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APPENDIX
B
Selected Statistical Agencies and Programs
MAJOR FEDERAL STATISTICAL AGENCIES
Below are brief descriptions of the origins of major federal statistical agen-
cies, in order from the oldest to the newest agency. Sources are Duncan and
Shelton (1978) and Norwood (1995~. Table B-1 shows fiscal 1997 budgets for
each agency.
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), U.S. Department
of Agriculture
Patent Office began collecting agricultural statistics in 1840; statistical re-
search and analysis provided for in the Department of Agriculture in 1862; inde-
pendent statistical agency created in the Department of Agriculture in 1961.
Statistics of Income (SOI) Program, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Statistical Bureau created by law in 1866; made part of the new Department
of Commerce and Labor in 1903; made part of the Department of the Treasury in
1913; merged with Compliance Research in 1996.
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), U.S. Department
of Education
Statistics on condition and progress of education established by law 1867;
became part of the new Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in 1953;
made part of the new Department of Education in 1979 with broadened role.
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SELECTED STATISTICAL AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS
TABLE B-1 Fiscal 1997 Budget Amounts (Estimated) for Major
Federal Statistical Agencies
Agency
Fiscal 1997 Budget
(millions of dollars)
Bureau of the Census
Current programs
Periodic programs (censuses)
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Energy Information Administration
National Agricultural Statistics Service
National Center for Education Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics
Statistics of Income, Internal Revenue Service
145.0
210.5
40.9
21.4
360.8
24.8
70.9
100.2
82.6
86.0
24.7
NOTE: Funding levels shown for NCES and BJS do not include salaries and
expenses from other departmental sources.
SOURCE: Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics (1997:8).
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. Department of Labor
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Created as Bureau of Labor in Department of the Interior by law in 1884;
became an independent agency that acted as a department of labor without execu-
tive rank; became a bureau in the new Department of Commerce and Labor in
1903; became part of the new Department of Labor in 1913.
Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce
Decennial census required by Constitution beginning in 1790; became a per-
manent bureau with an expanded mission in 1903 in the new Department of Com-
merce and Labor; made part of the new Department of Commerce in 1913.
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services
Health data a concern of Public Health Service as early as 1912; made part of
the new Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in 1953; made part of the
new Department of Health and Human Services in 1979.
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), U.S. Department of Commerce
Created as the Office of Business Economics in the Department of Com-
merce in 1953.
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Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. Department of Energy
Created by law in 1977 in the new Department of Energy, which consoli-
dated energy-related activities.
Bureau of,Iustice Statistics (B,IS), U.S. Department of,Iustice
The direct antecedent of BJS was the Law Enforcement Assistance Adminis-
tration; BJS created by the Justice System Improvement Act of 1979.
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), U.S. Department
of Transportation
Created by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
MODAL ADMINISTRATIONS AND STATISTICAL UNITS IN USDOT
Below is information about the modal administrations in USDOT (in alpha-
betical order) on total fiscal 1997 appropriated budget and the estimated 1997
budget and 1996 number of full-time-equivalent (FTE) staff for major statistical
units within each modal administration. Most statistical units have assistance
from contractor staff who supplement their own staff; for example, BTS has an
estimated 52 contract employees, not including Census Bureau staff who work on
the Commodity Flow Survey and the American Travel Survey; the Safety Data
Services Division of the Federal Aviation Administration has an estimated 28
contract employees; and the National Center for Statistics and Analysis of the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has an estimated 12 contract
employees. Budget information (obligations) for the modal administrations is
from Executive Office of the President (1997a); information on programs, bud-
get, and staffing of major statistical units is from interviews with agency staff in
fall 1996.
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Total FY 1997 Budget:
1996 FTE Staffing:
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
$25 million
37 federal employees
Total FY 1997 Budget: $8.6 billion
Major Statistical Unit:
Safety Data Services Division; includes National Aviation Safety Data
Analysis Center, which publishes quarterly indicators; 12 federal employ-
ees; FY 1997 budget of $4 million.
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SELECTED STATISTICAL AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Total FY 1997 Budget: $20.6 billion
Major Statistical Unit:
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Office of Highway Information Management; operates Highway Perfor-
mance Monitoring System and General Highway Statistics Program; 35
federal employees; FY 1997 budget of $33 million.
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Total FY 1997 Budget: $1.2 billion
Major Statistical Programs:
FY 1997 budget of $1.5 million; no separate statistical units.
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
Total FY 1997 Budget: $5.5 billion
Major Statistical Unit:
Part of Office of Program Guidance and Support operates the National
Transit Data Base; 4 federal employees; FY 1997 budget of $2 million.
Maritime Administration (MARAD)
Total FY 1997 Budget: $284 million
Major Statistical Unit:
Office of Statistical and Economic Analysis; 20 federal employees;
FY 1997 budget of $1.6 million.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Total FY 1997 Budget: $300 million
Major Statistical Unit:
National Center for Statistics and Analysis; operates the Fatal Accident
Reporting System and National Accident Sampling System; 40 federal
employees; FY 1997 budget of $27 million.
Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA)
Total FY 1997 Budget: $271 million
Major Statistical Programs:
FY 1997 budget of $3 million; no separate statistical units.
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC)
Total FY 1997 Budget:
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Total FY 1997 Budget:
$12 million; limited statistical activities.
$3.9 billion; limited statistical activities.
Representative terms from entire chapter:
statistical agencies
