Annual Retail Trade Survey

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Attachment 5 Title 13, United States Code.docx Supplementary Document	2020-10-13
III.B SUPPORTING STATEMENT PART B.docx Supporting Statement B	2020-10-13
III.A SUPPORTING STATEMENT PART A.docx Supporting Statement A	2020-10-13

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
3329	Annual Retail Trade Survey Other-Respondent Letters	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0607-0013	ICR Reference No: 202010-0607-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201911-0607-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/CENSUS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Annual Retail Trade Survey
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/14/2020

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2021
Responses	17,297	20,067
Time Burden (Hours)	25,035	30,531
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Annual Retail Trade Survey provides the only continuing official measure of annual sales, purchases, end-of-year inventories, sales/inventory ratios, and accounts receivable balances for the retail sector. The sales and inventories estimates are used as benchmarks for the monthly series. These data, along with purchases, are also used by the Bureau of Economic Analysis in the computation of the GDP. The accounts receivable balances are used by the Federal Reserve Board. Private businesses use the estimates in computing business activity indexes for market research, product development, and business planning to gauge the current trends of the economy. Responses are a sample of retail establishments in the U.S.

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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 40199	07/06/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 64442	10/13/2020
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 Retail Trade Survey	Select Screens from Electronic Instrument, SA-44D, SA-44T	Select Screens from Electronic Instrument ,   Annual Retail Trade Survey ,   Annual Retail Trade Survey

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	17,297	20,067	0	-2,770	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	25,035	30,531	0	-5,496	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The burden hour estimate is 5,496 hours less than the previously approved ARTS. This decrease is due to declines in the current sample from 20,067 respondents to 17,297 respondents for this submission. Mergers, acquisitions, other consolidations and market changes due to shifts from traditional brick and mortar shopping to e-commerce has led to significant declines in the number of reporting units in the current ARTS sample.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,600,000

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: 10/14/2020

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