2017 - 2019 Report of Organization

Attachment E
Department of Commerce
United States Census Bureau
OMB Information Collection Request
2017-2019 Report of Organization
OMB Control Number 0607-0444
Cover Letter

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A Message from the Director, U.S. Census Bureau:
We are requesting your cooperation with the 2017 Economic Census. The Economic Census is conducted
every five years, and is the primary source of facts about the structure and functioning of the Nation’s
economy. Your participation is essential to ensure an accurate and reliable measurement. Businesses large
and small, such as yours, use data from the Economic Census to evaluate markets, prepare business plans,
make business decisions, develop economic models and forecasts, and conduct economic research.
Website:
Authentication Code:
Due Date:
Contact:
1. Sign in OR register at the website above.
2. Add your authentication code.
3. Report by clicking on “REPORT NOW.” You can return to your account over multiple sessions to
complete.
YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED BY LAW and will be kept strictly CONFIDENTIAL. We estimate this survey will
take an average of 0.7 to 5.6 hours to complete. Additional information about authority, confidentiality, and
burden of this data collection can be found on the back of this letter.
For assistance with completing this survey, please log into your Census Bureau account or call our customer
help line at 1-800-233-6136, M onday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 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.

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OMB Number
This collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eight-digit OMB
approval number is 0607-0998 and appears in the upper right corner of each reporting screen. Without
this approval, we could not conduct this survey.
Authority and Confidentiality
Title 13 United States Code, Section 131, authorizes this collection. Section 224 requires your response.
The U.S. Census Bureau is required by Section 9 of the same law to keep your information confidential
and can use your responses only to produce statistics. The Census Bureau is not permitted to publicly
release your responses in a way that could identify your business, organization, or institution. Per the
Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015, your data are protected from cybersecurity risks
through screening of the systems that transmit your data.
Burden Estimate Statement
We estimate this survey will take an average of 0.7 to 5.6 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.