[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76334-76335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29687]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

[Docket Number 0811251517-81520-01]


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 
2008 Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area. The 2008 Annual Surveys 
consist of the Current Industrial Reports surveys, the Annual Survey of 
Manufactures, and the Business Research and Development (R&D) and 
Innovation Survey. 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 non-governmental or other governmental sources.

ADDRESSES: The Census Bureau will furnish report forms to organizations 
included in each survey. Additional copies of the surveys are available 
upon written request to the Director, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, 
DC 20233-0101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas E. Zabelsky, Chief, 
Manufacturing and Construction Division, on (301) 763-4598.

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.
    These surveys will provide continuing and timely national 
statistical data on manufacturing for the period between economic 
censuses. The data collected in the surveys will be within the general 
scope and nature of those inquiries covered in the economic censuses. 
The next economic censuses will be conducted for the year 2012.

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
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MA311D.................................  Confectionery
MA314Q.................................  Carpets and Rugs
MA321T.................................  Lumber Production and Mill
                                          Stocks
MA325F.................................  Paint and Allied Products

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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.................................  Air-conditioning and
                                          Refrigeration
MA333N.................................  Fluid Power Products for Motion
                                          Control (Including Aerospace)
MA333P.................................  Pumps and Compressors
MA334A.................................  Electromedical Equipment and
                                          Analytical Instruments
MA334C.................................  Control Instruments
MA334D.................................  Defense, Navigational, and
                                          Aerospace Electronics
MA334M.................................  Consumer Electronics
MA334Q.................................  Semiconductors, Printed Circuit
                                          Boards, and other Electronic
                                          Components
MA334T.................................  Meters and Test Devices
MA335E.................................  Electric Housewares and Fans
MA335F.................................  Major Household Appliances
MA335J.................................  Insulated Wire and Cable
MA335K.................................  Wiring Devices and Supplies
MA336G.................................  Aerospace Industries (Orders,
                                          Sales, and Backlog)
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    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 (listed below) will be identical with that of the 
monthly and quarterly reports:

                              Survey Title
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M311C..................................  Corn (Wet & Dry Producers of
                                          Ethanol)
M311H..................................  Fats and Oils (Warehouse)
M311J..................................  Oilseeds, Beans, and Nuts
                                          (Primary Producers)
M311L..................................  Fats and Oils (Renderers)
M311M..................................  Fats and Oils (Consumers)
M311N..................................  Fats and Oils (Producers)
M313P..................................  Consumption on the Cotton
                                          System and Stocks
M313N..................................  Cotton and Raw Linters in
                                          Public Storage
M327G..................................  Glass Containers
M336G..................................  Civil Aircraft and Aircraft
                                          Engines
MQ311A.................................  Flour Milling Products
MQ313A.................................  Textiles
MQ315A.................................  Apparel
MQ315B.................................  Socks
MQ325A.................................  Inorganic Chemicals
MQ325B.................................  Fertilizer Materials
MQ325F.................................  Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer
MQ327D.................................  Clay Construction Products
MQ333W.................................  Metalworking Machinery
MQ334P.................................  Telecommunications
MQ334R.................................  Computers and Peripheral
                                          Equipment
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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.

Business R&D and Innovation Survey

    The Business R&D and Innovation Survey (BRDIS) measures spending on 
research and development activities in U.S. businesses. This survey 
replaces the Survey of Industrial Research and Development that has 
been collected since the 1950's. The BRDIS will collect global as well 
as domestic spending information, more detailed information about the 
R&D workforce, and information regarding innovation and intellectual 
property from U.S. businesses. The Census 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. All data items are 
collected on a mandatory basis under the authority of Title 13, U.S.C.
    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 2008 Annual Surveys under the following OMB 
control numbers: Current Industrial Reports--0607-0476; Annual Survey 
of Manufactures---0607-0449; and Business R&D and Innovation Survey--
0607-0912.
    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 10, 2008.
Steve H. Murdock,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
 [FR Doc. E8-29687 Filed 12-15-08; 8:45 am]
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