[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 229 (Friday, November 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66798-66799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29654]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

[Docket Number 031119282-3282-01]


Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area

AGENCY: Census Bureau, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of determination.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is conducting the 
2003 Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area. The 2003 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: William G. Bostic, Jr., Chief, 
Manufacturing and Construction Division, on (301) 763-4593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Census Bureau is authorized to conduct 
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, 193, 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 2007. 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, 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

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
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 represents 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

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, 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 in accordance with 
a joint project between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the 
Census Bureau. The Census Bureau and the NSF publish the results in 
their respective publication series. Five data items in the survey 
provide interim statistics collected in the Census Bureau's economic 
censuses. These items (total company sales, total employment, total 
expenditures for research and development conducted within the company, 
federally-funded expenditures for research and development within the 
company, and total expenditures and federally-funded expenditures for 
research and development within the company by state) are collected on 
a mandatory basis under the authority of Title 13, U.S.C. Responses to 
all other data collected 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 
45, the OMB approved the 2003 Annual Surveys under the following OMB 
Control Numbers: Current Industrial Reports--0607-0206, 0607-0392, 
0607-0395, and 0607-0476; Annual Survey 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 each 
form upon written request to the Director, U.S. 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: November 24, 2003.
Charles Louis Kincannon,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 03-29654 Filed 11-26-03; 8:45 am]
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