Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form FSA-153 Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report	Form	New	Available
Form FSA-153 Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report	Form	New	Available
Form FSA-153 Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report	Form	New	Available
Form FSA-153 Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report	Form	New	Repair queued
Form FSA-153 Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
OMB-SUPPORTING STATEMENT-2006.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2006-08-07	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
44457	Notification Letter-Keep Current Info. Current		New
44455	Notification Letter-Keep Current Info. Current		New
44454	Notification Letter -Change in Foreign Status		New
44453	Printed-Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act	Form	New	Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report
44451	Printed-Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act	Form	New	Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report
44442	Internet-Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report	Form	New	Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report
44440	Internet -Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report	Form	New	Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report
1344	Internet-Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act	Form and Instruction	Modified	Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0560-0097	ICR Reference No: 200607-0560-006
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200309-0560-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FSA	Agency Tracking No: 200607-0560-0097-1
Title: Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Withdrawn and continue	Conclusion Date: 11/01/2006
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 08/10/2006
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is withdrawn. The agency should properly certify and immediately resubmit.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2006	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2007
Responses	4,375	0	4,375
Time Burden (Hours)	903	0	903
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: AFIDA requires foreign persons to report acquired or transferred U.S. agricultural land under the regulation. The collection of the information is utilized in the preparation of reports to Congress and monitor investment.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 3501-3508 Name of Law: Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report
  

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:
	71 FR 15691	03/29/2006
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 148	08/02/2006
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 8

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Internet -Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report	FSA-153	Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report
Internet-Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act	FSA-153	Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report
Internet-Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report	FSA-153	Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report
Notification Letter -Change in Foreign Status
Notification Letter-Keep Current Info. Current
Notification Letter-Keep Current Info. Current
Printed-Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act	FSA-153	Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report
Printed-Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act	FSA-153	Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act Report

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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: The reason for the changes is due to an error in estimating the burden hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $431,659

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]? 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: 08/10/2006

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