[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 1833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00235]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
[Docket Number 121017555-2688-01]
Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area
AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Determination.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is conducting the
2013 Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area. The 2013 Annual Surveys
consist of the Annual Survey of Manufactures, the Business R&D and
Innovation Survey, and the Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders 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
nongovernmental or other governmental sources. For more information on
these surveys (e.g. forms and reporting instructions, due dates, etc.),
visit the Census Bureau's Business Help Site and select the survey
name.
ADDRESSES: The Census Bureau will furnish report forms to organizations
included in the survey. Additional copies are available upon written
request to the Director, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233-0101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mendel D. Gayle, Chief, Manufacturing
and Construction Division at (301) 763-4587 or by email at
[email protected].
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, sections 61, 81, 131, 182, 193, 224, and 225. Under this
authority, the Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is conducting the
2013 Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area. The 2013 Annual Surveys
consist of the Annual Survey of Manufactures, the Business R&D and
Innovation Survey, and the Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey.
The three surveys that will be conducted in 2013 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 census. The next economic census will be conducted for
the year 2017.
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 other data related to manufacturing. This survey is
conducted on a sample basis, and 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 by United States businesses. This
survey replaced the Survey of Industrial Research and Development that
had been collected since the 1950's. The BRDIS collects 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, United
States Code.
Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey
The Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey collects data on sales
and unfilled orders in order to provide annual benchmarks for unfilled
orders for the monthly Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and
Orders (M3) survey. The survey data will also be used 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., Chapter
45, OMB approved the Annual Surveys under the following OMB control
numbers: 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: January 3, 2013.
Thomas L. Mesenbourg, Jr.,
Acting Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 2013-00235 Filed 1-8-13; 8:45 am]
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