Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)

OMB Control No: 0560-0175	ICR Reference No: 201511-0560-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201503-0560-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/02/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 11/17/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2018	09/30/2018	09/30/2018
Responses	527,209	0	527,209
Time Burden (Hours)	847,425	0	847,425
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The information collected allows CCC to effectively provide disaster assistance to producers of commercial crops and agriculture commodities as authorized by 7 U.S.C. Sec. 7333, and measure compliance according to 7 CFR 137.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 7333 Name of Law: FAIR Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0560-AI20	Final or interim final rulemaking	79 FR 74562	12/15/2014

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 61848	10/15/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 21202	04/17/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title Form No. Form Name Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) CC-575, CC-575 , CCC-471, CCC-452, CCC-576, CCC-576-1, CCC-577 Actual Production History and Approved Yield Record ,   Notice of Loss and Application for Payment NAP ,   Appraisal/Production Report Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program ,   Transfer of NAP Coverage ,   Application for Coverage ,   NON-INSURED CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE ,   Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance

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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	527,209	527,209	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	847,425	847,425	0	0	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: One new form has been introduced since the last information collection package; (CCC-575). The burden hours was increased by 125 and the responses by 1,500, which are a program change in this request. Previous ICP used estimates based on 100% participation. Proposed ICP uses the 3 previous program years of actual history from NAP databases with a 10% increase of new participation. As a result, the number of respondents were decreased by 214,206, the responses decreased by 1,000,693, and the burden hours decreased by 1,184,530 since the last OMB submission, which are an adjustment in this request.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $29,820,890

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: 11/17/2015

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