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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 3084-0107	ICR Reference No: 202302-3084-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202006-3084-001
Agency/Subagency: FTC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Disclosure Requirements Concerning Franchising
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: 08/29/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 07/14/2023
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2026	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2023
Responses	404,000	0	252,500
Time Burden (Hours)	22,480	0	16,750
Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,800,000	0	7,250,000

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	404,000	252,500	151,500
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	22,480	16,750	5,730
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,800,000	7,250,000	-2,450,000

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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There are no program changes. The differences in burden estimates from the prior clearance reflect (1) an increase in the number of covered entities, (2) an increase in labor costs associated with the preparation or updating of required disclosure documents, (3) an increase in printing and mailing costs, and (4) an overall decrease in non-labor costs as franchisors increasingly distribute the required disclosure documents by electronic means.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $120,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

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

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Christine Todaro 202 326-3711 ctodaro@ftc.gov