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II. Method of Collection
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
To ensure consideration, written
comments must be submitted on or
before February 17, 2009.
DATES:
Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 7845,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Chris Savage, U.S. Census
Bureau, Manufacturing and
Construction Division, 4600 Silver Hill
Rd., Room 7K071, Washington, DC
20233–6913, (301) 763–4834 or via the
Internet at john.c.savage@census.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ACTION:
Respondents submit data on form M–
3 (SD) via mail, facsimile machine,
Touchtone Data Entry (TDE), or via the
Internet. Analysts call respondents who
usually report, to obtain data in time for
preparing the monthly estimates.
SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census
(Census Bureau) is conducting the 2008
Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing
Area. The 2008 Annual Surveys consist
of the Current Industrial Reports
surveys, the Annual Survey of
Manufactures, and the Business
Research and Development (R&D) and
Innovation 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.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607–0008.
Form Number: M–3 (SD).
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,300.
Estimated Time per Response: 20
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 17,200.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$424,324.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.
Sections 131 and 182.
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I. Abstract
IV. Request for Comments
The U.S. Census Bureau plans to
request an extension of the current
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) clearance of the Manufacturers’
Shipments, Inventories and Orders (M3)
survey. The Manufacturers’ Shipments,
Inventories, and Orders (M3) survey
requests data from domestic
manufacturers on form M–3 (SD), which
will be mailed at the end of each month.
Data requested are shipments, new
orders, unfilled orders, total inventory,
materials and supplies, work-in-process,
and finished goods. It is currently the
only survey that provides broad-based
monthly statistical data on the economic
conditions in the domestic
manufacturing sector.
The M3 survey is designed to measure
current industrial activity and to
provide an indication of future
production commitments. The value of
shipments measures the value of goods
delivered during the month by domestic
manufacturers. Estimates of new orders
serve as an indicator of future
production commitments and represent
the current sales value of new orders
received during the month, net of
cancellations. Substantial accumulation
or depletion of unfilled orders measures
excess or deficient demand for
manufactured products. The level of
inventories, especially in relation to
shipments, is frequently used to monitor
the business cycle.
We do not plan any changes to the M–
3 (SD) form. The estimated total annual
burden hours have increased from
16,800 to 17,200 due to an increase in
the number of respondents.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
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Dated: December 10, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Notice of determination.
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, on (301) 763–4598.
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 (U.S.C.),
Sections 61, 81, 131, 182, 193, 224, and
225.
These surveys 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
censuses. The next economic censuses
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 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:
[Docket Number 0811251517–81520–01]
Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing
Area
AGENCY: Bureau of the Census,
Commerce.
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SURVEY TITLE
MA311D
MA314Q
MA321T
MA325F
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Confectionery
Carpets and Rugs
Lumber Production and Mill Stocks
Paint and Allied Products
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SURVEY TITLE—Continued
MA325G
MA327C
MA327E
MA331B
MA332Q
MA333A
MA333D
MA333F
MA333M
MA333N
MA333P
MA334A
MA334C
MA334D
MA334M
MA334Q
MA334T
MA335E
MA335F
MA335J
MA335K
MA336G
SURVEY TITLE—Continued
Pharmaceutical Preparations, except Biologicals
Refractories
Consumer, Scientific, Technical,
and Industrial Glassware
Steel Mill Products
Antifriction Bearings
Farm Machinery and Lawn and
Garden Equipment
Construction Machinery
Mining Machinery and Mineral
Processing Equipment
Air-conditioning and Refrigeration
Fluid Power Products for Motion
Control (Including Aerospace)
Pumps and Compressors
Electromedical Equipment and Analytical Instruments
Control Instruments
Defense, Navigational, and Aerospace Electronics
Consumer Electronics
Semiconductors, Printed Circuit
Boards, and other Electronic
Components
Meters and Test Devices
Electric Housewares and Fans
Major Household Appliances
Insulated Wire and Cable
Wiring Devices and Supplies
Aerospace
Industries
(Orders,
Sales, and Backlog)
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 (listed below) will be identical
with that of the monthly and quarterly
reports:
SURVEY TITLE
M311C ...
M311H ...
M311J ....
M311L ....
M311M ...
M311N ...
M313P ...
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M313N ...
M327G ...
M336G ...
MQ311A
MQ313A
MQ315A
MQ315B
MQ325A
MQ325B
MQ325F
MQ327D
MQ333W
MQ334P
Corn (Wet & Dry Producers of
Ethanol)
Fats and Oils (Warehouse)
Oilseeds, Beans, and Nuts (Primary Producers)
Fats and Oils (Renderers)
Fats and Oils (Consumers)
Fats and Oils (Producers)
Consumption on the Cotton System and Stocks
Cotton and Raw Linters in Public
Storage
Glass Containers
Civil Aircraft and Aircraft Engines
Flour Milling Products
Textiles
Apparel
Socks
Inorganic Chemicals
Fertilizer Materials
Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer
Clay Construction Products
Metalworking Machinery
Telecommunications
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Computers and Peripheral Equipment
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
(A–469–814)
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.
Business R&D and Innovation Survey
The Business R&D and Innovation
Survey (BRDIS) measures spending on
research and development activities in
U.S. businesses. This survey replaces
the Survey of Industrial Research and
Development that has been collected
since the 1950’s. The BRDIS will collect
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, U.S.C.
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 35, the OMB approved the 2008
Annual Surveys under the following
OMB control numbers: Current
Industrial Reports—0607–0476; Annual
Survey of Manufactures—-0607–0449;
and Business R&D and Innovation
Survey—0607–0912.
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: December 10, 2008.
Steve H. Murdock,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
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Chlorinated Isocyanurates from Spain:
Extension of Time Limit for Final
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 16, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Lindsay, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 6, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,
Washington DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–0780.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 10, 2008, the Department of
Commerce (‘‘the Department’’)
published the preliminary results of the
antidumping duty administrative review
of chlorinated isocyanurates from Spain,
covering the period June 1, 2006,
through May 31, 2007. See Chlorinated
Isocyanurates from Spain: Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review, 73 FR 39650
(July 10, 2008). On November 10, 2008,
the Department extended the due date
for this administrative review by 33
days, until December 10, 2008. See
Chlorinated Isocyanurates from Spain:
Extension of Time Limit for Final
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review, 73 FR 66594
(November 10, 2008).
Extension of Time Limits for Final
Results
Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘Act’’),
and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1), the
Department shall issue the final results
of an administrative review within 120
days after the date on which the notice
of the preliminary results was published
in the Federal Register. See section
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and19 CFR
351.213(h)(1). However, if the
Department determines that it is not
practicable to complete the review
within this time period, section
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213(h)(2) allow the Department to
extend the 120-day period to 180 days.
The Department finds that it is not
practicable to complete the review
within the current deadline due to
further analysis that is required in this
case. In particular, the Department
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
[Docket Number 0811251517-81520-01]
Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area
AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of determination.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is conducting the
2008 Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area. The 2008 Annual Surveys
consist of the Current Industrial Reports surveys, the Annual Survey of
Manufactures, and the Business Research and Development (R&D) and
Innovation 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 non-governmental 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, on (301) 763-4598.
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 (U.S.C.), Sections 61, 81, 131, 182, 193, 224, and 225.
These surveys 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 censuses.
The next economic censuses 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 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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MA311D................................. Confectionery
MA314Q................................. Carpets and Rugs
MA321T................................. Lumber Production and Mill
Stocks
MA325F................................. Paint and Allied Products
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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 and Mineral
Processing Equipment
MA333M................................. Air-conditioning and
Refrigeration
MA333N................................. Fluid Power Products for Motion
Control (Including Aerospace)
MA333P................................. Pumps and Compressors
MA334A................................. Electromedical Equipment and
Analytical Instruments
MA334C................................. Control Instruments
MA334D................................. Defense, Navigational, and
Aerospace Electronics
MA334M................................. Consumer Electronics
MA334Q................................. Semiconductors, Printed Circuit
Boards, and other Electronic
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 Industries (Orders,
Sales, and Backlog)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 (listed below) will be identical with that of the
monthly and quarterly reports:
Survey Title
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
M311C.................................. Corn (Wet & Dry Producers of
Ethanol)
M311H.................................. Fats and Oils (Warehouse)
M311J.................................. Oilseeds, Beans, and Nuts
(Primary Producers)
M311L.................................. Fats and Oils (Renderers)
M311M.................................. Fats and Oils (Consumers)
M311N.................................. Fats and Oils (Producers)
M313P.................................. Consumption on the Cotton
System and Stocks
M313N.................................. Cotton and Raw Linters in
Public Storage
M327G.................................. Glass Containers
M336G.................................. Civil Aircraft and Aircraft
Engines
MQ311A................................. Flour Milling Products
MQ313A................................. Textiles
MQ315A................................. Apparel
MQ315B................................. Socks
MQ325A................................. Inorganic Chemicals
MQ325B................................. Fertilizer Materials
MQ325F................................. Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer
MQ327D................................. Clay Construction Products
MQ333W................................. Metalworking Machinery
MQ334P................................. Telecommunications
MQ334R................................. Computers and Peripheral
Equipment
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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.
Business R&D and Innovation Survey
The Business R&D and Innovation Survey (BRDIS) measures spending on
research and development activities in U.S. businesses. This survey
replaces the Survey of Industrial Research and Development that has
been collected since the 1950's. The BRDIS will collect 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, U.S.C.
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
35, the OMB approved the 2008 Annual Surveys under the following OMB
control numbers: Current Industrial Reports--0607-0476; Annual Survey
of Manufactures---0607-0449; and Business R&D and Innovation Survey--
0607-0912.
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: December 10, 2008.
Steve H. Murdock,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. E8-29687 Filed 12-15-08; 8:45 am]
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