Consumer Price Index Commodities and Services Survey

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form CADC Screens Ongoing Pricing and Test Pricing - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Form CADC Screens Outlet Rotation - State and Local Governments	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Form CADC Screens Outlet Rotation - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Form CADC Screens Ongoing Pricing - State, local Governments	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Revised Brochure.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-08-13	Available
Nonsubstantive_Change_Memo for Revised Brochure.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2012-08-13	Available
CPI CS supporting statement part b final 5-9-2011.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2011-05-09	Available
CPI_C&S_Supporting_Statement_Part_A_Final_07-28-2011.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2011-07-28	Available
cpi cs trifold 2011.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-03-15	Available
Confidentiality Brochure (June 2008)(Trifold).doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-01-12	Available
THE CODE OF THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-01-12	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
38582	Ongoing Pricing and Test Pricing - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
183493	Outlet Rotation - State and Local Governments	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
183492	Outlet Rotation - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
183490	Ongoing Pricing - State, local Governments	Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1220-0039	ICR Reference No: 201208-1220-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201101-1220-002
Agency/Subagency: DOL/BLS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Consumer Price Index Commodities and Services Survey
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/07/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/14/2012
Terms of Clearance:

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2014	07/31/2014	07/31/2014
Responses	502,958	0	502,958
Time Burden (Hours)	179,918	0	179,918
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services. Each month, BLS data collectors called economic assistants, visit or call thousands of retail stores, service establishments, rental units, and doctors' offices, all over the United States to obtain information on the prices of the thousands of items used to track and measure price changes in the CPI. The collection of price data from retail establishments is essential for the timely and accurate calculation of the commodities and services component of the CPI. The CPI is then widely used as a measure of inflation, indicator of the effectiveness of government economic policy, deflator for other economic series, and as a means of adjusting dollar values.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 29 USC Section 2, Chapter 1, Sub 1 Name of Law: Title 29 - Labor
  

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:
	76 FR 2149	01/12/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 27665	05/12/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Outlet Rotation - Private Sector	CADC Screens	CADC Screens
Ongoing Pricing - State, local Governments	CADC Screens	CADC Screens
Ongoing Pricing and Test Pricing - Private Sector	CADC Screens	CADC Screens
Outlet Rotation - State and Local Governments	CADC Screens	CADC Screens

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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	502,958	502,958	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	179,918	179,918	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	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 increase in burden reflect a BLS initiative to improve the accuracy of each published index and the overall quality of CPI data. This increase reflects a 50% increase in the sample size.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $71,509,300

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]? 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? 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: 08/14/2012

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