[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 214 (Friday, November 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68323-68324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28085]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
[Docket Number 101025512-0512-02]
Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area
AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Determination.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is conducting the
2010 Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area. The 2010 Annual Surveys
consist of the Current Industrial Reports surveys, the Annual Survey of
Manufactures, the Business R&D and Innovation Survey, and the
Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey. 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, Chief, Manufacturing
and Construction Division at (301) 763-4587 or via the Internet at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Census Bureau is authorized to conduct
mandatory surveys necessary to furnish current data on the subjects
covered by the major censuses 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 data collected in the surveys will be within the general
scope and nature of those inquiries covered in the economic census. The
next economic census will be conducted for the year 2012.
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 annual surveys:
Survey Title
MA311D Confectionery
MA314Q Carpets and Rugs
MA321T Lumber Production and Mill Stocks
MA325F Paints 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 Heating
Equipment
MA333N Fluid Power Products for Motion Control (Including Aerospace)
MA333P Pumps and Compressors
MA334A Electromedical Equipment and Analytical Instruments
MA334C Control Instruments
MA334D Defense, Navigational and Aerospace Electronics
MA334M Consumer Electronics
MA334Q Semiconductors, Electronics 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
MA336G Civil Aircraft and Aircraft Engines and Aerospace Industry
(Orders, Sales and Backlog)
The following list of surveys represents annual counterparts of
monthly and quarterly surveys. These surveys 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 to that of the monthly and quarterly reports:
Survey Title
M311C Corn (Wet & Dry Producers of Ethanol)
M311H Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils (Warehouse Stocks)
M311J Oilseeds, Beans, and Nuts (Primary Producers)
M311K Fats and Oils (Renderers)
M311L Fats and Oils
M311M Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils (Consumption and Stocks)
M311N Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils (Production, Consumption
and Stocks)
M313N Cotton and Raw Linters in Public Storage
M313P Consumption on the Cotton System and Stocks
M336G Civil Aircraft and Aircraft Engines
MQ311A Flour Milling Products
MQ313A Textiles
MQ315A Apparel
MQ315B Socks Production
MQ325A Inorganic Chemicals
MQ325B Fertilizers and Related Chemicals
MQ325F Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer
MQ327D Clay Construction Products
MQ333W Metalworking Machinery
MQ334P Telecommunications
MQ334R Computers and Peripheral Equipment
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 is conducted on a sample basis, and
covers all manufacturing industries, including data on plants under
construction but not yet in operation.
Business R&D and Innovation Survey
The Business R&D and Innovation Survey (BRDIS) measures spending on
research and development activities by United States businesses. This
survey replaced the Survey of Industrial Research and Development that
had been collected since the 1950's. The BRDIS collects global as well
as domestic spending information, more detailed information about the
R&D workforce, and information regarding innovation and intellectual
property from 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. All data items are
collected on a mandatory basis under the authority of Title 13, United
States Code.
Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey
The Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey collects data on sales
and unfilled orders in order to provide annual benchmarks for unfilled
orders for the monthly Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and
Orders (M3) survey. The Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) provides
annual benchmarks for the shipments and inventory data in this monthly
survey. The survey data will also be used to determine whether it is
necessary to collect unfilled orders data for specific industries on a
monthly basis; some industries are not requested to provide unfilled
orders data on the M3 Survey.
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
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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, OMB approved the Annual
Surveys under the following OMB control numbers: Current Industrial
Reports--0607-0476, Annual Survey of Manufactures--0607-0449, Business
R&D and Innovation Survey--0607-0912, Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders
Survey--0607-0561.
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: November 1, 2010.
Robert M. Groves,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 2010-28085 Filed 11-4-10; 8:45 am]
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