Federal and Non-Federal Financial Assistance Instruments

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
G&A information collection_supporting statement_May 21 2009.TABLE.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-05-24	Available
New Forms _ Form Numbers and Proposed Form Names.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-03-10	Available
Authorities.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-03-10	Available
NEW-Agreements_Training_Revised11_13_02.ppt	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-07-17	Available
NEW-Participant_Manual_WholeDoc.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-07-17	Available
NEW-Instructor_Manual_WholeDoc.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-07-17	Available
G&A information collection_supporting statement 11 2 2010.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2010-11-02	Available
SF424B-V1.1[1].pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-11-02	Available
SF424A-V1.0[1].pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-11-02	Available
SF424_2_1-V2.1[1].pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-11-02	Available
Form- SF-25a[1].pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-11-02	Available
AD_1050.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2008-08-11	Available
AD_1049.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2008-08-11	Available
AD_1048.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2008-08-11	Available
AD_1047.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2008-08-11	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
185951	State, Local, and Tribal Govt. - Federal and Non-Federal Financial Assistance Instruments	Other-Template	Modified
185950	Private Sector - Federal/Non-Federal Financial Assistance Instruments	Other-Template	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0596-0217	ICR Reference No: 200906-0596-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200807-0596-012
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Federal and Non-Federal Financial Assistance Instruments
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: 02/10/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/02/2010
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2014	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2011
Responses	35,655	0	19,357
Time Burden (Hours)	39,352	0	37,577
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of this collection is to collect information necessary for Forest Service to conduct the Agency's Federal and Non-Federal Financial Assistance program to develop projects, make or receive payment, monitor projects, as well as the necessary statements of work and financial plans.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 572 Name of Law: Granger-Thye Act of 4/24/1950
   US Code: 16 USC 565al-a3 Name of Law: Cooperative Funds and Deposits Act of 12/12/1975, Pub. L. 95-442
   US Code: 16 USC 498 Name of Law: Cooperative Funds Act of 6/30/1914, as amended by Pub. L. 104-127
   US Code: 31 USC 6301-6308 Name of Law: Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements Act of 1977, as amended (Pub. L. 97-258, as amended)
   PL: Pub.L. 102 - 154 Challenge Cost Share Name of Law: Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 1992
   US Code: 5 USC 3343, 3581-3584 Name of Law: Federal Employees International Organization Service Act, as amended
   US Code: 15 USC 3710a Name of Law: Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986, Pub. L 96-480
   US Code: 16 USC 1701-1706 Name of Law: Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1970, as amended
   US Code: 16 USC 1641-1646 Name of Law: Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978, as amended (Pub. L 95-307)
   US Code: 16 USC 2101-2114 Name of Law: Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, as amended (Pub. L. 95-313)
   US Code: 7 USC 6601 Name of Law: National Forest Dependent Rural Communities Economic Diversification Act of 1990
   US Code: 16 USC 551a Name of Law: Cooperative Law Enforcement Act of August 10, 1971 (Pub. L. 92-82)
   US Code: 42 USC 1856a Name of Law: Reciprocal Fire Act of May 27, 1955 (Pub. L. 84-46)
   US Code: 16 USC 532-538 Name of Law: National Forest Roads and Trails Act of 10/13/1965 (Pub. L. 88-657)
   US Code: 16 USC 1246(h) Name of Law: National Trails System Act (Pub. L. 90-543)
   US Code: 16 USC 1271 et seq. Name of Law: Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (Pub. L. 90-542)
   US Code: 7 USC 2814 Name of Law: Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-629, Pub. L. 101-624)
   US Code: 42 USC 12501 Name of Law: National and Community Service Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-610)
   US Code: 7 USC 2269 Name of Law: Acceptance of Gifts Act of October 10, 1978
   US Code: 7 USC 3318-3319 Name of Law: Food Security Act of 1985
   US Code: 16 USC 670g-670l, 670o Name of Law: Sikes Act of September 1, 1960
  

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:
	74 FR 59958	11/19/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 66717	10/29/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Private Sector - Federal/Non-Federal Financial Assistance Instruments	FS 1500-16e , FS-1500-16d, FS-1500-16f, FS 1500-10a , FS 1500-13b , FS 1500-11a , FS 1500-11b , FS 1500-13a , FS 1500-17c, FS 1500-10b , FS-1500-13, FS-1500-14, FS-1500-16, FS-1500-10, FS-1500-21, FS-1500-21a, FS-1500-21b, SF-425a, SF-PPR, SF-PPR-2, SF-PPR-A, SF-PPR-B, FS-1500-11, FS-1500-12, FS-1500-15, SF-270, FS-1500-17a, FS-1500-17b, FS-1500-19, FS-1500-9, FS-1500-18, FS 1500-14a , FS 1500-16a , FS 1500-16b , FS 1500-16c , FS 1500-20 , FS 1500-7 , FS 1500-8 , FS 1500-8a , FS 1500-9a , AD-672: Supplemental Provisions , FS 1500-6, SF-PPR-E, SF-PPR-F, FS 1500-21c , SF-425, SF-PPR-C, SF-PPR-D, FS-1500-15a	IA Narrative ,   Challenge Cost-Share Agreement ,   Collection Agreement ,   Cost-Reimbursable Agreement ,   Cooperative Research and Development Agreement ,   Joint Venture Agreement ,   Participating Agreement ,   Modification Form ,   Request for Advance or Reimbursement ,   Cooperative Forest Road Agreement ,   Memorandum of Understanding ,   Financial Plan (form A) ,   Financial Plan (form B) ,   Collection Agreement Financial Plan ,   FS 1500-7 Cooperative Fire Agreement.doc ,   FS 1500-8 Cooperative Law Enforcement Agreement ,   FS 1500-8a Cooperative Law Enforcement AOP.doc ,   FS 1500-9a Road Project Agreement ,   FS 1500-10a Master Challenge Cost Share Agreement ,   FS 1500-10b Challenge Cost Share SPA ,   FS 1500-11a Collection Agreement RMEF Reimbursable ,   FS 1500-11b Collection Agreement RMEF Advance ,   FS 1500-13a Material Transfer Agreement.doc ,   FS 1500-13b Nondisclosure Agreement ,   FS 1500-14a International Joint Venture Agreement ,   FS 1500-16a Master Participating Agreement ,   FS 1500-16b Participating Agreement SPA ,   FS 1500-16c Participating Agreement with Interpretive Association ,   FS 1500-17c Financial Plan Medium Form ,   FS 1500-20 Cover Sheet ,   Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperative Frequency Usage ,   Master Participating Agreement with Interpretative Associations ,   Participating Agreement Supplemental Project Agreement with Interpretive Associations ,   Participating Agreement for Fuels or Noxious Weed Treatment ,   Master Stewardship Agreement ,   Stewardship Agreement Supplemental Project Agreement ,   Stewardship Financial Plan ,   Stewardship Agreement ,   Federal Financial Report ,   Federal Financial Report Attachment ,   Performance Progress Report ,   Performance Progress Report, Cover Page Continuation ,   Performance Progress Report, Performance Measures ,   Performance Progress Report, Program Indicators ,   Performance Progress Report, Benchmark Evaluations ,   Performance Progress Report, Table of Activity Results ,   Performance Progress Report, Activity Based Expenditures ,   Performance Progress Report, Program/Project Management ,   Supplemental Provisions to the AD-672 or Equivalent Form
State, Local, and Tribal Govt. - Federal and Non-Federal Financial Assistance Instruments	SF-PPR-d, FS-1500-6, FS-1500-13, FS-1500-14, FS-1500-9, FS-1500-15a, FS-1500-9a, FS-1500-10a, FS 1500-13a, FS-1500-13b, FS-1500-16a, SF-PPR-c, FS-1500-15, FS-1500-17a, FS-1500-10, FS-1500-17b, FS-1500-12, FS-1500-11, SF-270, FS-1500-18, FS-1500-16, FS-1500-7, FS-1500-8A, FS-1500-19, FS-1500-8, FS-1500-20, SF-425, SF-425a, FS 1500-11A, FS 1500-16E, FS 1500-11B, FS 1500-14A, FS 1500-16C, FS 1500-16D, FS 1500-16F, FS-1500-10b, FS-1500-16b, FS-1500-17c, FS-1500-21, FS-1500-21a, SF-PPR, FS-PPR-2, SF-PPR-a, SF-PPR-b, SF-PPR-e, SF-PPR-f, FS-1500-21b, FS-1500-21c	Collection Agreement RMEF Reimbursable ,   Collection Agrement RMEF Advance ,   International Joint Venture Agreement ,   Participating Agreement with Interpretive Association ,   Master Participating Agreement with Interpretive Association ,   Participating Agreement SPA with Interpretive Association ,   Participating Agreement for Fuels or Noxious Weed Treatment ,   Challenge Cost-Share Agreement ,   Collection Agreement ,   Cost-Reimbursable Agreement ,   Cooperative Research and Development Agreement ,   Joint Venture Agreement ,   Participating Agreement ,   Coooperative Law Enforcement Agreement ,   Modification Form ,   Grants and Agreements Cover Page ,   Request for Advance or Reimbursement ,   Cooperative Fire Protection Agreement ,   Cooperative Law Enforcement AOP ,   Cooperative Forest Road Agreement ,   Memorandum of Understanding ,   Financial Plan A ,   Financial Plan B ,   Collection Agreement Financial Plan ,   Road Project Agreement ,   Master Challenge Cost Share Agreement ,   Material Transfer Agreement ,   Nondisclosure Agreement ,   Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperative Frequency Usage ,   Challenge Cost Share Supplemental Project Agreement ,   Master Participating Agrement ,   Participating Agreement Supplemental Project Agreement ,   Agreement Financial Plan (Medium Form) ,   Master Stewardship Agreement ,   Stewardship Agreement Supplemental Project Agreement ,   Stewardship Financial Plan ,   Stewardship Agreement ,   Federal Financial Report ,   Federal Financial Report Attachement ,   Performance Progress Report ,   Performance Progress Report, Cover Page Continuation ,   Performance Progress Report, Performance Measures ,   Performance Progress Report, Program Indicators ,   Performance Progress Report, Benchmark Evaluations ,   Performance Progress Report, Table of Activity Results ,   Performance Progress Report, Activity Based Expenditures ,   Performance Progress Report, Program/Project Management ,   IA Narrative

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	35,655	19,357	0	3,429	12,869	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	39,352	37,577	0	2,366	-591	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is an increase of 1,775 burden hours from the previous approval period. The difference is the result of including the Federal Financial Assistance (FFA) awards (i.e., grants and cooperative agreements) under the Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements Act (FGCAA) to support agency specific authorities and appropriations to this collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $698,466

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

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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: 11/02/2010

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