Attachment E - Cover Letter

2020 - 2022 Report of Organization

Attachment E - Cover Letter

OMB: 0607-0444

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Attachment E
Department of Commerce
United States Census Bureau
OMB Information Collection Request
2020-2022 Report of Organization
OMB Control Number 0607-0444
Cover Letter

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A Message from the Director, U.S. Census Bureau:
We request your participation with the 2020 Report of Organization. This survey is used to update the
Census Bureau’s list of businesses, and provides key source data for the County Business Patterns
program and other statistical series. Companies, business analysts, and trade associations use this
information in planning investments, production, and marketing.
Authentication Code:
Due Date:
1. Sign in OR register at https://portal.census.gov
2. Add your authentication code.
3. Report by clicking on “REPORT NOW.” You can return to your account over multiple sessions to
complete the survey.
YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED BY LAW and will be kept strictly CONFIDENTIAL. We estimate the time
to complete this survey varies from 30 minutes for the smallest companies to 25 hours for the largest
companies, with an average of 3 hours 31 minutes. Additional information about the authority,
confidentiality, and burden of this data collection can be found on the back of this letter.
For assistance with completing this survey, please sign into your Census Bureau account or call our
customer help line at 1-844-303-7713, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern time.
Thank you in advance for your time and participation, and for helping the U.S. Census Bureau measure
America’s people and economy.
Sincerely,
Steven D. Dillingham
Director

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OMB Number
This collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eight-digit
OMB approval number is 0607-0444 and appears in the top right corner of each reporting screen.
Without this approval, we could not conduct this survey.
Authority and Confidentiality
Title 13, United States Code, Sections 131 and 182, authorizes this collection. Sections 224 and 225
require your response. The U.S. Census Bureau is required by Section 9 of the same law to keep your
information confidential and use your responses only to produce statistics. The Census Bureau is not
permitted to publicly release your responses in a way that could identify your business, organization, or
institution. Per the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015, your data are protected from
cybersecurity risks through screening of the systems that transmit your data.
Burden Estimate Statement
We estimate the 2020 Report of Organization varies from 30 minutes for the smallest companies to 25
hours for the largest companies, with an average of 3 hours 31 minutes to complete, including the time
to review instructions, search existing data sources, gather and maintain the data needed, and complete
and review the survey.


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