Telephone Point of Purchase Survey

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form Cell Phone Test TPOPS Cell Phone Test Form	Unchanged
Form CATI Specification Telephone Point of Purchase Survey Form	Modified
Note to Reviewer (1220-0044).docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2013-08-05
Note to Reviewer (1220-0044).docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2012-07-19
Supporting_Statement_Part_B_(1220-0044)_2011_final.docx Supporting Statement B	2011-01-31
Supporting_Statement_Part_A_(1220-0044)_2011.docx Supporting Statement A	2010-11-10
Attachment F Nonresponse bias.doc Supplementary Document	2010-09-28
Attachment B--title29.doc Supplementary Document	2010-09-28

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
194715	TPOPS Cell Phone Test Form	Unchanged
14576	Telephone Point of Purchase Survey Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1220-0044	ICR Reference No: 201308-1220-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201207-1220-002
Agency/Subagency: DOL/BLS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Telephone Point of Purchase Survey
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/14/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/07/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2014	01/31/2014	01/31/2014
Responses	63,375	0	63,375
Time Burden (Hours)	11,619	0	11,619
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: 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
   US Code: 13 USC 8 Name of Law: Department of Commerce
  

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:
	75 FR 55356	09/10/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 78269	12/15/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
TPOPS Cell Phone Test	Cell Phone Test	Cell Phone Questions
Telephone Point of Purchase Survey	TPOPS, CATI Specification	Revised Intro Specifications for Title 15 to 13 change ,   CATI Specifications

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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	63,375	63,375	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	11,619	11,619	0	0	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $4,669,000

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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: 08/07/2013

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