Business Research & Development Survey

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form BRD-1 Businessd Research & Development Survey Form	Modified
BERD_30dayFRN_published.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-09-03
attachment d - legal citations.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-08-31
BERD_supportingstatementb_081221.docx Supporting Statement B	2021-08-31
BERD_supportingstatementA_081221.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-08-31

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
216169	Businessd Research & Development Survey Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0607-0912	ICR Reference No: 202108-0607-005
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201811-0607-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/CENSUS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Business Research & Development Survey
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/08/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2022
Responses	47,500	45,000
Time Burden (Hours)	124,450	148,600
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: BRDS provides the only comprehensive R&D expense data covering all domestic non-farm businesses with at least 10 paid employees. It provides detailed statistics on global and domestic R&D expenses of U.S. based companies as well as statistics on the R&D workforce, intellectual property, and technology transfer activities. Policy officials from many Federal agencies rely on these statistics for essential information. Government policy officials who are involved in assessing the role of the Federal government in promoting economic growth use R&D statistics in their decision-making processes since R&D results affect technological and economic progress.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 1861-76
   US Code: 13 USC 8(b), 131, 182
  

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:
	86 FR 33978	06/28/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 49505	09/03/2021
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
Businessd Research & Development Survey	BRD-1	Business R&D 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	47,500	45,000	0	2,500	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	124,450	148,600	0	0	-24,150	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 change in burden is due to a thorough analysis of three years (2017-2019) of responses to the question on the form asking the length of time it took to complete the survey, as well as dozens of company debriefs conducted during the same time span.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,400,000

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: 09/08/2021

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