Telephone Point of Purchase Survey

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1220-0044 Supporting_Statement_Part_A 2018-2020 Final.docx Supporting Statement A	2017-11-08
Attachment F -- Nonresponse Bias Analysis 2017.docx Supplementary Document	2017-11-06
Supporting_Statement_Part_B 2018-2020.docx Supporting Statement B	2017-11-06
Attachment C--TITLE 13.docx Supplementary Document	2017-10-12
Attachment B--title29.doc Supplementary Document	2017-10-12
CPIfactsbrochure.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-04-21

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
14576	Telephone Point of Purchase Survey Other-Specifications	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1220-0044	ICR Reference No: 201710-1220-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201704-1220-003
Agency/Subagency: DOL/BLS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Telephone Point of Purchase Survey
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: 06/04/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/01/2018
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2021	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2018
Responses	29,938	0	55,571
Time Burden (Hours)	6,312	0	11,818
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of this collection is to develop and maintain a timely list of retail, wholesale, and service establishments at which people shop for specific consumer items. The information collected is used to select establishments for pricing market basket items as needed for the Consumer Price Index.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 13 USC 8 Name of Law: Department of Commerce
   US Code: 29 USC 2 Name of Law: BLS Authorizing Statutue
   PL: Pub.L. 94 - 439 14232 Name of Law: Appropriations Bill for the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare
  

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:
	82 FR 41431	08/31/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 8901	03/01/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Telephone Point of Purchase Survey

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	29,938	55,571	0	0	-25,633	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6,312	11,818	0	0	-5,506	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 estimate of 6,312 hours for this package is a decrease of 5,506 hours from the current burden. This decrease is caused by changes in the number of panel-1 respondents and the estimated average number of responses. First, the BLS decreased the target number of interviews about 30 percent since early 2015 because of increasing nonresponse. Second, the BLS projected the number of responses per respondent to increase to 3.25 when the eight panel design was fully implemented. The number of responses per respondent for this clearance package is lower (2.94) for two reasons. This clearance package estimates include the four panel design for the final three new PSUs for the CPI geographic revision that will be collected in the second quarter of 2019 through the first quarter of 2020. Because of the four panel design, the average number of responses per respondent for new PSUs is smaller than the eight panel design. Additionally, the eight panel design was implemented in the second quarter of 2015, and so the average number of responses per respondent is based on a small sample that was able to be tracked across all eight panels.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $4,500,000

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

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? 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: 03/01/2018

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