Att H-M - C-404 Letters

C-404-L1(PS)
(12-05-2023)

DC

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Office of the Director
Washington, DC 20233-0001

The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval number for the Report
of Building or Zoning Permits Issued for
New Privately-Owned Housing Units is
0607-0094.

A Message from the Director, U.S. Census Bureau:
We are requesting your participation in completing the Form C-404, “Report of Building or
Zoning Permits Issued for New Privately-Owned Housing Units.” The informaon requested is
summary level data on the number and valuaon of residenal housing units authorized by
building or zoning permits issued by your office during calendar year 2023. If your office has
changed status (i.e. no longer requires permits or has merged with another office), please
select the appropriate change and provide the requested informaon aer logging into the
reporting system.
Please complete the online survey using the following login information:
Reference Period:
Website:
Username:
Password:
Due Date:
Online reporting is the easiest, quickest, most reliable way to respond at this time.
For assistance with completing your survey, please visit www.census.gov/permitsfaq, or call the
Survey Processing Branch at 1-800-845-8249, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 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 and economy.
Sincerely,

Robert L. Santos
Director

census.gov

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
1201 E 10th St
Jeffersonville IN 47132-0001

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

FORWARDING SERVICE REQUESTED
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Penalty for Private Use $300

C-404-L1(PS)

(12-05-2023)

PRESORTED
FIRST-CLASS MAIL
POSTAGE & FEES PAID
U.S. Census Bureau
Permit No. G-58

C-404-L2(PS)
(12-05-2023)

DC

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Washington, DC 20233-0001

The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval number for the Report
of Building or Zoning Permits Issued for
New Privately-Owned Housing Units is
0607-0094.

A Message from the U.S. Census Bureau:
We are requesting your participation in completing the Form C-404, “Report of Building or
Zoning Permits Issued for New Privately-Owned Housing Units.” Our records indicate that we
have not received data from your office for five or more months in 2023. To assist us in
compiling accurate annual statistics, we are requesng that you summarize the number and
valuaon of residenal housing units authorized by building or zoning permits issued by your
office during calendar year 2023. If your office has changed status (i.e. no longer requires
permits or has merged with another office), please select the appropriate change and provide
the requested information after logging into the reporting system.
Please complete the online survey using the following login information:
Reference Period:
Website:
Username:
Password:
Due Date:
Online reporting is the easiest, quickest, most reliable way to respond at this time.
For assistance with completing your survey, please visit www.census.gov/permitsfaq, or call the
Survey Processing Branch at 1-800-845-8249, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 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 and economy.
Sincerely,

Catherine D. Buffington
Chief, Economic Indicators Division
U.S. Census Bureau

census.gov

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
1201 E 10th St
Jeffersonville IN 47132-0001

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

FORWARDING SERVICE REQUESTED
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Penalty for Private Use $300

C-404-L2(PS)

(12-05-2023)

PRESORTED
FIRST-CLASS MAIL
POSTAGE & FEES PAID
U.S. Census Bureau
Permit No. G-58

C-404-L3(PS)
(12-05-2023)

DC

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Washington, DC 20233-0001

The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval number for the Report
of Building or Zoning Permits Issued for
New Privately-Owned Housing Units is
0607-0094.

A Message from the U.S. Census Bureau:
We are requesng your parcipaon in compleng the Building Permits Survey. Our records
indicate that for calendar year 2023, we are missing monthly data from your office for at least
one and up to four months. After logging in the online survey tool, missing months will be
indicated by the "Start" status. If your office has changed status (i.e. no longer requires permits
or has merged with another office), please select the appropriate change and provide the
requested information after logging into the reporting system.
Please complete the online survey using the following login information:
Reference Period:
Website:
Username:
Password:
Due Date:
Online reporting is the easiest, quickest, most reliable way to respond at this time.
For assistance with completing your survey, please visit www.census.gov/permitsfaq, or call the
Survey Processing Branch at 1-800-845-8249, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 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 and economy.
Sincerely,

Catherine D. Buffington
Chief, Economic Indicators Division
U.S. Census Bureau

census.gov

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
1201 E 10th St
Jeffersonville IN 47132-0001

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

FORWARDING SERVICE REQUESTED
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Penalty for Private Use $300

C-404-L3(PS)

(12-05-2023)

PRESORTED
FIRST-CLASS MAIL
POSTAGE & FEES PAID
U.S. Census Bureau
Permit No. G-58

C-404-L4
(12-05-2023)

DC

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Washington, DC 20233-0001

The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval number for the Report
of Building or Zoning Permits Issued for
New Privately-Owned Housing Units is
0607-0094.

A Message from the U.S. Census Bureau:
We are requesting your participation in completing the Form C-404, “Report of Building or Zoning
Permits Issued for New Privately-Owned Housing Units.” Earlier this year, we mailed a leer containing
your log-in information for online reporting to your municipality. At the time of this mailing, we had not
yet received your reply. We need your summary data to complete our stascs on the number and
valuation of residential housing units authorized by building or zoning permits for the 2023 calendar
year. We are enclosing a form in case the previously sent leer did not reach you or you are unable to
report online. If your office has changed status (i.e. no longer requires permits or has merged with
another office), please select the appropriate change and provide the requested information.
Website and log-in information to report online 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 by fax or mail.
The U.S. Census Bureau’s mission is to serve as the leading source of quality data about the naon’s
people and economy. It also produces estimates of construction of new housing units, the largest
component of the construction industry. We also use your data to produce populaon esmates at the
local government level. The populaon esmates are used by government agencies to allocate funding
and other resources to your local area and for various planning purposes. Data users rely on your
detailed geographic data to monitor growth and develop production and marketing strategies.
We estimate this survey will take an average of 23 minutes to complete for those that report annually.
For assistance with completing this survey, please visit www.census.gov/permitsfaq, or call the Survey
Processing Branch at 1-800-845-8249, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 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 and economy.
Sincerely,

Catherine D. Buffington
Chief, Economic Indicators Division
U.S. Census Bureau
Enclosures

census.gov

C-404-L9A
(01-04-2024)

DC

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Office of the Director
Washington, DC 20233-0001

A Message from the Director, U.S. Census Bureau:
Your office has been a valuable part of our annual survey of building or zoning permits. We appreciate your
participation and thank you for it. The monthly and annual surveys together have been publishing naonal
information on new housing units authorized since 1959. In order to ensure the quality of all of the estimates we
produce using building permit data, we periodically revise which jurisdicons are collected as part of the monthly
survey. At this time, we are requesting your jurisdiction begin reporting monthly rather than annually.
Beginning in 2024, we will be requesting your data at the beginning of each month. You should have already
received a request for 2023 annual data at the beginning of 2024 to complete 2023 reporting. Going forward, if
your monthly response is complete for the reporting year you will not be asked to complete an annual report.
The U.S. Census Bureau’s mission is to serve as the leading source of quality data about the naon’s people and
economy. It also produces monthly estimates of construction of new housing units, the largest component of the
construction industry and one of the key economic indicators for the country. We also use your data to produce
population estimates at the local government level. The populaon esmates are used by government agencies to
allocate funding and other resources to your local area and for various planning purposes. Data users rely on your
detailed geographic data to monitor growth and develop production and marketing strategies.
Please complete the online survey using the following login information:
Reference Period:
Website:
Username:
Password:
Information about the authority, confidentiality, and burden of this data collecon can be found on the back of
this letter.
For assistance with completing this survey, please visit www.census.gov/permitsfaq, or call the Survey Processing
Branch at 1-800-845-8249, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 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 and economy.
Sincerely,

Robert L. Santos
Director
census.gov

C-404-L9A
(01-04-2024)

OMB Number
This collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eight-digit OMB approval
number is 0607-0094 and appears in the top right corner of each reporting screen. Without this approval, we
could not conduct this survey.
Authority and Confidenality
Title 13, United States Code, Sections 131 and 182, authorizes the Census Bureau to conduct this collecon 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 Esmate Statement
We estimate the Building Permits Survey will take an average of 8 minutes to complete for those that report
monthly and 23 minutes to complete for those that report annually. Factors such as company size, complexity,
and activity will affect your actual time to complete the survey. This esmate includes the me to review
instructions, search existing data sources, gather and maintain the data needed, and complete and review the
survey.

C-404-L9D
(12-05-2023)

DC

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Office of the Director
Washington, DC 20233-0001

A Message from the Director, U.S. Census Bureau:
Your office has been a valuable part of our monthly survey of building or zoning permits. We appreciate
your participation and thank you for it. The monthly and annual surveys together have been publishing
national information on new housing units authorized since 1959. In order to ensure the quality of all of
the estimates we produce using building permit data and ease the burden on our respondents, we
periodically revise which jurisdictions are collected as part of the monthly survey. At this time, we are
requesting your jurisdiction begin reporting annually rather than monthly.
Beginning in 2024, we will be requesting your data at the end of each year as part of our annual survey
instead of each month. In future years, we will evaluate monthly reporng requests based on the
amount of new residential construction occurring in your jurisdiction. Jurisdicons may be added to
monthly collection if new residential construction increases. If you prefer to connue reporng monthly
rather than annually, you can request to do so by calling us at the phone number listed below.
The U.S. Census Bureau’s mission is to serve as the leading source of quality data about the naon’s
people and economy. It also produces monthly estimates of construction of new housing units, the
largest component of the construction industry and one of the key economic indicators for the country.
We also use your data to produce population estimates at the local government level. The populaon
esmates are used by government agencies to allocate funding and other resources to your local area
and for various planning purposes. Data users rely on your detailed geographic data to monitor growth
and develop production and marketing strategies.
Information about the authority, confidentiality, and burden of this data collecon can be found on the
back of this letter.
For assistance with completing this survey, please visit www.census.gov/permitsfaq, or call the Survey
Processing Branch at 1-800-845-8249, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 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 and economy.
Sincerely,

Robert L. Santos
Director

census.gov

C-404-L9D
(12-05-2023)

OMB Number
This collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eight-digit
OMB approval number is 0607-0094 and appears in the top right corner of each reporting screen.
Without this approval, we could not conduct this survey.
Authority and Confidenality
Title 13, United States Code, Sections 131 and 182, authorizes the Census Bureau to conduct this
collection and request your voluntary assistance. These data are subject to provisions of Title 13, United
States Code, Secon 9(b), which exempts data that are customarily provided in public records from
rules of confidentiality.
Burden Esmate Statement
We estimate the Building Permits Survey will take an average of 8 minutes to complete for those that
report monthly and 23 minutes to complete for those that report annually. Factors such as company
size, complexity, and activity will affect your actual time to complete the survey. This esmate includes
the time to review instructions, search existing data sources, gather and maintain the data needed, and
complete and review the survey.