[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 236 (Thursday, December 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76607-76608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31170]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

[Docket Number 001127332-0332-01]

RIN Number 0607-XX60


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 
2000 Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area. The 2000 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 conducted for 
many years, are not publicly available from nongovernmental or other 
governmental sources.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William G. Bostic, Jr., Chief, 
Manufacturing and Construction Division, Census Bureau, 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 (U.S.C.), 
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.

                              Survey Title
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MA313F.........................  Yarn Production.
MA313K.........................  Knit Fabric Production.
MA314Q.........................  Carpets and Rugs.
MA315D.........................  Gloves and Mittens.
MA321T.........................  Lumber Production and Mill Stocks.
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.
MA333A.........................  Farm Machinery and Lawn and Garden
                                  Equipment.
MA333D.........................  Construction Machinery.
MA333F.........................  Mining Machinery and Mineral Processing
                                  Equipment.
MA333L.........................  Internal Combustion Engines.
MA333M.........................  Refrigeration, Air-conditioning, and
                                  Warm Air Equipment.
MA333P.........................  Pumps and Compressors.
MA333U.........................  Vending Machines (Coin-Operated).
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.
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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 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 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.
MQ325A...........................  Inorganic Chemicals.
MQ325B...........................  Fertilizer Materials.
MQ325C...........................  Industrial Gases.
MQ327D...........................  Clay Construction Products.
MQ332E...........................  Plumbing Fixtures.
MQ333W...........................  Metalworking Machinery.
MQ335C...........................  Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts.
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Annual Survey of Manufactures

    The Annual Survey of Manufactures collects industry statistics, 
such as total

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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 (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 2000 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, Census Bureau, 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.

    Dated: December 1, 2000.
Kenneth Prewitt,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 00-31170 Filed 12-6-00; 8:45 am]
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