West Census General Form

Form Approved
OMB No. 0596-0010
Expires [DATE]

Bureau of Business and Economic Research
Gallagher Business Building, room 231
University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812-6840
[STATE] [YEAR]
Forest Industry Data Collection System (FIDACS)
General Form
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
The objective of this survey is to collect and compile data on the sources and volumes of raw materials used by the
forest products industry in [STATE], and the volumes and types of finished wood products and mill residue
produced in the state. Your assistance is needed to make the results of the survey comprehensive, accurate and
timely.
INDIVIDUAL FACILITY DATA WILL BE HELD STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. ONLY SUMMARIZED
INFORMATION WILL BE REPORTED.
Please fill out the attached questionnaire as completely and accurately as you can. If complete records are not
available, please give us your best estimates. Some of the questions may not apply to your operation. In that case,
please proceed to the next item. We estimate that responding to this questionnaire will take approximately 51
minutes.
BBER staff will be happy to assist you in completing the survey form. If you have questions, please contact [NAME]
by phone at [PHONE NUMBER], or by email at [EMAIL ADDRESS]. If you prefer, we can email you an electronic
version of the questionnaire. A downloadable version can also be found at [WEB ADDRESS].
You may return your completed questionnaire either by mail in the enclosed postage paid return envelope, by
scanning and emailing it to [EMAIL ADDRESS], or by faxing it to (406) 243-2086. In the event that your facility is
closed or currently inactive, we would appreciate that information as well.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE!

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average [TIME] 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.

[STATE] [YEAR] FIDACS SURVEY: GENERAL FORM
Please complete a separate questionnaire for each facility.

A. Facility profile
1. Facility name:
2. Mailing address:
3. Physical address:
4. Person completing questionnaire:

Title
Phone

Name

Email

5. Type of facility (check one):
Sawmill

□ Post/pole
□ Veneer/plywood
□ House log
□ Vigas/latillas
□ Cedar products
□ Roundwood chipping
□ Other: ______________________

6. Status of facility in [YEAR]:
Active

□ Inactive

□
□ Log furniture
□ Log export
□ Firewood
□

□ Closed/dismantled

7. If facility is a sawmill, what types of major equipment do you use? (all other facilities move on to item 8, below)
Headsaw:

□ chipper/grinder

□ bandsaw
□ dry kiln

□ circle saw
□ planer

□ chipping
□ debarker

Major equipment changes since our last survey in [YEAR]:

8. What was your facility's production capacity in [YEAR]? Please estimate capacity including normal maintenance and
downtime; in other words, the amount you could produce given sufficient supplies of raw materials and firm market
demand for your products.
Shift capacity
Sawmill capacity (MBF lumber tally)
Post and pole/utility pole capacity (# of pieces)
Average piece length:
Average piece diameter:
House log capacity (thousand of lineal feet of logs)
Other capacity:

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Annual capacity

[STATE] [YEAR] FIDACS SURVEY: GENERAL FORM
9. How many days did your facility operate in [YEAR]?

# of shifts per day
# of hours per shift

10. On average, how many employees worked at your facility in [YEAR]?
Production workers, including line supervisors
Administrative and clerical workers
11. What percentage of your timber receipts for [YEAR] had the following small-end diameters?
<4"

4-7"

Minimum small-end diameter accepted:
Maximum large-end diameter accepted:

7-10"

10-24"

>24"

inches

Preferred:

inches

inches

Preferred:

inches

12. Lengths of logs used in operation in [YEAR]:
Minimum:

feet

Preferred:

feet

Maximum:

feet

Preferred:

feet

feet

Other:

Multiples of

B. Flow of raw materials in calendar year [YEAR]
1. Please indicate the species received by your facility, and the percentages of each:

Species

Percent of [YEAR]
volume received

Percent of species
dead prior to harvest

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100%

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B. Flow of raw materials in calendar year [YEAR] (continued)
2. Please indicate the volume of timber received by your facility in calendar year [YEAR]. Indicate the type of log (e.g.,
sawlog, pulpwood, veneer peeler, house log, woody biomass, fuelwood, post/pole, etc.), state and county of origin, and
ownership source (industrial private, non-industrial private, state, tribal, Bureau of Land Management, or Forest Service
[specify forest]). Report volumes in thousand board feet (MBF) Scribner, or specify other units (e.g., truckloads, tons). If
you are unsure, please provide your best estimate.
TIMBER PRODUCT
(LOG) TYPE

VOLUME

UNIT

STATE AND COUNTY
(for non-US logs, list country of origin)

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OWNERSHIP

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B. Flow of raw materials in calendar year [YEAR] (continued)
3. Your facility's raw material inventory:

Beginning [YEAR] ____________ End [YEAR] __________________

4. Did your facility ship any unprocessed timber from this 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 (MBF):
Name of receiving mill:
Location of receiving mill (county and state):
Volume of timber shipped (MBF):
Name of receiving mill:
Location of receiving mill (county and state):
Volume of timber shipped (MBF):
Name of receiving mill:
Location of receiving mill (county and state):

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[STATE] [YEAR] FIDACS SURVEY: GENERAL FORM

C. Flow of finished products in calendar year [YEAR]
1. Please indicate the volume and sales value (f.o.b. your mill) of products produced and shipped by your facility in [YEAR], and indicate the percentage of
shipments to each geographic region, using the map on the next page for reference.
----------------------------------------------- Market Areas -----------------------------------------------

Total sales value

Rocky
In-state Far West Mountain
(1)
(2)
(3)

Northcentral
(4)

South
(5)

____________ MBF

$ __________

____ %

____ %

____ %

____ %

____ % ____ %

____ %

____ %

____ %

Board and shop lumber ____________ MBF

$ __________

____ %

____ %

____ %

____ %

____ % ____ %

____ %

____ %

____ %

Timbers

____________ MBF

$ __________

____ %

____ %

____ %

____ %

____ % ____ %

____ %

____ %

____ %

Railroad ties

____________ MBF

$ __________

____ %

____ %

____ %

____ %

____ % ____ %

____ %

____ %

____ %

Plywood

____________ MSF 3/8" $ __________

____ %

____ %

____ %

____ %

____ % ____ %

____ %

____ %

____ %

Veneer

____________ MSF 3/8" $ __________

____ %

____ %

____ %

____ %

____ % ____ %

____ %

____ %

____ %

Firewood

____________ cords

$ __________

____ %

____ %

____ %

____ %

____ % ____ %

____ %

____ %

____ %

House logs/log homes

____________ lineal ft

$ __________

____ %

____ %

____ %

____ %

____ % ____ %

____ %

____ %

____ %

Utility poles

____________ pieces

$ __________

____ %

____ %

____ %

____ %

____ % ____ %

____ %

____ %

____ %

Posts and poles

____________ pieces

$ __________

____ %

____ %

____ %

____ %

____ % ____ %

____ %

____ %

____ %

Clean chips

____________ tons

$ __________

____ %

____ %

____ %

____ %

____ % ____ %

____ %

____ %

____ %

Product type
Dimension lumber

Volume

Unit

Northeast
(6)

Other
Canada Pacific Rim
countries
countries

Other: ___________________________

(

) $ __________

____ %

____ %

____ %

____ %

____ % ____ %

____ %

____ %

____ %

Other: ___________________________

(

) $ __________

____ %

____ %

____ %

____ %

____ % ____ %

____ %

____ %

____ %

Other: ___________________________

(

) $ __________

____ %

____ %

____ %

____ %

____ % ____ %

____ %

____ %

____ %

Map of the United States with market areas
Use mouse to roll over map for lists of the states included in each region

[STATE] [YEAR] FIDACS SURVEY: GENERAL FORM

C. Flow of finished products in calendar year [YEAR] (continued)
2. Please indicate the volume of mill residues produced and sold by your facility in calendar year [YEAR], residue sales in and out of state, and how the
residues were used.
------Market Area------

Residue type

Volume
produced

Volume
sold

Units

Chips
Slabs, edging and trim
not chipped

BDU

Sawdust

BDU

Planer shavings

Sales of
residue
in-state

Units

Unused

Other
uses:
_______
________

$ ________

$ ________

______ % ______ % ______ % ______ % ______ %

$ ________

$ ________

______ % ______ % ______ % ______ % ______ %

BDU

$ ________

$ ________

______ % ______ % ______ % ______ % ______ %

BDU

BDU

$ ________

$ ________

______ % ______ % ______ % ______ % ______ %

Bark

BDU

BDU

$ ________

$ ________

______ % ______ % ______ % ______ % ______ %

Other: _____________

(

)

(

)

$ ________

$ ________

______ % ______ % ______ % ______ % ______ %

Other: _____________

(

)

(

)

$ ________

$ ________

______ % ______ % ______ % ______ % ______ %

Other: _____________

(

)

(

)

$ ________

$ ________

______ % ______ % ______ % ______ % ______ %

(

BDU

Sales of
residue to
other states

Raw
Internal Sold for
material hogfuel/ hogfuel/
for pulp biomass biomass
or board energy
energy

)

(

)

3. If residues are sold out of state, please indicate state/country and volume:

Residue type

State/country

Volume

______________________ __________________ __________________
______________________ __________________ __________________
4. Finished goods inventory:
Product:
Product:
Product:

______________________ __________________ __________________
Beginning [YEAR]:
Beginning [YEAR]:
Beginning [YEAR]:

End [YEAR]:
End [YEAR]:
End [YEAR]:

Thank you for your assistance!
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