Area Risk Protection Insurance

OMB Control No: 0563-0083	ICR Reference No: 201305-0563-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201103-0563-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FCIC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Area Risk Protection Insurance
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/18/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 07/12/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2017	36 Months From Approved
Responses	340,985	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	185,816	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	14,665,765	0	0

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Abstract: Area Risk Protection Insurance is being established to collect 3 new plans of insurance to provide area yield and area revenue to producers.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 1501 Name of Law: The Federal Crop Insurance Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0563-AC25	Final or interim final rulemaking	78 FR 38484	06/26/2013

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 44200	07/22/2011
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 Area Risk Protection Insurance

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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	340,985	0	0	340,985	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	185,816	0	0	185,816	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	14,665,765	0	0	14,665,765	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 annual public burden hours increased from 176,473 to 185,816 hours to adjust the P15 Yields Record burden to reflect one-half hour for the farmer and the P15 Yields Record to one hour for the insurance sales agent and office clerk according to the ARPI cost benefit analysis. This is also in response to a comment received from 1 commenter suggesting such a change in burden hours. •In accordance with the increased burden hours for P15 Yields Record burden for the farmer and for the insurance sales agent and office clerk, FCIC updated the total acreage burden from 5.1 to 5.4 and the total burden cost to respondents from $3,424,706 to $3,558,623 per year.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $729,000

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: Shannon Persetic 202 720-2516 [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: 07/12/2013

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