Annual Survey of School System Finances

Appendix A

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. The purpose of this message is to officially announce the opening of the data collection for FY
2015.
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 86 hours to complete if responding using the codes on the
survey form, or 14 hours to complete if using state education agency codes. On the back of this letter
you will find disclosure descriptions regarding Office of Management and Budget number, authority
and confidentiality, and burden estimate statement.
Public records retained from this collection do not require confidentiality under provisions of Title 13,
United States Code, Section 9(a).
Please provide the following information about your FY 2015 data submission:
1) Will your state be participating in the FY 2015 survey?
2) Estimated Date of Data Submission:
3) Will there be any changes from the prior year in your data submission format?
4) State Coordinator name, title, phone number, and e-mail:
5) Are you a new coordinator?
6) Have you attended New Coordinator Training in the past?
7) F-33 staff may contact your state with questions about your data. If you have delegated someone
else to be the primary contact for data inquiries, please provide this person’s name, title, phone
number, and e-mail address:
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, or email ERD.F33.List@census.gov.
Sincerely,

John H. Thompson
Director
Enclosure

OMB Number
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 the report form/login screen.

Authority and Confidentiality
Title 13, United States Code, Sections 8(b), 161, and 182; and Title 20, United States Code,
Sections 9543-44 authorize the Census Bureau to conduct this collection jointly with the National
Center for Education Statistics and to request your voluntary assistance. Public records retained
from this collection do not require confidentiality under provisions of Title 13, United States Code,
Section 9(a).

Burden Estimate Statement
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 86 hours if
responding using the codes on the survey form, or 14 hours using state education agency account
codes, 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: ECON Survey Comments 0607-0700, U.S.
Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Room EMD-8K122, Washington, DC 20233. You may email comments to ECON.Survey.Comments@census.gov. Be sure to use ECON Survey
Comments 0607-0700 as the subject.