68 FR 229 pgs. 66798-66799 - Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area
Type: NOTICEVolume: 68Number: 229Pages: 66798 - 66799
Docket number: [Docket Number 031119282-3282-01]
FR document: [FR Doc. 03-29654 Filed 11-26-03; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: Bureau of the Census
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
[Docket Number 031119282-3282-01]
Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area
AGENCY:
Census Bureau, Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice of determination.
SUMMARY:
The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is conducting the 2003 Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area. The 2003 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.
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 (U.S.C.), 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
MA313FYarn Production
MA313KKnit Fabric Production
MA314QCarpets and Rugs
MA315DGloves and Mittens
MA316AFootwear Production
MA321TLumber Production and Mill Stocks
MA325FPaint and Allied Products
MA325GPharmaceutical Preparations, except Biologicals
MA327CRefractories
MA327EConsumer, Scientific, Technical, and Industrial Glassware
MA331AIron and Steel Castings
MA331BSteel Mill Products
MA331ENonferrous Castings
MA332QAntifriction Bearings
MA333AFarm Machinery and Lawn and Garden Equipment
MA333DConstruction Machinery
MA333FMining Machinery and Mineral Processing Equipment
MA333LInternal Combustion Engines
MA333MRefrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Warm Air Equipment
MA333PPumps and Compressors
MA334BSelected Instruments and Related Products
MA334MConsumer Electronics
MA334PCommunication Equipment
MA334QSemiconductors, Printed Circuit Boards, and Electronic Components
MA334RComputers and Office and Accounting Machines
MA334SElectromedical and Irradiation Equipment
MA335ASwitchgear, Switchboard Apparatus, Relays, and Industrial Controls
MA335EElectric Housewares and Fans
MA335FMajor Household Appliances
MA335HMotors and Generators
MA335JInsulated Wire and Cable
MA335KWiring Devices and Supplies
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.
Survey Title
M311HAnimal and Vegetable Fats and Oils (Stocks)
M311JOilseeds, Beans, and Nuts (Primary Producers)
M311LFats and Oils (Renderers)
M311MAnimal and Vegetables Fats and Oils (Consumption and Stocks)
M311NAnimal and Vegetables Fats and Oils (Production, Consumption, and Stock)
M313PConsumption on the Cotton System
M313NCotton and Raw Linters in Public Storage
M327GGlass Containers
M331JInventories of Steel Producing Mills
M336GCivil Aircraft and Aircraft Engines
MQ311AFlour Milling Products
MQ313DConsumption on the Woolen System and Worsted Combing
MQ313TBroadwoven Fabrics (Gray)
MQ314XBed and Bath Furnishings
MQ315AApparel
MQ325AInorganic Chemicals
MQ325BFertilizer Materials
MQ325CIndustrial Gases
MQ327DClay Construction Products
MQ333WMetalworking Machinery
MQ335CFluorescent 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 between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Census Bureau. The Census Bureau and the NSF publish the results in their respective 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 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, U.S.C. 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-0607-0206, 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: November 24, 2003.
Charles Louis Kincannon,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 03-29654 Filed 11-26-03; 8:45 am]
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