S. Census Bureau, Room 2665,

Building 3, Washington DC 20233–0001

(301–457–2824 or via the Internet at

sroman@census.gov).

Type of Review: Regular review.

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Affected Public: State or local

governments, businesses, or other for

profit or non-profit institutions or

organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents

Utilities (Standard form)—7,700

Utilities (Short form)—(none)

Transportation (Standard form)—

168,000

Transportation (Short form)—51,000

Finance and Insurance (Standard

form)—240,000

Finance and Insurance (Short form)—

83,000

Real Estate, Rental and Leasing

(Standard form)—237,000

Real Estate, Rental and Leasing (Short

form)—93,000

Estimated total number of respondents

for these four sectors: 879,700

Estimated Time Per Response

Utilities (Standard form)—1.9 hours

Utilities (Short form)—(none)

Transportation (Standard form)—1.1

hours

Transportation (Short form)—0.2 hours

Finance and Insurance (Standard

form)—1.4 hours

Finance and Insurance (Short form)—

0.2 hours

Real Estate, Rental and Leasing

(Standard form)—1.1 hours

Real Estate, Rental and Leasing (Short

form)—0.2 hours

Estimated Total Burden Hours

Utilities (Standard form)—14,630

Utilities (Short form)—(none)

Transportation (Standard form)—

184,800

Transportation (Short form)—10,200

Finance and Insurance (Standard

form)—336,000

Finance and Insurance (Short form)—

16,600

Real Estate, Rental and Leasing

(Standard form)—260,700

Real Estate, Rental and Leasing (Short

form)—18,600

Estimated total burden hours for these

four sectors: 841,530

Estimated Total Annual Cost

Utilities (Standard form)—$266,266

Utilities (Short form)—(none)

Transportation (Standard form)—

$3,363,360

Transportation (Short form)—$185,640

Finance and Insurance (Standard

form)—$6,115,200

Finance and Insurance (Short form)—

$302,120

Real Estate, Rental and Leasing

(Standard form)—$4,744,740

Real Estate, Rental and Leasing (Short

form)—$338,520

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.

[FR Doc. 01–3171 Filed 2–6–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 083000A]

Small Takes of Marine Mammals

Incidental to Specified Activities; Oil

and Gas Exploration Drilling Activities

in the Beaufort Sea

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of an

incidental harassment authorization.

SUMMARY: In accordance with provisions

of the Marine Mammal Protection Act

(MMPA) as amended, notification is

hereby given that an Incidental

Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take

small numbers of marine mammals by

harassment incidental to conducting

exploration drilling activities during the

winter in the U.S. Beaufort Sea, offshore

Prudhoe Bay, has been issued to

Phillips Alaska, Inc. (Phillips).

DATES: Effective from February 1, 2001,

until August 1, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The application,

authorization, monitoring plan, and a

list of references used in this document

are available by writing to Donna

Wieting, Chief, Marine Mammal

Conservation Division, Office of

Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD

20910-3225, or by telephoning one of

the contacts listed here.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kenneth Hollingshead, Office of

Protected Resources, NMFS, (301) 713-

2055, ext. 128, or Brad Smith, Western

Alaska Field Office, NMFS, (907) 271-

5006.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the

MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct

the Secretary of Commerce to allow,

upon request, the incidental, but not

intentional, taking of small numbers of

marine mammals by U.S. citizens who

engage in a specified activity (other than

commercial fishing) within a specified

geographical region if certain findings

are made and either regulations are

issued or, if the taking is limited to

harassment, notice of a proposed

authorization is provided to the public

for review.

Permission may be granted if NMFS

finds that the taking will have no more

than a negligible impact on the species

or stock(s) and will not have an

unmitigable adverse impact on the

availability of the species or stock(s) for

subsistence uses and if the permissible

methods of taking and requirements

pertaining to the monitoring and

reporting of such taking are set forth.

On April 10, 1996 (61 FR 15884),

NMFS published an interim rule

establishing, among other things,

procedures for issuing incidental

harassment authorizations under section

101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA for activities

in Arctic waters, including requirements

for peer-review of a monitoring program

and a plan of cooperation between the

applicant and affected subsistence

users. For additional information on the

procedures to be followed for this

authorization, please refer to that

document.

Summary of Request

On August 1, 2000, NMFS received an

application from Phillips requesting a 1-

year authorization for the possible

harassment of small numbers of marine

mammals incidental to constructing an

ice road and an ice island at the

McCovey Prospect Area and incidental

to drilling one or more oil exploration

wells at that location during the winter,