Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

[Docket Number 991116304-9304-01]

RIN Number 0607-XX49

Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of determination.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Census Bureau is conducting the 1999 Annual Surveys

in the Manufacturing Area. The 1999 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

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conducted for many years, are not publicly available from

nongovernmental or other governmental sources.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William G. Bostic, Jr., Chief,

Manufacturing and Construction Division, on (301) 457-4593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Census Bureau is authorized to take

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, 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 2002. 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, 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 1998, the Census Bureau converted the Current Industrial Reports

(CIR) survey form names to reflect the switch from the old U.S.

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system to the new North

American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Therefore, all surveys

listed below are identified with their NAICS classification.

Survey Title

MA313F Yarn Production

MA313K Knit Fabric Production

MA314Q Carpets and Rugs

MA315D Gloves and Mittens

MA321T Lumber Production and Mill Stocks

MA325A Inorganic Chemicals

MA325B Inorganic Fertilizer Materials and Related Product

MA325C Industrial Gases

MA325F Paint and Allied Products

MA325G Pharmaceutical Preparations, except Biologicals

MA316A Footwear Production

MA327C Refractories

MA327E Consumer, Scientific, Technical, and Industrial Glassware

MA331A Iron and Steel Castings

MA331B Steel Mill Products

MA331E Nonferrous Castings

MA335J Insulated Wire and Cable

MA332K Steel Shipping Drums and Pails

MA333A Farm Machinery and Lawn and Garden Equipment

MA333D Construction Machinery

MA333F Mining Machinery and Mineral Processing Equipment

MA333J Selected Industrial Air Pollution Control Equipment

MA333L Internal Combustion Engines

MA333M Refrigeration, Air-conditioning, and Warm Air Equipment

MA333P Pumps and Compressors

MA332Q Antifriction Bearings

MA334R Computers and Office and Accounting Machines

MA335A Switchgear, Switchboard Apparatus, Relays, and Industrial

Controls

MA335E Electric Housewares and Fans

MA335F Major Household Appliances

MA335H Motors and Generators

MA335K Wiring Devices and Supplies

MA334M Consumer Electronics

MA334P Communication Equipment

MA334Q Semiconductors, Printed Circuit Boards, and Electronic

Components

MA334B Selected Instruments and Related Products

MA334S Electromedical and Irradiation Equipment

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 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 Vegetables Fats and Oils (Consumption and Stocks)

M311N Animal and Vegetables Fats and Oils (Production, Consumption,

and Stock)

M313P Consumption on the Cotton System

M327G Glass Containers

M331J Inventories of Steel Producing Mills

M336G Civil Aircraft and Aircraft Engines

M336L Truck Trailers

MQ311A Flour Milling Products

MQ313D Consumption on the Woolen System and Worsted Combing

MQ313T Broadwoven Fabrics (Gray)

MQ315A Apparel

MQ314X Bed and Bath Furnishings

MQ327D Clay Construction Products

MQ332E Plumbing Fixtures

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, while 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 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, and 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, U.S.C. Responses to all other

data collected for the NSF 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 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 1999 Annual Surveys under the following OMB Control

Numbers: Current Industrial Reports--0607-0206, 0607-0392, 0607-0393,

0607-0395, 0607-0476, and 0607-0776; Annual Surveys 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 the form upon written request to the Director, Bureau of the

Census, 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.

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Dated: November 19, 1999.

Kenneth Prewitt,

Director, Bureau of the Census.

[FR Doc. 99-30767 Filed 11-24-99; 8:45 am]

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