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OMB Control No: 0607-1004	ICR Reference No: 202602-0607-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202503-0607-003
Agency/Subagency: DOC/CENSUS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Annual Business Survey
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 05/15/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/17/2026
Terms of Clearance: OMB approves consistent with the understanding that: 1) the Census Bureau should transmit all data collected, or documents prepared, under OMB Control Number 0607-1004 upon request to the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics; 2) the Census Bureau must consult with and obtain written approval from the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics on any future planned revisions to this ICR prior to submission to OMB; and 3) all data assets resulting from this collection must be cataloged in the agency comprehensive data inventory, consistent with the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018, OMB M-25-05, and other related policies and guidance. Within 90 days of this approval and as requested thereafter, the Census Bureau and the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics must brief OMB on the implementation of the Annual Business Survey collected in 2026 and provide an overview of any planned, proposed revisions to the Annual Business Survey collected in 2027.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2029	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2027
Responses	230,000	0	230,000
Time Burden (Hours)	295,858	0	112,367
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	230,000	230,000	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	295,858	112,367	183,491
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: The estimated time to complete for employer for-profit businesses increases from 29 minutes to 45 minutes due to expanded innovation content. R&D content formerly collected in the BERD survey will now be collected as part of ABS. The Census Bureau will no longer field the BERD survey separately.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $10,000,000

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: Emily Schondelmyer 301 763-1534

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