Christmas Tree Promotion, Research and Information Program (Order)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form XMAS-AR Application for Refund	Form	New	Available
Form XMAS-RF Application for Reimbursement of Assessment	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form XMAS-BL Christmas Tree Promotion, Research & Industry Information Ballot	Form	New	Repair queued
Form XMAS-NF Nomination for Appointment to the Christmas Tree Promotion Board	Form	New	Available
Form AMS-15 Organic Exemption Request Form	Form	New	Available
Form XMAS-AE Application for Exemption from Assessment	Form	New	Available
Form AD-755 Background Information form	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
Form XMAS-SI Christmas Tree Sales/Importer Report	Form	New	Available
Generic Act.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-08-09	Available
Final GRID - AMS-71 -Order 7 20 10.xls	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-10-05	Available
SuptStmt - ORDER 7 20 2010.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2010-10-05	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
194175	Christmas Trees	Form	New	Application for Refund
194175	Christmas Trees	Form and Instruction	New	Application for Reimbursement of Assessment
194175	Christmas Trees	Form	New	Christmas Tree Promotion, Research & Industry Information Ballot
194175	Christmas Trees	Form	New	Nomination for Appointment to the Christmas Tree Promotion Board
194175	Christmas Trees	Form	New	Organic Exemption Request Form
194175	Christmas Trees	Form	New	Application for Exemption from Assessment
194174	Christmas Trees (Mandatory)	Form and Instruction	New	Background Information form
194174	Christmas Trees (Mandatory)	Form	New	Christmas Tree Sales/Importer Report

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0581-0268	ICR Reference No: 201008-0581-004
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: USDA/AMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Christmas Tree Promotion, Research and Information Program (Order)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Preapproved	Conclusion Date: 12/20/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 11/09/2010
Terms of Clearance:

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2013	36 Months From Approved
Responses	26,428	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	10,587	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Under the Proposed Order, producers and importers of Christmas trees would be subject to mandatory assessment to fund a coordinated program to maintain, develop, and expand demand for Christmas trees in the United States.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 7411-7425 Name of Law: Commodity Promotion Research, and Information Act of 1996
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0581-AD00	Proposed rulemaking	75 FR 68512	11/08/2010

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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: 2

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Christmas Trees	XMAS-AE, AMS-15, XMAS-NF, XMAS-RF, XMAS-AR, XMAS-BL	Application for Exemption from Assessment ,   Organic Exemption Request Form ,   Nomination for Appointment to the Christmas Tree Promotion Board ,   Christmas Tree Promotion, Research & Industry Information Ballot ,   Application for Reimbursement of Assessment ,   Application for Refund
Christmas Trees (Mandatory)	XMAS-SI, AD-755	Christmas Tree Sales/Importer Report ,   Background Information form

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	Total Request	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	26,428	0	0	26,428	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	10,587	0	0	10,587	0	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: This is a new program.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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: 11/09/2010

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