Advance canvass to collect contact information

ECMU-PRE

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A Message from the U.S. Census Bureau:

We are requesting your cooperation with preparing for the 2022 Economic Census.  

In early February, your business will receive information on how to access the Economic Census.  To ensure that the survey reaches the appropriate person at your business, please provide the contact information of the person who will serve as your business’s primary survey contact by completing the form at: https://respond.census.gov/econcontact.

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YOUR RESPONSE WILL BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. Information about the authority and confidentiality can be found on the back of this letter. We estimate it should only take you 3 minutes to provide the requested contact information.

Visit us online at https://census.gov/econ for additional information on the Economic Census. For further assistance, please call our customer help line at 1-800-471-7621, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time.

Thank you in advance for your time. The U.S. Census Bureau looks forward to a successful partnership with your business.

Sincerely,

Lisa Donaldson

Chief, Economic Management Division 

U.S. Census Bureau 

OMB Number

This collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eight-digit OMB approval number is 0607-0998. Without this approval, we could not conduct this survey.

Authority and Confidentiality

Title 13, United States Code, authorizes this collection (Section 131 authorizes the 2022 Economic Census, Sections 131 and 191 authorize the Economic Census of Island Areas, and Sections 131 and 182 authorize the Report of Organization). Sections 224 and 225 require your response. The U.S. Census Bureau is required by Section 9 of Title 13 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.