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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 1205-0245	ICR Reference No: 201508-1205-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201308-1205-003
Agency/Subagency: DOL/ETA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Benefit Accuracy Measurement Program
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 with change	Conclusion Date: 08/01/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 12/29/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2019	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2016
Responses	165,074	0	149,004
Time Burden (Hours)	535,312	0	524,749
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	165,074	149,004	16,070
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	535,312	524,749	10,563
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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The current total hour burden set forth in the ICR for both paid and denied claims is 535,312 hours with a total of 165,074 responses. The activities for the BAM remains unchanged and reflects the continued emphasis on gathering, verifying and reporting payment accuracy information as mandated by law and regulation. The revised burden from the previous submission reflects a simpler methodology used for computation and also corrects errors identified in the computation of burden.