Report of Acreage

OMB Control No: 0560-0004	ICR Reference No: 201211-0560-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201112-0560-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Report of Acreage
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: 05/23/2013
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/25/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2016	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2015
Responses	437,250	0	437,250
Time Burden (Hours)	510,125	0	619,438
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The noninsured crop disaster assistance program requires producers certify crop, commodity, and acreage in order to determine eligibility, level of assistance and compliance with program provisions.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 7333 (b) (3) Name of Law: Administration and Operation of Noninsured Crop

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:
	77 FR 74178	12/13/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 56	03/22/2013
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 Report of Acreage FSA-578 - NEW, FSA-578 Report of Acerage ,   Report of Acreage

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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	437,250	437,250	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	510,125	619,438	0	-109,313	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: Using Information Technology

Short Statement: The new burden hours in this request is 510,125. The burden is reduced by 109,313 hours (619,438 hours -510,125 hours). The program change of 109,313 is the result of MIDAS which is a new reengineered system in FSA. Due to MIDAS, the producers are no longer required to provide certain additional information with the form, and needed only to report to one county office instead of each administrative county office. The Report of Acreage form is also revised for more efficient data entry in MIDAS. There are no changes to the numbers of respondents and annual response in this request, except that the respondent's average time to complete the form is changed from 45 to 30 minutes.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $4,995,581

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

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

Agency Contact: Mary Ann Ball 202-720-4283 [email protected]

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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: 03/25/2013

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