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[FR Doc. 2013–27097 Filed 11–12–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
[Docket Number 131022882–3882–01]
Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing
Area
Bureau of the Census,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of determination.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of the Census
(Census Bureau) is conducting the 2014
Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing
Area. The 2014 Annual Surveys consist
of the Annual Survey of Manufactures,
the Business R&D and Innovation
Survey (BRDIS), 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
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which have been conducted for many
years, are not publicly available from
nongovernmental or other governmental
sources.
ADDRESSES: The Census Bureau will
furnish report forms to 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:
Mendel D. Gayle, Chief, Manufacturing
and Construction Division at (301) 763–
4587 or by email at mendel.d.gayle@
census.gov.
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. 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 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 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. All data items are
collected on a mandatory basis under
the authority of Title 13, United States
Code.
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 posts the joint
project’s information results on their
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Web site. 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 Annual Survey of
Manufactures (ASM) provides annual
benchmarks for the shipments and
inventory data collected in the M3
monthly survey. The Manufacturers’
Unfilled Orders 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. All data items are collected
on a mandatory basis under the
authority of Title 13, United States
Code.
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: November 6, 2013.
John H. Thompson,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 2013–27177 Filed 11–12–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
[Docket Number 131029910–3910–01]
Annual Wholesale Trade Survey
Bureau of the Census,
Department of Commerce
ACTION: Notice of determination.
AGENCY:
The United States Department
of Commerce’s Bureau of the Census
(Census Bureau) publishes this notice to
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
[Docket Number 131022882-3882-01]
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
2014 Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area. The 2014 Annual Surveys
consist of the Annual Survey of Manufactures, the Business R&D and
Innovation Survey (BRDIS), 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.
ADDRESSES: The Census Bureau will furnish report forms to 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: Mendel D. Gayle, Chief, Manufacturing
and Construction Division at (301) 763-4587 or by email at
mendel.d.gayle@census.gov.
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. 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 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 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. All data items are collected on
a mandatory basis under the authority of Title 13, United States Code.
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
posts the joint project's information results on their Web site. 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 Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) provides
annual benchmarks for the shipments and inventory data collected in the
M3 monthly survey. The Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders 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. All
data items are collected on a mandatory basis under the authority of
Title 13, United States Code.
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: November 6, 2013.
John H. Thompson,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 2013-27177 Filed 11-12-13; 8:45 am]
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