Long Term Contracting

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form AD-1153 Long Term Contracting (Individuals) Form	Modified
Form NRCS-CPA-152 Long Term Contracting (State and Local Government) Form	Modified
Form NRCS-LTP-13 Long Term Contracting (Private Sector) Form	Modified
PPWK_Supporting_Statement_approvedFINAL_4_12 (2).docx Supporting Statement A	2012-05-22

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
43534	Long Term Contracting (Individuals) Form	Modified
184934	Long Term Contracting (State and Local Government) Form	Modified
184933	Long Term Contracting (Private Sector) Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0578-0013	ICR Reference No: 201205-0578-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200805-0578-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/NRCS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Long Term Contracting
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: 07/30/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/22/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2016	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2013
Responses	10,145	0	37,504
Time Burden (Hours)	7,661	0	25,291
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of the Long-Term Contracting information collection is to provide for those programs to extend financial and technical assistance through easements and long-term contracts to landowners and others.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 35 USC 2904 Name of Law: The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

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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:
	76 FR 34046	06/10/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 91	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: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Long Term Contracting (Private Sector)	AD-1155A, AD-1156, NRCS-CPA-260, NRCS-CPA-1156, AD-1157A, AD-1160, AD-1153, AD-1159, NRCS-LTP-13 , NRCS-LTP-20 , NRCS-LTP-151, NRCS-LTP-152 , NRCS-LTP-153, AD-1155, NRCS-CPA-1155, AD-1154, AD-1157, AD-1158, AD-1161, NRCS-CPA-152, NRCS-CPA-13	Status Review ,   Emergency Watersheds Protection Program Floodplain Warranty Easement Deed ,   Notice of Agreement or Contract Violation ,   Transfer Agreement ,   Agreement Covering Non-Compliance with Provisions of Contract ,   Contract Review ,   Conservation Program Contract Transfer Agreement ,   Healthy Forests Reserve Program Conservation Easement ,   Conservation Plan or Schedule of Operations ,   Conservation Plan Schedule of Operations ,   Revision of Plan/Schedule of Operations or Modification of a Contract ,   Application for Long-Term Contracted Assistance ,   Long-Term Agreement ,   Conservation Plan Schedule of Operations ,   Revision of Plan or Schedule of Operations or Modification of a Contract ,   Option Agreement To Purchase ,   Option Agreement To Purchase Amendment 1 ,   Subordination Agreement and Limited Lien Waiver ,   Notice of Intent To Continue ,   Compatible Use Authorization ,   Application For Payment
Long Term Contracting (State and Local Government)	AD-1155A, AD-1155, NRCS-LTP-153, AD-1154, AD-1158, NRCS-CPA-260, AD-1160, NRCS-CPA-13, NRCS-CPA-152, NRCS-CPA-1155, NRCS-CPA-1156, NRCS-LTP-13, NRCS-LTP-151, NRCS-LTP-152, AD-1157, AD-1157A, AD-1152, AD-1161, NRCS-LTP-20, AD-1159, AD-1156	Conservation Program Contract Transfer Agreement ,   Contract Review ,   Conservation Plan or Schedule of Operations ,   Revision of Plan/Schedule of Operations or Modification of a Contract ,   Healthy Forests Reserve Program Conservation Easement ,   Emergency Watersheds Protection Program Floodplain Warranty Easement Deed ,   Status Review ,   Notice of Agreement or Contract Violation ,   Transfer Agreement ,   Agreement Covering Non-Compliance with Provisions of Contract ,   Application for Long-Term Contracted Assistance ,   Long-Term Agreement ,   Conservation Plan Schedule ,   Conservation Plan Schedule of Operations ,   Revision of Plan or Schedule of Operations or Modification of a Contract ,   Option Agreement To Purchase ,   Option Agreement To Purchase ,   Subordination Agreement and Limited Lien Waiver ,   Notice of Intent To Continue ,   Compatible Use Authorization ,   Application For Payment
Long Term Contracting (Individuals)	NRCS-LTP-151, AD-1153 , AD-1154 , AD-1155 , AD-1156 , AD-1157, AS-1157A, AD-1158, AD-1159, AD-1160, AD-1161 , NRCS-LTP-152, NRCS-CPA-152, NRCS-CPA-1156, NRCS-CPA-1155, NRCS-CPA-13, NRCS-LTP-13, AD-1155A, NRCS-LTP-153, NRCS-LTP-20, NRCS-CPA-260	Application for Long-Term Contracted Assistance Through The Program ,   Long-Term Agreement ,   Revision of Plan or Schedule of Operations or Modification of a Contract ,   Option Agreement to Purchase ,   Option Agreement to Purchase Amendment 1 ,   Subordination Agreement and Limited Lien Waiver ,   Notice of Intent to Continue ,   Compatible Use Authorization ,   Application for Payment ,   Conservation Plan Schedule of Operation ,   Conservation Plan Schedule of Operations ,   Conservation Plan or Schedule of Operations ,   Revision of Plan/Schedule of Operations or Modification of a Contract ,   Contract Review ,   Status Review ,   Emergency Watersheds Protection Program Floodplain Warranty Easement Deed ,   Healthy Forests Reserve Program Conservation Easement ,   Notice of Agreement or Contract Violation ,   Transfer Agreement ,   Conservation Program Contract Transfer Agreement ,   Agreement Covering Non-Compliance with Provisions of Contract

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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	10,145	37,504	-27,359	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	7,661	25,291	-17,630	0	0	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 respondent and responses decrease from 37,504 to 10,145 and the burden hours from 25,291 to 7,661 due to the exemption of Conservation Programs under Title II of the 2008 Act from Chapter 35 of title 44, U.S.C.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $244,535

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: 05/22/2012

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