The Farm Service Agency (FSA)in the
Kansas City Commodity Office (KCCO) procures, sells, and transports
agricultural commodities, and obtains discharge/delivery survey
information. Contractors, vendors, and companies submit competitive
offers for agricultural commodities and services.
The program change decreases by
- 2,339 burden hours. The burden hours previously approved were
3,405, and the current burden hours are 1,066. The number of
responses went from 10,492 to 9,921 a reduction of -561 and the
number of respondent decreased from 949 to 829 a reduction of -120.
The reasons are due to the new WBSCM making forms KC-366, KC-331,
KC-327 DELVSTAT, KC-144, Export Offer Forms, KC-334, KC-337 and
KC-327-kcpbagsdeclr obsolete, and reducing data collection time;
paper vs. electronically (WBSCM) in this information
collection.
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.