New Construction Program

D-1747
(6-2009)

DC

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration

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

The U.S. Census Bureau invites your government to participate in the 2010 Census New
Construction program. The New Construction program provides an opportunity for officials of
local governments to submit a list of city-style addresses for housing units for which basic
construction began during or after March 2009 and completion is expected by Census Day,
April 1, 2010. The Census Bureau, using the participant supplied addresses, will visit and
attempt to enumerate each newly constructed housing unit that has been identified as missing
from our list.
The Census Bureau will have updated its address list through a field canvass in your
jurisdiction in the spring/summer of 2009; the purpose of the New Construction program is to
account for new housing units built after our field canvass was completed. The New
Construction program is offered only to local and tribal jurisdictions that contain blocks where
the Census Bureau plans to mail the 2010 Census questionnaires to the housing units. In
other areas, Census Bureau enumerators will hand deliver questionnaires to all housing units
in each block and record addresses for any new housing units.
The accuracy of the address list is critical to the census enumeration. Through participation in
the New Construction program, your knowledge can help assure that we achieve complete
coverage in our enumeration of your jurisdiction.
The enclosed 2010 Census New Construction Program flyer provides further information that
may assist you in deciding whether to participate in this program. Also enclosed is a New
Construction program Registration Form.
If your government chooses to participate, please do the following:
1) Review the enclosed information about the program;
2) Designate a New Construction program liason;
3) Complete, sign, and return the Registration Form to the Census Bureau.
The registration form must be completed and received by the Census Bureau by October 8,
2009. The Census Bureau will begin shipping New Construction materials to registered
participants beginning in November 2009. If you decide to participate your New Construction
submission must be received no later than 45 calendar days after you receive your New
Construction materials. Address submissions will only be accepted in electronic format.
Program materials will include a choice of shapefiles or PDF maps for reference only. The
New Construction program will not accept map updates.
Please continue with letter on reverse.

USCENSUSBUREAU
Helping You Make Informed Decisions

www.census.gov

Please return the enclosed form to the Census Bureau as soon as possible in the enclosed
FedEx prepaid envelope. If you have any questions regarding the New Construction program,
please contact your Census Bureau Regional Census Center by telephone at 1-866-511-5822
or via e-mail at
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Sincerely,

Thomas Mesenbourg
Acting Director
Enclosures
2010 New Construction Program flyer (D-1745)
2010 New Construction Registration Form (D-1746)
FedEx prepaid envelope
cc:

D-1747 (6-2009)