[Federal Register: June 21, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 118)]
[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: U.S. Census Bureau.
    Title: Current Retail Sales and Inventory Survey.
    Form Number(s): B-101(97)S, B-101(97)B, B-111(97)S, B-111(97)B, B-
111(97)L, B-113(97)I, B-113(97)L, B-114(97).
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0717.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 13,875 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 8,807.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 7.9 minutes.

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    Needs and Uses: The Current Retail Sales and Inventory Survey 
provides estimates of monthly sales and end-of-month merchandise 
inventories for retail stores in the United States by selected kinds of 
business. Sales and inventory data provide a current statistical 
picture of the retail portion of consumer activity. Monthly estimates 
of changes in sales and the value and levels of inventory are used by 
government and non-government analysts in gauging economic trends and 
formulating economic policy. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) uses 
this information to prepare the National Income and Products Accounts 
and to benchmark the annual input-output tables. Statistics provided 
from the Current Retail Sales and Inventory Survey are used to 
calculate the gross domestic product (GDP).
    We currently publish retail sales and inventory estimates on the 
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) basis. Starting in the spring 
of 2001, we will publish on the North American Industry Classification 
System (NAICS). Additionally, we are planning to add two new questions 
concerning Internet sales starting in FY 2000. We are also converting 
our monthly pin fed report forms to a print-on demand system referred 
to as DocuPrint.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Monthly.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 USC, Section 182.
    OMB Desk Officer: Linda Hutton, (202) 395-7858.
    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 5033, 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 Linda Hutton, OMB Desk Officer, room 10201, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: June 16, 1999.
Madeleine Clayton,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-15685 Filed 6-18-99; 8:45 am]
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