[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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