[Federal Register: February 19, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 33)]
[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 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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