Annual Surveys in Manufacturing Area

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

[Docket No. 980209032-8032-01]

Annual Surveys in Manufacturing Area

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of determination.

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SUMMARY: In conformity with Title 13, United States Code (Sections 61,

131, 182, 224, and 225), I have determined that annual data to be

derived from the surveys listed below 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy M. Dodds, Manufacturing and

Construction Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 20233,

telephone (301) 457-4587.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Census Bureau is authorized to take

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surveys necessary to furnish current data on the subjects covered by

the major censuses authorized by Title 13, United States Code. These

surveys will provide continuing and timely national statistical data on

manufacturing for the period between economic censuses. The latest

economic censuses will be conducted for 1997. The data collected in

these surveys will be within the general scope and nature of those

inquiries covered in the economic censuses.

Annual Current Industrial Reports

Most of the following commodity or product surveys provide data on

shipments or production; some provide data on 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.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq., these surveys have been approved by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) under OMB Control Numbers 0607-0392, 0607-

0395, 0607-0476, and 0607-0625.

MA20D--Confectionery

MA22F--Yarn Production

MA22K--Knit Fabric Production

MA22Q--Carpets and Rugs

MA23D--Gloves and Mittens

MA24T--Lumber Production and Mill Stocks

MA28A--Inorganic Chemicals

MA28B--Inorganic Fertilizer Materials and Related Products

MA28C--Industrial Gases

MA28F--Paint and Allied Products

MA28G--Pharmaceutical Preparations, except Biologicals

MA31A--Footwear

MA32C--Refractories

MA32E--Consumer, Scientific, Technical, and Industrial Glassware

MA33A--Ferrous Castings

MA33B--Steel Mill Products

MA33E--Nonferrous Castings

MA33L--Insulated Wire and Cable

MA34K--Steel Shipping Drums and Pails

MA35A--Farm Machinery and Lawn and Garden Equipment

MA35D--Construction Machinery

MA35F--Mining Machinery and Mineral Processing Equipment

MA35J--Selected Industrial Air Pollution Control Equipment

MA35L--Internal Combustion Engines

MA35M--Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Equipment

MA35N--Fluid Power Products

MA35P--Pumps and Compressors

MA35Q--Antifriction Bearings

MA35R--Computers and Office and Accounting Machines

MA35U--Coin-Operated Vending Machines

MA36A--Switchgear, Switchboard Apparatus, Relays, and Industrial

Controls

MA36E--Electric Housewares and Fans

MA36F--Major Household Appliances

MA36H--Motors and Generators

MA36K--Wiring Devices and Supplies

MA36L--Electric Lighting Fixtures

MA36M--Consumer Electronics

MA36P--Communication Equipment

MA36Q--Semiconductors and Printed Circuit Boards

MA38B--Selected Instruments and Related Products

MA38R--Electromedical Equipment

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 will be identical with that of the monthly and

quarterly reports.

M20A--Flour Milling Products

M32G--Glass Containers

M33D--Aluminum Producers and Importers

M33J--Inventories of Steel Producing Mills

M37G/A--New Complete Aircraft and Aircraft Engines, Except Military

M37L--Truck Trailers

MQ22D--Consumption on the Woolen System and Worsted Combing

MQ23A--Apparel (short form)

MQ23X--Sheets, Pillowcases, and Towels

MQ32A--Flat Glass

MQ32D--Clay Construction Products

MQ34E--Plumbing Fixtures

MQ36C--Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts

Survey of Industrial Research and Development

The Survey of Industrial Research and Development (R&D) measures

spending on research and development activities in private U.S.

businesses. The Census Bureau collects and compiles this information

with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF

publishes the results in its publication series. Four data items in the

survey provide interim statistics collected in the Census Bureau's

economic censuses. These items (total company sales, total company

employment, total expenditures, and federally-funded expenditures for

research and development conducted within the company) are collected on

a mandatory basis under the authority of Title 13. Response to all

other data collected for the NSF is voluntary.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq., this survey has been approved by the OMB under OMB

Control Number 3145-0027.

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.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq., this survey has been approved by the OMB under OMB

Control Number 0607-0175.

Conclusion

I have, therefore, directed that these annual surveys be conducted

for the purpose of collecting the data as described.

Dated: February 10, 1998.

James F. Holmes,

Acting Director, Bureau of the Census.

[FR Doc. 98-3852 Filed 2-13-98; 8:45 am]

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