Assignments of Payments and Joint Payment Authorization

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form CCC-37 Assignments of Payments and Joint Payment Authorization Form	Modified
Supporting_Statement_2012.doc Supporting Statement A	2012-05-30
FSA-85-1 Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements.doc Supplementary Document	2012-05-04

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
1475	Assignments of Payments and Joint Payment Authorization Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0560-0183	ICR Reference No: 201112-0560-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200906-0560-004
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Assignments of Payments and Joint Payment Authorization
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: 07/09/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/30/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2015	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2012
Responses	211,826	0	70,900
Time Burden (Hours)	35,266	0	11,778
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This information collection is to allow farmers or individuals to voluntarily assign their payment to a third party.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 590h (g) Name of Law: The Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment 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:
	77 FR 6533	02/08/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 103	05/29/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Assignments of Payments and Joint Payment Authorization	CCC-36, CCC-37, CCC-251, CCC-252, CCC-36 (Spanish), CCC-37 (Spanish)	Joint Payment Authorization ,   Assignment of Payment. ,   Assignment of Payment ,   Joint Payment Authorization ,   Notice of Assignment ,   Instrument of Assignment

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	211,826	70,900	0	0	140,926	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	35,266	11,778	0	0	23,488	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 number of participants increased by 140,926 (70.900 to 211,826) and the number of responses increased by 140,926 (70.900 to 211,826) and the total burden hours increased by 23,488 hours ( 11.778 to 35,266) in this request. The adjusted changes are due to more producers participating in new disaster programs in the past few years.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $590,469

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: 05/30/2012

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