[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23540-23541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10055]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Annual Survey 
of Manufactures

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on 
or before June 27, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Julius Smith, Jr., U.S. Census Bureau, 
Manufacturing and Construction Division, Room 7K055, 4600 Silver Hill 
Road, Washington, DC 20233, (301) 763-7662 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The Census Bureau has conducted the Annual Survey of Manufactures 
(ASM) since 1949 to provide key measures of manufacturing activity 
during intercensal periods. In census years ending in ``2'' and ``7'', 
we mail and collect the ASM as part of the Economic Census covering the 
Manufacturing Sector. This survey is an integral part of the 
Government's statistical program. The ASM furnishes up-to-date 
estimates of employment and payroll, hours and wages of production 
workers, value added by manufacture, cost of materials, value of 
shipments by product class, inventories, and expenditures for both 
plant and equipment and structures. The survey provides data for most 
of these items for each of the 5-digit and selected 6-digit industries 
as defined in the North American Industry Classification System 
(NAICS). It also provides geographic data by state at a more aggregated 
industry level.
    The survey also provides valuable information to private companies, 
research organizations, and trade associations. Industry makes 
extensive use of the annual figures on product class shipments at the 
U.S. level in its market analysis, product planning, and investment 
planning. The ASM data are used to benchmark and reconcile monthly and 
quarterly data on manufacturing production and inventories. This ASM 
clearance request will be for the year 2011. There will be no changes 
to the information requested from respondents.

II. Method of Collection

    The ASM statistics are based on a survey that includes both mail 
and nonmail components. The mail portion of the survey consists of a 
probability sample of approximately 51,000 manufacturing establishments 
that was selected from a frame of approximately 117,000 establishments. 
The frame contained all manufacturing establishments of multiunit 
companies (companies with operations at more than one location) plus 
the largest single-location manufacturing companies within each 
manufacturing industry. The nonmail component contains the remaining 
single-location companies; approximately 211,000 companies. No data are 
collected from companies in the nonmail component. Rather, data are 
directly obtained from the administrative records of the Internal 
Revenue Service (IRS), the Social Security Administration (SSA), and 
the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Although the nonmail companies 
account for nearly two-thirds of the population, they account for less 
than 7 percent of the manufacturing output.
    The 51,000 sampled establishments in the mail portion of the ASM 
will be mailed either a long report form (MA-10000(L)) or a short form 
(MA-10000(S)) based on mail selection procedures. The MA-10000(L) will 
be mailed to all establishments of multiunit companies plus the large 
single-location companies. The remaining single-location companies in 
the sample will receive the MA-10000(S) form. We estimate that the MA-
10000(L) will be mailed to approximately 48,000 establishments and the 
MA-10000(S) will be mailed to 3,000 establishments.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0607-0449.
    Form Number: MA-10000(L), MA-10000(S). You can obtain information 
on the proposed content at this Web site: http://www.census.gov/mcd/clearance.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, non-profit 
institutions, small businesses or organizations, and state or local 
governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents:

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MA-10000(L)--(Long Form).....................................     48,000
MA-10000(S)--(Short Form)....................................      3,000
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    Total....................................................     51,000
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    Estimated Time per Response:

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MA-10000(L)--(Long Form).....................................   4.0 hrs.
MA-1000(S)--(Short Form).....................................   1.4 hrs.
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 196,200.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $6,360,804.

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    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Sections 182, 224, 
and 225.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: April 21, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-10055 Filed 4-26-11; 8:45 am]
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