Various Economic Area Pretesting Activities

Business Name

Address

City, State, Zip

August 3, 2009

Two weeks ago, the U.S. Census Bureau sent you a letter requesting your participation in an important survey to learn more about organizations identified in our records as nonemployer corporations and partnerships. A nonemployer is an organization or business that has receipts or revenue without payroll employees. Income from nonemployer businesses is tabulated to produce annual estimates of Nonemployer Statistics, an increasingly important component of the U.S. economy, and tabulated in estimates of Gross Domestic Product. Therefore, it is very important that our records be accurate.

Our records list EIN XX-XXXXXXX with the above name and mailing address as a nonemployer.

We request your timely response to this survey, which can be conveniently completed electronically by accessing the following URL.

www.census.gov/econhelp/NET

User ID =

Password =

Enter the User ID and Password provided above to log in and complete the survey. We expect this survey to take approximately 10 minutes to complete.

Your participation in this voluntary survey will be very helpful in improving various measures of the U.S. economy, including economic performance by nonemployers. Your timely response will help minimize costly follow-up with your company.

As a reminder, all information provided to the U.S. Census Bureau is completely confidential under Title 13, United States Code, and will only be seen by persons sworn to uphold the confidentiality of U.S. Census Bureau information. Data provided will only be used for statistical purposes and will not be included in any publications.

For assistance, please call the U.S. Census Bureau at 301-763-2562, Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Eastern Time.

Thank you for your participation in this important program. We realize that answering questionnaires is a burden for your company, and we appreciate your help.

Sincerely,

Shirin A. Ahmed

CHIEF, ECONOMIC PLANNING AND COORDINATION DIVISION

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU