Letters & Instrument

Attachment 1

A Message from the Director, U.S. Census Bureau:

The U.S. Census Bureau is conducting the 2017 Economic Census Industry Classification Report. The Industry Classification Report is used to ensure accurate classification of businesses and organizations for the 2017 Economic Census. Accurate industry classification is the foundation for reliable economic data, which is essential to business and government decision making. Since this report requests no operating data, it should take only a few minutes to complete.

Please report online using the information below and keep this letter for future reference:

Website:

User ID:

Password:

Due date:

Your response is required by law. Title 13 United States Code (U.S.C.), Sections 131 and 193, authorizes this collection. Title 13 U.S.C., Sections 224 and 225, requires your response. Title 13 U.S.C., Section 9 also requires that we keep your answers strictly confidential. The information you provide may be seen only by persons sworn to uphold the confidentiality of Census Bureau information and may be used only for statistical purposes. Further, copies retained in your files are immune from legal process. We estimate this survey will take an average of 7 minutes 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.

If you need assistance completing the survey, visit us online at https://econhelp.census.gov/classforms. For further assistance, please call our customer help line at 1-800-233-6136, Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 6:00 pm Eastern time.

Thank you in advance for your time and cooperation, and for helping the U.S. Census Bureau measure America’s people, places and our economy. Your response makes a difference.

Sincerely,

John H. Thompson

Director

US Census Bureau

OMB Number

This collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eight-digit OMB approval number is 0607-XXXX and appears at the upper right of the report form/login screen. Without this approval we could not conduct this survey.

Authority and Confidentiality

Title 13 United States Code (U.S.C.), Sections 131 and 193, authorizes this collection. Title 13 U.S.C., Sections 224 and 225, requires your response. By Section 9 of the same law, your report is confidential. It may be seen only by persons sworn to uphold the confidentiality of Census Bureau information, and may be used only for statistical purposes. The law also provides that copies of your report retained in your files are immune from legal process.

Burden Estimate Statement

We estimate this survey will take an average of 7 minutes to complete, 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-XXXX, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Room EMD-6K064, Washington, DC 20233. You may email comments to ECON.Survey.Comments@census.gov. Be sure to use ECON Survey Comments 0607-XXXX as the subject.