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OMB Control No: 3084-0157	ICR Reference No: 202605-3084-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202303-3084-001
Agency/Subagency: FTC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Regulation O
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: 09/09/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/05/2026
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, this information collection is approved.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2029	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2026
Responses	120	0	118
Time Burden (Hours)	360	0	354
Cost Burden (Dollars)	33,000	0	33,000

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	120	118	2
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	360	354	6
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	33,000	33,000	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: There are no program changes. The estimate of burden hours is adjusted upward based on slightly higher estimates of the number of MARS providers subject to the Rule (from 118 in 2023 to 120 in 2026). Staff updated the estimate of hourly wage rates for compliance officers who will perform the work associated with rule compliance based on updated rates published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $202,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

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]? Yes

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: Carole Reynolds 202 326-3230 creynolds@ftc.gov

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