[Federal Register: November 15, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 219)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

[Docket Number 051102289-5289-01]

 
Service Annual Survey for 2005

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of determination.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Title 13, United States Code (U.S.C.), 
Sections 182, 224, and 225, the Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) 
has determined that limited financial data (revenue, expenses, and the 
like) for selected service industries are needed to provide a sound 
statistical basis for the formation of policy by various governmental 
agencies. These data also apply to a variety of public and business 
needs. To obtain the desired data, the Census Bureau announces the 
administration of the 2005 Service Annual Survey (SAS).

ADDRESSES: The Census Bureau will furnish report forms to respondents 
included in the survey, and additional copies are available upon 
written request to the Director, Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233-
0101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Farrar, Chief, Health and Consumer 
Services Branch, Service Sector Statistics Division, on (301) 763-6782.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Census Bureau conducts surveys necessary 
to furnish current data on subjects covered by the major censuses 
authorized by Title 13, U.S.C. The SAS provides continuing and timely 
national statistical data each year. Data collected in this survey are 
within the general scope, type, and character of those inquiries 
covered in the economic census.
    The Census Bureau needs reports only from a limited sample of 
service sector firms in the United States. The SAS now covers all or 
some of the following nine sectors: Transportation and Warehousing; 
Information; Finance and Insurance; Real Estate and Rental and Leasing; 
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services; Administrative and 
Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services; Health Care and 
Social Assistance; Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation; and Other 
Services. The probability of a firm's selection is based on its revenue 
size (estimated from payroll); that is, firms with a larger payroll 
will have a greater probability of being selected than those with 
smaller ones. We are mailing report forms to the firms covered by this 
survey and require their submission within 30 days after receipt. These 
data are not publicly available from nongovernment or other government 
sources.
    Based upon the foregoing, the Census Bureau is conducting the 2005 
SAS for the purpose of collecting these data.
    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required 
to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure 
to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) unless that collection of 
information displays a current valid Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) control number. In accordance with the PRA, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 
35, the OMB approved the SAS under OMB Control Number 0607-0422.

    Dated: November 9, 2005.
Charles Louis Kincannon,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 05-22599 Filed 11-14-05; 8:45 am]

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