F-33-L2 Director Letter/Debt Reporting Form

F-33-L2
(8-2015)

DC

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. Census Bureau
Washington, DC 20233-0001
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

A Message from the Director, U.S. Census Bureau...
The U.S. Census Bureau is conducting the 2015 Annual Survey of School System Finances (Form F-33)
jointly with the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). We conduct this survey in order to make
available up-to-date school district finance data essential to the work of the U.S. Congress, state
legislators, government finance officers, education research organizations, and many others.
State education agencies report most of the school district finance data requested for this survey. State
financial reports, however, often do not contain details regarding school district long-term and short-term
debt.
The Census Bureau conducts this survey and requests your voluntary assistance under the authority of
Title 13, United States Code, Sections 8(b), 161, and 182; and Title 20, United States Code,
Sections 9543-44. We estimate this survey will take 15 minutes to complete. On the form on the back of
this letter you will find disclosure descriptions regarding Office of Management and Budget number, and
burden estimate statement. Please read the instructions, complete the form, and return it
within two weeks. You can complete your form online by following the instructions
provided.
Public records retained from this collection do not require confidentiality under provisions of Title 13,
United States Code, Section 9(a).
The reverse side of this letter lists the detailed information about the school district debt data that we are
requesting. There is a web application (https://respond.census.gov/f33) available for submitting these
data. You can find your school district’s username and password for the web application on the reverse
side. Among the benefits of the web application is the ability to view the prior year data your school
district submitted. If you prefer, you can still return this letter in the enclosed addressed envelope.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation. If you have additional questions, please call my staff on
1–800–622–6193, weekdays between 8 AM and 6 PM EST.
Sincerely,

John H. Thompson
Director
Enclosure
PLEASE CONTINUE ON REVERSE SIDE

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OMB No. 0607-0700: Approval Expires 08/31/2015

Part I

DEBT – FISCAL YEAR 2015
Section A – include bonded indebtedness and any other school district interest-bearing debt with a term of
more than one year. Include general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, refunding bonds, and certificates of
participation. EXCLUDE lease purchase agreements, compensated absences, accounts payable, and other
noninterest bearing obligations.
Section B – include interest-bearing tax anticipation and bond anticipation note balances and other short-term
debt with a term of one year or less.
If you have any questions, please call 1–800–622–6193.
NOTE: Please keep a copy for your records. If you need to view your prior year’s data, please
use the web application.

Section A – LONG TERM – Term of more than one year
Amount
(Omit cents)

Type of debt
19H

1. Outstanding at beginning of fiscal year
21F

2. Issued during fiscal year (Revenue code 5110)
31F

3. Retired during fiscal year (Object 831)
41F

4. Outstanding at end of fiscal year (1 plus 2 minus 3)
Section B – SHORT TERM – Term of one year or less
Amount
(Omit cents)

Type of debt
61V

1. Outstanding at beginning of fiscal year
66V

2. Outstanding at end of fiscal year
Return via Internet:
https://respond.census.gov/f33

Return via Fax:
1–888–891–2099

Return via Mail:
US CENSUS BUREAU
1201 East 10th Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47132-0001

Username:
Password:
Remarks

You are not required to respond to this collection of information if it does not display a valid approval number from the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eight-digit OMB number is 0607-0700 and appears in the upper right
corner of this report form.
Please note that this is a national form that applies to governments with wide differences in the size of their service areas,
the amount of population served, and the extent and complexity of their financial accounts. We estimate public reporting
burden for this collection of information to vary from 10 to 20 minutes per response, with an average of 15 minutes per
response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining data
needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding the burden estimate or
any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to: ECON Survey
Comments 0607-0700, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, EMD-8K122, Washington, D.C. 20233. You may
e-mail comments to ECON.Survey.Comments@census.gov; use "ECON Survey Comments 0607-0700" as the subject.
Part II

DATA SUPPLIED BY

Name

E-mail address
FORM F-33-L2 (8-2015)

Title

Fax number

Telephone
Area code Number

Date

Extension