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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 1220-0032	ICR Reference No: 201111-1220-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201006-1220-001
Agency/Subagency: DOL/BLS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Annual Refiling Survey (ARS) forms
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/03/2012
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 12/18/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2013	12/31/2013	12/31/2013
Responses	1,586,512	0	1,296,334
Time Burden (Hours)	147,564	0	128,838
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	1,586,512	1,296,334	290,178
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	147,564	128,838	18,726
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: 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.