E9-27397. Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area

AGENCY:

Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.

ACTION:

Notice of determination.

SUMMARY:

The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is conducting the 2009 Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area. The 2009 Annual Surveys consist of the Current Industrial Report surveys, the Annual Survey of Manufactures, the Business Research & Development (R&D) and Innovation Survey, and the Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey. The 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 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, at [phone] or by e-mail at [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title 13, United States Code (U.S.C.), Sections 61, 81, 131, 182, 193, 224, and 225 authorizes the Census Bureau to conduct mandatory surveys necessary to furnish current data on the subjects covered by the major censuses. These surveys 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 census. The next economic census 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 similar information. Survey questionnaires will be mailed to all, or a sample of establishments engaged in the production of the products covered by the following list of surveys:

Survey Title

MA311D	Confectionery.
MA314Q	Carpets and Rugs.
MA321T	Lumber Production and Mill Stocks.
MA325F	Paints 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.
MA333M	Refrigeration, Air-conditioning, and Warm Air Heating Equipment.
MA333N	Fluid Power Products for Motion Control (Including Aerospace).
MA333P	Pumps and Compressors.
MA334A	Analytical and Biomedical Instruments.
MA334C	Control Instruments and Systems.
MA334D	Defense, Navigational and Aerospace Electronics.
MA334M	Consumer Electronics.
MA334Q	Electronics 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 Industry (Orders, Sales and Backlog).

The Census Bureau conducts an annual counterpart for the following monthly and quarterly Current Industrial Report (CIR) surveys and the annual counterpart will cover only those establishments that are not canvassed, or do not report in the more frequent surveys. There is no duplication in reporting by establishments participating in the counterpart survey. The content of these annual counterpart surveys are identical to that of the more frequently monthly and quarterly CIR surveys listed below:

Survey Title

M311C	Corn (Wet & Dry Producers of Ethanol).
M311H	Animal & Vegetable Fats and Oil (Warehouse Stocks).
M311J	Oilseeds, Beans, and Nuts (Primary Producers).
M311L	Fats and Oils.
M311M	Animal & Vegetable Fats and Oil (Consumption & Stocks).
M311N	Animal & Vegetable Fats and Oil (Production, Consumption, & Stocks).
M313N	Cotton and Raw Linters in Public Storage.
M313P	Consumption on the Cotton System and Stocks.
M336G	New Civil Aircraft and Aircraft Engines.
MQ311A	Flour Milling Products.
MQ313A	Textiles.
MQ315A	Apparel.
MQ315B	Socks Production.
MQ325A	Inorganic Chemicals.
MQ325B	Fertilizers and Related Chemicals.
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, inventories, capital expenditures, cost of materials consumed, supplemental labor costs, etc. This is a sample survey covering 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 annual spending on R&D and innovative activities by U.S. businesses. This survey replaces the Survey of Industrial Research and Development in 2008. The BRDIS collects global as well as domestic R&D spending, more detailed information about the R&D workforce, and information regarding innovation and intellectual property. 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. Pursuant to title 13 of the U.S.C., this is a mandatory data collection.

Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey

The Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey will collect data on manufacturing sales and unfilled orders in order to provide annual benchmarks for unfilled orders for the monthly Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) survey. The annual benchmarks for the shipments and inventory data in the Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey are provided by the Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM). The Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey data will also be used by the Census Bureau to determine whether it is necessary to collect unfilled orders data for specific industries on a monthly basis; some industries are not requested to provide unfilled orders data on the M3 Survey.

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. 3501-3520, the OMB approved the 2008 Annual Surveys under the following OMB control numbers: Current Industrial Reports—0607-0476; Annual Survey of Manufactures—0607-0449, Business R&D and Innovation Survey—0607-0912; and Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey—0607-0561.

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: November 6, 2009.

Robert M. Groves,

Director, Bureau of the Census.