[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8003-8004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4320]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census
[Docket No. 970212029-7029-01]
RIN 0607-XX27


Annual Surveys in Manufacturing Area

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of determination.

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SUMMARY: In conformity with Title 13, United States Code (Sections 182, 
224, and 225), I have determined that annual data to be derived from 
the surveys listed below 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: David W. Cartwright, Chief, 
Manufacturing and Construction Division on (301) 457-4593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Census Bureau is authorized to take 
surveys necessary to furnish current data on the subjects covered by 
the major censuses authorized by Title 13, United States Code. 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 1997. The data collected in 
these surveys will be within the general scope and nature of those 
inquiries covered in the economic censuses.

Annual Current Industrial Reports

    Most of the following commodity or product surveys provide data on 
shipments or production; some provide data on 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.
    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, Public Law 104-13, 
these surveys have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) under OMB control numbers 0607-0392, 0607-0395, 0607-0476, and 
0607-0625.

MA22F--Yarn Production
MA22K--Knit Fabric Production
MA22Q--Carpets and Rugs
MA23D--Gloves and Mittens
MA24T--Lumber Production and Mill Stocks
MA28A--Inorganic Chemicals
MA28B--Inorganic Fertilizer Materials and Related Products
MA28C--Industrial Gases
MA28F--Paint and Allied Products
MA28G--Pharmaceutical Preparations, except Biologicals
MA31A--Footwear
MA32C--Refractories

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MA32E--Consumer, Scientific, Technical, and Industrial Glassware
MA33A--Ferrous Castings
MA33B--Steel Mill Products
MA33E--Nonferrous Castings
MA33L--Insulated Wire and Cable
MA34K--Steel Shipping Drums and Pails
MA35A--Farm Machinery and Lawn and Garden Equipment
MA35D--Construction Machinery
MA35F--Mining Machinery and Mineral Processing Equipment
MA35J--Selected Industrial Air Pollution Control Equipment
MA35L--Internal Combustion Engines
MA35M--Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Equipment
MA35P--Pumps and Compressors
MA35Q--Antifriction Bearings
MA35R--Computers and Office and Accounting Machines
MA36A--Switchgear, Switchboard Apparatus, Relays, and Industrial 
Controls
MA36E--Electric Housewares and Fans
MA36F--Major Household Appliances
MA36H--Motors and Generators
MA36K--Wiring Devices and Supplies
MA36M--Consumer Electronics
MA36P--Communication Equipment
MA36Q--Semiconductors and Printed Circuit Boards
MA37D--Aerospace Orders
MA38B--Selected Instruments and Related Products
MA38R--Electromedical Equipment

    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.

M20A--Flour Milling Products
M32G--Glass Containers
M33D--Aluminum Producers and Importers
M33J--Inventories of Steel Producing Mills
M37G--New Complete Aircraft and Aircraft Engines, except Military
M37L--Truck Trailers
MQ22D--Consumption on the Woolen System and Worsted Combing
MQ23A--Apparel (short form)
MQ23X--Sheets, Pillowcases, and Towels
MQ32A--Flat Glass
MQ32D--Clay Construction Products
MQ34E--Plumbing Fixtures
MQ36C--Fluorescent 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, while conducted on a sample basis, 
covers all manufacturing industries, including data on plants under 
construction but not yet in operation.
    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, Public Law 104-13, 
this survey has been approved by the OMB under OMB control number 0607-
0449.

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 with funding from 
the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF publishes the results in 
its publication series. Four data items in the survey provide interim 
statistics collected in the Census Bureau's Economic Censuses. These 
items (total company sales, total company employment, total 
expenditures and Federally-funded expenditures for research and 
development conducted within the company) are collected on a mandatory 
basis under the authority of Title 13. Responses to all other data 
collected for the NSF are voluntary.
    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, Public Law 104-13, 
this survey has been approved by the OMB under OMB control number 3145-
0027.

Conclusion

    I have, therefore, directed that these annual surveys be conducted 
for the purpose of collecting the data as described.

    Dated: February 12, 1997.
Martha Farnsworth Riche,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 97-4320 Filed 2-20-97; 8:45 am]
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