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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 1220-0032	ICR Reference No: 201409-1220-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201407-1220-002
Agency/Subagency: DOL/BLS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Annual Refiling Survey
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: 12/04/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 11/03/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2017	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2016
Responses	959,209	0	1,605,915
Time Burden (Hours)	100,296	0	153,642
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	959,209	1,605,915	-646,706
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	100,296	153,642	-53,346
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: The decrease in total hours requested, from 153,642 to 100,296, is due to the curtailment in the QCEW program decided upon by the DOL and OMB. This curtailment, described previously, was accomplished in part by reducing the scope and frequency of the ARS. The reduction strategy was devised to have minimal impact on data quality, to maintain the ability to identify industry developments, and to preserve budget flexibility.