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OMB Control No: 3084-0097	ICR Reference No: 202404-3084-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202208-3084-001
Agency/Subagency: FTC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Telemarketing Sales Rule
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/22/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/16/2024
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2027	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2025
Responses	985,656,328	0	985,652,560
Time Burden (Hours)	1,293,350	0	1,228,050
Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,653,179	0	4,596,659

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	985,656,328	985,652,560	3,768
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,293,350	1,228,050	65,300
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,653,179	4,596,659	56,520

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

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a program change, not an adjustment. The Commission estimates an additional 3,750 annual hours and $116,138 in annual labor costs for new entrants, a one-time burden of 184,650 hours and $5,718,611 in labor costs for established entities, and an annual non-labor cost burden of $56,520. The Final Rule amendments update the TSR’s existing recordkeeping requirements so that the requirements comport with the substantial amendments to the TSR since the recordkeeping requirements were first made in 1995. The requirements are also necessary in light of the technological advancements that have made it easier and cheaper for unscrupulous telemarketers to engage in illegal telemarketing.

Annual Cost to Federal Government:

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: Patricia Hsue 202 326-3132 phsue@ftc.gov