Collection from businesses

Attachment E

C-700-L1A
(2-2010)

DC

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. Census Bureau
Washington, DC 20233-0001
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

FROM THE DIRECTOR
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
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. The government and private
industry use these published statistics to analyze the movements and trends of this important
segment of the economy. These data also are used in the computation of the Gross Domestic Product.
The enclosed "Construction Project Report," Form C-700 or C-700(R), identifies and describes the
project that we selected for inclusion in this survey. To limit cost and respondent burden, we survey
only a small sample of projects that are identified from public records. Therefore, your cooperation in
this voluntary survey is especially important. This survey has been approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) and given an OMB approval number. This number appears in the
upper right-hand corner of the form. If this number were not displayed, we could not conduct this
survey or request your participation.
We recognize that completing any report requires some work, and we try to reduce the reporting
burden on our respondents. On the initial report, we ask for the start 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 estimates for Item 5c. We estimate that it will
take approximately 30 minutes to provide this information. Thereafter, each month we ask for only a
single figure on the value of work done in the previous month. If this number is not readily available
from your records, your best estimate is acceptable. We estimate that this will require 10 minutes of
your time. If you have any comments regarding these estimates or any other aspect of this survey,
including suggestions for reducing the burden, send them to Paperwork Project 0607-0153 (Forms
C-700 and C-700(R)), U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Rm. 3K138, Washington, DC
20233. You may e-mail comments to [email protected]; use "Paperwork Project 0607-0153" as
the subject.
We are conducting this sample survey under Title 13, United States Code, which states that your
report to the Census Bureau is confidential by law. Information provided by each respondent is
aggregated to use for statistical purposes only. Only persons sworn to uphold the confidentiality of
Census Bureau information see the responses provided in these voluntary surveys. Copies retained in
your files are immune from legal process.
Please complete and mail or fax (1–800–845–8245) the original form within 7 days,
even if the project has not started.
If you have any questions, call our toll-free number (1–800–845–8246) Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time). A supervisor may monitor the call to ensure accurate and courteous service.
For your information and use, already published construction spending data are available online at
www.census.gov/constructionspending.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,

Robert M. Groves
Enclosure

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