Long Term Contracting

OMB Control No: 0578-0013	ICR Reference No: 201410-0578-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201205-0578-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/NRCS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Long Term Contracting
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: 04/30/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 10/16/2014
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2018	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2016
Responses	5,560	0	10,145
Time Burden (Hours)	3,085	0	7,661
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of the Long-Term Contracting information collection is to provide for those programs to extend financial and technical assistance through easements and long-term contracts to landowners and others.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

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:
	79 FR 28884	05/20/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 58313	09/29/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title Form No. Form Name Long Term Contracting (State and Local Government) AD-1155A, AD-1155, NRCS-LTP-153, AD-1154, AD-1158, NRCS-CPA-260, AD-1160, NRCS-CPA-13, NRCS-CPA-152, NRCS-CPA-1155, NRCS-CPA-1156, NRCS-LTP-13, NRCS-LTP-151, NRCS-LTP-152, AD-1157, AD-1157A, AD-1152, AD-1161, NRCS-LTP-20, AD-1159, AD-1156 Conservation Program Contract Transfer Agreement ,   Contract Review ,   Conservation Plan or Schedule of Operations ,   Revision of Plan/Schedule of Operations or Modification of a Contract ,   Healthy Forests Reserve Program Conservation Easement ,   Emergency Watersheds Protection Program Floodplain Warranty Easement Deed ,   Status Review ,   Notice of Agreement or Contract Violation ,   Transfer Agreement ,   Agreement Covering Non-Compliance with Provisions of Contract ,   Application for Long-Term Contracted Assistance ,   Long-Term Agreement ,   Conservation Plan Schedule ,   Conservation Plan Schedule of Operations ,   Revision of Plan or Schedule of Operations or Modification of a Contract ,   Option Agreement To Purchase ,   Option Agreement To Purchase ,   Subordination Agreement and Limited Lien Waiver ,   Notice of Intent To Continue ,   Compatible Use Authorization ,   Application For Payment Long Term Contracting (Individuals) NRCS-LTP-80, NRCS-LTP-70, NRCS-LTP-151, AD-1153 , AD-1154 , AD-1155 , AD-1156 , AD-1157, AS-1157A, AD-1158, AD-1159, AD-1160, AD-1161 , NRCS-LTP-152, NRCS-CPA-152, NRCS-CPA-1156, NRCS-CPA-1155, NRCS-CPA-13, NRCS-LTP-13, AD-1155A, NRCS-LTP-153, NRCS-LTP-20, NRCS-CPA-260 Contract Review ,   Status Review ,   Emergency Watersheds Protection Program Floodplain Warranty Easement Deed ,   Healthy Forests Reserve Program Conservation Easement ,   Notice of Agreement or Contract Violation ,   Transfer Agreement ,   Conservation Program Contract Transfer Agreement ,   Agreement Covering Non-Compliance with Provisions of Contract ,   Long-Term Agreement ,   Revision of Plan or Schedule of Operations or Modification of a Contract ,   Option Agreement to Purchase ,   Option Agreement to Purchase Amendment 1 ,   Subordination Agreement and Limited Lien Waiver ,   Notice of Intent to Continue ,   Compatible Use Authorization ,   Application for Payment ,   Application for Long-Term Contracted Assistance Through The Program ,   Conservation Plan Schedule of Operation ,   Conservation Plan Schedule of Operations ,   Conservation Plan or Schedule of Operations ,   Revision of Plan/Schedule of Operations or Modification of a Contract ,   Agreement for the Purchase of Conservation Easement ,   Agreement for the Purchase of Conservation Easement Long Term Contracting (Private Sector) NRCS-LTP-80, NRCS-LTP-70, AD-1155A, AD-1156, NRCS-CPA-260, NRCS-CPA-1156, AD-1157A, AD-1160, AD-1153, AD-1159, NRCS-LTP-13 , NRCS-LTP-20 , NRCS-LTP-151, NRCS-LTP-152 , NRCS-LTP-153, AD-1155, NRCS-CPA-1155, AD-1154, AD-1157, AD-1158, AD-1161, NRCS-CPA-152, NRCS-CPA-13 Contract Review ,   Conservation Program Contract Transfer Agreement ,   Healthy Forests Reserve Program Conservation Easement ,   Conservation Plan or Schedule of Operations ,   Revision of Plan/Schedule of Operations or Modification of a Contract ,   Application for Long-Term Contracted Assistance ,   Long-Term Agreement ,   Conservation Plan Schedule of Operations ,   Conservation Plan Schedule of Operations ,   Revision of Plan or Schedule of Operations or Modification of a Contract ,   Status Review ,   Emergency Watersheds Protection Program Floodplain Warranty Easement Deed ,   Notice of Agreement or Contract Violation ,   Transfer Agreement ,   Agreement Covering Non-Compliance with Provisions of Contract ,   Option Agreement To Purchase ,   Option Agreement To Purchase Amendment 1 ,   Subordination Agreement and Limited Lien Waiver ,   Notice of Intent To Continue ,   Compatible Use Authorization ,   Application For Payment ,   Agreement for the Purchase of Conservation Easement ,   Agreement for the Purchase of Conservation Easement

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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	5,560	10,145	0	-4,585	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,085	7,661	0	-4,576	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: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The previous inventory represented 7,661 but this was an error and the number should have been 7,689.35 of burden hours. When the burden hours for the exempted conservation program and the associated form NRCS-CPA-38 being removed from the package are subtracted and the submission of the two new forms to this information collection are added, there is a reduction in burden hours of 4,150. Due to a calculation error in last approval 28.35 burden hours are being added back to this collection. The estimation for the forms remaining in the inventory is 3,085.4 burden hours. The programs that are not exempt from the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act and have forms that remain as part of this inventory have significantly fewer respondents and responses than the programs that are exempted. The number of contracts entered into for the programs that are remaining as part of the inventory should remain roughly unchanged from year to year and therefore, the information collection needs should remain somewhat static over the next several years.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $168,379

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: Angie Day 202 205-7362 [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: 10/16/2014

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