[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3671-3672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1403]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

[Docket Number 050111007-5007-01]


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 
2004 Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area. The 2004 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.

ADDRESSES: The Census Bureau will provide copies of each form upon 
written request to the Director, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 
20233-0001.

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, 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:

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                                                Survey title
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MA313F...........................  Yarn Production.
MA313K...........................  Knit Fabric Production.
MA314Q...........................  Carpets and Rugs.
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..
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 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.
MA335J...........................  Insulated Wire and Cable.
MA335K...........................  Wiring Devices and Supplies.
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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 (listed below) will be identical with that of the 
monthly and quarterly reports:

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                                                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 Vegetable Fats and Oils
                                    (Consumption and Stocks).
M311N............................  Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils
                                    (Production, Consumption, and
                                    Stock).
M313P............................  Consumption on the Cotton System.
M313N............................  Cotton and Raw Linters in Public
                                    Storage.
M327G............................  Glass Containers.
M336G............................  Civil Aircraft and Aircraft Engines.
MQ311A...........................  Flour Milling Products.
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.
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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, 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

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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. 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 conducted 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, United States Code. 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--0607-0392, 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: January 21, 2005.
Charles Louis Kincannon,
Director, U.S. Census Bureau.
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