Public Employment & Payroll Forms

A message from the Director, U.S. Census Bureau...
The U.S. Census Bureau is currently conducting the 2016 Annual Survey of Public
Employment & Payroll. We have selected your government for the annual survey. This survey
is the only comprehensive source of information on the employment and payroll for state and
local governments in the United States. The information collected serves as an integral part of
the foundation for developing national economic and public policy by measuring public activity.
This survey collects information on the number of employees and their payroll for state and local
governments for the pay periods that include March 12, 2016.
The Census Bureau conducts the survey and requests your voluntary assistance under the
authority of Title 13, United States Code, Sections 161 and 182. We estimate this survey to take
between 10 minutes and 15 hours to complete. 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. Information provided on this questionnaire compiled from or
customarily provided in public records are exempt from confidential treatment as cited in Title
13, United States Code, Section 9(b).
Please read the instruction and respond by the due date. Please complete the electronic
questionnaire online at respond.census.gov/aspep using the User ID and Password
provided below.
User ID:

Password:

Please utilize your expertise and judgment in completing this survey. If actual data are not
available, carefully prepared estimates are acceptable.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation. If you have additional questions, please call my
staff on 1-800-832-2839 or email ewd.employment.survey@census.gov

Sincerely,

John H. Thompson
Director
Enclosures

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 0607-0452 and appears in the upper right corner of the report form/login screen.

Authority and Confidentiality
The U.S. Census Bureau conducts the survey and requests your voluntary assistance under
the authority of Title 13, United States Code, Sections 161 and 182. Information provided on
this questionnaire compiled from or customarily provided in public records are exempt from
confidential treatment as cited in Title 13, United States Code, Section 9(b).

Burden Estimate Statement
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 activities. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated to vary from 10 minutes to 15 hours per response, including 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 0607-0452, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600
Silver Hill Road, Room EMD-6K064, Washington, DC 20233. You may e-mail comments
to ECON.Survey.Comments@census.gov. Be sure to use ECON Survey Comments 06070452 as the subject.