[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 214 (Friday, November 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68323-68324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28085]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

[Docket Number 101025512-0512-02]


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 
2010 Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area. The 2010 Annual Surveys 
consist of the Current Industrial Reports surveys, the Annual Survey of 
Manufactures, the Business R&D and Innovation Survey, and the 
Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders 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 nongovernmental or other governmental 
sources.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mendel D. Gayle, Chief, Manufacturing 
and Construction Division at (301) 763-4587 or via the Internet at 
[email protected].

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, 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 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 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 annual surveys:

Survey Title

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 and Mineral Processing Equipment
MA333M Refrigeration, Air-conditioning, and Warm Air Heating 
Equipment
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, Electronics Components, and Semiconductor 
Manufacturing Equipment
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 Civil Aircraft and Aircraft Engines and Aerospace Industry 
(Orders, Sales and Backlog)

    The following list of surveys represents annual counterparts of 
monthly and quarterly surveys. These surveys 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 to that of the monthly and quarterly reports:

Survey Title

M311C Corn (Wet & Dry Producers of Ethanol)
M311H Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils (Warehouse Stocks)
M311J Oilseeds, Beans, and Nuts (Primary Producers)
M311K Fats and Oils (Renderers)
M311L Fats and Oils
M311M Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils (Consumption and Stocks)
M311N Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils (Production, Consumption 
and Stocks)
M313N Cotton and Raw Linters in Public Storage
M313P Consumption on the Cotton System and Stocks
M336G 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

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 is conducted on a sample basis, and 
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 by United States businesses. This 
survey replaced the Survey of Industrial Research and Development that 
had been collected since the 1950's. The BRDIS collects 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, United 
States Code.

Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey

    The Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey collects data on 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 Survey of Manufactures (ASM) provides 
annual benchmarks for the shipments and inventory data in this monthly 
survey. The survey data will also be used 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

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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, OMB approved the 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, 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 1, 2010.
Robert M. Groves,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 2010-28085 Filed 11-4-10; 8:45 am]
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