[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 227 (Friday, November 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66452-66454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30767]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census
[Docket Number 991116304-9304-01]
RIN Number 0607-XX49


Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of determination.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Census Bureau is conducting the 1999 Annual Surveys 
in the Manufacturing Area. The 1999 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

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conducted for many years, are not publicly available from 
nongovernmental or other governmental sources.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William G. Bostic, Jr., Chief, 
Manufacturing and Construction Division, on (301) 457-4593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Census Bureau is authorized to take 
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, 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 2002. 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, data on 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.
    In 1998, the Census Bureau converted the Current Industrial Reports 
(CIR) survey form names to reflect the switch from the old U.S. 
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system to the new North 
American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Therefore, all surveys 
listed below are identified with their NAICS classification.

Survey Title

MA313F  Yarn Production
MA313K  Knit Fabric Production
MA314Q  Carpets and Rugs
MA315D  Gloves and Mittens
MA321T  Lumber Production and Mill Stocks
MA325A  Inorganic Chemicals
MA325B  Inorganic Fertilizer Materials and Related Product
MA325C  Industrial Gases
MA325F  Paint and Allied Products
MA325G  Pharmaceutical Preparations, except Biologicals
MA316A  Footwear Production
MA327C  Refractories
MA327E  Consumer, Scientific, Technical, and Industrial Glassware
MA331A  Iron and Steel Castings
MA331B  Steel Mill Products
MA331E  Nonferrous Castings
MA335J  Insulated Wire and Cable
MA332K  Steel Shipping Drums and Pails
MA333A  Farm Machinery and Lawn and Garden Equipment
MA333D  Construction Machinery
MA333F  Mining Machinery and Mineral Processing Equipment
MA333J  Selected Industrial Air Pollution Control Equipment
MA333L  Internal Combustion Engines
MA333M  Refrigeration, Air-conditioning, and Warm Air Equipment
MA333P  Pumps and Compressors
MA332Q  Antifriction Bearings
MA334R  Computers and Office and Accounting Machines
MA335A  Switchgear, Switchboard Apparatus, Relays, and Industrial 
Controls
MA335E  Electric Housewares and Fans
MA335F  Major Household Appliances
MA335H  Motors and Generators
MA335K  Wiring Devices and Supplies
MA334M  Consumer Electronics
MA334P  Communication Equipment
MA334Q  Semiconductors, Printed Circuit Boards, and Electronic 
Components
MA334B  Selected Instruments and Related Products
MA334S  Electromedical and Irradiation Equipment

    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 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 Vegetables Fats and Oils (Consumption and Stocks)
M311N  Animal and Vegetables Fats and Oils (Production, Consumption, 
and Stock)
M313P  Consumption on the Cotton System
M327G  Glass Containers
M331J  Inventories of Steel Producing Mills
M336G  Civil Aircraft and Aircraft Engines
M336L  Truck Trailers
MQ311A  Flour Milling Products
MQ313D  Consumption on the Woolen System and Worsted Combing
MQ313T  Broadwoven Fabrics (Gray)
MQ315A  Apparel
MQ314X  Bed and Bath Furnishings
MQ327D  Clay Construction Products
MQ332E  Plumbing Fixtures
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, while 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 with funding from 
the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF publishes the results in 
its publication series. Four data items in the survey provide interim 
statistics collected in the Census Bureau's Economic Censuses. These 
items (total company sales, total company employment, and total 
expenditures and Federally-funded expenditures for research and 
development conducted within the company) are collected on a mandatory 
basis under the authority of Title 13, U.S.C. Responses to all other 
data collected for the NSF 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 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 1999 Annual Surveys under the following OMB Control 
Numbers: Current Industrial Reports--0607-0206, 0607-0392, 0607-0393, 
0607-0395, 0607-0476, and 0607-0776; Annual Surveys 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 the form upon written request to the Director, Bureau of the 
Census, 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.


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    Dated: November 19, 1999.
Kenneth Prewitt,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 99-30767 Filed 11-24-99; 8:45 am]
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