Federal Register #2026-11293

Census Bureau Information Collection and FTZ Production Notifications: Smartphones and Subsea Oil Equipment

This notice from the U.S. Census Bureau (Department of Commerce) covers information collection activities and Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) production notifications: - Government Buyer: - U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce - OEMs and Vendors Mentioned: - Foxx Development, Inc. (proposed smartphone production) - OneSubsea (proposed subsea oil equipment production) - Products/Services Requested: - Smartphones for cellular networks (Foxx Development, Inc.) - Includes use of foreign-status components: system-on-chips, baseband processors, application processors, LPDDR5 DRAM, eMMC 5.1 NAND flash, camera modules, battery packs, LCD/OLED display modules - Subsea oil equipment (OneSubsea) - Housing Vacancy Survey (HVS): monthly data collection from 59,000 respondents - Current Population Survey (CPS) 2026 Field Test: monthly field test with 18,000 respondents - Unique or Notable Requirements: - FTZ notifications are for proposed production activities, not direct procurement - HVS and CPS are large-scale, ongoing statistical surveys, not product/service acquisitions - No specific part numbers or quantities for manufactured products; focus is on notification of intended production under FTZ procedures

Description

The Department of Commerce, through the Census Bureau, is announcing a proposed information collection related to the Housing Vacancy Survey (HVS). This notice is a request for comments and approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The HVS provides quarterly statistics on rental vacancy rates and homeownership rates across the United States and major metropolitan areas. The data collected is used by public and private sectors to analyze housing market trends, inform policy decisions, and support economic forecasting.

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