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July 12, 2019 at 12 p.m. (EST)
I. Rollcall
II. Welcome
III. Project Planning Discussion
IV. Other Business
V. Next Meeting
VI. Open Comments
VII. Adjourn
Dated: June 25, 2019.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
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I. Welcome and Roll Call
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2019 Meeting
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Update Regarding Potential
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V. Public Comment
VI. Adjournment
Dated: June 25, 2019.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
[Docket Number 190606489–9489–01]
Current Mandatory Business Surveys
Bureau of the Census,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of determination.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of the Census
(U.S. Census Bureau) will conduct the
SUMMARY:
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following current mandatory business
surveys in 2019: Annual Business
Survey (ABS), Annual Survey of
Manufactures (ASM), Annual Retail
Trade Survey (ARTS), Annual
Wholesale Trade Survey (AWTS),
Service Annual Survey (SAS), Report of
Organization (formerly Company
Organization Survey), Manufacturers’
Unfilled Orders Survey, Annual Capital
Expenditures Survey (ACES), Business
Research and Development (R&D)
Survey (BRDS), and the Business and
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, 4600 Silver Hill
Road, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington,
DC 20233–0101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nick
Orsini, Associate Director for Economic
Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600
Silver Hill Road, 8H132, Washington,
DC 20233, Telephone: 301–763–1858;
Email: Nick.Orsini@census.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
surveys described herein are authorized
by Title 13, United States Code (U.S.C.),
Sections 131, 182 and 193 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, U.S.C. 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 most recent economic
census was conducted in 2018 for the
reference year 2017. The next economic
census will occur in 2023 for the
reference year 2022.
Annual Business Survey
The ABS provides information on
selected economic and demographic
characteristics for businesses and
business owners by sex, ethnicity, race,
and veteran status. Further, the survey
measures research and development for
microbusinesses, new business topics,
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such as innovation and technology, as
well as other business characteristics.
The ABS is designed to incorporate new
content each survey year based on
topics of relevance. The topics included
on the 2019 ABS collection will be:
Company Information; Owner
Characteristics; Innovation; Research &
Development; and Technology and
Intellectual Property. The ABS is
sponsored by the National Center for
Science and Engineering Statistics
(NCSES) within the National Science
Foundation (NSF) and conducted by the
Census Bureau for five years (2018–
2022).
the service industries. These industries
include 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 NAICS. These data serve as a
benchmark for the more frequent
estimates compiled from the Quarterly
Services Survey.
Annual Survey of Manufactures
The ASM 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. In 2019, the ASM will begin
collecting information about the use of
robotics in manufacturing.
Report of Organization
Annual Retail Trade Survey
The ARTS collects data on annual
sales, sales tax, e-commerce sales, yearend inventories, 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.
Annual Wholesale Trade Survey
The AWTS 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 NAICS. These data serve as a
benchmark for the more frequent
estimates compiled from the Monthly
Wholesale Trade Survey.
Service Annual Survey
The SAS collects annual data on total
revenue, select detailed revenue, total
and detailed expenses, and e-commerce
revenue for a sample of businesses in
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The Report of Organization collects
annual data on ownership or control by
a domestic or foreign parent and
ownership of foreign affiliates. This
includes research and development,
company activities such as employees
from a professional employer
organization, operational status, midMarch employment, first-quarter
payroll, and annual payroll of
establishments from a sample of multiestablishment enterprises in order to
update and maintain a centralized,
multipurpose Business Register.
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 ACES collects annual data on the
amount of business expenditures for
new and used structures and equipment
from a sample of non-farm, nongovernmental 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. In 2019, the
Census Bureau will begin collecting
information about expenditures for both
industrial and service robotics at the
company level across 19 NAICS sectors.
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Business Research and Development
Survey
The BRDS 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
BRDS collects global as well as domestic
spending information, more detailed
information about the R&D workforce,
and information regarding 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 website.
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Business and Professional
Classification Report
The Business and 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: ABS,
0607–1004; ASM, 0607–0449; ARTS,
0607–0013; AWTS, 0607–0195; SAS,
0607–0422; Report of Organization,
0607–0444; Manufacturers’ Unfilled
Orders Survey, 0607–0561; ACES,
0607–0782; BRDS, 0607–0912; and
Business and 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: June 24, 2019.
Steven D. Dillingham,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 2019–13967 Filed 6–28–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–42–2019]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 92—
Gulfport, Mississippi; Notification of
Proposed Production Activity; Vision
Technologies Marine, Inc. (Ocean
Going-Vessels: Compensators)
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Vision Technologies Marine, Inc.
(Vision Tech) submitted a notification of
proposed production activity to the FTZ
Board for its facility in Pascagoula,
Mississippi. The notification
conforming to the requirements of the
regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR
400.22) was received on June 19, 2019.
Vision Tech already has authority to
produce ocean-going vessels, offshore
platforms, and floating docks within
FTZ 92. The current request would add
a finished product and a range of foreign
status materials/components to the
scope of authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR
400.14(b), additional FTZ authority
would be limited to the specific foreignstatus materials/components and
specific finished product described in
the submitted notification (as described
below) and subsequently authorized by
the FTZ Board.
Production under FTZ procedures
could exempt Vision Tech from customs
duty payments on the foreign-status
materials/components used in export
production. On its domestic sales, for
the foreign-status materials/components
noted below and in the existing scope
of authority, Vision Tech would be able
to choose the duty rates during customs
entry procedures that apply to crown
mounted compensators (duty-free).
Vision Tech would be able to avoid duty
on foreign-status components which
become scrap/waste. Customs duties
also could possibly be deferred or
reduced on foreign-status production
equipment.
The materials/components sourced
from abroad include: Piston
accumulators; various assemblies
(cylinder; header; cable; junction box
layout; sheave); various steel
components (pressure vessels; adapters
and adapter fittings; adapter rings;
retaining rings; lip seals; nuts; cap
screws; locking and closing plates; axle
retainers; bearing pads; platform
supports; pipe support brackets; shims;
guide rails; platform and derrick frames;
beams; links and link arms; liquid
storage tanks; springs; clamps; test
ports; U-bolts; threaded rods; rings;
couplings; shackles); filter elements;
return filter elements, hydrojet
propulsion units; various rubber
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components (O-rings; grommets;
bumpers); stainless steel adapters and
connectors; various valves (Y-block;
copper ball; hydraulic and pneumatic;
pressure; stainless steel in-line check);
hydraulic power units; various plates
(crown block support; clamp; steel
cover; TeflonTM); various pins (steel;
pivot; bent); nameplates for cables;
clamp spacers; various structural steel
components (linkage arm supports;
pressure vessel supports; aircraft
warning light supports); lifting lugs;
cylinder cradles; linkage arms; junction
box supports; cabinet support frames;
ventlines; ventline supports; lifting
beams; transport beams; tape; pressure
sensors; lubricants; adapters for
hydrojets; adapters for propulsion units;
various electrical components
(termination boxes; cable; adhesives;
sensors; connectors; control cabinets;
plugs; sockets); various washers (nylon;
steel; plastic; steel spring and lock;
TeflonTM); plastic clamps; pressure
gauges; neoprene rubber shaft bearings;
lighting junction box tubing adapters;
synthetic rubber bumpers; filters;
flanges for welding; fiberglass safety
gates; eyes and eye turnbuckles; wire
rope; safety wire rope; non-armour
glands; armour glands; light bulbs;
fluorescent lights; incandescent and
LED lighting; plastic clamp bodies; and,
urethane pipe sleeves (duty rate ranges
from duty-free to 6.5%). The request
indicates that tape will be admitted to
the zone in privileged foreign status (19
CFR 146.41), thereby precluding
inverted tariff benefits on that item. The
request also indicates that certain
materials/components are subject to
special duties under Section 232 of the
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section
232) and/or Section 301 of the Trade
Act of 1974 (Section 301), depending on
the country of origin. The applicable
Section 232 and Section 301 decisions
require subject merchandise to be
admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign
status.
Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions shall be
addressed to the Board’s Executive
Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The
closing period for their receipt is August
12, 2019.
A copy of the notification will be
available for public inspection in the
‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s
website, which is accessible via
www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact
Juanita Chen at juanita.chen@trade.gov
or 202–482–1378.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
[Docket Number 190606489-9489-01]
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) will conduct the
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following current mandatory business surveys in 2019: Annual Business
Survey (ABS), Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM), Annual Retail Trade
Survey (ARTS), Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (AWTS), Service Annual
Survey (SAS), Report of Organization (formerly Company Organization
Survey), Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey, Annual Capital
Expenditures Survey (ACES), Business Research and Development (R&D)
Survey (BRDS), and the Business and 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, 4600 Silver
Hill Road, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233-0101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nick Orsini, Associate Director for
Economic Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, 8H132,
Washington, DC 20233, Telephone: 301-763-1858; Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The surveys described herein are authorized
by Title 13, United States Code (U.S.C.), Sections 131, 182 and 193 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, U.S.C. 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 most recent economic census was conducted in 2018 for the
reference year 2017. The next economic census will occur in 2023 for
the reference year 2022.
Annual Business Survey
The ABS provides information on selected economic and demographic
characteristics for businesses and business owners by sex, ethnicity,
race, and veteran status. Further, the survey measures research and
development for microbusinesses, new business topics, such as
innovation and technology, as well as other business characteristics.
The ABS is designed to incorporate new content each survey year based
on topics of relevance. The topics included on the 2019 ABS collection
will be: Company Information; Owner Characteristics; Innovation;
Research & Development; and Technology and Intellectual Property. The
ABS is sponsored by the National Center for Science and Engineering
Statistics (NCSES) within the National Science Foundation (NSF) and
conducted by the Census Bureau for five years (2018-2022).
Annual Survey of Manufactures
The ASM 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. In
2019, the ASM will begin collecting information about the use of
robotics in manufacturing.
Annual Retail Trade Survey
The ARTS collects data on annual sales, sales tax, e-commerce
sales, year-end inventories, 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.
Annual Wholesale Trade Survey
The AWTS 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 NAICS.
These data serve as a benchmark for the more frequent estimates
compiled from the Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey.
Service Annual Survey
The SAS 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. These industries
include 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
NAICS. These data serve as a benchmark for the more frequent estimates
compiled from the Quarterly Services Survey.
Report of Organization
The Report of Organization collects annual data on ownership or
control by a domestic or foreign parent and ownership of foreign
affiliates. This includes 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.
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 ACES 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. In 2019, the Census Bureau will begin collecting
information about expenditures for both industrial and service robotics
at the company level across 19 NAICS sectors.
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Business Research and Development Survey
The BRDS 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 BRDS collects global as well as domestic spending
information, more detailed information about the R&D workforce, and
information regarding 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 website.
Business and Professional Classification Report
The Business and 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: ABS, 0607-1004; ASM, 0607-0449; ARTS,
0607-0013; AWTS, 0607-0195; SAS, 0607-0422; Report of Organization,
0607-0444; Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey, 0607-0561; ACES,
0607-0782; BRDS, 0607-0912; and Business and 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: June 24, 2019.
Steven D. Dillingham,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. 2019-13967 Filed 6-28-19; 8:45 am]
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