[Federal Register: January 26, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 16)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
[Docket Number 050111007-5007-01]
Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area
AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of determination.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is conducting the
2004 Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area. The 2004 Annual Surveys
consist of the Current Industrial Reports surveys, the Annual Survey of
Manufactures, the Survey of Industrial Research and Development, and
the Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization. We have determined that
annual data collected from these surveys are needed to aid the
efficient performance of essential governmental functions and have
significant application to the needs of the public and industry. The
data derived from these surveys, most of which have been conducted for
many years, are not publicly available from nongovernmental or other
governmental sources.
ADDRESSES: The Census Bureau will provide copies of each form upon
written request to the Director, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC
20233-0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William G. Bostic, Jr., Chief,
Manufacturing and Construction Division, on (301) 763-4593.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Census Bureau is authorized to conduct
surveys necessary to furnish current data on the subjects covered by
the major censuses authorized by Title 13, United States Code, Sections
61, 81, 182, 193, 224, and 225. These surveys will provide continuing
and timely national statistical data on manufacturing for the period
between economic censuses. The next economic censuses will be conducted
for the year 2007. The data collected in these surveys will be within
the general scope and nature of those inquiries covered in the economic
censuses.
Current Industrial Reports
Most of the following commodity or product surveys provide data on
shipments or production, stocks, unfilled orders, orders booked,
consumption, and so forth. Reports will be required of all, or a sample
of, establishments engaged in the production of the items covered by
the following list of surveys:
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Survey title
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MA313F........................... Yarn Production.
MA313K........................... Knit Fabric Production.
MA314Q........................... Carpets and Rugs.
MA321T........................... Lumber Production and Mill Stocks.
MA325F........................... Paint and Allied Products.
MA325G........................... Pharmaceutical Preparations, except
Biologicals.
MA327C........................... Refractories.
MA327E........................... Consumer, Scientific, Technical, and
Industrial Glassware..
MA331B........................... Steel Mill Products.
MA332Q........................... Antifriction Bearings.
MA333A........................... Farm Machinery and Lawn and Garden
Equipment.
MA333D........................... Construction Machinery.
MA333F........................... Mining Machinery and Mineral
Processing Equipment.
MA333M........................... Refrigeration, Air-conditioning, and
Warm Air Equipment.
MA333P........................... Pumps and Compressors.
MA334B........................... Selected Instruments and Related
Products.
MA334M........................... Consumer Electronics.
MA334P........................... Communication Equipment.
MA334Q........................... Semiconductors, Printed Circuit
Boards, and Electronic Components.
MA334R........................... Computers and Office and Accounting
Machines.
MA334S........................... Electromedical and Irradiation
Equipment.
MA335A........................... Switchgear, Switchboard Apparatus,
Relays, and Industrial Controls.
MA335E........................... Electric Housewares and Fans.
MA335F........................... Major Household Appliances.
MA335J........................... Insulated Wire and Cable.
MA335K........................... Wiring Devices and Supplies.
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The following list of surveys represent annual counterparts of
monthly and quarterly surveys and will cover only those establishments
that are not canvassed, or do not report, in the more frequent surveys.
Accordingly, there will be no duplication in reporting. The content of
these annual reports (listed below) will be identical with that of the
monthly and quarterly reports:
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Survey title
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M311H............................ Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils
(Stocks).
M311J............................ Oilseeds, Beans, and Nuts (Primary
Producers).
M311L............................ Fats and Oils (Renderers).
M311M............................ Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils
(Consumption and Stocks).
M311N............................ Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils
(Production, Consumption, and
Stock).
M313P............................ Consumption on the Cotton System.
M313N............................ Cotton and Raw Linters in Public
Storage.
M327G............................ Glass Containers.
M336G............................ Civil Aircraft and Aircraft Engines.
MQ311A........................... Flour Milling Products.
MQ313T........................... Broadwoven Fabrics (Gray).
MQ314X........................... Bed and Bath Furnishings.
MQ315A........................... Apparel.
MQ325A........................... Inorganic Chemicals.
MQ325B........................... Fertilizer Materials.
MQ325C........................... Industrial Gases.
MQ327D........................... Clay Construction Products.
MQ333W........................... Metalworking Machinery.
MQ335C........................... Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts.
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Annual Survey of Manufactures
The Annual Survey of Manufactures collects industry statistics,
such as total value of shipments, employment, payroll, workers' hours,
capital expenditures, cost of materials consumed, supplemental labor
costs, and so forth. This survey, conducted on a sample basis, covers
all manufacturing industries, including data on plants under
construction but not yet in operation.
Survey of Industrial Research and Development
The Survey of Industrial Research and Development measures spending
on research and development activities in private U.S. businesses. The
Census
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Bureau collects and compiles this information in accordance with a
joint project agreement between the National Science Foundation (NSF)
and the Census Bureau. The NSF publishes the results in its publication
series. Five data items in the survey provide interim statistics
collected in the Census Bureau's economic censuses. These items (total
company sales, total employment, total expenditures for research and
development conducted within the company, federally-funded expenditures
for research and development conducted within the company, and total
expenditures and federally-funded expenditures for research and
development within the company by state) are collected on a mandatory
basis under the authority of Title 13, United States Code. Responses to
all other data collected are voluntary.
Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization
The Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization is designed to measure the
use of industrial capacity. The survey collects information on actual
output and estimates of potential output in terms of value of
production. These data are the basis for calculating rates of
utilization of full production capability and use of production
capability under national emergency conditions.
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
45, the OMB approved the 2003 Annual Surveys under the following OMB
control numbers: Current Industrial Reports--0607-0392, 0607-0395, and
0607-0476; Annual Survey of Manufactures--0607-0449; Survey of
Industrial Research and Development--3145-0027; and Survey of Plant
Capacity Utilization--0607-0175. We will provide copies of each form
upon written request to the Director, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington,
DC 20233-0001.
Based upon the foregoing, I have directed that the Annual Surveys
in the Manufacturing Area be conducted for the purpose of collecting
these data.
Dated: January 21, 2005.
Charles Louis Kincannon,
Director, U.S. Census Bureau.
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