Report of Building or Zoning Permits Issued for New Privately-Owned Housing Units

C-404-L4
(12-2017)

DC

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

Toll Free FAX Number
1–877–273–9501

We are requesting your cooperation with the Form C-404, “Report
of Building or Zoning Permits Issued for New Privately-Owned
Housing Units.” Earlier this year, we mailed this form to your
municipality. At the time of this mailing, we had not yet received
your reply. We need your summary data to complete our statistics
on the number and valuation of residential housing units
authorized by building or zoning permits for the 2017 calendar
year. We are enclosing another form in case the one sent
previously did not reach you.
If your office has changed status, such as no longer requiring
permits or if your office has merged with another office, please
select the appropriate change and provide the requested
information.

Toll Free Telephone Number
1–800–845–8244

Respondent FAQ web site:
www.census.gov/permitsfaq

This survey produces estimates of construction of new housing
units, the largest component of the construction industry. We also
use your data to produce population estimates at the local
government level. The population estimates are used by
government agencies to allocate funding and other resources to
your local area and for various planning purposes. Data users
rely on your detailed geographic data to monitor growth and
develop production and marketing strategies. Therefore, your
cooperation in this survey is especially important.
We estimate this survey to take an average of 8 minutes to
complete for those that report monthly and 23 minutes to
complete for those that report annually, including the time for
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering
and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing
the collection of information. Information about the authority,
confidentiality, and burden of this data collection can be found on
the back of the form.
For assistance with completing this survey, please call the
Residential Construction Branch at 1–800–845–8244, Monday
through Friday, 8:00 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 economy. Your response makes a difference.
Enclosures

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