[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 3, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71931-71932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-30573]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

[Docket Number 021121280-2280-01]


Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of determination.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is conducting the 
2002 Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area. The 2002 Annual Surveys 
consist of the Current Industrial Reports surveys, 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

[[Page 71932]]

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: William G. Bostic, Jr., Chief, 
Manufacturing and Construction Division, on (301) 763-4593.

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 (U.S.C.), sections 61, 81, 131, 182, 193, 224, and 225. For 2002, 
the economic census year, the surveys will, as they have in the past, 
operate as separate collections of national statistical data on 
manufacturing. The data collected in these surveys will be similar to 
that collected in the past and within the general scope and nature of 
those inquiries covered in the economic census. In this, the economic 
census year, all the data collected in these surveys are mandatory 
under Title 13, U.S.C. In the interim years, most of these surveys are 
conducted under a mandatory basis as well.

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 surveys.

Survey Title

MA311D                               Confectionery
MA313F                               Yarn Production
MA313K                               Knit Fabric Production
MA314Q                               Carpets and Rugs
MA315D                               Gloves and Mittens
MA316A                               Footwear Production
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
MA331A                               Iron and Steel Castings
MA331B                               Steel Mill Products
MA331E                               Nonferrous Castings
MA332Q                               Antifriction Bearings
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
MA333N                               Fluid Power Products
MA333P                               Pumps and Compressors
MA334B                               Selected Instruments and Related
                                      Products
MA334M                               Consumer Electronics
MA334P                               Communication Equipment
MA334Q                               Semiconductors, Printed Circuit
                                      Boards, and Electronic Components
MA334R                               Computers and Office and Accounting
                                      Machines
MA334S                               Electromedical and Irradiation
                                      Equipment
MA335A                               Switchgear, Switchboard Apparatus,
                                      Relays, and Industrial Controls
MA335E                               Electric Housewares and Fans
MA335F                               Major Household Appliances
MA335H                               Motors and Generators
MA335J                               Insulated Wire and Cable
MA335K                               Wiring Devices and Supplies
 

    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
M313N                                Cotton and Raw Linters in Public
                                      Storage
M327G                                Glass Containers
M331J                                Inventories of Steel Producing
                                      Mills
M336G                                Civil Aircraft and Aircraft Engines
MQ311A                               Flour Milling Products
MQ313D                               Consumption on the Woolen System
                                      and Worsted Combing
MQ313T                               Broadwoven Fabrics (Gray)
MQ314X                               Bed and Bath Furnishings
MQ315A                               Apparel
MQ325A                               Inorganic Chemicals
MQ325B                               Fertilizer Materials
MQ325C                               Industrial Gases
MQ327D                               Clay Construction Products
MQ333W                               Metalworking Machinery
MQ335C                               Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts
 

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.

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.
    Based upon the foregoing, the Census Bureau will be conducting the 
Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area for the purpose of collecting 
these data.
    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 45, 
the OMB approved the 2002 Annual Surveys under the following OMB 
Control Numbers: Current Industrial Reports--0607-0206, 0607-0392, 
0607-0393, 0607-0395, and 0607-0476; Survey of Industrial Research and 
Development--3145-0027; and Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization--0607-
0175. We will provide copies of each form upon written request to the 
Director, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233-0001.

    Dated: November 26, 2002.
Charles Louis Kincannon,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 02-30573 Filed 12-2-02; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-07-P