[Federal Register: December 8, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 236)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
[Docket Number 061130319-6319-01]
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
2006 Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area. The 2006 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 non-governmental 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: Thomas E. Zabelsky, Chief,
Manufacturing and Construction Division, at (301) 763-4598.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Census Bureau may conduct surveys
necessary to furnish current data on the subjects covered by the major
censuses, as authorized by Title 13, United States Code, Sections 61,
81, 131, 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, etc. 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
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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................................. Electromedical Equipment and
Analytical Instruments.
MA334C................................. Control Instruments.
MA334D................................. Defense, Navigational and
Aerospace Electronics.
MA334M................................. Consumer Electronics.
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MA334Q................................. Semiconductors, Electronic
Components, and Semiconductor
Manufacturing Equipment.
MA334T................................. Meters and Test Devices.
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:
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.
MQ313A................................. Textiles.
MQ315A................................. Apparel.
MQ315B................................. Socks.
MQ325A................................. Inorganic Chemicals.
MQ325B................................. Fertilizer Materials.
MQ327D................................. Clay Construction Products.
MQ333W................................. Metalworking Machinery.
MQ334P................................. Telecommunications.
MQ334R................................. Computers and Peripheral
Equipment.
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 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 to
those 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 (EPA), 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 obtains 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
35, the OMB approved the 2006 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 5, 2006.
Charles Louis Kincannon,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. E6-20870 Filed 12-7-06; 8:45 am]
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