[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22483-22484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09858]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
[Docket Number 170403351-7351-01]
Current Mandatory Business Surveys
AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of determination.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (U.S. Census Bureau) has determined
that it is conducting the following current mandatory business surveys
in 2017: Annual Retail Trade Survey, Annual Wholesale Trade Survey,
Service Annual Survey, Company Organization Survey, Annual Survey of
Manufactures, Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey, Annual Capital
Expenditures Survey, Business R&D and Innovation Survey, Annual Survey
of Entrepreneurs, and the Business & Professional Classification
Report. We have determined that 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 make available the reporting
instructions to the organizations included in the surveys. Additional
copies are available upon written request to the Director, U.S. Census
Bureau, Washington, DC 20233-0101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nick Orsini, Assistant Director for
Economic Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, 5H160, Washington, DC 20233,
Telephone: 301-763-2558; Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The surveys described herein are authorized
by title 13, United States Code, sections 131 and 182 and are necessary
to furnish current data on the subjects covered by the major censuses.
These surveys are made mandatory under the provisions of sections 224
and 225 of title 13, United States Code. These surveys will provide
continuing and timely national statistical data 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 in 2018 for the
reference year 2017.
Annual Retail Trade Survey
The Annual Retail Trade Survey collects data on annual sales, sales
tax, e-commerce sales, year-end inventories held inside and outside the
United States, total operating expenses, purchases, and accounts
receivable from a sample of employer firms with establishments
classified in retail trade as defined by the North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS). These data serve as a benchmark for the
more frequent estimates compiled from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey.
A new sample will be introduced for the collection of data covering the
2016 reference year.
Annual Wholesale Trade Survey
The Annual Wholesale Trade Survey collects data on annual sales, e-
commerce sales, year-end inventories held both inside and outside of
the United States, method of inventory valuation, total operating
expenses, purchases, gross selling value, and commissions from a sample
of employer firms with establishments classified in wholesale trade as
defined by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
These data serve as a benchmark for the more frequent estimates
compiled from the Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey. A new sample will be
introduced for the collection of data covering the 2016 reference year.
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Service Annual Survey
The Service Annual Survey collects annual data on total revenue,
select detailed revenue, total and detailed expenses, and e-commerce
revenue for a sample of businesses in the service industries, including
Utilities; Transportation and Warehousing; Information; Finance and
Insurance; Real Estate and Rental and Leasing; Professional,
Scientific, and Technical Services; Administration and Support and
Waste Management and Remediation Services; Educational Services; Health
Care and Social Assistance; Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation;
Accommodation and Food Services; and Other Services as defined by the
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). These data serve
as a benchmark for the more frequent estimates compiled from the
Quarterly Services Survey. A new sample will be introduced for the
collection of data covering the 2016 reference year, beginning with
data collection in January 2017.
Company Organization Survey
The Company Organization Survey collects annual data on ownership
or control by a domestic or foreign parent and ownership of foreign
affiliates; research and development; company activities such as
employees from a professional employer organization, operational
status, mid-March employment, first-quarter payroll, and annual payroll
of establishments from a sample of multi-establishment enterprises in
order to update and maintain a centralized, multipurpose Business
Register (BR).
Annual Survey of Manufactures
The Annual Survey of Manufactures collects annual 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 is conducted on a
sample basis, and covers all manufacturing industries, including data
on plants under construction but not yet in operation. The ASM data are
used to benchmark and reconcile monthly data on manufacturing
production and inventories.
Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey
The Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey collects annual 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 Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey data
are also used to determine whether it is necessary to collect unfilled
orders data for specific industries on a monthly basis, as some
industries are not requested to provide unfilled orders data in the M3
Survey.
Annual Capital Expenditures Survey
The Annual Capital Expenditures Survey collects annual data on the
amount of business expenditures for new and used structures and
equipment from a sample of non-farm, non-governmental companies,
organizations, and associations. Both employer and nonemployer
companies are included in the survey. The data are the sole source of
investment in buildings and other structures, machinery, and equipment
by all private nonfarm businesses in the United States, by the
investing industry, and by kind of investment. Every five years,
detailed data by types of structures and types of equipment are
collected from companies with employees. These detailed data will be
collected for the 2016 reference year, beginning with data collection
in March 2017.
Business R&D and Innovation Survey
The Business R&D and Innovation Survey (BRDIS) collects annual data
on spending for research and development activities by businesses. This
survey replaced the Survey of Industrial Research and Development that
had been collected since the 1950s. 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
posts the joint project's information results on their Web site.
Beginning in 2017, and for the 2016 reference year, the BRDIS will
collect R&D and innovation statistics from micro businesses, or firms
with less than 5 employees.
Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs
The Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs (ASE) collects annual data from
a sample of employer firms on the characteristics of the business and
business owner(s). Estimates are produced for the number of firms,
sales/receipts, annual payroll, and employment by gender, ethnicity,
race, and veteran status. The ASE introduces a new topical module each
year to measure a relevant business component related to business
productivity and growth. The module fielded in 2017 for reference year
2016 will cover business advice and planning and regulations. The ASE
is a joint effort funded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the
Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), and the Census Bureau.
Business & Professional Classification Report
The Business & Professional Classification Report collects one-time
data on a firm's type of business activity from a sample of newly
organized employer firms. The data are used to update the sampling
frames for our current business surveys to reflect these newly opened
establishments. Additionally, the business classification data will
help ensure businesses are directed to complete the correct report in
the economic census.
Paperwork Reduction Act
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 currently valid Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number. In accordance with the PRA, 44 U.S.C., Chapter
45, OMB approved the surveys described in this notice under the
following OMB control numbers: Annual Retail Trade Survey, 0607-0013;
Annual Wholesale Trade Survey, 0607-0195; Service Annual Survey, 0607-
0422; Company Organization Survey, 0607-0444; Annual Survey of
Manufactures, 0607-0449; Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey, 0607-
0561; Annual Capital Expenditures Survey, 0607-0782; Business R&D and
Innovation Survey, 0607-0912; Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs, 0607-
0986; and Business & Professional Classification Report, 0607-0189.
Based upon the foregoing, I have directed that the current
mandatory business surveys be conducted for the purpose of collecting
these data.
Dated: May 8, 2017.
John H. Thompson,
Director, U.S. Census Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2017-09858 Filed 5-15-17; 8:45 am]
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