[Federal Register: March 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 52)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Annual Survey
of Manufactures
AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on
or before May 16, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet
at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions
should be directed to Mendel D. Gayle, Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill
Rd., Rm. 7K055, Washington, DC 20233, (301) 763-4587 or via the
Internet at mendel.d.gayle@census.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Census Bureau has conducted the Annual Survey of Manufactures
(ASM) since 1949 to provide key measures of manufacturing activity
during intercensal periods. In census years ending in ``2'' and ``7'',
the ASM is mailed and collected as part of the Economic Census covering
the Manufacturing Sector. This survey is an integral part of the
Government's statistical program. The ASM furnishes up-to-date
estimates of employment and payroll, hours and wages of production
workers, value added by manufacture, cost of materials, value of
shipments by product class, inventories, and expenditures for both
plant and equipment and structures. The survey provides data for most
of these items for each of the 5-digit and selected 6-digit industries
as defined in the North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS). It also provides geographic data by state at a more aggregated
industry level.
The survey also provides valuable information to private companies,
research organizations, and trade associations. Industry makes
extensive use of the annual figures on product class shipments at the
U.S. level in its market analysis, product planning, and investment
planning. The ASM data are used to benchmark and reconcile monthly and
quarterly data on manufacturing production and inventories. This ASM
clearance request will be for the year 2008. There will be no changes
to the information requested from respondents.
II. Method of Collection
The ASM statistics are based on a survey that includes both a mail
and nonmail components. Previously, the mail portion of the survey was
comprised of a probability sample of approximately 53,000 manufacturing
establishments from a frame of approximately 225,000 establishments.
These 225,000 establishments were all manufacturing establishments of
multiunit companies (companies with operations at more than one
location) and all single-location manufacturing companies that were
mailed in the 2002 Census of Manufacturing. The nonmail component was
comprised of the remaining small single-location companies;
approximately 155,000 companies. No data has been collected from
companies in the nonmail component. Rather, data has been directly
obtained from the administrative records of the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS), the Social Security Administration (SSA), and the Bureau
of Labor Statistics (BLS). Although the nonmail companies account for
over half of the population, they have accounted for less than 2
percent of the manufacturing output.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607-0449.
Form Number: MA-10000(L), MA-10000(S).
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions; State or local governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 53,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 3.7 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 187,000.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: The estimated cost to the respondents
is $5,454,790.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Sections 182, 224,
and 225.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: March 11, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-5214 Filed 3-14-08; 8:45 am]
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