2007 Survey of Business Owners and Self-Employed Persons (SBO)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form SBO-1 Collection from Tribal Governments	Form	New	Available
Form SBO-1 Collection from Businesses	Form	New	Available
Supporting Statement Part B.doc	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2007-09-13	Available
0607.NEW.SBO.suppstmt.101707.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2007-10-18	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
181970	Collection from Tribal Governments	Form	New
181967	Collection from Businesses	Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0607-0943	ICR Reference No: 200709-0607-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOC/CENSUS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 2007 Survey of Business Owners and Self-Employed Persons (SBO)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/18/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/18/2007
Terms of Clearance: Prior to the commencement of the 2007 Survey of Business Owners and Self-Employed Persons (SBO) form mailings, the Census Bureau shall provide on its Internet site prominent links to a set of finalized SBO report forms, including instructions, the initial cover letters, and Questions and Answers Regarding the 2007 Survey Of Business Owners and Self-Employed Persons, comparable to those provided for the 2002 Economic Census report forms.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2010	36 Months From Approved
Responses	1,200,000	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	240,000	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Census Bureau plans to conduct the 2007 Survey of Business Owners and Self-Employed Persons (SBO). In the SBO, businesses are asked several questions about their business as well as several questions about the gender, Hispanic or Latino origin, and race of the principal owner(s). This survey provides the only comprehensive, regularly collected source of information on selected economic and demographic characteristics for businesses and business owners by gender, Hispanic or Latino origin, and race. The survey is conducted as part of the Economic Census program which is required by law to be taken every 5 years under Title 13 of the United States Code, Sections 131, 193, and 224.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 13 USC 131, 193, 224 Name of Law: null
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 28950	05/23/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 58806	10/17/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Collection from Businesses	SBO-1	2007 Survey of Business Owners & Self-Employed Persons
Collection from Tribal Governments	SBO-1	2007 Survey of Business Owners & Self-Employed Persons

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,200,000	0	0	1,200,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	240,000	0	0	240,000	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	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 increase in reporting burden is due to the fact that this information collection is being submitted as new.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government:

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 10/18/2007

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