Annual Capital Expenditures Survey

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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 has selected your business to participate in the 2016 Annual Capital
Expenditures Survey (ACES). Data compiled from ACES provide the only national-level
estimates of annual capital investment in new and used buildings, structures, machinery, and
equipment (including computer software) by U.S. non-farm businesses with employees and
without employees.
Please report online using the information below and keep this letter for future
reference:

Your response is required by law. Title 13, United States Code, Sections 131 and 182
authorizes this collection. Sections 224 and 225 require your participation. Section 9 of Title 13
requires that the Census Bureau keep this report strictly confidential. Your information is only
used to develop summary statistics that do not reveal the individual activities of your business.
Under the same law, information cannot be used for taxation, regulation, or investigation and
is exempt from release under the Freedom of Information Act. We estimate this survey will take
between 2 to 16 hours to complete with an average of 2.57 hours. You may use reasonable
estimates if book figures are not readily available. 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.
For assistance completing the survey, visit us online at https://econhelp.census.gov/aces or
call our customer help line at 1-800-528-3049, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
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 economy. Your response makes a difference.
Sincerely,

John H. Thompson
Director
US Census Bureau

census.gov

OMB Number
This collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eight-digit OMB
number is 0607-0782 and appears in the upper right corner of the electronic instrument screen. Without this
approval we could not conduct this survey.

Legal Authority and Confidentiality of Data
Your response is required by law. Title 13 United States Code, Sections 131 and 182 authorizes this
collection. Sections 224 and 225 require businesses and other organizations that receive this questionnaire
to answer the questions and return the report to the U.S. Census Bureau. By Section 9 of the same law,
YOUR CENSUS 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. Further,
copies retained in respondents' files are immune from legal process.

Burden Estimate Statement
We estimate this survey will take an average of 2.57 hours 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:
EWD Survey Comments 0607-0782
U.S. Census Bureau
4600 Silver Hill Road
Room EWD-8K154
Washington, DC 20233
You may e-mail comments to EWD.Surveys@census.gov. Be sure to use EWD Survey Comments
0607-0782 as the subject.

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