[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 94 (Monday, May 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 30238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11443]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will submit 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: 2017 Economic Census Industry Classification Report.
OMB Control Number: 0607-XXXX.
Form Number(s): None. All electronic collection.
Type of Request: New collection.
Number of Respondents: 125,000.
Average Hours per Response: 7 minutes.
Burden Hours: 14,583.
Needs and Uses: The Economic Census and current business surveys
represent the primary source of facts about the structure and function
of the U.S. economy, providing essential information to government and
the business community in making sound decisions. This information
helps build the foundation for the calculation of Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) and other economic indicators. Crucial to its success is
the accuracy and reliability of the Business Register data, which
provides the Economic Census and current business surveys with their
establishment lists.
Critical to the quality of data in the Business Register is that
establishments are assigned an accurate economic classification, based
on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The
primary purpose of the 2017 Economic Census Industry Classification
Report is to meet this need.
New businesses are assigned NAICS codes by the Social Security
Administration (SSA); however, many of these businesses cannot be
assigned detailed NAICS codes, because insufficient data are provided
by respondents on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form SS-4. This
report, conducted in fiscal years 2017 and 2018, will mail
approximately 125,000 businesses per year that have been partially
classified in the economic sectors covered in the Economic Census.
Businesses selected for the sample will be asked to provide data on
primary business activity in order to assign proper industry
classification, thus maintaining proper coverage of the business
universe. The activities listed in the Principal Business or Activity
question of the questionnaire will vary based upon the partial NAICS
code of the establishment at the time of mail out. An example of
activities listed under this item is included under the question.
The 2017 Economic Census Industry Classification Report will be
used to update the classification codes contained in the Business
Register, ensuring establishments will be tabulated in the correct
detailed industry for the 2017 Economic Census and in succeeding
economic surveys. Information obtained from these establishments will
also be included in the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (CBP)
publications. CBP publications provide annual data on establishment
counts, employment, and payroll for all sectors of the economy at
national, state, and county levels. The failure to collect this
information will have an adverse effect on the quality and usefulness
of economic statistics provided by the Census Bureau.
Affected Public: Business and other for-profit, Not-for-profit
institutions.
Frequency: Every 5 years.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S.C., Sections 131 and 193.
This information collection request may be viewed at
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce
collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.
Dated: May 11, 2016.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-11443 Filed 5-13-16; 8:45 am]
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