Annual Integrated Economic Survey

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 2025 AIES Content 2025 AIES Content	Form	Modified	Available
Form Electronic Instrum Electronic Instrument Selected Screenshots for the 2025 AIES	Form	Modified	Available
AIES Communications F&R_Approved.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-03-27	Repair queued
NonSub Justification_2026.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2026-03-27	Repair queued
Attachment M - 30-Day Notice Comments Received.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-03-17	Available
Attachment K - E-Commerce Exploratory Interviews for AIES.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-01-05	Repair queued
Attachment J - AIES Content Selection Tool Usability Testing.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-01-05	Available
Attachment I - 2023 AIES Nonresponse Debriefings.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-01-05	Available
Attachment H - Debriefing Interviews for the 2023 AIES.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-01-05	Repair queued
Attachment G - Consultations with Key Federal Stakeholders.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-01-05	Available
Attachment F - Content Changes Between the 2024 and 2025 AIES.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-03-17	Repair queued
Attachment B - 2025 AIES Sample Size and Burden Estimates.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-03-17	Repair queued
Attachment A - Legal Citation - Title 13 U.S.C.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-10-25	Repair queued
AIES Supporting Statement B.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2026-03-17	Available
AIES Supporting Statement A.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-03-17	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
259383	Annual Integrated Economic Survey	Form	Modified	2025 AIES Content
259383	Annual Integrated Economic Survey	Form	Modified	Electronic Instrument Selected Screenshots for the 2025 AIES
259383	Annual Integrated Economic Survey	Other-Letters and Emails	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0607-1024	ICR Reference No: 202603-0607-006
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202601-0607-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/CENSUS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Annual Integrated Economic Survey
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 03/30/2026

table that charts list comparision

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2029	03/31/2029
Responses	358,750	305,340
Time Burden (Hours)	807,188	687,015
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

---

Abstract: Since survey year 2023 (collected in calendar year 2024), the Census Bureau has conducted the AIES on an annual basis. The AIES was created to integrate seven annual business surveys into one comprehensive survey. It was designed to combine Census Bureau collections to reduce respondent burden and increase data quality. The AIES provides the only comprehensive national and subnational data on business revenues and expenses on an annual basis. The survey covers domestic, nonfarm employer businesses with operations during the survey year. Data users of the AIES estimates include, but are not limited to, private businesses, educators and students, economic researchers, trade and professional organizations, and other federal agencies

---

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 13 USC 131 and 182
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

---

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

---

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 40814	08/21/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 2330	01/20/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

---

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

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Annual Integrated Economic Survey	Electronic Instrument Selected Screenshots for , 2025 AIES Content	Electronic Instrument Selected Screenshots for the 2025 AIES ,   2025 AIES Content

---

ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list 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	358,750	305,340	0	53,410	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	807,188	687,015	0	120,173	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: The 2025 AIES burden hours (807,188) are slightly higher than the 2024 AIES burden hours (784,950). However, the average time to complete the survey decreased when comparing the 2025 AIES to the 2024 AIES. A primary objective of the agency is to reduce the burden imposed on individual respondents while maintaining the statistical quality of our data products. The new modular, subsampled content strategy introduced for survey year 2025 achieves that goal. Specifically, the average time to complete the 2025 AIES is estimated to be 2 hours and 15 minutes, a 12 percent reduction compared to the 2024 AIES (2 hours and 34 minutes). The 2024 AIES sample was larger than the 2025 AIES sample. However, some 2024 sampled cases did not actually receive the survey (i.e., “non-mailed companies”), as was explained in the 2024 AIES Information Collection Review (ICR) request. Because of the introduction of the modular, subsampled content strategy, having “non-mailed companies” was not an option during survey year 2025. Thus, the number of 2025 AIES respondents (358,750) is higher than the number of companies that actually received the 2024 AIES (305,340). This caused the increase in total burden hours when comparing the 2025 AIES against the 2024 AIES. Moving forward, the Census Bureau plans on investigating if it is possible to reintroduce the concept of “non-mailed companies” while using a modular, subsampled content strategy to reduce respondent burden.

---

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $31,000,000

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

---

Common Form ICR:  No

---

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: 03/30/2026

---