Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Quarterly Services Survey
| Published date | 20 August 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 51406 |
| Record Number | 2020-18312 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Census Bureau,Commerce Department |
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Congressional staffs, newspapers,
magazines, and recreational trade
organizations.
The data from this collection provides
vital information for strategic planning
efforts, decisions regarding allocation of
resources, and revisions of land and
resource management plans for national
forests. It provides managers with
reliable estimates of the number of
recreational visitors to a national forest,
activities of those visitors (including
outdoor physical activities), customer
satisfaction, and visitor values. The
knowledge gained from this effort helps
identify recreational markets as well as
the economic contributions visitors’
spending has on economic areas around
forest lands. For the Forest Service, the
collection is designed for a five-year
cycle of coverage across all national
forests. Conducting the collection less
frequently puts information updates out
of cycle with forest planning and other
data preparation and reporting
activities.
At recreation sites or access points,
agency personnel or contractors will
conduct onsite interviews of visitors as
they complete their visit. Interviewers
will ask about the purpose and length of
the visit, the trip origin, activities,
annual visitation rates, trip-related
spending patterns, use of recreation
facilities, satisfaction with agency
services and facilities, and the
composition of the visiting party.
Primary analysis of the information for
the Forest Service and partnering
agencies will be performed by Forest
Service staff in the Washington Office
and by scientists in one or more of the
agency’s research stations.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 9 minutes
(average).
Type of Respondents: Visitors to lands
and waters managed by the US Forest
Service.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 45,000.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: One.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 6,400 hours.
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether
this collection of information is
necessary for the stated purposes and
the proper performance of the functions
of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical or
scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval.
Allen Rowley,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest
System.
[FR Doc. 2020–18305 Filed 8–19–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Notice of Public Meeting of the Florida
Advisory Committee to the U.S.
Commission on Civil Rights
AGENCY
: U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights.
ACTION
: Announcement of meeting.
SUMMARY
: Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the U.S. Commission
on Civil Rights (Commission) and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act that
the Florida Advisory Committee
(Committee) will hold a series of
meetings via teleconference on Monday,
September 14, and Wednesday,
September 30, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern
Time. The Committee will review and
finalize its report to the Commission on
voting rights in the state.
DATES
: The meetings will be held on:
•Monday, September 14, 2020 at
2:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
•Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at
2:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Public Call Information: Dial: 866–
248–8441, Confirmation Code: 6763717.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Melissa Wojnaroski, DFO, at
mwojnaroski@usccr.gov or 202–618–
4158.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: Members
of the public may listen to the
discussion. This meeting is available to
the public through the above listed toll-
free number. An open comment period
will be provided to allow members of
the public to make a statement as time
allows. The conference call operator
will ask callers to identify themselves,
the organization they are affiliated with
(if any), and an email address prior to
placing callers into the conference
room. Callers can expect to incur regular
charges for calls they initiate over
wireless lines, according to their
wireless plan. The Commission will not
refund any incurred charges. Callers
will incur no charge for calls they
initiate over land-line connections to
the toll-free telephone number. Persons
with hearing impairments may also
follow the proceedings by first calling
the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–
8339 and providing the Service with the
conference call number and
confirmation code.
Members of the public are also
entitled to submit written comments;
the comments must be received in the
regional office within 30 days following
the meeting. Written comments may be
emailed to Carolyn Allen at callen@
usccr.gov. Persons who desire
additional information may contact the
Regional Programs Unit Office at 202–
618–4158.
Records generated from this meeting
may be inspected and reproduced at the
Regional Programs Unit Office, as they
become available, both before and after
the meeting. Records of the meeting will
be available via https://
www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/FACA
PublicViewCommittee
Details?id=a10t0000001gzl4AAA under
the Commission on Civil Rights, Florida
Advisory Committee link. Persons
interested in the work of this Committee
are also directed to the Commission’s
website, http://www.usccr.gov, or may
contact the Regional Programs Unit
office at the above email or street
address.
Agenda
Welcome and Roll Call
Discussion: Florida Voting Rights
Public Comment
Adjournment
Dated: August 14, 2020.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
[FR Doc. 2020–18221 Filed 8–19–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Quarterly Services Survey
AGENCY
: Census Bureau, Commerce.
ACTION
: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
SUMMARY
: The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, invites the general public and
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other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment on the proposed revision of
the Quarterly Services Survey, prior to
the submission of the information
collection request (ICR) to OMB for
approval.
DATES
: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before October 19, 2020.
ADDRESSES
: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments by
email to Thomas.J.Smith@census.gov.
Please reference Quarterly Services
Survey in the subject line of your
comments. You may also submit
comments, identified by Docket Number
USBC–2020–0022, to the Federal e-
Rulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. All comments
received are part of the public record.
No comments will be posted to http://
www.regulations.gov for public viewing
until after the comment period has
closed. Comments will generally be
posted without change. All Personally
Identifiable Information (for example,
name and address) voluntarily
submitted by the commenter may be
publicly accessible. Do not submit
Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected
information. You may submit
attachments to electronic comments in
Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF
file formats.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Kathryn
Nelson, U.S. Census Bureau, Economic
Indicators Division, 301–763–7052 or
Kathryn.L.Nelson@census.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
I. Abstract
The U.S. Census Bureau plans to
request a revision of the current Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
clearance of the Quarterly Services
Survey (QSS). The QSS covers employer
firms with establishments located in the
United States and classified in select
service industries as defined by the
North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS). The QSS coverage
currently includes all or parts of the
following NAICS sectors: Utilities
(excluding government owned);
transportation and warehousing (except
rail transportation and postal);
information; finance and insurance
(except funds, trusts, and other financial
vehicles); real estate and rental and
leasing; professional, scientific, and
technical services (except offices of
notaries); administrative and support
and waste management and remediation
services; educational services (except
elementary and secondary schools,
junior colleges, and colleges,
universities, and professional schools);
health care and social assistance; arts,
entertainment, and recreation;
accommodation; and other services
(except public administration). The
primary estimates produced from the
QSS are quarterly estimates of total
operating revenue and the percentage of
revenue by source. The survey also
produces estimates of total operating
expenses from tax-exempt firms in
industries that have a large not-for-profit
component. For hospitals, the survey
produces estimates of the number of
inpatient days and discharges, and for
select industries in the arts,
entertainment, and recreation sector, the
survey produces estimates of
admissions revenue.
Firms are selected for the QSS using
a stratified design with strata defined by
industry, tax status, and estimated size
based on annual revenue. The sample
consists of approximately 19,500 firms
and is a subsample of firms from the
larger Service Annual Survey (OMB#
0607–0422). Each quarter the QSS
sample is updated to reflect the addition
of new businesses and the removal of
firms that have gone out-of-business.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis
uses the survey results as input to its
quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
and GDP by industry estimates. The
estimates provide the Federal Reserve
Board and Council of Economic
advisors with timely information to
assess current economic performance.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services use the QSS estimates to
develop hospital-spending estimates for
the National Accounts. Other
government and private stakeholders
also benefit from a better understanding
of important cyclical components of the
U.S. service economy.
Starting in 2021, we may ask for
additional data on the electronic
instrument on a temporary basis to
address a new module of business
expectations. This request will not be
added to the paper forms. Respondents
will be asked for forecasts with two
different time horizons—a single point
estimate one quarter ahead and a one
year ahead estimate with five points and
corresponding probabilities. For the
2021 Quarter 1 reporting period, QSS
respondents would see questions
similar, but possibly not identical, to the
following drafted questions:
•What is the approximate expected
dollar value of revenue you would
anticipate for this firm during the
quarter ending June 30, 2021?
•Looking ahead to the quarter ending
March 31, 2022, what is the
approximate dollar value of revenue you
would anticipate for this firm during
that quarter and what likelihood do you
assign to that value?
Leading indicators and forward-
looking measures such as forecasts and
projections are highly valued for their
ability to help decision-makers,
businesses, and individuals plan and
adjust policies if necessary. Responses
to these questions will provide a better
understanding of business uncertainty
and insight on future business activity.
Initially, this pilot collection will
request data for four consecutive
quarters with the possibility of
continuing collection for an additional
four quarters.
II. Method of Collection
We will collect this information by
internet, mail, and telephone follow-up.
A significant number of QSS
respondents receive an initial email
with their username and authentication
code for submission by internet. The
remaining respondents are either mailed
only their username and authentication
code for submission by internet or
mailed a full form. Respondents that
report via the internet in any given
quarter now have the option to choose
how they want to receive forms in the
future, i.e. email or mailed form. It
should be noted that we phased out the
use of facsimiles.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607–0907.
Form Number(s): QSS–1A, QSS–1E,
QSS–1PA, QSS–1PE, QSS–2A, QSS–2E,
QSS–3A, QSS–3E, QSS–3SA, QSS–3SE,
QSS–4A, QSS–4E, QSS–4FA, QSS–4FE,
QSS–4SA, QSS–4SE, QSS–5A, QSS–5E.
Type of Review: Regular submission,
Request for a Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-
profit organizations; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
19,500 respondents filing a total of
90,000 reports a year. (Some
respondents file more than one report
quarterly).
Estimated Time Per Response: 20
minutes: QSS–1A, QSS–1E, QSS–1PA,
QSS–1PE, QSS–2A, QSS–2E, QSS–3A,
QSS–3E, QSS–3SA, QSS–3SE, QSS–5A,
QSS–5E. 15 minutes: QSS–4A, QSS–4E,
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QSS–4FA, QSS–4FE, QSS–4SA, QSS–
4SE.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 26,800 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0. (This is not the cost of
respondents’ time, but the indirect costs
respondents may incur for such things
as purchases of specialized software or
hardware needed to report, or
expenditures for accounting or records
maintenance services required
specifically by the collection.)
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.
Section 131 and 182.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include, or
summarize, each comment in our
request to OMB to approve this ICR.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
[FR Doc. 2020–18312 Filed 8–19–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–07–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Census Scientific Advisory Committee;
Public Virtual Meeting
AGENCY
: Bureau of the Census,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION
: Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY
: The Bureau of the Census
(Census Bureau) is giving notice of a
virtual meeting of the Census Scientific
Advisory Committee (CSAC or
Committee). The Committee will
address policy, research, and technical
issues relating to a full range of Census
Bureau programs and activities,
including decennial, economic, field
operations, information technology, and
statistics. Last minute changes to the
schedule are possible, which could
prevent giving advance public notice of
schedule adjustments. Please visit the
Census Advisory Committee’s website at
http://www.census.gov/cac for the
CSAC meeting information, including
the agenda, and how to join the meeting.
DATES
: The virtual meeting will be held
on:
•Thursday, September 17, 2020,
from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT, and
•Friday, September 18, 2020, from
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES
: The meeting will be held
via the WebEx platform at the following
presentation links:
•September 17, 2020—https://
census.webex.com/census/onstage/
g.php?MTID=ed9200a9944118dd
156f0d5c8af5b57ba.
•September 18, 2020—https://
census.webex.com/census/onstage/
g.php?MTID=eed27bea4fe2b7d5b
52b48b9fba6df099.
For audio, please call the following
number: 1–888–946–7616. When
prompted, please use the following
Password (CSAC) and Participant Code:
8708263.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Shana Banks, Advisory Committee
Branch Chief, Office of Program,
Performance and Stakeholder
Integration (PPSI), shana.j.banks@
census.gov, Department of Commerce,
U.S. Census Bureau, Room 2K128F,
4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC
20233, telephone 301–763–3815. For
TTY callers, please use the Federal
Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: The
Committee provides scientific and
technical expertise, as appropriate, to
address Census Bureau program needs
and objectives. The members of the
CSAC are appointed by the Director,
Census Bureau. The Committee has
been established in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Title
5, United States Code, Appendix 2,
Section 10). The purpose of the meeting
is to:
1. Provide and update members on
scientific and technical activities; and
2. address Census Bureau program
needs and objectives.
All meetings are open to the public.
A brief period will be set aside during
the virtual meeting for public comments
on September 18, 2020. However,
individuals with extensive questions or
statements must submit them in writing
to shana.j.banks@census.gov, (subject
line ‘‘2020 CSAC Fall Virtual Meeting
Public Comment’’).
Steven D. Dillingham, Director,
Bureau of the Census approved the
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.
Dated: August 14, 2020.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
[FR Doc. 2020–18195 Filed 8–19–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–791–815, A–570–873]
Ferrovanadium From the Republic of
South Africa and the People’s Republic
of China: Continuation of Antidumping
Duty Orders
AGENCY
: Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY
: As a result of the
determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the
International Trade Commission (ITC)
that revocation of the antidumping duty
(AD) orders on ferrovanadium from the
Republic of South Africa (South Africa)
and the People’s Republic of China
(China) would likely lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping
and material injury to an industry in the
United States, Commerce is publishing
a notice of continuation of these AD
orders.
DATES
: Applicable August 20, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: Ian
Hamilton, Office II, AD/CVD
Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–4798.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
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