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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 1220-0032	ICR Reference No: 201006-1220-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200902-1220-004
Agency/Subagency: DOL/BLS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Annual Refiling Survey (ARS) forms
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 12/20/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 10/06/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2013	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2010
Responses	1,296,334	0	1,431,815
Time Burden (Hours)	128,838	0	144,114
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	1,296,334	1,431,815	-135,481
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	128,838	144,114	-15,276
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: While there are no changes to the information collection instruments, the decrease in total hours requested is due to no longer mailing ARS forms to establishments with 2 or fewer employees for the past 12 months. In addition, an increased number of selected large employers are reviewed centrally rather than by mailing them ARS forms.