Biomass - Forest Industries Data Collection System (West

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0596-0010 WEST_biomass questionaire v2-14-2013

Private Sector: Forest Industries Questionnaire

OMB: 0596-0010

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Bureau of Business and Economic Research OMB No. 0596-0010

Gallagher Business Building, Room 231 Expires 3-31-13

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana 59812-6840

STATE YEAR--Biomass

Forest Industries Data Collection System

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

The objective of this survey is to collect and compile basic data on the source and volume of raw materials used by the forest products industry in STATE and the volumes and types of finished wood products produced in the state. Figures from individual firms will be held strictly confidential. Only summarized data for the industry and for geographic areas will be made available. This report is authorized by Public Law 98‑378. While you are not required to respond, your cooperation is needed to make the results of this study comprehensive, accurate, and timely.

Please fill out the attached questionnaire as completely and accurately as you can. Some of the items may not apply to your firm's operations. In that case, please proceed to the next item.

If you have questions concerning the completion of this questionnaire, please call toll free to Steve Hayes, Todd Morgan, or Jason Brandt, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, 1-877-700-2237 for assistance.

When you have completed the questionnaire, please mail the questionnaire in the enclosed postage‑paid reply envelope to the Bureau of Business and Economic Research, or fax to (406) 243-2086.

Thank you for your cooperation and assistance. You will be mailed a report when it is complete.

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 50 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Department of Agriculture, Clearance Officer, OIRM, Room 404-W. Washington, DC 20250; and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (OMB# 0596-0010), Washington, DC 20503.

I. Plant Profile

Please complete a separate questionnaire for each plant

A. Plant name _____________________________________________________________

B. Mailing address _________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

C. Location (if different from mailing address above)

Street address _________________________________________________________

City or town _____________________________ County _________________

D. Name of person completing questionnaire ____________________________________

title ___________________________________

telephone number ________________________

Type of plant (check one): ___ Biomass facility ___ Other (specify type)______________________

F. What year did your facility open? ____________________________________

Was this facility active in YEAR? _____________________________________

G. Shift and annual production capacity of your facility in YEAR -- estimate capacity after considering normal maintenance and down time -- in other words, the amount you could have produced if you had sufficient supplies of raw materials and firm market demand for your products.

Shift Annual

Capacity Capacity

Production capacity: __________MW _______________MWh

Other capacity: (specify units): ___________ _______________

H. How many days did your facility operate in YEAR _____________ # of shifts / day ______

I. Hours per shift ________________________

J. On average, how many employees worked at your facility in YEAR

Production workers including line supervisors ___________

Administrative and clerical workers ___________

-----------------------If you do not process timber in roundwood form skip to Question II F--------------------------------

K. For your timber receipts for YEAR, percentage of volume from logs that had a small-end diameter of:

_______% < 4 inches _______% 4 to 7 inches _______% 7 to 10 inches

_______% 10 to 24 inches _______% > 24 inches

Minimum small-end diameter accepted: __________inches; preferred: ___________inches

Maximum large-end diameter accepted: __________inches; preferred: ___________inches

L. Lengths of logs used in operation:

Minimum _______feet

Preferred _______feet

Maximum _______feet

Multiples of: _____feet

Other ________________________________________________________________________

II. Flow of Raw Materials in Calendar YEAR

A. Please indicate the volume of timber received by your mill in calendar year YEAR. Indicate the product

type (sawlog, pulpwood, etc.), state and county of origin, and ownership source (industrial

private, non-industrial private, state, tribal, Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service: specify forest). Timber

receipts from the same county and ownership source may be combined. Report volumes in thousand

board feet Scribner (MBF), specify Eastside or Westside Scale or if other units are used, please specify units of measure. This is for timber in round form and not other raw material received.

*If your operation did not receive any roundwood raw material go to part IIF

Product Type	Volume	State and County (for non-U.S. logs list country of origin)	Ownership

B. Indicate the species and percentages of each species received.

Percent of Percent of species

Species YEAR receipts that was standing dead

____________________ ___________% __________%

C. Raw material inventory: Beginning YEAR _____________ End YEAR ______________

D. Did your firm ship any unprocessed timber from this mill location to another facility in YEAR? If so, please

indicate the volume shipped and the county and state where the timber was shipped.

Volume of timber shipped ____ ____________ County and state of receiving mill __________________

Receiving Mill________________________________________________________________________

Volume of timber shipped ____ ____________ County and state of receiving mill __________________

Receiving Mill________________________________________________________________________

II. Flow of Raw Materials in Calendar YEAR (continued)

F. Please indicate the raw material type (chips, sawdust, shavings, bark, recycled) NOT ROUNDWOOD received for manufacture of product, the volume received (specify units – green tons, dry tons, BDU, cubic yards, etc.) and the state or country (if from outside the U.S.)

Raw material Type	Volume (specify units)	State or Country (if outside the U.S.)

G. Please indicate the raw material type (chips, sawdust, shavings, bark, recycled) NOT ROUNDWOOD received for fuel, the volume received (specify units) and the state or country (if from outside the U.S.)

Fuel material Type	Volume (specify units)	State or Country (if outside the U.S.)

Flow of Finished Products in YEAR

Please indicate the volume and sales value (f.o.b. your facility) of products produced and shipped in YEAR, and indicate the percentage of shipments to each geographic region, using the map on the next page for reference.

			--------------------------------------------------------------- Market Areas ---------------------------------------------------
Product Type	Volume & units	Total Sales Value	STATE	Far West	Rocky Mountain	North- Central	South	North- east	Canada	Pacific Rim Countries	Other Countries
Electricity	__________(MWh)	$ __________	____%	____%	_____%	____%	____%	____%	____%	_____%	_____%
Other	______________	$ __________	____%	____%	_____%	____%	____%	____%	____%	_____%	_____%
Other	______________	$ __________	____%	____%	_____%	____%	____%	____%	____%	_____%	_____%
Other	______________	$ __________	____%	____%	_____%	____%	____%	____%	____%	____%	_____%