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OMB Control No: 0607-0152	ICR Reference No: 202601-0607-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202309-0607-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/CENSUS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Automated Export System (AES) 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 without change	Conclusion Date: 05/27/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/27/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2029	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2026
Responses	16,768,118	0	17,025,219
Time Burden (Hours)	838,406	0	851,261
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,020,268	0	1,035,912

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Automated Export System (AES) Program	AES Certification Statements, AES Record Formats, AES Letter of Intent, ACE Exporter Account Application and Quick Guide	, , ,

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	16,768,118	17,025,219	0	-257,101
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	838,406	851,261	0	-12,855
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,020,268	1,035,912	-15,644	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 Census Bureau performed an analysis of the AES records submitted from 2022 to 2024, the most complete dataset available for this period. The analysis showed a downward trend in the number of AES records submitted during that timeframe. Therefore, we have adjusted the burden hours downward from 851,261 in 2022 to 838,406 in 2024.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,700,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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: Kiesha Downs 301 763-7079

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