Farm Loan Programs - General Program Administration

OMB Control No: 0560-0238	ICR Reference No: 201308-0560-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201304-0560-004
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Farm Loan Programs - General Program Administration
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 05/16/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 02/04/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2017	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2014
Responses	220,830	0	225,362
Time Burden (Hours)	248,881	0	252,944
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The collection is used to provide supervised credit as legislatively mandated, ensure when loan funds are used for construction, work is completed according to applicable state and local standards; ensure loan repayment plan is developed using realistic data; and develop a loan assessment.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 1921 Name of Law: CONACT

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:
	78 FR 54762	09/06/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 22	02/03/2014
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 Farm Loan Programs - General Program Administration FSA-2154, FSA-2037, FSA-2038, FSA-2039, FSA-2140, FSA-2150, FSA-2153, FSA-2141 Interest Bearing Deposit Agreement ,   Development Plan ,   Release by Contractor ,   Release by Claimants ,   Farrm Business Plan - Balance Sheet ,   Farm Business Plan - Income and Expense ,   Deposit Agreement ,   Farm Business Plan - Worksheet Summary of Year's business

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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	220,830	225,362	0	0	-4,532	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	248,881	252,944	0	0	-4,063	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: As a part of this submission, the Agency is correcting the wrongly inclusion of burden in the previous submission for Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL) respondents. Under the 2008 Farm Bill, the FSFL is exempt from the PRA and remains exempt from the PRA. This correction accounts for an adjustment decrease of 2,000 respondents, 2,000 responses and 2,500 burden hours. There are fewer farmers reporting the information accounting for the remaining adjustment decrease of 1,112 respondents, 2,532 responses and 1,563 burden hours. The combination of these two actions results in a total adjustment decrease of -3,112 respondents, -4,532 responses and -4,063 burden hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $15,815,030

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: 02/04/2014

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