[Federal Register: November 3, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 212)]
[Notices]               
[Page 59278-59279]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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: Quarterly Financial Reports (QFR) Program.
    Form Number(s): QFR-101(MG), QFR-101A(MG), QFR-102(TR), QFR-
103(NB).
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0432.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 77,616 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 13,186.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 2 hours and 2 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The QFR Program has published up-to-date aggregate 
statistics on the financial results and position of U.S. corporations 
since 1947. It is a principal economic indicator that also provides 
financial data essential to calculation of key Government measures of 
national economic performance. The QFR Program provides timely, 
accurate data on business financial conditions for use by Government 
and private-sector organizations and individuals. Primary users of QFR 
data are governmental

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organizations charged with economic policy-making responsibilities. 
Other data users include foreign countries, universities, financial 
analysts, unions, trade associations, public libraries, banking 
institutions, and U.S. and foreign corporations.
    The Census Bureau has statutory authority granted in Title 13 USC, 
Section 91 and Public Law 105-252, signed into law by the President on 
October 9, 1998, to conduct the QFR program through September 30, 2005. 
This request is for extension of OMB approval.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Quarterly and annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 USC, Section 91 and P.L. 105-252.
    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: October 28, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-29384 Filed 11-2-98; 8:45 am]
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