Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area

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.

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:

Survey title

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.

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:

Survey title

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.

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

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.

[FR Doc. 05-1403 Filed 1-25-05; 8:45 am]

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