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OMB Control No: 0607-0104	ICR Reference No: 200906-0607-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200607-0607-004
Agency/Subagency: DOC/CENSUS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MARTS)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/11/2009
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 07/14/2009
Terms of Clearance: Prior to the commencement of the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MARTS) forms distribution, the Census Bureau shall provide on its Internet site prominent links to a set of finalized survey forms, including instructions and cover letters, comparable to those provided for the 2007 Economic Census report forms. The final forms and letters shall reflect any changes in the survey year, OMB number expiration date, and Census leadership from those submitted for review. As discussed with Census Bureau staff, the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MARTS) ICR submitted for renewal in 2012 must include a plan for improving the response rate of the MARTS and a nonresponse bias analysis of the survey results.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2012	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2009
Responses	60,000	0	54,000
Time Burden (Hours)	5,000	0	4,500
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The purpose of the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey is to collect and tabulate early monthly estimates of retail and food services sales. These published estimates are widely used by government and private data users as the earliest indication of changes in retail sales in the United States. We mail/fax this survey monthly to a sample of retail firms in the United States.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 13 USC 182

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 16833	04/13/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 33990	07/14/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	60,000	54,000	6,000
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,000	4,500	500
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: We increased our estimate of the number of respondents from 4,500 to 5,000 because a sample is being redrawn. This sample will be introduced in Fall 2009. As a result the respondent burden will increase by a small amount.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,582,959

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Timothy Winters 3017637130

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