2017 Economic Census

Attachment C
Department of Commerce
United States Census Bureau
OMB Information Collection Request
2017 Economic Census
OMB Control Number 0607-XXXX
Letters
CLASS-L1
CLASS-L1R
CLASS-L2
CLASS-L3
EC-L1
EC-L1R
EC-L2
EC-L2P
EC-L3
EC-L3P

Economic Census Classification Initial Mail
Economic Census Classification Due Date Reminder
Economic Census Classification First Follow-up
Economic Census Classification Second Follow-up
Economic Census Initial Mail
Economic Census Due Date Reminder
Economic Census First Follow-up
Economic Census First Follow-up; Partial Response Received
Economic Census Second and Third Follow-ups
Economic Census Second and Third Follow-ups; Partial Response Received

CLASS-L1
(2-7-2017)

A Message from the Director, U.S. Census Bureau:
We are requesting your cooperation with the 2017 Economic Census Classification Report.
This survey 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 survey requests no
operating data, it should take only a few minutes to complete.
Website:
Authentication Code:
Due Date:
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 10 minutes 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 sign into your Census Bureau account or call
our customer help line at 1-XXX-XXX-XXXX, Monday 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.
Sincerely,

John H. Thompson
Director
U.S. Census Bureau

CLASS-L1
(2-7-2017)

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 in the upper right 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 response 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 10 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:
EWD Survey Comments 0607-XXXX
U.S. Census Bureau
4600 Silver Hill Road
Room EWD-8K154
Washington, DC 20233
You may email comments to ewd.surveys@census.gov. Be sure to use “EWD Survey Comments
0607-XXXX” as the subject.

CLASS-L1R
(2-7-2017)

DUE DATE REMINDER
Recently, the U.S. Census Bureau mailed you a letter asking you to go online to complete the
2017 Economic Census Classification Report. If you have submitted your survey in the past
few weeks, thank you. If you have not yet reported, please do so before the due date noted
below.
Website:
Authentication Code:
Due Date:
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.
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,

Kimberly P. Moore
Chief, Economy-Wide Statistics Division
U.S. Census Bureau

CLASS-L2
(2-7-2017)

PAST DUE NOTICE
Our records indicate that we have not received your 2017 Economic Census Classification
Report, which is estimated to only take 10 minutes to complete. This survey is mandatory, and
requires your immediate attention.
Website:
Authentication Code:
Due Date:
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.
If you recently reported, you can verify your filing status by clicking on “Options” and then
“Filing Status.” Look for an entry under the “Date Received” column.
For assistance with completing this survey, please sign into your Census Bureau account or call
our customer help line at 1-XXX-XXX-XXXX, Monday 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.
Sincerely,

Kimberly P. Moore
Chief, Economy-Wide Statistics Division
U.S. Census Bureau

CLASS-L3
(2-7-2017)

PAST DUE NOTICE
Our records indicate that we have not received your 2017 Economic Census Classification
Report, which is estimated to only take 10 minutes to complete. Please complete the survey online
using the following information:
Website:
Authentication Code:
Due Date:
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.
If you recently reported, you can verify your filing status by clicking on “Options” and then “Filing
Status.” Look for an entry under the “Date Received” column.
YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED BY LAW and will be kept strictly CONFIDENTIAL. 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 response 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.
For assistance with completing this survey, please sign into your Census Bureau account or call our
customer help line at 1-XXX-XXX-XXXX, Monday 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.
Sincerely,

Kimberly P. Moore
Chief, Economy-Wide Statistics Division
U.S. Census Bureau

EC-L1
(02-07-2017)

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-XXX-XXX-XXXX, Monday 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.
Sincerely,

John H. Thompson
Director
U.S. Census Bureau

EC-L1
(02-07-2017)

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 in the upper right 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. 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-XXXX
U.S. Census Bureau
4600 Silver Hill Road
Room EWD-8K154
Washington, DC 20233
You may email comments to ewd.surveys@census.gov. Be sure to use “EWD Survey Comments
0607-XXXX” as the subject.

EC-L1R
(02-07-2017)

DUE DATE REMINDER
Recently, the U.S. Census Bureau mailed you a letter asking you to go online to complete the
2017 Economic Census. If you have submitted your survey in the past few weeks, thank you. If
you have not yet reported, please do so before the due date noted below.
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.
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,

Kimberly P. Moore
Chief, Economy-Wide Statistics Division
U.S. Census Bureau

EC-L2
(02-07-2017)

PAST DUE NOTICE
Our records indicate that we have not received your 2017 Economic Census. This survey is mandatory,
and requires your immediate attention.
Website:
Authentication Code:
Due Date:
Contact:

1. Sign in OR register at the website above.
2. Add your authentication code OR locate this report under “My Surveys.”
3. Report by clicking on “REPORT NOW.” You can return to your account over multiple
sessions to complete.
If you recently submitted reported, you can verify your filing status by clicking on “Options” and then
“Filing Status.” Look for an entry under the “Date Received” column.

For assistance with completing this survey, please sign into your Census Bureau account or call
our customer help line at 1-XXX-XXX-XXXX, Monday 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.
Sincerely,

Kimberly P. Moore
Chief, Economy-Wide Statistics Division
U.S. Census Bureau

EC-L2P
(11-17-2016)

PAST DUE NOTICE
Our records indicate that we have received some, but not all, of your 2017 Economic Census reports. This
survey is mandatory, and requires your immediate attention. Please read the information below on how to
verify the status of each survey, and then complete the outstanding surveys by the date noted.
Website:
Due Date:
Contact:
1.

Log in to your existing Census Bureau account.

2.

Find “2017 Economic Census” under “My Surveys.”

3.

Click “Options” and then choose “Filing Status.”

4.

Review the status of each survey. Surveys that we have received will have an entry under the “Date
Received” column. It may take up to 48 hours after the survey was submitted electronically for this
field to update.

5.

For surveys that do not have an entry under the “Date Received” column, go to the “Report Now”
button and select the outstanding survey in the list provided.

For assistance with completing this survey, please log into your Census Bureau account or call our
customer help line at 1-XXX-XXX-XXXX, Monday 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.
Sincerely,

Kimberly P. Moore
Chief, Economy-Wide Statistics Division
U.S. Census Bureau

EC-L3
(02-07-2017)

PAST DUE NOTICE
Our records indicate that we have not received your 2017 Economic Census. Please complete the survey
online using the following information:
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.

If you recently reported, you can verify your filing status by clicking on “Options” and then “Filing Status.”
Look for an entry under the “Date Received” column.
YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED BY LAW and will be kept strictly CONFIDENTIAL. 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 response 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.
For assistance with completing this survey, please sign into your Census Bureau account or call our customer
help line at 1-XXX-XXX-XXXX, Monday 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.
Sincerely,

Kimberly P. Moore

Chief, Economy-Wide Statistics Division
U.S. Census Bureau

EC-L2P
(11-17-2016)

PAST DUE NOTICE
Our records indicate that we have received some, but not all, of your 2017 Economic Census surveys.
Please read the information below on how to verify the status of each survey, and then complete the
outstanding surveys by the date noted.
Website:
Due Date:
Contact:
1.

Log in to your existing Census Bureau account.

2.

Find “2017 Economic Census” under “My Surveys.”

3.

Click “Options” and then choose “Filing Status.”

4.

Review the status of each survey. Surveys that we have received will have an entry under the “Date
Received” column. It may take up to 48 hours after the survey was submitted electronically for this
field to update.

5.

For surveys that do not have an entry under the “Date Received” column, go to the “Report Now”
button and select the outstanding survey in the list provided.

YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED BY LAW and will be kept strictly CONFIDENTIAL. 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 response 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.

For assistance with completing this survey, please log into your Census Bureau account or call our
customer help line at 1-XXX-XXX-XXXX, Monday 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.
Sincerely,

Kimberly P. Moore
Chief, Economy-Wide Statistics Division
U.S. Census Bureau