[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8429-8430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4099]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DOC has submitted 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: Bureau of the Census.
Title: Construction Progress Reporting Surveys:
0607-0153 Construction Project Report (Private Construction Projects,
C-700)
0607-0163 Construction Project Report (Multifamily Residential, C-
700(R))
0607-0171 Construction Project Report (State & Local Government, C-
700(SL))
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collections.
Burden: 0607-0153--18,000 hours; 0607-0163--4,320 hours; 0607-
0171--18,000 hours.
Number of Respondents: 0607-0153--6,000; 0607-0163--1,440; 0607-
0171--6,000.
Avg. Hours Per Response: 15 minutes.
Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau conducts the Construction Project
Reporting Surveys (CPRS) to provide the dollar value of construction
put in place by private companies, individuals, private multifamily
residential buildings, and state and local government sectors. The C-
700 form (Private Construction Projects) collects construction put in
place data for nonresidential projects owned by private companies or
individuals. The C-700(R) (Multifamily Residential Projects) form
collects construction put in place data for private multifamily
residential buildings. Form C-700(SL) (State and Local Government
Projects) collects construction put in place data for state and local
government projects.
The Census Bureau uses the information from the CPRS to publish the
value of construction put in place series. Published estimates are used
by a variety of private business and trade
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associations to estimate the demand for building materials and to
schedule production, distribution, and sales efforts. They also provide
various governmental agencies with a tool to evaluate economic policy
and to measure progress towards established goals. For example, Bureau
of Economic Analysis staff use data to develop the construction
components of gross private domestic investment in the gross domestic
product. The Federal Reserve Board and the Department of Treasury use
the value in place data to predict the gross domestic product, which is
presented to the Board of Governors and has an impact on monetary
policy.
Affected Public: Individuals or households, Businesses or other
for-profit organizations, not-for-profit institutions, and State, local
or tribal government.
Frequency: Monthly.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: 13 USC, Section 182.
OMB Desk Officer: Nancy Kirkendall, (202) 395-7313.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer,
(202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, room 5312, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to Nancy Kirkendall, OMB Desk Officer, room 10201, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: February 11, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and
Organization.
[FR Doc. 98-4099 Filed 2-18-98; 8:45 am]
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