Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (AWTS)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Att5 - Legal Authority for the AWTS - Title 13, United States Code.docx Supplementary Document	2020-09-10
Supporting Statement - Part B.docx Supporting Statement B	2020-09-10
Supporting Statement - Part A.docx Supporting Statement A	2020-09-10

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
37125	Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (AWTS) Other-Letters & other correspondence	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0607-0195	ICR Reference No: 202009-0607-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201911-0607-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/CENSUS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (AWTS)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/10/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/10/2020
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2023	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2021
Responses	7,743	0	8,900
Time Burden (Hours)	9,846	0	4,586
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The AWTS survey provides a continuing official measure of annual wholesale sales, purchases, e-commerce, operating expenses and year-end inventories. The survey represents merchant wholesalers (including manufacturer's sales branches and offices) and non-merchant wholesalers (agents, brokers, representatives and electronic markets), accurately measuring economic performance in the United States. The Bureau of Economic Analysis will use this information in their estimates of the gross domestic products.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 13 USC 131 and 182 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:
	85 FR 34174	06/03/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 55820	09/10/2020
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
Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (AWTS)	selected screenshots, SA-42A, SA-42A-AGBR, SA-42A-MSBO	selected screenshots ,   ANNUAL WHOLESALE TRADE SURVEY WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS ,   ANNUAL WHOLESALE TRADE SURVEY AGENTS, BROKERS, REPRESENTATIVES, AND ELECTRONIC MARKETS ,   ANNUAL WHOLESALE TRADE SURVEY MANUFACTURERS' SALES BRANCHES AND OFFICES

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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	7,743	8,900	0	-1,157	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	9,846	4,586	0	5,260	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: This increase of 5,260 hours is the result of the variability of the items presented in the questionnaires across survey years. Specifically, as outlined in the Necessity of the Information Collection section, the AWTS will collect detailed operating expenses and sales tax information in survey year 2022. (These items are only collected in survey years ending in “2” and “7”.)

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,900,000

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? No

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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: 09/10/2020

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