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Bureau of Business and Economic Research	OMB No. 0596-0010
Gallagher Business Building, Room 231	Expires  XX-XX-XXXX
The University of Montana
Missoula, Montana 59812-6840



   
(STATE) (YEAR)—Pulp and Board, Biomass and Other Mills 

Forest Industries Data Collection System



GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS


	The objective of this survey is to collect and compile basic data on the source and volume of raw materials used by the forest products industry in (STATE) and the volumes and types of finished wood products produced in the state. Figures from individual firms will be held strictly confidential. Only summarized data for the industry and for geographic areas will be made available.  This report is authorized by Public Law 98‑378. While you are not required to respond, your cooperation is needed to make the results of this study comprehensive, accurate, and timely.

	Please fill out the attached questionnaire as completely and accurately as you can.  Some of the items may not apply to your firm's operations. In that case, please proceed to the next item.

	If you have questions concerning the completion of this questionnaire, please call toll free to Todd Morgan or ____________, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, 1-877-700-2237, for assistance.  

	When you have completed the questionnaire, please mail the questionnaire in the enclosed postage‑paid reply envelope to the Bureau of Business and Economic Research, or fax to (406) 243-2086.

	Thank you for your cooperation and assistance.  You will be mailed a report when it is complete.




Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 50 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Department of Agriculture, Clearance Officer, OIRM, Room 404-W. Washington, DC 20250; and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (OMB# 0596-0010), Washington, DC 20503.

I.  Plant Profile
	Please complete a separate questionnaire for each plant

A.	Plant name _____________________________________________________________

B.	Mailing address _________________________________________________________

                                         _________________________________________________________

C.	Location (if different from mailing address above)

	   Street address _________________________________________________________

	   City or town   _____________________________  	County _________________

D.	Name of person completing questionnaire ____________________________________

	Title _________________________________ Telephone ________________________
	
	Email _________________________________


    E. Type of plant (check one): ___ Pulp/paper   ___ Particleboard   ___ Medium Density Fiber Board  ____Biomass Energy
 
___ Chipping Mill  ____Bark Products   ____Other (specify type)______________________


F. 	What year did your facility open? ____________________________________

	Status of facility in (YEAR):   _____ Active     _____ Inactive     _____ Closed (dismantled)


G.	Shift and annual production capacity of your mill in (YEAR) -- estimate capacity after considering normal maintenance and down time -- in other words, the amount you could have produced if you had sufficient supplies of raw materials and firm market demand for your products. 

	                                                                             	   Shift              	  	  Annual  
                                                                                             	Capacity                       	 Capacity
	
	Production capacity (specify units):	            ____________              ____­________
  
	Other capacity: (specify units):                              ___________              ___________                
                                              

H.	How many days did your facility operate in (YEAR) _____________ # of shifts / day ______


I. 	Hours per shift ________________________ 


J.	On average, how many employees worked at your facility in (YEAR)

		Production workers including line supervisors  ___________

     		Administrative and clerical workers      ___________ 





-----------------------If you do not process timber in roundwood form skip to Question II F--------------------------------	



K.	For your timber receipts for (YEAR), percentage of volume from logs that had a small-end diameter of:

		_______% < 4 inches 		_______% 4 to 7 inches		_______% 7 to 10 inches	

		_______% 10 to 24 inches	_______% > 24 inches	

		Minimum small-end diameter accepted:   __________inches; preferred: ___________inches 
	
		Maximum large-end diameter accepted:  __________inches; preferred: ___________inches


L.	Lengths of logs used in operation:

		Minimum  _______feet			

		Preferred   _______feet			

		Maximum _______feet
 
		Multiples of: _____feet	

		Other ________________________________________________________________________
		          




II. Flow of Raw Materials in Calendar (YEAR)

A.	Please indicate the volume of timber received by your mill in calendar year (YEAR).  Indicate the product
	type (sawlog, pulpwood, etc.), state and county of origin, and ownership source (industrial 
	private, non-industrial private, state, tribal, Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service: specify forest). Timber
	receipts from the same county and ownership source may be combined.  Report volumes in thousand 
board feet Scribner (MBF), or if other units are used, please specify units of measure. This is for timber in round form and not other raw material received. 

	
*If your operation did not receive any roundwood raw material go to part IIF 

	
Product Type
Volume
State and County
(for non-U.S. logs list country of origin)
Ownership




















































































    B. Indicate the species and percentages of each species received.

		  Percent of		        Percent of species
Species				(YEAR) receipts		      that was standing dead

____________________		___________%			__________%
____________________		___________%			__________%
____________________		___________%			__________%
____________________		___________%			__________%
____________________		___________%			__________%
____________________		___________%			__________%
____________________		___________%			__________%
____________________		___________%			__________%
____________________		___________%			__________%
____________________		___________%			__________%
____________________		___________%			__________%
____________________		___________%			__________%
____________________		___________%			__________%
____________________		___________%			__________%
____________________		___________%			__________%
    100 %



C.	Raw material inventory: Beginning (YEAR) _____________    End (YEAR) ______________



D.	Did your firm ship any unprocessed timber from this mill location to another facility in (YEAR)?  If so, please indicate the volume shipped and the county and state where the timber was shipped.
	
	Volume of timber shipped ____ ____________ County and state of receiving mill __________________ 

	Receiving Mill________________________________________________________________________


	Volume of timber shipped ____ ____________ County and state of receiving mill __________________  

	Receiving Mill________________________________________________________________________


II. Flow of Raw Materials in Calendar (YEAR) (continued)


F.	Please indicate the raw material type (chips, sawdust, shavings, bark, recycled) NOT ROUNDWOOD received 	for manufacture of product, the volume received (specify units – green tons, dry tons, BDU, cubic yards, etc.) 	and the state or country (if from outside the U.S.)
	
Raw material Type
Volume (specify units)
State or Country (if outside the U.S.)




















































G.	Please indicate the raw material type (chips, sawdust, shavings, bark, recycled) NOT ROUNDWOOD received 	for fuel, the volume received (specify units) and the state or country (if from outside the U.S.)
	
Fuel material Type
Volume (specify units)
State or Country (if outside the U.S.)



























    III.  Flow of Finished Products in (YEAR)
    A.  Please indicate the volume and sales value (f.o.b. your mill) of products produced and shipped by your mill in (YEAR), and indicate the percentage of shipments to each geographic region, using the map on the next page for reference.




--------------------------------------------------------------- Market Areas ---------------------------------------------------

    Product Type


Volume & units
Total Sales
Value

In State
Far
West
Rocky
Mountain
North-
Central

South
North-
east

Canada
Pacific Rim
Countries

Other Countries
Pulp/paper
______________
$ __________
____%
____%
_____%
____%
____%
____%
____%
_____%
_____%
Particleboard/MDF
______________
$ __________
____%
____%
_____%
____%
____%
____%
____%
_____%
_____%
Electricity
______________
$ __________
____%
____%
_____%
____%
____%
____%
____%
_____%
_____%
Clean chips
______________
$ __________
____%
____%
_____%
____%
____%
____%
____%
_____%
_____%
Thermal energy
______________
$ __________
____%
____%
_____%
____%
____%
____%
____%
_____%
_____%
Decorative bark
______________
$ __________
____%
____%
_____%
____%
____%
____%
____%
_____%
_____%
Mulch
______________
$ __________
____%
____%
_____%
____%
____%
____%
____%
_____%
_____%
Wood pellets
______________
$ __________
____%
____%
_____%
____%
____%
____%
____%
_____%
_____%
Shavings
______________
$ __________
____%
____%
_____%
____%
____%
____%
____%
_____%
_____%
Other___________
______________
$ __________
____%
____%
_____%
____%
____%
____%
____%
_____%
_____%

Other______________________
______________
$ __________
____%
____%
_____%
____%
____%
____%
____%
____%
_____%
 


(Map varies by state)

    III.  Flow of Finished Products in (YEAR) (continued)

    B.  Please indicate the volume of mill residues produced and sold by your facility in (YEAR), residue sales in and out of state, and how the residue was used .





--------- Market Area --------
---------------- Indicate How Residue Was Used (please account for 100 percent of volume produced) ---------------------


 Product Type

Volume
Produced

Volume
Sold

Sales of Residue in
Mill’s state

Sales of
Residue in
Other States
Raw Material for Pulp or Board

Internal Hogfuel/BiomassEnergy

Sold for Hogfuel/BiomassEnergy/Firewood


Unused

 Other Use
Specify__________
Chips
_______ BDUs
_______ BDUs
$ _________
$ _________
____%
____%
____%
____%
____%
Slabs, edging, & trim not chipped

_______ (       )

_______ (       )

$ _________

$ _________

____%

____%



____%



____%

____%
Sawdust
_______ BDUs
_______ BDUs
$ _________
$ _________
____%
____%
____%
____%
____%
Planer Shavings
_______ BDUs
_______ BDUs
$ _________
$ _________
____%
____%
____%
____%
____%
Bark
_______ BDUs
_______ BDUs
$ _________
$ _________
____%
____%
____%
____%
____%
Other ___________
_______ _____
_______ _____
$ _________
$ _________
____%
____%
____%
____%
____%
Other ___________
_______ _____
_______ _____
$ _________
$ _________
____%
____%
____%
____%
____%
Other ___________
_______ _____
_______ _____
$ _________
$ _________
____%
____%
____%
____%
____%

If residue is sold out-of-state, please indicate states/country and volume:  			Residue Type		State/Country		Volume

											 							

																		
C.	Finished goods inventory:												
																		
	Product ________________   Beginning (YEAR) ______   End (YEAR) ______			

	Product ________________   Beginning (YEAR) ______   End (YEAR) ______

	Product ________________   Beginning (YEAR) ______   End (YEAR) ______


Thank you for your cooperation.