Notices. Proposed collection; comment request
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BILLING CODE 6353-01-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Census Bureau Quarterly Survey of the Finances of Public-Employee Retirement Systems; Proposed Collection; Comment Request ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 6, 2002. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Madeleine Clayton, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6608, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at *mclayton@doc.gov* ). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to David Kellerman, Chief, Finance Branch, Governments Division, U.S.
Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233-6800, 301-457-1502. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION I. Abstract The Census Bureau plans to request a three-year extension of the Office of Management and Budget approval for the Quarterly Survey of the Finances of Public-Employee Retirement Systems. This quarterly survey was initiated by the Census Bureau in 1968 at the request of both the Council of Economic Advisers and the Federal Reserve Board. It gathers data on the assets of the 100 largest state and local government public-employee retirement systems.
These systems hold over $2 trillion in assets, which represent approximately 90 percent of all state and local government public-employee retirement system assets. These important data are used by the Federal Reserve Board to track the public sector portion of the flow of founds accounts. The Bureau of Economic Analysis uses the data on corporate stock holdings to estimate dividends received by State and local government public-employee retirement systems. These estimates, in turn, are used as a component in developing the national income and product accounts.
II. Method of Collection Canvass methodology consists of a mail out/mail back questionnaire. Responses are screened manually, then put into an electronic format. No statistical methods are used to calculate the data. In those instances when we are not able to obtain a response, estimates are made for nonrespondents by using historical data for the same system or the latest available annual data. III. Data *OMB Number:* 0607-0143. *Form Number:* F-10. *Type of Review:* Regular. *Affected Public:* State and local governments. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 100. *Estimated Time Per Response:* 1 hour. *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 400. *Estimated Total Annual Cost:* $6,828. *Respondent's Obligation:* Voluntary. *Legal Authority:* Title 13 U.S.C., Section 182.
IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on:
(a)Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility;
(b)the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c)ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Dated: June 3, 2002. Madeleine Clayton, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 02-14241 Filed 6-6-02; 8:45 am]
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