7 CFR 1956-C, Debt Settlement -- Community and Business Programs

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form RD 1956-1 Application for Settlement of Indebtedness	Form	Modified	Available
Form RD 1956-1 Application for Settlement of Indebtedness	Form	New	Available
Supporting Statement rev.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2010-07-07	Available
0575-0124 Spreadsheet rev.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-07-07	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
1985	7 CFR 1956-C, Debt settlement -- Community and Business Programs - State	Form	Modified	Application for Settlement of Indebtedness
192733	7 CFR 1956-C, Det Settlement - Community and Business Programs - Private Sector	Form	New	Application for Settlement of Indebtedness

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0575-0124	ICR Reference No: 201004-0575-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200611-0575-006
Agency/Subagency: USDA/RHS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 7 CFR 1956-C, Debt Settlement -- Community and Business Programs
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: 09/16/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/12/2010
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2013	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2010
Responses	3,015	0	85
Time Burden (Hours)	1,772	0	702
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of the debt settlement function is to provide the delinquent client with an equitable tool for the compromise, adjustment, cancellation or charge-off of a debt owed to the Agency. Failure to collect information could result in improper servicing of these loans.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 1932, Section 310b Name of Law: Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
  

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 56172	10/30/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 26706	05/12/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
7 CFR 1956-C, Debt settlement -- Community and Business Programs - State	RD 1956-1	Application for Settlement of Indebtedness
7 CFR 1956-C, Det Settlement - Community and Business Programs - Private Sector	RD 1956-1	Application for Settlement of Indebtedness

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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	3,015	85	0	0	2,930	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,772	702	0	0	1,070	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: The adjustment increases in responses and burden hours is attributed to accounting for FSA use of form RD 1956-1 and other non-form information collected. It also includes burden for RD 1956-1 that was inadvertantly omitted from the previous submission.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $912,682

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]? Uncollected

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: 05/12/2010

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