Appendix B - M3L1_23

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Office of the Director
Washington, DC 20233-0001

A Message from the Director, U.S. Census Bureau:
We request your parcipaon with the Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders
survey. The purpose of this survey is to provide broad-based monthly stascal data on current
economic condions and indicaons of future producon commitments in the manufacturing
sector. It provides some of the Naon’s most widely used, mely informaon on the
manufacturing sector of the economy.
Please use the enclosed form as a worksheet prior to reporting online. Website and login
information can be found on the front page of the form. Online reporting is easy, reduces
costs, and decreases processing times. You may elect to return the completed form instead of
responding online.
YOUR RESPONSE WILL BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. 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 call us at 301-763-4832, Monday through
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 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,

Robert L. Santos
Director
Enclosure

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OMB Number
This collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eightdigit OMB approval number is 0607-0008 and appears in the top right corner of the paper
survey form or each online reporting screen. Without this approval, we could not conduct this
survey.
Authority and Confidenality
Title 13, United States Code, Sections 131, 182, and 193, authorizes the U.S. Census Bureau to
conduct this collection and to request your voluntary assistance. The Census Bureau is required
by Section 9 of the same law to keep your informaon confidenal and use your responses
only to produce statistics. The Census Bureau is not permied 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 Esmate Statement
We esmate the Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders survey will take an average
of 20 minutes to complete. Factors such as company size, complexity, and acvity will affect
your actual time to complete the survey. This estimate includes the time to review instructions,
search existing data sources, gather and maintain the data needed, and complete and review
the survey.