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OMB Control No: 3084-0025	ICR Reference No: 202605-3084-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202212-3084-002
Agency/Subagency: FTC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: The Funeral Rule
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: 08/25/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/14/2026
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, this information collection is approved.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2029	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2026
Responses	3,567,669	0	3,944,618
Time Burden (Hours)	148,161	0	173,939
Cost Burden (Dollars)	778,177	0	858,202

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	3,567,669	3,944,618	-376,949
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	148,161	173,939	-25,778
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	778,177	858,202	-80,025

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 differences in burden estimates from the prior clearance reflect updates in the estimated number of funerals (based on newer data on the number of deaths in the U.S.) and a decrease in the estimated number of covered funeral providers (based on updated data on the National Funeral Directors Association website).

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $31,000

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]? 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: Melissa Dickey 202 326-2662 mdickey@ftc.gov

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