AMS Grant Programs

OMB Control No: 0581-0240	ICR Reference No: 201608-0581-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201306-0581-005
Agency/Subagency: USDA/AMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: AMS Grant Programs
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/01/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 09/29/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2019	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2016
Responses	20,026	0	432
Time Burden (Hours)	51,821	0	5,363
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: AMS Grant Programs provide funding to State and local agricultural departments and other local entities to offer support to rural America and the Nation's agricultural sector. Grant Program funding supports a variety of programs including efforts to expand farmers markets and other local food sources.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 3001 Name of Law: Farmer to Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976    US Code: 7 USC 1621 note Name of Law: Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004    US Code: 7 USC 1623 (b) Name of Law: Agricultural Marketing Act 1946    US Code: 7 USC 1621 Name of Law: Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946

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:
	81 FR 80	04/26/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 66620	09/28/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 7

IC Title Form No. Form Name Federal State Marketing Improvement Prog. (State, Local, Tribal Gov't.) AMS-33, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, HUD Form 50153, None, None, None Agreement Face Sheet ,   Grant Program Project Beneficiaries Questionnaire ,   AMS Grant Programs Worksheet to Accompany the SF-270 Request for Advance/Reimbursement ,   Final Performance Report ,   Peer Reviewer Application & Qualifications Form ,   Individual Reviewer Scoresheet ,   Certification of Consistency with Promise Zone Goals and Implementation ,   Consensus Scoresheet & Comments ,   Registration with SAM.gov (screenshot) ,   FSMIP Interim Performance Report ,   Grant Program Accounting System & Financial Capability Questionnaire ,   Match Verification Letter ,   Request for Applications Farmers Market Promotion Program (State) None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, AMS-33, None, HUD Form 50153, AMS-34 , None Accounting System & Financial Capability Questionnaire ,   Grant Terms & Conditions of Award ,   Peer reviewer Application & Qualification Form ,   Consensus Scoresheet & Comments ,   Individual Reviewer Scoresheet ,   AMS Worksheet to Accompany each SF-270 Request ,   Interim Performance Report ,   Final POerformance Report ,   Registration with SAM.gov ,   HUD Promise Zone Certification Form ,   AMS Conflict of Interest & Confidentiality Statement for Grant Reviewers ,   Request for Applications ,   Application Components ,   Project Beneficiaries Questionnaire ,   Agreement Face Sheet Specialty Crop Block Grant Program-Farm Bill (State) None, None, AMS-33, None, None, None Final Performance Report ,   Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Request for Applications ,   State Plan (Narrative) ,   Agreement Face Sheet ,   Registration with SAM.gov ,   Interim Performance Report Local Food Promotion Program (Private) None, None, HUD Form 50153, None, None, None, None, None, None, AMS-33, None, None, AMS-34, None, None, None Application Components ,   Request for Applications ,   Project beneficiaries Questionnaire ,   Agreement Face Sheet ,   Accounting System & Financial capability Questionnaire ,   Confirmation of Match ,   Grant Terms & Conditions of Award (Reading) ,   Peer Reviewer Application & Qualification Form ,   AMS Conflict of Interest & Confidentiality Statement for Grant Reviewers ,   Consensus Scoresheet & Comments ,   Individual reviewer Scoresheeet ,   AMS Worksheet to Accompany each SF-270 Request ,   Interim Performance Report ,   Final Performance Report ,   Registration with SAM.gov (screenshot) ,   HUD Promise Zone Certification Form Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (State) None, None, None, AMS-33, None, None, AMS-34, None, None, None, None, None, None Request for Applications ,   Application Screening Checklist ,   Registration with SAM.gov (screenshot) ,   Accounting System & Financial Capability Questionnaire ,   Project Beneficiaries Questionnaire ,   Agreement Face Sheet ,   Interim Performance Report ,   Final Performance Report ,   AMS Worksheet to Accompany each SF-270 Request ,   Peer Reviewer Application & Qualification form ,   AMS Conflict of Interest & Confidentiality for Grant Reviewers ,   Consensus Scoresheet & Comments ,   Individual Reviewer Scoresheet Local Food Promotion Program (State) None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, AMS-34, AMS-33, None, None, None, HUD Form 50153 Request for Applications ,   Application Components ,   Project Beneficiaries Questionnaire ,   Agreement Face Sheet ,   Accounting System & Financial Capability Questionnaire ,   Confirmation of Match ,   Grant terms & Conditions of Award (Reading) ,   Peer Reviewer Application & Qualification Form ,   AMS Conflict of Interest & Confidentiality Statement for Grant Reviewers ,   Consensus Scoresheet & Comments ,   Individual Reviewer Scoresheet ,   AMS Worksheet to Accompany each SF-270 Request ,   Interim Performance Report ,   Final Performance Report ,   Registration with SAM.gov (screenshot) ,   HUD Promise Zone Certification Form Farmers Market Promotion Program ((Private) None, None, None, None, AMS-33, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, HUD Form 50153, AMS-34 Consensus Scoresheet & Comments ,   Individual Reviewer Scoresheet ,   AMS Worksheet to Accompany each SF-270 Request ,   Interim Performance Report ,   Final Performance Report ,   Registration with SAM.gov (screenshot) ,   HUD Promise Zone Certification form ,   Request for Applications ,   Application Components ,   Project Beneficiaries Questionnaire ,   Agreement Face Sheet ,   Accounting System & Financial Capability Questionnaire ,   Grant Terms & Conditions of Award (Reading) ,   Peer Revviewer Application & Qualifications Form ,   AMS Conflict of Interest & Confidentiality Statement for Reviewers

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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	20,026	432	0	-20,970	40,564	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	51,821	5,363	0	-9,731	56,189	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This renewal submission includes the merging of 3 currently approved collections, and introduced a new collection resulting in an overall increase in burden of 46,458 hours and 19,594 responses but a decrease in respondents to 1,866. When merging the other grant programs standardized forms were created for all programs where possible; previous errors in affected public and per response times were also corrected resulting in a decrease of -11,143 burden hours. Combining all the grant programs under 0581-0240, the collection package was renamed "AMS Grant Programs."

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,365,441

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: Evan Hughes 202 205-3941 [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: 09/29/2016

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