83-i

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT SUBMISSION
Please read the instructions before completing this form. For additional forms or assistance in completing this form, contact your
agency's Paperwork Clearance Officer. Send two copies of this form, the collection instrument to be reviewed, the Supporting
Statement, and any additional documentation to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
2. OMB CONTROL NUMBER

1. AGENCY/SUBAGENCY ORIGINATING REQUEST

Department of Commerce/Census Bureau/Economic Indicators Division
a.

0717

b. NONE

4. TYPE OF REVIEW REQUESTED (X one)

3. TYPE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION (X one)

X
a. NEW COLLECTION

X

0607

a. REGULAR SUBMISSION
b. EMERGENCY - APPROVAL REQUESTED BY:

b. REVISION OF A CURRENTLY APPROVED COLLECTION

c. DELEGATED

c. EXTENSION OF A CURRENTLY APPROVED COLLECTION
d. REINSTATEMENT, WITHOUT CHANGE, OF A PREVIOUSLY
APPROVED COLLECTION FOR WHICH APPROVAL HAS EXPIRED

5. SMALL ENTITIES
Will this information collection have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities?

e. REINSTATEMENT, WITH CHANGE, OF A PREVIOUSLY
APPROVED COLLECTION FOR WHICH APPROVAL HAS EXPIRED

YES
X NO
6. REQUESTED EXPIRATION DATE

X

f. EXISTING COLLECTION IN USE WITHOUT AN OMB CONTROL
NUMBER

a. THREE YEARS FROM APPROVAL DATE
b. OTHER:

7. TITLE

Monthly Retail Surveys (MRS)
8. AGENCY FORM NUMBER(S) (if applicable)
MRTS: SM-44(17)S, SM-44(17)SE, SM-44(17)SS, SM-44(17)B, SM-44(17)BE, SM-44(17)BS, SM-45(12)S, SM-45(12)SE, SM-45(12)SS, SM-45(12)B,
SM-45(12)BE, SM-45(12)BS, SM-72(17)S, and SM-20(17)I. MARTS: SM-44(17)A, SM-44(17)AE, SM-44(17)AS, and SM-72(17)A.
9. KEYWORDS
Economic statistics, Business and industry, Retail Trade, Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey, MRTS, MARTS, Sales, Inventories, E-Commerce

10. ABSTRACT
The Monthly Retail Surveys (MRS), comprised of the Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MRTS) and the Advanced Monthly Retail Survey (MARTS), provide estimates
of monthly retail sales, end-of-month merchandise inventories, and quarterly e-commerce sales of retailers in the United States by selected kinds of business. They
also provide monthly sales of food service establishments. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) uses this information to prepare the National Income and
Products Accounts and to benchmark the annual input-output tables. Statistics provided are used to calculate the gross domestic product (GDP).
11. AFFECTED PUBLIC (Mark primary with "P" and all others that apply with "X")
a. INDIVIDUALS OR HOUSEHOLDS

P

X

e. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

c. NOT-FOR-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS

f. STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL GOVERNMENT

a. NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS
b. TOTAL ANNUAL RESPONSES
(1) Percentage of these responses collected electronically
c. TOTAL ANNUAL HOURS REQUESTED
d. CURRENT OMB INVENTORY
e. DIFFERENCE (+, -)
EXPLANATION OF
DIFFERENCE:

12,000
144,000
68
16,799
14,427
2,372

a. TOTAL CAPITAL/STARTUP COSTS
c. TOTAL ANNUALIZED COST REQUESTED
d. CURRENT OMB INVENTORY
e. DIFFERENCE (+, -)
f.

d. AUDIT

17. STATISTICAL METHODS
Does this information collection employ
statistical methods?
X

YES

OMB FORM 83-I, 10/95

NO

EXPLANATION OF DIFFERENCE:
(2) Adustment (+, -)

2,372

16. FREQUENCY OF RECORDKEEPING OR REPORTING (X all that apply)
a. RECORDKEEPING

e. PROGRAM PLANNING
OR MANAGEMENT

c. GENERAL PURPOSE STATISTICS

0.00
0.00
0.00
0
0

b. TOTAL ANNUAL COSTS (O&M)

"P" and all others that apply with "X")
b. PROGRAM EVALUATION

c. MANDATORY

(1) Program change (+, -)

(2) Adustment (+, -)

15. PURPOSE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION (Mark primary with

X

others that apply with "X")

14. ANNUALIZED COST TO RESPONDENTS (In thousands of dollars)

(1) Program change (+, -)

a. APPLICATION FOR BENEFITS

a. VOLUNTARY

b. REQUIRED TO OBTAIN OR RETAIN BENEFITS

b. BUSINESS OR OTHER FOR-PROFIT

13. ANNUAL REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING HOUR BURDEN

f.

12. OBLIGATION TO RESPOND (Mark primary with "P" and all

d. FARMS

f. RESEARCH
g. REGULATORY OR
COMPLIANCE

X

b. THIRD PARTY DISCLOSURE

c. REPORTING:
(1) On Occasion

(2) Weekly

(4) Quarterly

(5) Semi-Annually

(7) Biennially

(8) Other (Describe)

X

(3) Monthly
(6) Annually

18. AGENCY CONTACT (Person who can best answer questions regarding the content of this
submission)
a. NAME

Rebecca DeNale

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code)

(301) 763-3113

OMB CONTROL NUMBER

0607

0717

TITLE

Monthly Retail Surveys (MRS)

19. CERTIFICATION FOR PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT SUBMISSIONS
a. PROGRAM OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION (Internal DOC Use Only)
Type name

Date

John H. Thompson, Director, U.S. Census Bureau

On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request
complies with 5 CFR 1320.9.
NOTE: The text of 5 CFR 1320.9, and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3), appear at the end of the
instructions. The certification is to be made with reference to those regulatory provisions as set forth in the
instructions.
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 (see note in Item 19 of the instructions);
(i) If applicable, it uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology; and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item below and explain the
reason in Item 18 of the Supporting Statement.

b. SENIOR OFFICIAL OR DESIGNEE CERTIFICATION
Type name

Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer
OMB FORM 83-I (BACK), 10/95

Date