Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (2008 Farm Bill)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form AMS-33 SCBGP (Farm Bill)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
SuptngStmnt SCBGP-FB 032112 FINAL.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2012-05-16	Available
7 USC 1621 note 10-04-11.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-03-21	Available
Sec.10109 of 2008 Farm Bill 10-04-11.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-03-21	Available
SF-425_fill 10-04-11.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-03-21	Available
sf270 10-04-11.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-03-21	Available
SF424B-V1.1 10-04-11.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-03-21	Available
SF424A-V1.0 10-04-11.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-03-21	Repair queued
SF424_2_1-V2.1 10-04-11.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-03-21	Available
AMS-71 Burden for SCBGP for OMB 092011.xls	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-03-21	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
185494	SCBGP (Farm Bill)	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0581-0248	ICR Reference No: 201201-0581-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200812-0581-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/AMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (2008 Farm Bill)
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: 06/21/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/16/2012
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2015	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2012
Responses	448	0	510
Time Burden (Hours)	1,624	0	1,439
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of this program is to make grants to States to be used by State departments of agriculture to accomplish the goal of enhancing the competitiveness of specialty crops.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 1621, amended under Sec. 10109 Name of Law: Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 110 - 234 10109 Name of Law: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
US Code: 7 USC 1621 note Name of Law: Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004

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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 470	01/05/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 27416	05/10/2012
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
SCBGP (Farm Bill)	AMS-33	Grant Agreement

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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	448	510	0	0	-62	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,624	1,439	0	110	75	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: There is an increase of 185 burden hours. Part of the increase (75 hours) is attributed to a change in the per response time for the Grant Agreement (AMS-33)to allow more time to read the additional detailed award terms and conditions on responsibly accounting for Federal funds prior to signing. The remaining increase of 110 burden hours to collect the Request for Grant Amendment. AMS anticipates that all State departments of agriculture will submit a request for a grant amendment twice.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $600,000

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: 05/16/2012

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