Business and Professional Classification Report

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration
U.S. Census Bureau

SQ-CLASS_R
(DRAFT)

Washington, DC 20233-0001

This is an official request from
the United States Government.
The Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval number for
this collection is 0607-0189, which
expires 9/30/2016.

Recently the U.S. Census Bureau mailed you a letter asking you to go online to complete the Business
and Professional Classification Survey (SQ-CLASS). This information is used to ensure that our country's
economic statistics account for new businesses and accurately classify business activity.
If you have already submitted your Business and Professional Classification Survey (SQ-CLASS), thank
you for your response and please disregard this letter.
If you have not responded, please complete the survey online by
by using our secure website: https://econhelp.census.gov/sqclass. Use the following User ID
and Password:
User ID:

Password:

The Census Bureau conducts this survey under the authority of Title 13 U.S.C., Sections 131, 182, and 193.
Title 13 U.S.C., Sections 224 and 225 require your response. Title 13 U.S.C., Section 9 requires that we
keep your answers strictly confidential. The information you provide may be seen only by persons sworn
to uphold the confidentiality of Census Bureau information and may be used only for statistical purposes.
Further, copies retained in your files are immune from legal process.
Thank you in advance for your time and cooperation with the Business and Professional Classification
Survey (SQ-CLASS). If you need assistance visit our website at https://econhelp.census.gov/sqclass
or call us toll free at 1-800-253-1882, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern time.
Sincerely,

Carol V. Caldwell
Chief, Economic Statistical Methods Division
U.S. Census Bureau