SOMA Letter

H-31(L)
(8-2020)
OMB NO. 2528-0013:
Approval Expires 08/31/2023

DC

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

The U.S. Census Bureau has undertaken for the Department of Housing and Urban
Development a survey of newly completed apartment buildings. The survey is designed
to measure the rates at which different types of apartments are rented or absorbed by
the market. Information can be found at: www.census.gov/programs-surveys/soma.html
The Survey of Market Absorption of new multifamily units is a sample survey and
conducted nationwide. Of all buildings completed in any month, up to 1,000 are selected
for the survey. The selected building(s) are indicated above. Your report to the Census is
confidential by law (Title 13, U.S. Code), and may only be seen by sworn Census
employees. Data are only released in statistical summary form, so no information about
any building could be identified.
The survey has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget and has been
given approval number 2528-0013 (expires August 31, 2023) which appears on every
survey document. Without this number, we could not conduct the survey.
We estimate that it will take an average of 30 minutes to interview at each selected
building. This includes an initial interview and up to three subsequent shorter interviews.
Interviewing may be conducted by phone or personal visit. If you have any comments
regarding this estimate or any other aspect of the survey, send them to the Associate
Director for Administration, Paperwork Reduction Project 2528-0013, U.S. Census
Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233-1500. You may also e-mail
comments to: ; use "Paperwork Project 2528-0013" as the
subject.
Your participation in this voluntary program is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,

U.S. Census Representative

census.gov

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