2017 Commodity Flow Survey

CFS-L3E
(05-04-16)

DC

Attachment A11
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration

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

A Message from the Director, U.S. Census Bureau:
The U.S. Census Bureau has selected your business to participate in the 2017 Commodity Flow Survey.
This survey is conducted every five years in partnership with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics and
provides important statistics about the movement of goods in the United States. The address and
reporting period below are the location and time frame for which the Commodity Flow Survey will be
requesting information:

Please report online using the information below and keep this letter for future reference:

Your response is required by law under Title 13 United States Code (U.S.C.), Sections 224 and 225.
Title 13 U.S.C., Section 9 also 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.
If you need assistance completing the survey, visit us online at https://econhelp.census.gov/cfs. For further
assistance, please call our customer help line at 1-800-772-7851, option “3”, Monday through Friday, 8:30
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time.
Thank you in advance for your time and cooperation, and for helping the U.S. Census Bureau measure
America’s people, places and our economy. Your response makes a difference. If you have already
submitted your survey, thank you for your response.
Sincerely,

John H. Thompson
Director
US Census Bureau

census.gov