Business Enterprise Research and Development Survey

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The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval number for the Business Enterprise Research and Development Survey is 0607-0912.

PAST DUE NOTICE

Our records indicate that we have not received your 2024 Business Enterprise Research and Development Survey. Please complete the survey online using the following information:

Authentication Code:

Due Date:

Account Manager:

1. Register OR sign in at https://portal.census.gov

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 the survey.

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. The U.S. Census Bureau is authorized to collect this information under Title 13, United States Code, Sections 8(b), 131, and 182, and Title 42, United States Code, Sections 1861-76 (National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended), and Section 505 within the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010. Title 13, United States Code also requires that you respond (Sections 224 and 225) and assures the confidentiality of the information you provide (Section 9). The Census Bureau is not permitted to publicly release your responses in a way that could identify your business, organization, or institution, and use your responses only to produce statistics.

For assistance with completing this survey, please sign into your Census Bureau account or call our customer help line at 1-800-416-3262, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 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 and economy.

Sincerely,

Kevin E. Deardorff

Chief, Economic Reimbursable Surveys Division

U.S. Census Bureau

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NOTICE OF FAILURE TO PROVIDE MANDATORY RESPONSE

Our records indicate that we have not received your 2024 Business Enterprise Research and Development Survey. If you have submitted your survey within the past few weeks, thank you for your participation. You may verify your filing status by logging into your account at https://portal.census.gov.

We remind you that your response is REQUIRED BY LAW. Title 13, United States Code, Sections 8(b), 131, and 182; Title 42, United States Code, Section 1861-76 (National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended); and Section 505 within the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, authorize this collection. Title 13 also requires your response (Sections 224 and 225) and requires that we keep your answers STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL (Section 9).

Although Title 13 (Section 224) and the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (18, U.S.C. 3559 and 3571) allow for possible prosecution of responsible officials and penalties up to $5,000 (and still require response), the U.S. Census Bureau prefers to work cooperatively with businesses like yours to ensure we gather and distribute reliable statistics about the U.S. economy. We ask for your help in meeting that goal, recognizing that we are relying on your valuable time and effort to comply with this request.

Online reporting is easy, with a secure account setup necessary to begin the reporting process. For assistance with meeting the mandatory filing requirement, please contact our toll-free customer help line at 1-800-416-3262, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time.

Authentication Code:

Due Date:

Account Manager:

Your timely response will save tax dollars by reducing the need for additional mailings and telephone calls. Please report within 10 days, following these steps:

1. Register OR sign in at https://portal.census.gov

2. Add your authentication code OR locate this report under “My Surveys”

3. Report by clicking on “REPORT NOW”

After reporting, we invite you to review the useful data and analysis tools available to aid and inform businesses such as yours by visiting the Census Bureau’s website at www.census.gov/programs-surveys/brds.html.

Thank you in advance for your time and participation.

Sincerely,

Nick Orsini

Associate Director for Economic Programs

U.S. Census Bureau

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval number for the Business Enterprise Research and Development Survey is 0607-0912.