Quarterly Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form MQ-C2 MQ-C2 Form	Modified
Completion Time Report v2.02 08-08-2022 Disclosure Update with DRB Number.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-09-27
OMB NonSubstantive Change Request_QPC 9-27-22 (1).docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2022-09-27
QPC_30daynotice_published.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-03-15
QPC_SupportingStatementB_022421.docx Supporting Statement B	2021-03-10
QPC_SupportingStatementA_022421.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-03-10

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
44880	MQ-C2 Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0607-0175	ICR Reference No: 202209-0607-004
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202103-0607-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/CENSUS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Quarterly Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/27/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2024	07/31/2024
Responses	30,000	30,000
Time Burden (Hours)	15,000	62,500
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The survey collects data on capacity utilization from a small sample of manufacturing and publishing establishments in the United States. The data are used by the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), both of whom share the cost of funding the survey. The FRB uses the data as the primary source of benchmark information for utilization rates as well as an indicator of capital use in the estimation of monthly industrial production. The DLA uses the data to assess readiness to meet demands for goods under select national emergency scenarios.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 50 USC 98 et. seq.
   US Code: 12 USC 244
   US Code: 13 USC 8(b)
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 81874	12/17/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 14304	03/15/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
MQ-C2	MQ-C2	Quarterly Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	30,000	30,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	15,000	62,500	0	-47,500	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The reduction in burden is due to a re-estimation of the average time required to complete the collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $930,384

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 09/27/2022

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