[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 219 (Monday, November 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58945-58946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27397]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

[Docket Number 0909301330-91331-01]


Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of determination.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is conducting the 
2009 Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area. The 2009 Annual Surveys 
consist of the Current Industrial Report surveys, the Annual Survey of 
Manufactures, the Business Research & Development (R&D) and Innovation 
Survey, and the Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey. The 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 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, at (301) 763-4598 or by e-mail 
at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 13, United States Code (U.S.C.), 
Sections 61, 81, 131, 182, 193, 224, and 225 authorizes the Census 
Bureau to conduct mandatory surveys necessary to furnish current data 
on the subjects covered by the major censuses. These surveys 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 census. The next economic census 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 similar information. Survey questionnaires will be 
mailed to all, or a sample of establishments engaged in the production 
of the products 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....................................  Paints 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.
MA333M....................................   Refrigeration, Air-
                                             conditioning, and Warm Air
                                             Heating Equipment.
MA333N....................................  Fluid Power Products for
                                             Motion Control (Including
                                             Aerospace).
MA333P....................................  Pumps and Compressors.
MA334A....................................  Analytical and Biomedical
                                             Instruments.
MA334C....................................  Control Instruments and
                                             Systems.
MA334D....................................  Defense, Navigational and
                                             Aerospace Electronics.
MA334M....................................  Consumer Electronics.
MA334Q....................................  Electronics 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 Industry (Orders,
                                             Sales and Backlog).
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    The Census Bureau conducts an annual counterpart for the following 
monthly and quarterly Current Industrial Report (CIR) surveys and the 
annual counterpart will cover only those establishments that are not 
canvassed, or do not report in the more frequent surveys. There is no 
duplication in reporting by establishments participating in the 
counterpart survey. The content of these annual counterpart surveys are 
identical to that of the more frequently monthly and quarterly CIR 
surveys listed below:

                              Survey Title
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M311C.....................................  Corn (Wet & Dry Producers of
                                             Ethanol).
M311H.....................................  Animal & Vegetable Fats and
                                             Oil (Warehouse Stocks).
M311J.....................................  Oilseeds, Beans, and Nuts
                                             (Primary Producers).
M311L.....................................  Fats and Oils.
M311M.....................................  Animal & Vegetable Fats and
                                             Oil (Consumption & Stocks).

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M311N.....................................  Animal & Vegetable Fats and
                                             Oil (Production,
                                             Consumption, & Stocks).
M313N.....................................  Cotton and Raw Linters in
                                             Public Storage.
M313P.....................................  Consumption on the Cotton
                                             System and Stocks.
M336G.....................................  New Civil Aircraft and
                                             Aircraft Engines.
MQ311A....................................  Flour Milling Products.
MQ313A....................................  Textiles.
MQ315A....................................  Apparel.
MQ315B....................................  Socks Production.
MQ325A....................................  Inorganic Chemicals.
MQ325B....................................  Fertilizers and Related
                                             Chemicals.
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, 
inventories, capital expenditures, cost of materials consumed, 
supplemental labor costs, etc. This is a sample survey covering 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 annual 
spending on R&D and innovative activities by U.S. businesses. This 
survey replaces the Survey of Industrial Research and Development in 
2008. The BRDIS collects global as well as domestic R&D spending, more 
detailed information about the R&D workforce, and information regarding 
innovation and intellectual property. 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. Pursuant to 
title 13 of the U.S.C., this is a mandatory data collection.

Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey

    The Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey will collect data on 
manufacturing sales and unfilled orders in order to provide annual 
benchmarks for unfilled orders for the monthly Manufacturers' 
Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) survey. The annual benchmarks 
for the shipments and inventory data in the Manufacturers' Unfilled 
Orders Survey are provided by the Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM). 
The Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey data will also be used by the 
Census Bureau to determine whether it is necessary to collect unfilled 
orders data for specific industries on a monthly basis; some industries 
are not requested to provide unfilled orders data on the M3 Survey.
    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. 3501-3520, 
the OMB approved the 2008 Annual Surveys under the following OMB 
control numbers: Current Industrial Reports--0607-0476; Annual Survey 
of Manufactures--0607-0449, Business R&D and Innovation Survey--0607-
0912; and Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey--0607-0561.
    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 6, 2009.
Robert M. Groves,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. E9-27397 Filed 11-13-09; 8:45 am]
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