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A Message from the U.S. Census Bureau:
We request your cooperation with the 2018 Report of Organization and the 2018 Annual Survey of
Manufactures. The Report of Organization is used to update the Census Bureau’s list of businesses, and
provides key source data for the County Business Patterns program and other statistical series.
Companies, business analysts, and trade associations use this information in planning investments,
production, and marketing. The Annual Survey of Manufactures is used to collect key data about the
manufacturing sector of the nation’s economy. These data are used to develop accurate estimates of
domestic output and productivity, and they serve as a valuable resource for making sound decisions on
economic trade policies.
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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 these surveys.
YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED BY LAW and will be kept strictly CONFIDENTIAL. We estimate the time
to complete the Report of Organization varies from 30 minutes for the smallest companies to 25 hours
for the largest companies, with an average of 3 hours 31 minutes. We estimate the time to complete
the Annual Survey of Manufactures to be 4 hours. Additional information about the authority,
confidentiality, and burden of this data collection can be found on the back of this letter.
For assistance with completing these surveys, please sign into your Census Bureau account or call our
customer help line at 1‐844‐303‐7713, 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,
Ron S. Jarmin
Performing the Non‐Exclusive Functions
and Duties of the Director
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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 for the Report of Organization is 0607‐0444, and for the Annual Survey of
Manufactures is 0607‐0449. These numbers appear in the top right corner of each reporting screen.
Without these approvals, we could not conduct these surveys.
Authority and Confidentiality
Title 13, United States Code, Sections 131 and 182, authorizes these collections. Sections 224 and 225
require your response. The U.S. Census Bureau is required by Section 9 of the same law to keep your
information confidential and 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 the time to complete the Report of Organization varies from 30 minutes for the smallest
companies to 25 hours for the largest companies, with an average of 3 hours 31 minutes, including the
time to review instructions, search existing data sources, gather and maintain the data needed, and
complete and review the survey. We estimate the time to complete the Annual Survey of Manufactures
to be 4 hours, including the time to review instructions, search existing data sources, gather and
maintain the data needed, and complete and review the survey.
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File Modified | 2018-07-25 |
File Created | 2018-07-25 |