Farm Loan Programs - General Program Administration

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form FSA-2037 Farm Loan Programs - General Program Administration	Form	Modified	Available
Justification_Change_Request_0560-0238[1].docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2011-04-11	Available
supporting document-2010.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2010-11-23	Available
FSA_85-1_Reporting_and_Recordkeeping_Requirements_0560-0238_2011[1].doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-04-11	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
1568	Farm Loan Programs - General Program Administration	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0560-0238	ICR Reference No: 201104-0560-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201006-0560-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Farm Loan Programs - General Program Administration
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/14/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/11/2011
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2014	02/28/2014	02/28/2014
Responses	224,841	0	220,483
Time Burden (Hours)	252,500	0	248,551
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The collection is used to provide supervised credit as legislatively mandated, ensure when loan funds are used for construction, work is completed according to applicable state and local standards; ensure loan repayment plan is developed using realistic data; and develop a loan assessment.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 1921 Name of Law: CONACT
  

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:
	75 FR 34093	06/16/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 71666	11/24/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Farm Loan Programs - General Program Administration	FSA-2038, FSA-2140, FSA-2150, FSA-2153, FSA-2141, FSA-2039, FSA-2154, FSA-2037	Farrm Business Plan - Balance Sheet ,   Farm Business Plan - Income and Expense ,   Deposit Agreement ,   Farm Business Plan - Worksheet Summary of Year's business ,   Interest Bearing Deposit Agreement ,   Development Plan ,   Release by Contractor ,   Release by Claimants

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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	224,841	220,483	0	0	4,358	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	252,500	248,551	0	0	3,949	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: This Justification for Change request is to merge the following information collection 0560-0271 into 0560-0238. Because rulemaking was involved, a new collection was created. Within the rule and supporting statement, it stated that upon OMB approval the collection will be merged into 0560-0238. As a result of the merger the number of respondent increased by 1804, the number of responses increased by 4358 and the number of burden hours increased by 3949. The new total burden for this collection is 252,500.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $15,815,030

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: 04/11/2011

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