Collection from businesses

CPRS-L1B

(02-06-2019)

DC

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:
We request your participation with the Construction Progress Reporting Survey. The U.S. Census Bureau
produces monthly statistics on the value of construction put in place using data obtained from owners
or builders of sampled projects. These statistics provide the only comprehensive measure of
construction activity at the national level and are used in the computation of the Gross Domestic
Product.
The enclosed form identifies and describes your project that was sampled from published sources for
inclusion in our survey. To limit cost and respondent burden, we survey only a small sample of projects.
Therefore, your cooperation in this survey is especially important.
Your initial report will ask for the start date, projected completion date, total cost estimates, and
monthly figures on the value of work done from the start of construction through the previous month.
It is particularly important that you give us your best estimate for item 5c. Thereafter, we will ask you
to report only a single figure each month for the construction value of work done, until the project is
completed.
Please use the enclosed form as a worksheet prior to reporting online. Website and login information
can be found on the front page of the form. Online reporting is easy, reduces costs, and decreases
processing times. You may elect to return the completed form in the enclosed envelope instead of
responding online. You may also submit your survey by fax (1-800-845-8245) within 7 days, even if the
project has not started.
We estimate this survey will take an average of 30 minutes to complete for the initial month of
reporting and 10 minutes for subsequent months. Information about the authority, confidentiality, and
burden of this data collection can be found on the back of this letter.
For assistance with completing this survey, please call our customer helpline at 1-800-845-8246, Monday
through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time.
Thank you in advance for your time and participation, and for helping the U.S. Census Bureau measure
America’s people, places, and economy.
Sincerely,

Steven D. Dillingham
Director
Enclosures

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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 0607-0153 and appears in the top right corner of the
paper survey form or each online reporting screen. Without this approval, we could not
conduct this survey.
Authority and Confidentiality
Title 13, United States Code, Sections 131 and 182, authorizes the U.S. Census Bureau to
conduct this collection and request your voluntary assistance. These data are subject to
provisions of Title 13, United States Code, Section 9(b), which exempts data that are
customarily provided in public records from rules of confidentiality.
Burden Estimate Statement
We estimate this survey will take an average of 30 minutes to complete for your first month
of reporting and 10 minutes for subsequent months, including the time to review instructions,
search existing data sources, gather and maintain the data needed, and complete and review
the survey.