[Federal Register: December 28, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 248)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
[Docket Number 051213333-5333-01]
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
2005 Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area. The 2005 Annual Surveys
consist of the Current Industrial Reports surveys, the Annual Survey of
Manufactures, the Survey of Industrial Research and Development, the
Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization, and the Survey of Pollution
Abatement Costs and Expenditures. 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 furnish report forms to organizations
included in the survey. Additional copies are available upon written
request to the Director, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233-0101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mendel D. Gayle, Acting Chief,
Manufacturing and Construction Division, on (301) 763-4587.
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:
Survey Title
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
MA334A--Analytical and Biomedical Instruments
MA334C--Control Instruments
MA334D--Defense, Navigational and Aerospace Electronics
MA334M--Consumer Electronics
MA334P--Telecommunications
MA334Q--Electronic Components
MA334R--Computers
MA334T--Meters and Test Devices
MA335E--Electric Housewares and Fans
MA335F--Major Household Appliances
MA335J--Insulated Wire and Cable
MA335K--Wiring Devices and Supplies
The following list of surveys represents 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:
Survey Title
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
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M336G--Civil Aircraft and Aircraft Engines
MQ311A--Flour Milling Products
MQ313A--Textiles
MQ315A--Apparel
MQ325A--Inorganic Chemicals
MQ325B--Fertilizer Materials
MQ327D--Clay Construction Products
MQ333W--Metalworking Machinery
MQ335C--Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts
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 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.
Survey of Pollution Abatement Costs and Expenditures
Under a joint project agreement with the Environmental Protection
Agency, the Survey of Pollution Abatement Costs and Expenditures is
designed to collect from establishments in manufacturing, mining, and
electric utilities industries the total expenditures by industry and
geographic area to abate pollutant emissions. The survey covers current
operating costs and capital expenditures to abate air and water
pollution and solid waste. The survey also will obtain the costs
recovered from abatement activities.
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 2005 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--0607-0912; Survey of Plant
Capacity Utilization--0607-0175, and Survey of Pollution Abatement
Costs and Expenditures--0607-0176.
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: December 21, 2005.
Charles Louis Kincannon,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. E5-7945 Filed 12-27-05; 8:45 am]
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