Annual Certification Requirements, Assignment of Payments, and Power of Attorney -- 7 CFR Parts 12, 718, 1437, and 720; Addendum III

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IC ID	Document Title	Status
1291	Annual Certification Requirements, Assignment of Payments, and Power of Attorney -- 7 CFR Parts 12, 718, 1437, and 720; Addendum III Form	Migrated

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0560-0004	ICR Reference No: 199611-0560-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 199609-0560-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Annual Certification Requirements, Assignment of Payments, and Power of Attorney -- 7 CFR Parts 12, 718, 1437, and 720; Addendum III
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 11/15/1996
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/17/1996
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/06/1996
Terms of Clearance: This action provides six months approval of the collection of acreage reports for the NAP program. The terms of clearance that apply to this docket in the approval of 0560-0169 are still pending. OMB continues to expect timely completion of amendments to this docket pursuant to the 1996 Farm Bill and compliance with the terms of clearance related to acreage reports. If the analysis the agency conducts in the course of meeting the terms of clearance for this docket indicates that information required in the NAP regulation is not necessary for the proper functioning of the program, OMB expects the agency to undertake t he rulemaking necessary to eliminate those reporting requirements .

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/1997	06/30/1997	06/30/1997
Responses	1,500,000	0	1,400,250
Time Burden (Hours)	2,854,710	0	2,779,710
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 provides the Secretary of Agriculture shall operate a noninsured crop disaster assistance program to provide coverage equivalent to the catastrophic risk protection otherwise available under section 508(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act. The Act also requires producers to provide reports on acreage planted or prevented from being planted.

Emergency Justfication:

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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:

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

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
Annual Certification Requirements, Assignment of Payments, and Power of Attorney -- 7 CFR Parts 12, 718, 1437, and 720; Addendum III	FSA-578, AD-1026D, AD-1070, FSA-492, AD-1026, AD-1026U

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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	1,500,000	1,400,250	0	0	99,750	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,854,710	2,779,710	0	0	75,000	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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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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: 11/06/1996

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