[Federal Register: September 24, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 185)]
[Notices]               
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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 of 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: Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization.
    Form Number(s): MQ-C1.
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0175.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 38,250 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 17,000.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 2.25 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau conducts the Survey of Plant 
Capacity annually to provide information on the use of industrial 
capacity for manufactured products. Data are gathered from a sample of 
manufacturing plants in the United States. The survey form collects 
data on the value of plant production during actual operations and at 
``full production'' and ``national emergency production'' levels. The 
Census Bureau mails out survey forms to collect the data. Companies are 
asked to respond to the survey within 30 days of the initial mailing.
    Survey data are used in measuring inflationary pressures and 
capital flows, in understanding productivity determinants, and in 
analyzing and forecasting economic and industrial trends. The survey 
results are used by such agencies as the Federal Reserve Board, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, International Trade Administration, and 
the Department of Defense.
    This resubmission is to address proposed changes to the survey 
form. We plan to expand the collection of data on characteristics of 
work patterns to increase the usefulness of the survey data. We have 
also scaled back the

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survey to request only fourth quarter data for one year, instead of 
fourth quarter data for two years.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 USC, Sections 182, 224, and 225.
    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 5327, 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: September 18, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-25614 Filed 9-23-98; 8:45 am]
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