FSA provides additional assistance to eligible agricultural producers under the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) for losses to 2012 annual fruit crops grown on bushes or trees and located in counties that received Secretarial disaster designations due to frost or freeze.
This is the emergency request for a collection of information tjat is necessary to implement the 2012 Noninsured Crop Disaiter Assistance Program (NAP) Frost Freeze program (NAPFF). The Farm Service Agency (FSA) will provide additional assistance to eligible agricultural producers under NAP for losses to 2012 annual fruit crops grown on bushes or trees and located in counties that received Secretarial disaster designations due to unanticipated frost or freeze event for the 2012 crop year. Applicants are not required to have previously obtained 2012 NAP coverage to be eligible for NAPFF. This assistance is specified in Section 12305 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113-79) (2014 Farm Bill). Funds for NAPFF are not limited. The Notice of Fund Availability (NOFA) to provide NAP assistance will be published in the Federal Register.
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:
(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;
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.
Form CCC-473 Fruit Freeze and Frost NAP
NAPFF Supporting_Statement_2014.doc
Fruit Freeze and Frost NAP