[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 38434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18727]
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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: Annual Survey of Communication Services.
Form Number(s): B-516 thru 521.
Agency Approval Number: 0607-0706.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Burden: 7,000 hours.
Number of Respondents: 1,775.
Avg Hours Per Response: 3.94 hours.
Needs and Uses: The Annual Survey of Communication Services (ASCS)
is a vital component of a broad-based, multi-year program at the Census
Bureau to expand coverage and improve statistics for service-related
industries. The ASCS provides detailed estimates of revenue and
expenses for the communication sector, including the telephone, radio
and television broadcasting, cable and pay television, and other
communication service industries. These data serve as inputs into the
national income and product accounts calculated by the Bureau of
Economic Analysis and the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Producer Price
Indices. In addition, the Census Bureau uses the survey results in the
planning and design stages of current and future econmic census
questionnaires. Response to the ASCS provides information on the
ability of respondents to report accurate and timely data from existing
records. Also, areas of dynamic change in the communication sector and
structural changes in major companies within the industry are
identified, ensuring continued accuracy and complete coverage in the
economic census.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions and
not-for-profit institutions.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer: Jerry Coffey, (202) 395-7314.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, Acting 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 Jerry Coffey, OMB Desk Officer, room 10201, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: July 16, 1996.
Linda Engelmeier,
Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and
Organization.
[FR Doc. 96-18727 Filed 7-23-96; 8:45 am]
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