Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

[Docket Number 0811251517-81520-01]

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 2008 Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area. The 2008 Annual Surveys consist of the Current Industrial Reports surveys, the Annual Survey of Manufactures, and the Business Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation 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 non-governmental or other governmental sources.

ADDRESSES:

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas E. Zabelsky, Chief, Manufacturing and Construction Division, on (301) 763-4598.

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 (U.S.C.), 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 censuses. The next economic censuses 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 surveys:

Survey Title

MA311D

Confectionery

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

Air-conditioning and Refrigeration

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, Printed Circuit Boards, and other Electronic Components

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

Aerospace Industries (Orders, Sales, and Backlog)

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 (listed below) will be identical with that of the monthly and quarterly reports:

Survey Title

M311C

Corn (Wet & Dry Producers of Ethanol)

M311H

Fats and Oils (Warehouse)

M311J

Oilseeds, Beans, and Nuts (Primary Producers)

M311L

Fats and Oils (Renderers)

M311M

Fats and Oils (Consumers)

M311N

Fats and Oils (Producers)

M313P

Consumption on the Cotton System and Stocks

M313N

Cotton and Raw Linters in Public Storage

M327G

Glass Containers

M336G

Civil Aircraft and Aircraft Engines

MQ311A

Flour Milling Products

MQ313A

Textiles

MQ315A

Apparel

MQ315B

Socks

MQ325A

Inorganic Chemicals

MQ325B

Fertilizer Materials

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, conducted on a sample basis, 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 in U.S. businesses. This survey replaces the Survey of Industrial Research and Development that has been collected since the 1950's. The BRDIS will collect 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, U.S.C.

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 35, the OMB approved the 2008 Annual Surveys under the following OMB control numbers: Current Industrial Reports—0607-0476; Annual Survey of Manufactures—-0607-0449; and Business R&D and Innovation Survey—0607-0912.

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: December 10, 2008.

Steve H. Murdock,

Director, Bureau of the Census.

[FR Doc. E8-29687 Filed 12-15-08; 8:45 am]

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