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assistance to certif‌i ed f‌i rms to develop

and implement recovery strategies.

For information on the EDA’s regional

off‌i ces, visit http://www.eda.gov/

AboutEDA/Regions.xml.

For further information, contact the Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce,

Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202–482–5081. Fax, 202–273–4781. Internet, http://www.eda.gov.

Economics and Statistics Administration

Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230

Phone, 202–482–3727. Internet, http://www.esa.doc.gov.

Under Secretary for Economic Affairs MARK E. DOMS

Deputy Under Secretary NANCY POTOK

Chief Economist SUSAN HELPER

Director, Bureau of the Census JOHN H. THOMPSON

Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis J. STEVEN LANDEFELD

The Economics and Statistics

Administration (ESA), headed by the

Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, has

three principal components: the Off‌i ce

of the Chief Economist, the Bureau of

the Census, and the Bureau of Economic

Analysis (BEA). ESA develops policy

options, analyzes economic developments,

manages economic data systems, and

produces a major share of U.S. economic

and demographic statistics, including the

national economic indicators. The Under

Secretary is the chief economic adviser to

the Secretary and provides leadership and

executive management of the Bureau of the

Census and BEA.

Off‌i ce of the Chief Economist

The expert economists and analysts of

the Off‌i ce of the Chief Economist analyze

domestic and international economic

developments and produce in-depth

reports, fact sheets, brief‌i ngs, and social

media postings. These tools cover policy

issues and current economic events,

as well as economic and demographic

trends. Department of Commerce and

White House policymakers rely on

these tools, as do American businesses,

State and local governments, and news

organizations around the world.

Bureau of the Census

[For the Bureau of the Census statement

of organization, see the Federal Register

of Sept. 16, 1975, 40 FR 42765]

The Bureau of the Census was

established as a permanent off‌i ce by

act of March 6, 1902 (32 Stat. 51). The

major functions of the Census Bureau are

authorized by the Constitution, which

provides that a census of population

shall be taken every 10 years, and by

laws codif‌i ed as title 13 of the United

States Code. The law also provides

that the information collected by the

Census Bureau from individual persons,

households, or establishments be kept

strictly conf‌i dential and be used only for

statistical purposes.

The Census Bureau is responsible for

the decennial censuses of population

and housing; the quinquennial censuses

of State and local governments,

manufacturers, mineral industries,

distributive trades, construction

industries, and transportation; current

surveys that provide information on many

of the subjects covered in the censuses

at monthly, quarterly, annual, or other

intervals; compilation of current statistics

on U.S. foreign trade, including data on

imports, exports, and shipping; special

censuses at the request and expense

of State and local government units;

publication of estimates and projections

of the population; publication of

current data on population and housing

characteristics; and current reports on

manufacturing, retail and wholesale

trade, services, construction, imports

and exports, State and local government