Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC)
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Emergency
06/17/2022
06/14/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
6 Months From Approved
37,400
0
25,652
0
0
0
The FSCSC information collection request is for the eligible specialty crop operations to provide FSA the information about their eligible expenses to qualify for the payments.
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting OMB approval on the emergency approval of a collection of information necessary to implement the Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC), which will assist specialty crop operations that incurred eligible expenses for 2022 and 2023 food safety certifications. These operations incur significant costs to comply with market-driven food safety certification requirements each year with little opportunity to recover the increased costs.
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.